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Loop Jump Tips – Creating Edge Pressure Properly (Michelle Leigh)
World and Olympic coach Michelle Leigh shares some important insights regarding how to properly create edge pressure for a loop jump. As Michelle notes, elite skaters typically do not bend their axis (take-off) leg very much when performing a triple loop. Yet coaches around the world and especially in the USA continue to teach basic […] Continue reading →
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Air Position Exercises and Insights (Nick Perna)
International coach Nick Perna begins a jump lesson with some h-position and d-position drills. The skater in the lesson is a relatively high level skater, and she makes the drills look easy. But for younger and less advanced skaters, there are often lots of movement and control problems. This is especially true when using the […] Continue reading →
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Working The Landing of Double Loop (Sheila Thelen)
Figure skating coach Sheila Thelen works with a skater on the landing details of the double loop. This skater still has a slightly inconsistent take-off with varying air times, and some attempts are clearly a bit short of rotation. But Sheila offers a number of tips for skaters that are very close to landing a jump, […] Continue reading →
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Double Axel Lesson, Part 1 – Warmup and Quickness Drills (Nick Perna)
International coach Nick Perna gives a double axel lesson. To begin the lesson, he “learns about” the skater by observing a backspin, several waltz jumps, a single axel, and then some double loops. In this first part of the lesson, Nick is trying to see if the skater possesses the necessary air position and quickness […] Continue reading →
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Jump Patterns and Setup Tips, Part 4: Loop, Flip, Lutz (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a multi-part series on jump setup patterns and jump teaching tips. In Part 1, Kori discussed patterns and setups for the axel and in Part 2 she tackled the salchow. In Part 3 she discussed the toe loop and shared her “choctaw” concept for the toe loop take-off. The […] Continue reading →
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The Stomping Drill, Part 2: The Jumps (Nick Perna)
International coach Nick Perna continues his discussion of the stomping drill. In Part 1, he introduced the drill and showed how to use it with a variety of skating elements. In this video, he focuses on the jumps and how to use it effectively for salchow, toe loop, loop, flip and lutz. Notice that he […] Continue reading →
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Cleaning Up Single Jumps (Michelle Leigh)
World and Olympic coach Michelle Leigh begins a lesson with a young male skater by reviewing his single jumps. This is a great chance to see what an elite coach like Michelle looks for on single jumps after a skater has learned them and is beginning to work on doubles. On the single salchow Michelle […] Continue reading →
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Developmental Jump Drill for Young Skaters (Laurent Depouilly)
World and Olympic coach Laurent Depouilly offers a great jump setup drill for young skaters that allows for many repetitions in a short time and small space. The drill consists of a forward outside three turn with a back crossover on the same circle, winding up the arms much like a spin entry. After returning […] Continue reading →
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Jump Patterns and Setup Tips, Part 3: Toe Loop (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a multi-part series on jump setup patterns and jump teaching tips. In Part 1, Kori discussed patterns and setups for the axel and in Part 2 she tackled the salchow. The demonstrator for this series is Jordan Moeller and his jumps are definitely worth modeling. In this video, Kori […] Continue reading →
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Tips for Double Loop Combinations (Sheila Thelen)
Figure skating coach Sheila Thelen gives a lesson on the double loop, double loop combination jump. The progress this skater makes during this relatively short lesson is amazing. The first attempts have the skater spending too much time on the ice between the jumps and opening the free side dramatically. The skater is able to make […] Continue reading →
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Dragon Tail Exercise – Setup for Jumps (Laurent Depouilly)
World and Olympic coach Laurent Depouilly shares a jump setup drill he calls the “dragon tail” that he uses for all the major jumps except waltz jump/axel (but it can be used for that too). He primarily uses the exercise with the single jumps. The purpose of the drill is to get arm and core […] Continue reading →
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Jump Lesson With Chris (Chris Conte)
Figure skating coach and choreographer Chris Conte gives a skater a lesson on a variety of jumps. This video is a continuation of the lesson in which Chris talked about tying skates properly. In the lesson, Chris covers a lot of ground, including waltz jumps, double toe loops, and exercises for loop jump. Notice how he […] Continue reading →
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Seminar Exercises – Part 2 (Audrey Weisiger)
