Training consisted of 3 sessions including the following activities:
42 minutes running on soft sand rather than more solid, wet sand
for aerobic/cardiovascular exercise
Exercises included using medicine balls to increase ankle joint strength and ability to balance body. Coach Alexei used a slow approach to increase balance and strenth, and a fast approach to increase explosiveness and power.
Exercises were performed to increase jumping ability and length. Our youth jumped using both feet for 30 meters, in order to cover the distance with less jumps as they executed 6 sets.
They completed triple jumps with different variations which similate skating conditions during jumps such as double and triple axel.
Various exercises took place in the ocean. Running with water resistance increases endurance, strength, and the ability to manage power in the course of the exercise.
Core upper body strength exercises with and without weights ranging from
6-25 lbs each.
Students decided to name their weights in order to develop a bond with their training tool :)
(for example MaryAnn, Pocahontas, Jonas, Sacajawea)
Maximum intensity run for 3 miles on the soft sand
Multi-revolutional jumps and jumping combinations which allowed trainers to combine, in the same practice, various conditions crucial to skating with less risk of injury. (falling on sand rather than a hard surface benefits athletic trainers)
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