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Chris Conte finishes his lesson preparing a skater for an exhibition performance.  This video is the second of three.  The focus in this part of the lesson is on the technical aspects of a double toe loop.  Chris puts his assistant coach Odie to work as well.
Chris Conte continues his lesson to prepare a skater for an exhibition performance.  This video is the second of three.  The focus in this part of the lesson is on a jump combination.  Chris shows a great exercise which he calls the "Russian twist."
Chris Conte gives a lesson to a skater in preparation for an exhibition performance.  This video is the first of three.  Chris focuses on important body positions and flow throughout jumps.  Chris also mentions an important "pivot point" that can be helpful on jump landings.
Nick Perna and Sheila Thelen teach an advanced spin class.  This is long video but it has tons of great information on a variety of spins.  See and beat the posted records!
Karen Heng Olson provides a thorough discussion of the Bracket-Three-Bracket Pattern from the  USFS Novice Moves in the Field Test.  Karen offers more than half a dozen helpful drills and exercises to help skaters quickly master this move.
Bobbe Shire discusses additional positions for the layback spin.  Bobbe provides insights into accelerating a layback and performing a quality haircutter for those all-important IJS levels.
Michelle Leigh gives a warm-up drill that incorporates the helicopter exercise and walleys.  Michelle discusses what to look for in the drill and she explains why the drill is important.
Michelle Leigh discusses the axel preparation edge.  Michelle suggests a helpful exercise and offers insights into this overlooked aspect of the axel.
Nick Perna shares his 4 backward slalom drills to develop skater edge power.  This is a continuation of Nick's previous video on forward slalom drills.  Great exercises.
Nick Perna introduces his 4 forward slalom drills to develop skater edge power.  Nick created these exercises to help his skaters create more power on the ice.  These drills can helps skaters of all levels.
Amy Brolsma explains and demonstrates a figure eight power pull drill to develop power and control, particularly as it relates to figure loops.  This is a general exercise that applies to many aspects of figure skating..
Amy Brolsma explains and demonstrates backward inside figure loops.  As with Amy's previous presentations on figure loops, she breaks it down and offers helpful tips and suggestions.
Amy Brolsma explains and demonstrates backward outside figure loops.  Amy develops this skill from the entry push through exercises to enhance the power and flow.
Michelle Leigh discusses core strength as it relates to multi-rotation jumps.  Michelle offers exercises and drills to help improve skater strength and quickness for landing double axels and triples.  The final exercise also applies to double jumps.
Karen Heng Olson teaches the Backward Power Three Turns from the USFS Juvenile Moves in the Field Test.  Karen breaks the pattern down and offers suggestions to build speed and power and take the pattern to the next level.
Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches young skater to spin (Part 2).  This video from Audrey is packed with teaching tips for two foot spins and the initial transition to one-foot spins.  Audrey suggests games, drills, and tools to keep the process moving quickly.
Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches young skater to spin.  In this video, Audrey focuses on determining proper spin direction.  She also discusses her opinions regarding spin and jump rotational direction.
Sheila Thelen gives a lesson to a 6 year old boy (Part 5).  In this final part of the lesson, Sheila is working on the salchow.  See how Sheila does this jump at the wall, what terminology she uses, and how she helps the skater remember what foot to start on.
Bobbe Shire continues her explanation of the layback spin.  Bobbe provides some simple drills to safely develop proper body alignment and position.  She also addresses arm position.  This is another great video!
Bobbe Shire explains how she introduces the layback spin.  Bobbe covers some safety issues, and then starts building the spin with simple exercises and suggested imagery.  She discusses body and free leg position in detail.  This is a great video!
Amy Brolsma gives a thorough explanation of forward inside figure loops.  Amy focuses on building the skill from scratch and provides helpful suggestions and focus points.
Amy Brolsma gives a thorough explanation of forward outside figure loops.  Amy focuses on building the skill from scratch and provides helpful suggestions and focus points.
Amy Brolsma explains how she teaches power pulls.  Amy focuses on isolating the primary movements associated with power generation from a continuous edge.
Sheila Thelen gives a lesson to a 6 year old boy (Part 4).  In this part of the lesson, Sheila is working on the toe loop.  The main value of this video is the drill Sheila uses at the wall and the verbal cue to make sure it's correct.
Bobbe Shire shares her knowledge of the death drop.  Bobbe offers some great suggestions and drills to develop and perfect this flying spin.  The demonstrator provides some great examples to model.
Tricia Offerdahl continues her work on Leah's program.  This is Part 6 of a 6 part series showing the development of a low level program.
Michelle Leigh continues the axel lesson from below.  In this video, Michelle focuses on axel take-off mechanics as she works with the skater to develop a double axel.  To make important changes, she reverts back to an easy "part axel" exercise.
Karen Heng Olson shows how she teaches the 8-Step Mohawk Sequence from the USFS Juvenile Moves in the Field Test.  Karen addresses the most difficult aspects of the pattern and how she handles them.  Again, she offers some great drills.  This video is appropriate for all skaters and coaches.
Amy Brolsma gives a three-turn theory lesson with diagrams on the ice.  This presentation is important and EVERY skater and coach should understand this information thoroughly.
Amy Brolsma gives a short reminder about body lean during edges and three turns.  Amy talks about edge quality and offers a few tips.
Tricia Offerdahl continues her work on Leah's program.  This is Part 5 of a 6 part series showing the development of a low level program.
Audrey Weisiger talks about team teaching.  Team teaching is becoming more popular, and it should as no coach can truly be an expert in all areas of the sport.  Audrey discusses why and how it works, and gives a clear explanation of roles and responsibilities.
Bobbe Shire explains how to teach a flying sit spin.  Flying sits are one of the more difficult required elements in skating to do well.  Bobbe provides a thorough discussion and offers a number of important tips.  Great video!
Bobbe Shire teaches us how to do stars.  Stars are one of the best ways to generate a huge amount of rotational energy for spins.  Bobbe provides a comprehensive explanation and discusses theory as well as provides helpful tips.
Amy Brolsma discusses the backward inside three turn in detail.  Amy talks about important principles and includes a discussion of  errors and corrections for the most typical problems.
Amy Brolsma continues her discussion of the backward outside three turn.  In this short video, Amy discusses a common problem and makes a major point that is relevant to skating in general.
Sheila Thelen gives a lesson to a 6 year old boy (Part 3).  In this part of the lesson, Sheila is working on a loop jump exercise.  These's lots of important fundamental ideas in this video.
Michelle Leigh explains how she teaches a walley jump.  This video shows how Michelle starts the jump and progresses through to it's completion.  She also discusses why the walley is important for all skaters to learn (and why it's hard for many skaters).
Karen Heng Olson teaches the Power Pulls from the USFS Pre-Juvenile Moves in the Field Test.  Karen builds this pattern from basic exercises and she offers some great drills.  This video is appropriate for all skaters and coaches.
Audrey Weisiger discusses quad jumps.  This is a fascinating insight into attempting elements that are at the edge of human capability.  Lots of great stuff that applies to all skaters and coaches (believability).
Amy Brolsma discusses the backward outside three turn in detail.  Amy shows how she develops the turns from two feet all the way to common errors and corrections for the most typical problems.
Bobbe Shire discusses the camel-change-camel spin.  This is a continuation of her change foot spins (sit-change-sit) video below.  Learn the "easy" way to perform this spin.
Bobbe Shire explains change foot spins and focuses on sit-change-sit in this video.  There's a ton of information in this video and this is an outstanding explanation of the mechanics of changing feet while generating more rotational energy.  Highly recommended!
Bobbe Shire gives her thoughts on the back camel spin.  With recent changes in the rules, back camel spins have made a come-back in skating.  Listen as Bobbe talks about upper body and head position.
Sheila Thelen explains how she made a little extra income hosting a jump rope class.  Sheila's class got her skaters to warm up correctly, it built a sense of community at her rink, and she brought in some extra cash.  You can do this.
Sheila Thelen gives a lesson to a 6 year old boy (Part 2).  In this part of the lesson, Sheila is working on the waltz jump.  Helpful ideas for young skaters and "ketchup and mustard" game.
Sheila Thelen gives a lesson to a 6 year old boy (Part 1).  This is the first part of several.  In this part of the lesson, Sheila is working on back spin.  Lots of ideas for coaches to use with young skaters.