World and Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger teaches at one of her Grassroots to Champions seminars several years ago. The information in this series is as valid and useful today as it was when it was recorded. These drills are intended to challenge the skaters in a seminar setting and address deficiencies in fundamental technique. Make sure […] Continue reading →
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Common Loop Jump Error, Moving To Triple (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby continues his discussion of loop jump mechanics (see Part 1 here). In the video below, Robert addresses an extremely common problem with the loop jump. Many skaters actually lose proper alignment when they reach back with their skating side arm. They typically reach back so far without twisting from the […] Continue reading →
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Seminar Exercises – Part 1 (Audrey Weisiger)
World and Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger teaches at one of her Grassroots to Champions seminars several years ago. The information in this series is as valid and useful today as it was when it was recorded. These drills are intended to challenge the skaters in a seminar setting and address deficiencies in fundamental technique. To begin, […] Continue reading →
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The Second Up – Part 4 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her discussion of what she calls the “second up” as a way to think about jump take-offs and collecting into the air position. In the first part, she explained the basic concept and why it’s important and began some exercises to improve the second up on an axel. In the second […] Continue reading →
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Does Loop Jump Use Pole Vaulting Technique? (Trevor Laak)
Trevor Laak explains and shows how the loop jump CAN indeed be thought of as a vaulting jump. Historically, the toe jumps in skating (toe loop, flip, and lutz) have been compared to a pole vault, where the picking leg acts like the pole. A pole vaulter uses the sprinting entry speed along with precise […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump Technique (Robert Tebby)
World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby provides a relatively thorough discussion of proper loop jump mechanics. In the process, he builds a walk-through for the jump. The details covered here are applicable to single loop, double loop, and triple loop as well as the quad. He begins with the “single loop with the tap” exercise which […] Continue reading →
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Alignment Tip for Double Loop Jump (Nick Perna)
International coach Nick Perna works with a skater on her double loop. This is a short section of a much longer lesson, and this section offers a valuable tip for coaches and skaters. For skaters having trouble with alignment when working on double and triple loops, Nick recommends an entrance that starts from a standstill. The […] Continue reading →
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Off-Ice Jumps – Part 4: Loop, Flip, and Lutz (Michelle Leigh)
World and Olympic coach Michelle Leigh continues a multi-part series on off-ice jumping. In Part 1 she focused on some basics and the axel. In Part 2, she discussed the salchow and some drills to improve landings. In Part 3, she addresses issues with the off-ice toe loop. And in this session, she covers loop, flip, […] Continue reading →
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The Russian Twist, Part 5 – Various Jump Take-Offs (Chris Conte)
Chris Conte continues his multi-part series on air turns or the Russian Twist. In Part 1, he introduced the overall concept. In Part 2 he explained the first turn and discussed how it relates to snizzles and the d-position. In Part 3 he offered more details and some Russian twist demonstrations. In Part 4 he showed a progression […] Continue reading →
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Learn to “Flox” (Nick Perna)
In this very short video, Nick Perna is working with a skater on his air position. One of the most common similarities among elite skaters in terms of air position is a locked axis leg and a flexed axis foot in the air. Not all elite skaters do this, but a large percentage do, even […] Continue reading →
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Double Loop Lesson (Page Lipe)
International coach Page Lipe gives a skater a double loop lesson. As you’ll see in the video, the skater is rotating and landing the jump, but the jump lacks flow. Page wants the arms to be more organized so she uses a skate guard drill where the skater holds a guard in one hand and transfers it […] Continue reading →
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The Loop Jump – Survey Results Part 2 (Trevor Laak)
Jump specialist Trevor Laak continues a multiple part series on the loop jump. Please see Part 1 for a summary of when and how the survey was conducted. Responses from coaches and skaters were separated, and a relatively clear picture of the current level of understanding regarding the loop jump is available from the survey results. […] Continue reading →
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The Loop Jump – Survey Results Part 1 (Trevor Laak)
Jump specialist Trevor Laak begins a multiple part series on the loop jump. A few months prior to posting this video, Trevor asked iCoachSkating subscribers to take a survey about the loop jump. The survey consisted of 15 multiple choice questions. Responses from coaches and skaters were separated, and a relatively clear picture of the current […] Continue reading →
