Mohawks Ice Racing Club - Solihull

Going a little quicker tonight with, a gear change scooter, 2 feet on ice, 8 pushes on straights, 4 pushes on straight then 2. Focus on getting weight across each leg and aligned.

Then into inside track, tight track scooter, left leg pivot crossover. And right leg pivot.

Main session was 6 laps for flow, 2 laps to increase the pace through extra strides but not brute force.
Focus on engaging core muscles for stability and having smooth pushes with pressure

Great video from ISU -
Using solid corner belt.

Notes -
Feet face forward
Arm on back.
Arm holding/resting on cord is straight out ie not pulling.
Push is going through hips.
Head, shoulders hips move as one horizontally.

Variations -
Speed of pushes
Pause at end/start of movement
Cord on hips or around chest
Both arms on back for advanced core work.
Now and then, In off season and with juniors it’s always good to train both left and right crossovers for balance, symmetry and benefit of cross education.

All variations are good, just different

Credit to ISU and Sofia for original content.

Guess the year and name the skaters?
PS. 4-5 (now) Olympians in view

What we love from this clip is how the club has adapted over the years and generations of skaters who have come through the club, in this past group we were in a Train to Train phase, building athletic capacity to move onto the GB team programme, alongside key technique and racing skills.

Right now we are building skater skills and confidence in readiness for this phase with an excellent training group and amazing (modest) coaches Jo Eley and Tom Iveson - both Olympians and ISU medalists, Jo also a former national team coach.

We have a small number of spaces for experienced skaters (in any skates) in the under 16 group to join for trial sessions, shout up and contact the club if interested.

Unfortunately the over 16 groups are at capacity for now, likely to free up around the summer.