Purpose: Skaters can improve their quick twitch firing on their jump take-offs by doing hip twists. This helps the skater learn how to generate vertical height and then rotation through their hips rather than the upper body. This variation also helps skaters practice quickly getting into a tight air position. Hip twists can also help before doing rotation by helping the skaters work on rhythmic take-off instead of getting "stuck" before trying to rotate.
Focus: Timing and rhythm, take-off, axis and air position, quick twitch, tight air position
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Foundation: Off-ice two foot stationa...
Purpose: This drill challenges and improves a skater's ability to do continuous rotation, and also change the conditions within the same drill. Skaters need to be able to know where they are in space to do the 1/2 turns followed by the full turn. It is also challenging to land with control on one...
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Foundation: Off-ice two foot stationa...
Purpose: This drill challenges and improves a skater's ability to do continuous rotation, and also change the conditions within the same drill. It is challenging to land with control on one foot for the max rotation at the end after doing a few rotations before.
Focus: Reactivity, continuous rota... -
Foundation: Off-ice two foot stationa...
Purpose: This drill challenges and improves a skater's ability to do continuous rotation, and also change the conditions within the same drill. It is challenging to land with control on one foot for the max rotation at the end after doing a few rotations before.
Focus: Reactivity, continuous rot...
