Jump repeat patterns
A short loop of entry, jump, landing and step forward, skated over and over so each take-off comes from the same place.
Not checked yet. The drill details on this page are a first draft by a non-expert, and no coach has seen them yet. Read them as a starting point and check them with a coach. Corrections are very welcome.
The run Forward three on a circle · back crossover · jump · landing · step forward · cross roll · again
Not drawn in the body frame yet: the step forward off a landing and the cross roll after it are not joined to a jump in the body frame yet.
A jump is practised inside a small loop of skating rather than from a standstill: an entry, the jump, the landing held, a step forward and a cross roll that brings you back to the entry. The loop is skated again straight away.
Repeating the whole loop teaches the entry as much as the jump, and it puts every take-off in the same place on the same curve. A skater who varies the entry varies the jump; the pattern takes that away. Holding the landing until the cross roll also stops the habit of putting the free foot down early.
The pattern is set for the toe loop and adapts to the Salchow, loop and flip.
For the Salchow, one coach adds a held back inside edge before the take-off, to prove the edge is under control before jumping.
This drill trains
- Toe loopRBO takeoff, off the pick, 1 rotation to RBO.
- SalchowLBI takeoff, off the edge, 1 rotation to RBO.
Built from
- Left forward outside cross rollLFO to RFO: a step onto the other foot, still travelling forwards, and the lobe reverses.
Found in 2 independent sources: coaches' public teaching and published skating-skills tests, taken as base guidance and written for the guide.