Nick Perna teaches an off-ice jump class. This is the first part of a multi-part video series. Most top skaters implement an off-ice jumping routine in their training. This video series shows how a top coach does off-ice jump training with his skaters.
Editor’s Note: This series of videos is very important. Off-ice jumping has a number of potential hazards and it can be more harmful than beneficial to skaters if they do not do it correctly. On the ice, skaters naturally have flow and rotational energy due to their speed and edge control. This allows them to easily generate the forces necessary for jumping and rotating. On the other hand, off-ice jump training usually has neither flow nor natural rotational energy which means the skater must create it in a different way than they would on the ice. That’s what makes this series of videos so important. The technique of off-ice jumping is critical to helping skaters develop skills off the ice that will help them on the ice. -Trevor
Nick starts by noting that European skaters have a heavy emphasis on off-ice jumping. This is evident at any international competition.
Nick starts with a basic balance drill in the ‘h’ position. He uses part of his pole-harness to illustrate proper alignment. The drill progresses to hopping rotation, with the focus on keeping the alignment. Nick wants the skater to maintain a straight landing leg throughout this exercise. These simple exercises are important fundamental skills for off-ice jumping, and should not be overlooked.
Links to all videos in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 , and Part 7.
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5 responses to “Off Ice Figure Skating Jumps – Part 1 (Nick Perna)”
Fantastic exercise!
The best! …. as usual!!!
Gr8 video, and some gr8 off ice drills. Thank you for sharing.
[…] This is the first of a three part series. (Recommended: See Nick’s presentation of off-ice air turns. This was part of a 7 part series on off-ice jumping drills: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, […]
Clear, concise, and perfectly paced information for the group in front of him.
Oh Captain my Captain! Well done master Yoda. I consider myself so fortunate to have learned so much from you! I hear your words come out of my mouth at least once a day . . . lol . . . I have already heard from some local coaches that they are using the drills from this series to facetime teach while everything is “covid-19ed”. Thank you Trevor and Nick.