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Starting off here with a drill for practicing hops and jukes and speed management to ensure controlled actions. During this drill I encouraged the skaters to do high, long hops over the jump, to try to move fast in a low stance during the sideways juking and to ensure balance and control while hopping in the hoops. It's not about speed, it's about balance and control!
I rant it for 8 laps, with a brief rest and some notes on what to keep in mind, then for 5 laps, brief rest and then an additional 3.
The second drill is a sprinting/starting warm up-drill.
I divide the skaters into groups of three, starting them off with two/one at each end of the practice space. At the whistle the first skater on the side with two starts sprinting down to their friend on the opposite side. She starts her off with a hand-clap and takes her spot, waiting for a new transfer.
The various levels practice using windsprints, on toe stops or ducks walks. One can choose to incorporate slides, falls or stops into this drill by for example having the skaters stop at each transfer using a t-stop or a turning knee-slide.
I run this drill for about 5 minutes.
