Purpose: Doing this exercise helps skaters to get the feel of kicking their feet first in the cartwheel and then similarly again in the butterfly. Skaters should try to swoop their body down and then feel their upper body fly up in an arch as their legs kick one after the other. Skaters should feel the same kicking motion as they bring their body down for the illusion.
Focus: coordination, power, footwork, spin entry, dynamic stretch
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Advanced: deep lunge variation demons...
This lunge has been referred to as the World's Greatest Stretch. A deep lunge stretches your hip flexors, glutes, quadriceps, and inner thigh muscles. With the thoracic (upper body) rotation, it also stretches your lats, psoas, ribs, pecs, back, and obliques.
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Foundation: Off-ice two foot forward ...
Purpose: Doing ladder drills can help skaters develop coordination and body awareness. These skills help them learn new skills and choreography more quickly, and also help them have tidier foot placement when skating.
Focus: Coordination, rhythm and timing
