Learn the foundation of efficient skating: the athletic ready position. This section breaks down body alignment, weight distribution, and stride rhythm to maximize acceleration. You’ll also train breakaway and crossover starts—two of the most important skills for explosive first steps.
Great skaters don’t just push harder—they glide farther. This section teaches you how to hold balance on flat edges, maintain posture during long glides, and re-accelerate out of the glide stance. Mastering glide mechanics helps conserve energy and maintain top speed longer.
Stopping quickly and under control is just as important as starting fast. In this section, you’ll develop strong two-foot stops, learn how to control momentum, and practice re-acceleration drills that link stops directly into your next stride.
Strong skating starts with stability on one leg. This section introduces static stride-position drills and simple single-leg glides to build balance, core control, and edge awareness—skills that translate directly to every stride you take.
Take balance training to the next level with advanced edge work and movement patterns. From alternating C-cuts to one-leg turns and slaloms, these drills challenge coordination, strength, and edge control in dynamic game-like situations.
Turns and crossovers drive speed and agility in tight spaces. This section develops crossover holds, glide turns, figure-eight patterns, and linear crossover strides. You’ll improve rhythm, arm action, and the ability to re-accelerate out of each turn.
Also known as heel-to-heel skating, the mohawk is essential for smooth transitions and puck protection. This section progresses from gliding mohawks to half-circle patterns, thrust mechanics, and puck-protection sequences—all designed to improve hip mobility and game application.
Quick pivots and direction changes win battles. This section trains forward-to-backward transitions, backward-to-forward pivots, and multi-rotation patterns that challenge footwork agility. You’ll learn to maintain glide and conserve energy while changing direction under control.
Strong backward skating sets apart effective defenders and agile forwards. This section covers backward quick starts, the linear stride, single-leg edge balances, crossovers, and mohawks—all designed to maximize power, rhythm, and control in reverse.
The punch turn is a powerful change-of-direction move used to escape pressure and create separation. This section breaks down the mechanics of planting, rotating, and driving out of the turn with speed, teaching you how to add this versatile skill to your game.