Level: Advanced
Exercise style: Axel
Key exercises: Walley entrance
Purpose: If skaters are able to do high quality walleys, doing a walley into an axel entrance can help skaters gain more flow off the back outside edge entrance into the step forward
Focus: Entrance, variation, difficult entrance
Equipment: Figure skating, ice skating, FLEXAFIT
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Foundation: On ice axel entrance to t...
Level: Foundation Base exercise: Axel backward outside edge entrance through take off position walkthrough Variation: On the circle Purpose: This drill is especially helpful to check the edge quality, position, and control for the first three phases of an axel: entrance, entry, and take-off. Hel...
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Foundation: Axel entry resistance ban...
Level: Foundation
Jump: Axel
Jump phases: Entry and take-off
Equipment: Resistance band
Rotational direction demonstrated: counterclockwise
Body alignment focus: Shoulder position, arm position.
Common mistakes used for: Swingy axel, lack of control on entry edge, chicken arms, timing of arms and...
