Skate jumps
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Level: 2
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Carla van den Berg
- Soft bend at knees and hips
- Knees stacked over ankle
- Absorb each landing from the ball of the foot to the heel
- Hips stay square/level
- Arm opposite to the standing leg should be in front, acting as a counter-balance
- When jumping from one leg to the other, swing arms from the shoulder to switch their positions
- Knee collapsing inward at takeoff and/or landing
- Cue "Drive knee out towards pinky toe"
- Cue “Squeeze glutesâ€
- Straight, locked knee
- Cue “Soft knee bendâ€
- Cue “Sit back slightlyâ€
- Not fully absorbing landing back to heels
- Cue “Land softly and quietlyâ€
- Free leg reaching behind standing leg
- Cue “Hips face forwardâ€
- Cue “Avoid crossing behindâ€
- Arm is forward from same side as standing leg
- Cue “Think of using your arm as a counter-balanceâ€
- Knee control
- Reinforces soft landing technique
- Weight transfer from one leg to the other
- Develops arm/leg coordination