International coach and jump specialist Chris Conte continues a jump lesson with one of his skaters, focusing on triples. In Part 1 they worked on triple salchow and triple toe loop. (He had previously given this skater a harness lesson for triple axel.) In this video they are working on the triple loop. Chris has the skater do a double loop to warm up and then an important exercise that is somewhat similar to an undercut for a crossover except the undercut skate remains on the ice. This exercise is a great way to help skaters start the jump with edge pressure rather than shoulder release, and as Chris notes it is also a great way to learn to press the take-off foot back behind the skater to allow for a vaulted take-off. Notice the axis arm position (held high and stationary) and how this helps maintain shoulder twist and slight forward body lean.
The rest of this lesson consists of triple loop attempts on the pole harness. Chris really doesn’t share much in terms of technical details after these attempts, rather focusing on general concepts that are helpful during triple jump development. The first concept is skaters should not self-analyze the jump during the jump. As Chris notes, skaters that are in their heads like this often “give themselves permission not to do the rest of it” meaning they pop the jump. He continues, “Analysis is something that’s done after a jump attempt. So a jump attempt is ‘execution’ mode, which means you’re going to execute all of it.” In the next attempt the skater pops the jump but justifies it by noting that it wasn’t going to be good. Chris acknowledges the skater’s thought on this but asks, “Isn’t popping out of that going to make it worse?” This is the concept that pops can be more awkward and dangerous than just sticking with the rotation, even if it will be short.
The next concept that Chris discusses is the idea that it can be hugely beneficial for skaters to be aware of their heart rate. A high heart rate can be caused by emotions (skater getting upset from poor attempts, or excited from good attempts) or just physical fatigue. Chris says, “Once that heart rate elevates your timing will change. You’ve got to settle down between each one.” Skaters can benefit from self-awareness of their overall physical and emotional state, so they make attempts on a new jump in a state that is most likely going to create positive results. Thus, a skater needs to know what is a positive state (“mental and physical state when things are going well”). Chris says, “Skaters often know when they’re out of control but they don’t know how to get back in control because they don’t know where control is.” The final two attempts on the pole are coming at the camera so we can easily see axis and other jump details.
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