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Improving the Loop Jump – Pt 3 (Ryan Bradley)
This figure skating video is a continuation of an advanced loop class by Ryan Bradley at the G2C Supercamp in the summer of 2015. In Part 1, Ryan offered a number of tips and some specific advice to help the skaters create edge pressure with very little effort or action from the shoulders and arms. In Part […] Continue reading →
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h-Position Clap Drill (Page Lipe)
In this short video, International coach Page Lipe explains the h-position clap drill. She uses this drill with skaters on loop, flip, and lutz jumps and she explains it doesn’t work very well on salchow (and toe loop does not have an h-position). As she explains, the drill helps skaters create more height on these jumps […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump Survey Request
As an iCoachSkating subscriber, would you please take the following survey on the loop jump? Please select the correct button below to go to the survey. The survey itself should take about 5 to 10 minutes. If you do not know the answer to a question, simply choose based on your best guess. An “I […] Continue reading →
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Improving the Loop Jump – Pt 2 (Ryan Bradley)
This video is a continuation of an advanced loop class by Ryan Bradley the G2C Supercamp in the summer of 2015. In Part 1, Ryan offered a number of tips and some specific advice to help the skaters create edge pressure with very little effort or action from the shoulders and arms. In this video, he asks […] Continue reading →
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Improving the Loop Jump – Pt 1 (Ryan Bradley)
Ryan Bradley teaches a loop jump class at the G2C Supercamp in the summer of 2015. These exercises are appropriate for all skaters who have basic mastery of a single loop, although the class in the video are advanced skaters. Ryan begins by working on a controlled back three turn where the turn is initiated with […] Continue reading →
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Beginning Double Loops and Double Toe In Combo (Michelle Leigh)
Olympic coach Michelle Leigh continues her lesson with a young male skater in Part 3 of a 3-part series on jumps. In the first part of the lesson, Michelle focused on the lutz. In the second video, Michelle is working with the skater on his axel, which is very close. In this end part of […] Continue reading →
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Jump Development Exercises Pt 9 – Axel, Double Toe, Double Salchow (Chris Conte)
Chris Conte continues with Part 9 of a multi-part series on jump development exercises. In this series, Chris provides a set of warm-up exercises with a variety of drills embedded in them to develop important jumping skills associated with axis, air position, head control, and strong powerful landings. The drills are general and apply to […] Continue reading →
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Double Loop in Combination – Part 2 (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe continues her discussion of doing loop jumps in combination as the second or third jump of the combo (see Part 1 here). In this video, Page offers more insights and begins by sharing a “trick” that often works to prevent skaters from releasing the free side. She has the skater “punch back” to […] Continue reading →
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Combination Jumps – Double Loop in Combination (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe shares her thoughts regarding combination jumps where the second (or third) jump in the combination is a double loop. Combination jumps with double loop tend to be easier for most skaters than combinations with double toe loop. But some skaters, typically those with poor double toe technique, fare better with double loop combinations. […] Continue reading →
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Some Thoughts on the Loop Jump (Frank Carroll)
Olympic coach Frank Carroll shares some thoughts and ideas about the loop jump. The loop is a challenging jump since it requires creating rotational energy from a strong back outside edge. Additionally, jumping off one leg with almost no assistance from the other leg makes it difficult to get height. Thus skaters often make errors […] Continue reading →
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Adult Figure Skating – Adult Leg Syndrome (Nick Perna)
World coach and adult figure skating advocate Nick Perna addresses a common jump problem for adults that figure skate. He calls it “adult leg syndrome” and it’s characterized by landing with the free foot to the side or behind the skating leg at the moment of landing impact. Nick notes that the free leg and […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump Development – Part 2 (Nick Perna)
Figure skating coach Nick Perna continues his discussion about the process and drills he uses to develop the loop jump. In Part 1, he covered a quite a few drills including the Bread Drill, Backward Power Pulls with the free foot in front, and the Ace of Spades drill which are all intended to build […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump Development – Part 1 (Nick Perna)
