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More Axel Exercises (Audrey Weisiger)
World and Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger continues to work with a class of high level skaters on improving their step into double axel (see the first part of the class here). The drills shared here can help skaters improve single… Continue reading
Good Jumps are Actually Vaults – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna discusses the incredibly important and overlooked concept in figure skating that good jumps are actually vaults. He begins by noting that this topic is “vastly misunderstood” and “not talked about much at all.”… Continue reading
On-Ice Warm-Up for Jumping – Part 3 The Zhou Jump (Tom Zakrajsek)
World and Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek continues his presentation of some on-ice exercises he uses with his skaters as a warm-up for jumping. In Part 1 he introduced the concept and shared exercises such as “heel clicks,” “edge ups,” and… Continue reading
Low Level Choreography Lesson – Part 1 (Kate Charbonneau)
Coach and choreographer Kate Charbonneau begins a choreography session with a young skater to build a new program. A very large percentage of coaches work with skaters at this level, so many will benefit from seeing how Kate approaches this… Continue reading
Sit to Up Camel – Why? IJS Considerations (Kim Ryan)
Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a spin class (see Part 1 here and Part 2 here and Part 3 here) with more advanced spinners, with the emphasis on the sit to up camel difficult transition (worth a level!). In the… Continue reading
Axel Development – Part 1 (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby explains and demonstrates how he begins developing the axel. He starts this video by noting that he draws on the ice and has very clear instructions and targets for the skater. Learning an axel… Continue reading
Lutz Edge Class – Part 3 (Chris Conte)
International coach and jump specialist Chris Conte continues a lutz edge class at a seminar (see Part 1 here and Part 2 here). He begins this video by demonstrating a poor lutz entry with a big free leg raise and… Continue reading
Axel Exercise (Audrey Weisiger)
World and Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger works with a class of high level skaters on improving their step into double axel. The drills shared here can help skaters improve single axel (and triple!) as well. The purpose of this exercise… Continue reading
On-Ice Warm-Up for Jumping – Part 2 (Tom Zakrajsek)
World and Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek continues his presentation of some on-ice exercises he uses with his skaters as a warm-up for jumping. In Part 1 he introduced the concept and shared exercises such as “heel clicks,” “edge ups,” and… Continue reading
Introduction to Beginner Axel – Part 4 (Nick Perna)
International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna continues an axel development series for young skaters at a camp. In the previous parts of the series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Nick worked with a class on early axel concepts… Continue reading
Back Spin to Forward Spin Transition (Charyl Brusch)
Figure skating spin specialist Charyl Brusch explains how she teaches the backspin to forward spin change of foot transition. This discussion results from a skater missing this transition on a repeating front sit to back sit to front sit spin.… Continue reading
Off-Ice Warmup – Part 4: Extras (Kate Charbonneau)
Coach Kate Charbonneau continues a series of videos explaining and demonstrating how skaters can and should warm up off the ice for an upcoming on-ice session. (See part 1 here and see part 2 here and see part 3 here.)… Continue reading
Sit to Up Camel – More Tips (Kim Ryan)
Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a spin class (see Part 1 here and Part 2 here) with more advanced spinners, with the emphasis on the sit to up camel difficult transition (worth a level!). In the previous parts of the… Continue reading
Waltz Jump (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby shares some thoughts on how to teach a good waltz jump. Although a waltz jump is a basic and easy jump to learn, Robert says “There’s a few things you want to try to… Continue reading
Lutz Edge Class – Part 2 (Chris Conte)
International coach and jump specialist Chris Conte continues a lutz edge class at a seminar (see Part 1 here). He begins this video with skate balance and sliding drills. The first he refers to as a version of “walking or… Continue reading
On-Ice Warm-Up for Jumping – Part 1 (Tom Zakrajsek)
World and Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek shares some on-ice exercises he uses with his skaters as a warm-up for jumping. This entire warm-up takes roughly 10 minutes, and a major goal is to activate the skaters’ posterior chain which is… Continue reading
Introduction to Beginner Axel – Part 3 (Nick Perna)
International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna continues an axel development class for young skaters at a camp, introducing the early concepts as they relate to waltz jump. A significant percentage of this class is not really ready to work… Continue reading
Mental Toughness is Learned (Doug Leigh)
World and Olympic coach Doug Leigh shares his 9 Rules of Mental Toughness. He calls it the “Inner Strength that makes the ultimate difference, because for me everything starts and ends with me.” Here are Doug’s 9 Rules: Self-Motivated and… Continue reading
Off-Ice Warmup – Part 3: Jumps (Kate Charbonneau)
Coach Kate Charbonneau continues a series of videos explaining and demonstrating how skaters can and should warm up off the ice for an upcoming on-ice session. (See part 1 here and see part 2 here.) This video focuses off-ice jumps… Continue reading
Spin Class – Sit to Up Camel Difficult Transition (Kim Ryan)
Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues a spin class (see Part 1 here) with more advanced spinners, with the emphasis on the sit to up camel difficult transition (worth a level!). She begins with the basic camel spin, and she shares… Continue reading
Triple Salchow Lesson – Part 2 (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby continues a lesson on the triple salchow (see Part 1 here). For the first attempt in this video, Robert asks for just keeping the non-axis arm low on the entry as discussed in Part… Continue reading
Lutz Edge Class – Part 1 (Chris Conte)
International coach and jump specialist Chris Conte gives a lutz edge class at a seminar. After breaking the class up into smaller groups, he watches the class perform single lutz jumps. He then relates a story about a skater who… Continue reading
Exercise and Insights for Double and Triple Loop – Part 2 (Tom Zakrajsek)
World and Olympic coach Tom Zakrajsek continues his discussion of the double and triple loop, including more detail on the exercise and movements discussed in Part 1. Here he begins by addressing probably the most common problem skaters face on… Continue reading