Circular Figure Skating Stroking and Step Sequences – Part 5 (Audrey Weisiger)

Audrey Weisiger finishes her series of circular stroking exercises that she developed to help her skaters with their posture, alignment and control.  The first stroking exercise used simple mohawks and steps to change from forward to backward and vice versa, the second stroking exercise employed a forward inside three turn, and the third stroking exercise focused on utilizing both pushes in a forward crossover, and the fourth stroking exercise incorporated a bracket to help develop counter-rotational awareness.

In this video, Audrey combines the four previous drills into a single drill that makes a surprisingly effective warm-up.  The sequence in this final drill is somewhat different than the order we’ve presented them here at iCoachSkating.com.  The movements essentially start with forward only skating, then proceed to turns using natural rotation with easy steps (mohawks and step) and then more complicated steps (forward inside three turn), and finally using counter-rotation (brackets).

Audrey spends a fair amount of time in this final video discussing how the skater should finish the drill.  She wants the skater to push onto a forward inside edge on the circle with the free foot in front and the shoulders facing into the circle.  She then has the skater push onto a forward outside edge while keeping everything else the same.  The forward outside edge is often very challenging for many skaters and Audrey explains that control of this edge is critical for double and triple axel development.

This has been a great series from Audrey.  Please leave a comment below.

Audrey is an Olympic coach and we are very lucky to have her contributions to iCoachSkating.com.  Please leave a comment for Audrey or other members below.

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