World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues with a lesson for two young skaters. Part 1 of the basic skills lesson focused on blade awareness and usage, and some introduction to jumping. In this part of the lesson, Kori focuses on fundamental jump drills.
To start the lesson, Kori has the skaters gliding backward on 2 feet in a straight line and then jump up and tap their feet together in the air. The hands should also pull in on the tap. Notice how challenging this drill is for skaters at this level. Kori explains that the skater should pump or swizzle and jump up when the feet are relatively close as they are already coming together.
Next, Kori shares a drill intended to get the skaters to get used to twisting from the core while in the air. She has the skater hold onto the wall and jump straight up off two feet. In the air the skater should twist both feet to the side and then return them to the original direction before touching down. The purpose of this drill is to start building awareness of the twisting movements of the shoulders and hips needed to create a strong air position for multi-rotation jumps.
Building on the previous drill, Kori has the skaters do the drill again but on lobes. The edges and the fact that the skaters are no longer hanging on to the wall make this significantly harder.
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