 

Karen Heng Olson explains how she teaches the Forward Power Three Turns from the USFS Preliminary Moves in the Field Test.  Karen discusses the main errors and how she fixes them.  She offers a number of helpful drills.
Karen Heng Olson explains how she teaches the Back Inside Edges from the USFS Pre-Pre Moves in the Field Test.  Karen covers this pattern in detail as this is usually the first moves pattern young skaters find exceptionally challenging.
Michelle Leigh gives an axel lesson.  In this video, we sit in on an actual lesson.  The skater's natural tendency is to not step up into the jump.  Michelle gives many solutions to this common problem.
Michelle Leigh discusses how she develops the axel from the waltz jump.  This video is a continuation of Michelle's discussion of waltz jump below.  This video is jam packed with information.
Audrey Weisiger shows some great exercises for lutz.  These drills are designed to teach correct movement and feeling and eliminate flutzing.  There's a lot of information in this video.
Nick Perna shows how he introduces the lutz jump.  This is a continuation of Nick's loop and flip jump videos below.  Nick builds upon the previous videos and adds additional insights that are specific to lutz.
Nick Perna shows how he introduces the flip jump.  This is a continuation of Nick's loop jump video below.  Nick builds upon the previous video and adds additional insights that are specific to flip.
Nick Perna shows how he introduces the loop jump.  Nick uses simple drills, movements, and stories to accomplish the goal of getting a skater to do their first loop jump.  This is very clever.
   

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