In this figure skating video, coach Nick Perna discusses the process and drills he uses to develop the loop jump take-off edge. Typically a skater learns a waltz jump and a single salchow and a single toe loop before learning a loop jump. This makes the loop the first jump a skater learns that does […] Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Jumps – Loop Jump (Michelle Leigh)
In this figure skating video, Olympic coach Michelle Leigh continues her lesson with two young skaters. The first part of the lesson focused on a series of warm-up drills prior to jump training. In the second video, Michelle had the skaters do waltz jumps and single salchows. In this part of the lesson, the skaters […] Continue reading →
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Drills for Building a Double Loop (Audrey Weisiger)
In this figure skating video, Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger shares a number of drills to help improve the loop jump with the goal of developing a double loop. The first drill she explains is designed to improve the backward outside edge, which is essential for the take off and landing of a loop jump. Without […] Continue reading →
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Edge Drill for Loop Jump (Audrey Weisiger)
In this figure skating video, Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger discusses and demonstrates an edge drill to improve the loop jump take-off. The drill starts by gliding backward on a flat in loop jump preparation position and deepening the back outside edge before pivoting to forward and turning on the bottom toe pick. The drill is designed […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump Drill – Ace of Spades Drill (Nick Perna)
In the video below, figure skating coach Nick Perna demonstrates and explains a drill to improve the backward outside edge essential for proper loop jump technique. He calls the drill the Ace of Spades drill as he draws a picture on the ice that resembles a “spade” from a deck of cards. The picture helps […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump for Beginners (Audrey Weisiger)
In the figure skating video below, Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches a loop jump to a beginner skater. Audrey first discusses the importance of basic balance and she suggests a simple drill to help determine whether the skater is really ready to try a loop jump. She also talks about the importance […] Continue reading →
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Drills for Loop Combination Jumps (Audrey Weisiger)
Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger discusses valuable drills for improving combination jumps with the loop jump as the second or third jump in the combination. This is a continuation of Audrey’s discussion of combination jumps with the loop as the second or third jump. The wall drill that Audrey recommends is similar to the wall drill […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump as Second or Third Jump in Combination Jumps (Audrey Weisiger)
Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger discusses combination jumps with the loop jump as the second or third jump in the combination. This is a continuation of Audrey’s discussion of combination jumps with the toe loop as the second or third jump (toe loop combinations). Right from the start, Audrey addresses the need use the edge properly […] Continue reading →
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Double Loop Jump – Corrections And Drills (Kori Ade)
Kori Ade works with a skater on double loop. To see the preparation drills Kori used before this point, click here. Notice the difference between the first two jump attempts, due mainly to simply pulling the arms in tighter. Kori then focuses on arm movement to help generate more energy in the jump. She wants the arms […] Continue reading →
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Double Loop Jump Preparation And Drills (Kori Ade)
Kori Ade shares some great drills for developing the double loop. Kori starts by observing a single loop and then a series of single loops in combination. This combination of multiple single loops is a great tool to get a skater to stay more “right sided” (or more left sided for those landing on their left […] Continue reading →
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Karen Heng Olson – Backward Outside Loops
Karen Heng Olson teaches backward outside loops. When beginning loops with a skater, Karen like to focus initially on the upper body movement. She shows the skater what she wants and holds the skaters arms. (Coaches, notice how she takes the skaters left hand and switches it from her right hand to her left hand on […] Continue reading →
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Axel Jump Preparation – With Loop Jump (Kori Ade)
Kori Ade uses triple loop as a preparation for triple axel work. NOTE: This concept applies to single loop for single axel, or double loop for double axel. In this video, Kori covers important details of improving the triple loop. Initial focus is on landing flow. In preparation for the triple axel, Kori wants the […] Continue reading →
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Loop Jump – Single Loop Through Triple Loop (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe explains how she introduces and develops the loop jump all the way through triples. She notes that when they’re ready it’s common for skaters at her rink to simply try a single loop jump and usually the jump is basically correct. For those skaters than need more explanation and skill building, Page initially […] Continue reading →
