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Rhythm & Blades
Skills Needed for Open Juvenile Team Skaters
Skaters should have good basic skating skills - stroking, crossovers, cross strokes and power pulls. Specific skills are listed below. It will be a plus to have: a great split jump, good spins, and a 135 degree grab foot spiral. Posture, presentation, and timing are an important part of tryouts.
Stroking and Edges
- F & B stroking, power stroking, & crossovers working for: good knee bend, posture, edge quality, & extension
- All F & B edges held long & also short & quick, slide chasses
- F & B Changes of edge O to I & I to O
- F & B power pulls
- F & B cross strokes
Turns
- All three turns & Mohawks (F & B, O & I, open & closed)
- Double 3’s
- B power threes
- LFI to RBO choctaw & working on others
- Twizzles – single on each foot & all directions, start working on 1 &1/2 and double
- Begin working on brackets, counters, rockers
Field Moves
- All Spirals
- F & B lunges
- F & B Shoot-the-Ducks on both feet
- Bauers on I edges, R & L foot lead, at least working on Outside
- I Spread Eagles, at least working on Outside
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Jumps
- Bunny hops, Waltz jump, Half Flip, Half Lutz – part of footwork
- Optional: Flip, loop, split jumps for Moves in Isolation
Stops
- F& B T-stops, stopping quickly
- One foot stops
- B one foot snowplow
Spins
- Forward one foot spins with various leg positions, B spin
- For Moves in Isolation work on spins such as Camel, sit, layback, Flying camel, combo spin with 2 changes of position and one change of foot, Biellmann or similar spin
Additional Off-Ice
- Improve overall flexibility with daily stretching – Work on doing the splits
- Core strengthening exercises
Key
F = Forward, B = Backward,
O = Outside, I = Inside,
R = Right, L = Left |
Please share this information with your private lesson coach.
Questions should be directed to:
Vikki Dalquist
RFSC Synchronized Skating Director
sdalquist@charter.net
(507) 287-0971
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