| Fundamental Movements |
Skill Progressions |
Stage 1
(balance) |
Stage 2
(glide forwards) |
Stage 3
(glide backwards) |
Stage 4
(edges) |
Stage 5
(power) |
Stage 6
(speed) |
| Go Forward |
balance on 2 feet with eye focus (posture/alignment)
marching on the spot
walking fwd (duck walk) |
fwd consecutive push/glide sequence (min. 8 thrusts)
fwd glide (2 feet to 1 foot)
fwd 1/2 sit glide
fwd 2-foot sculling |
fwd slalom (2 feet and 1 foot) |
fwd glide on curve clockwise (2 feet to 1 foot)
fwd glide on curve counterclockwise (2 feet to 1 foot)
walking crosscuts:
- right over left
- left over right
|
fwd circle thrusts clockwise
fwd circle thrusts counterclockwise
fwd crosscuts in a figure 8 pattern
edge development (step/step/step and hold on alternating curves):
|
fast fwd perimeter stroking clockwise
fast fwd perimeter stroking counter- clockwise |
| Go Backward |
walking bwd (8 steps) |
walking bwd with glide |
bwd consecutive push/glide sequence
(min. 8 thrusts) bwd glide (2 feet to 1 foot)
bwd 2-foot sculling |
bwd glide on curve clockwise (2 feet to 1 foot)
bwd glide on curve counterclockwise (2 feet to 1 foot)
bwd slalom (2 feet to 1 foot) |
bwd circle thrusts clockwise
bwd circle thrusts counterclockwise |
fast bwd perimeter stroking clockwise
fast bwd perimeter stroking counter- clockwise
bwd crosscuts in a figure 8 pattern
edge development (step/step/step and hold on alternating curves):
|
| Stop |
falling down & getting up
making snow |
fwd snowplow or fwd 1/2 snowplow |
bwd snowplow or bwd 1/2 snowplow |
fwd 2-foot side stop |
1-foot side stop |
fwd 2-foot side stop with speed |
| Turn |
two-foot quarter bend turns on spot |
2-foot 1/2 turn on spot |
2-foot turn fwd to bwd
2-foot turn bwd to fwd |
turning on curve fwd to bwd and bwd to fwd (2 feet)
turning on curve fwd to bwd (1 foot)
|
turning on curve bwd to fwd changing feet:
- LBO-RFO or RBO-LFO
- LBI-RFI or RBI-LFI
|
circle stroking with crosscuts and turns
turning on a curve fwd to bwd changing feet
turning on a curve bwd to fwd (1 foot):
|
| Spin |
walk around on spot |
2-foot spin |
2-foot spin picking up alternating feet |
fwd one-foot spin (1 revolution)
2-foot sit spin |
fwd 1-foot spin (more than 1 revolution)
1-foot back spin (1 revolution) |
1-foot spin with FO spiralling edge entry (more than 1 revolution)
1-foot back spin (more than 1 revolution) |
| Jump |
two-foot jump on spot |
2-foot jump while gliding fwd |
2-foot jump while gliding bwd |
2-foot jump fwd to bwd and bwd to fwd on a curve |
1-foot jump fwd to bwd
fwd power jump |
back toe-assisted jump
rotating power jump |
Optional Challenge Skills
Program options:
G: General
F: Figure
P: Power
S: Synchro |
G,F: fwd skate across width of ice without falling
P: falling and getting up while moving
P: fwd 1-foot balance |
G,F: fwd skate perimeter of ice
F: bwd skate across width of ice
P: tight glide turn
P: bwd 1-foot balance |
G,F: bwd skate perimeter of ice
F: fwd spiral
P: V start from back snowplow |
F: bwd spiral
P: V start from side stop
P: fwd lateral movement
S: fwd line (6-8 skaters) |
G,F: shoot the duck
P: bwd lateral movement
P:
fast bwd start from side stop
S: fwd 4-spoke wheel (min. 8 skaters)
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F: any jump with 1 rotation
F:
back spin with hop on exit -
P:
1-foot reverse pivot turn (bracket)
S: fwd simple circle (6-8 skaters one direction) |
