Joan Orvis explains forward outside and inside 3-turns. She starts with the left forward outside 3-turn because many skaters use it for flip and salchow. She talks about hip positions and refers to her forward and backward edges discussion in previous videos.
Joan makes a fabulous point in this video. She says that if your 3-turns aren’t under control in your jump setups, “you have to take off whether you want to or not. And that is not what you want on a jump. You want to be able to control exactly when and where you take off. Not IT controlling you.” Having our skaters be under complete control in jump setups is a great goal for every coach.
Joan explains how she teaches the 3-turn to young skaters. Alex Johnson (National medalist!) stands in as Joan’s beginner skater. She explains the shoulder twist without dipping.
She also covers the forward inside three turn. She shows how the free hip stays in front throughout and she briefly mentions how this relates to the toe loop.
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6 responses to “Ice Skating Turns: Forward Three Turns (Joan Orvis)”
Thanks so much for some great reminders! Joan, I really appreciate you taking your time to help us be better coaches!
Great info. Yes, we do have little ones that love to swing. this is a simple and concise reminder of how to make the most out of the basic turns, which then makes our jumps possible sooner.
I love how you explained the hip positions in both 3 turns. When I do 3-turns, I just do what comes naturally and wasn’t mentioning hip position to my skaters. It’s the little “basics” that entry level coaches need help with, because we take so much of it for granted. Thank you so much for making that a part of how you teach the 3-turn. I gain more confidence with every one of these basic level videos. Thanks again.
Good reminder about keeping the free hip more forward on the back outside edge going into the double toe. Thanks!
Thank you Joan, this is a very insightful video! It’s nice how you also related this to your backward edges video (on the hip position) — makes it easier to remember.
Preach, Joanie! Love this, and baby Alex!