Figure Skating Training Aids – Jump Rope Training Video (Sheila Thelen)

Sheila Thelen offers an simple way for coaches to earn a little extra income.  She suggests teaching an off-ice jump rope class.  Jumping rope is an excellent warm-up for skating and it has numerous physical benefits.  A couple of Sheila’s skaters demonstrate some of the things they learned in the class.

FavoriteLoadingAdd to “My Favorites” (Beta testing)

5 responses to “Figure Skating Training Aids – Jump Rope Training Video (Sheila Thelen)”

  1. Dawn

    Thanks Sheila! Love it.

  2. Sheila Thelen

    Hi Andrea! The class started with 10 minutes of stretching, into 10 minutes of jump rope! (The kids were sucking wind, at the end of 10 minutes of jump rope!) We would end with 5 minutes of “Training Story Time With Sheila” talking about different topics every week. (Proper warm up, sharing competition dresses, how to lace your skates correctly, competition prep, show prep, show requirements, how to write a proper thank-you note to your coach, etc!) VERY FUN CLASS!

  3. Nancy

    Great idea Sheila! This is such a great warm-up and good cardio and core exercises. Obviously it helps with body awareness too! Thanks!

  4. Andrea

    That is a great idea. How long are the classes? Do you also stretch?

  5. JC

    Thank you for sharing this good idea at a very reasonable price too.