Coach Renae helps a player keep his torso square and open his hip flexors to improve strides. While using a resistance band, she pulls back on the skater while he triesmore...
Coach Renae helps a player keep his torso square and open his hip flexors to improve strides. While using a resistance band, she pulls back on the skater while he triesmore...
Renae Sundgren works with a skater she hasn’t seen in a while, so her goal is to evaluate his stride. She begins by videoing him doing “drag-toe” lunges into the fastestmore...
Backwards crossovers are the topic on Summer’s video, and this subject is especially important for players on defense. Summer starts by emphasizing the reach in themore...
In Summer’s first video, she begins with the topic of edges. The key for the inside edge is to make a C-cut with bent knees and ankles flexed. Practicing leaning andmore...
In this video Andy is teaching a nine-year old player a backwards start and escape drill. Backwards starts begin in a backwards crossover, pushing back against the icemore...
In Andy’s first video, he covers a typical skating warm-up he uses for younger skaters, and uses a nine year old demonstrator. Starting with an outside edge drill, Andymore...
The group class focuses on crossovers and reiterates the lean of the body and then holding the crossover position. The coach does a fantastic job of keeping the kidsmore...
How can skaters get lower on power turns? Flex the ankles, bend the knees and sit the bottom down. In this Pro Edge group taught by class to younger skaters, the playersmore...
The topic of ankle strength begins Krissy’s discussion in this video. A skater needs a good flex for quick starts but strength to avoid being “flimsy” on power turns. Inmore...
In Krissy discusses the importance of power turns. As she states, “you work so hard to go forward you want to make sure you maintain that speed when you’re doing turns.”more...