Purpose: This is a great warm-drill for skaters to practice their air position and help warm up their knees and ankles prior to jumping on or off the ice
Focus: tight air position, quick landing, knee and ankle warm-up
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Heel kicks with arm circles: Beginner...
Purpose: This warm-up drill is a heart rate boosting drill that works on coordination and incorporates dynamic stretching to loosen muscles before off or on-ice training. Skaters should do forward heel kicks with forward arm circles and then backward heel kicks with backward arm circles and aim f...
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Heel kicks with windmill arm circle: ...
"Purpose: This warm-up drill is a heart rate boosting drill that works on coordination and incorporates dynamic stretching to loosen muscles before off or on-ice training. Skaters should do forward heel kicks with forward arm circles and then backward heel kicks with backward arm circles and aim ...
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Forward and backward skips: Beginner-...
Purpose: Skaters can use this exercise in their warm-up to warm-up hips, knees and ankles. Practice both forwards and backwards down the floor pumping arms back and forward with the knee to simulate the axel take-off on the ice.
Focus: hip, knee, and ankle extension; power, roll up to the toe, co...
