Purpose: This warm-up drill is a sport specific combination of dynamic stretches and muscle activation for hamstrings, hips, quads, calves, and core
Focus: hamstring, glute, quad activation, core and back stretch, lunge, hip turnouts, air position
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Backward lutz lunge with walley: Adva...
Purpose: This warm-up drill will help skaters to activate key muscle groups before on or off-ice training. It will also help skaters work on the transfer or weight from their front foot to back foot snapping into a hip twist for their lutz. Skaters can use the walley to help work on counter rotat...
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Push-up with side plank rotation: Fou...
Purpose: This warm-up drill is a full body muscle activation exercise that will wake up skaters' core as they rotate and lift their leg. Skaters can aim to do 5 on each side as part of their greater warm-up. Skaters should tuck their hips under and tighten core as they move up and down in their p...
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Cartwheel, butterfly, illusion sequen...
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 fe...
