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Nick Perna finishes his axel lesson with Annalise (Part
3).
This lesson adds to the exercises from the last
part of the lesson and eventually includes full axel
attempts. |
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Nick Perna continues his lesson with Annalise to
straighten out her axel (Part 2).
This lesson builds on the exercises from the last
part of the lesson. The focus is still on
keeping it straight but Nick adds a two foot landing
to focus on rotational control and alignment. |
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Nick Perna gives a lesson to fix a swingy or twirly
axel. The focus is on straightening
out the jump. This is the first in a
multi-part series covering this common and classic
axel error. |
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Nick Perna finishes his lutz/flutz lesson with Emily
(Part 4). In this video, we all get
to see just how challenging this process can be, as
well as a few more important tips. |
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Nick Perna illustrates the practical issues of fixing a
flutz while continuing his lutz lesson with Emily
(Part 3). In this video, we get to
see how Nick handles Emily's inability to make the
requested changes. Notice the reliance on
drills and repetition. |
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Nick Perna continues his lesson with Emily to fix her
flutz problem. This video contains
tons of important information including basic drills
and important fundamental concepts, from toe pick
placement to proper body lean and the required
pigeon toe position of the feet and hips. |
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Nick Perna gives a lesson to fix the take-off edge on
lutz which is often referred to as a flutz. Nick
looks at the skater's pre-lutz skills and then makes
sure the skater can create an "active" outside edge.
This is the first part of a multi-part series on
addressing this challenging topic. |
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Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger finish their on-ice axel
class (Part 5) with ideas to help skaters develop a
double axel. In this video, Nick and
Audrey offer insights and a valuable drill. |
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Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger offer feedback on axel
attempts as we continue with their on-ice axel
class (Part 4). Nick explains an
alternative preparation edge and Audrey discusses
air position issues. |
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Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger discuss the "climb up"
into the axel as we continue with their on-ice axel
class (Part 3). This videos covers in
detail one of the most fundamentally misunderstood
aspects of the axel. This is a great video! |
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Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger add the forward step to
their axel description as we continue with their on-ice axel
class (Part 2). Nick covers the
critical aspects of the forward step, an important
and often overlooked part of the jump. |
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Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger teach an on-ice axel
class (Part 1). Nick covers a common
and easily repeatable axel setup. |
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Nick Perna finishes his axel lesson with Kayla (Part
6) with moving attempts from a back outside edge
setup. In this video,
Nick discusses more technique and continues to
address the mental aspects of the jump. |
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Nick Perna continues his axel lesson with Kayla (Part
5) with some attempts from a standstill in and out
of the pole harness. In this video,
Nick focuses on having the skater cross her feet and
he discusses why so many skaters at this level have
a problem with this. |
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Nick Perna continues his axel lesson with Kayla (Part
4) with the time-honored waltz jump backspin drill. Nick
addresses the critical issues of fast weight
transfer and keeping the drill straight so the axel
will jump up and out. |
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Nick Perna continues his axel lesson with Kayla (Part
3) by finishing his discussion of the back entry
edge and starting the forward step.
In this video, Nick builds on the previous video and
addresses the details of the step to the forward
edge. Again, this is an important video with extremely underrated
information. |
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Nick Perna continues his axel lesson with Kayla (Part 2).
In this video, Nick teaches Kayla the classic axel
entry used by top coaches throughout the world.
This entry is easy to control, and provides a basic
structure to ensure a good forward step position.
This is an important video with extremely underrated
information. |
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Nick Perna gives an axel lesson to a low lever skater (Part
1).
Nick begins by looking at Kayla's backspin and
exit/landing position. He offers insights and
drills to improve. |
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Nick Perna finishes his off-ice jump class (Part 7)
with the off-ice axel.
Nick shares an improved method of doing off-ice
axels that is well-known in Europe. He
explains the method in detail, explains why it's
important, and addresses common errors. Great
video!! |
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Nick Perna continues his off-ice jump class (Part 6).
Nick adds ankle contact to the off-ice loop jump
drill. Nick discusses the main mistakes
skaters make when doing these drills. |
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Nick Perna continues his off-ice jump class (Part 5).
Nick asks the class to cross their feet for off-ice
"loop" jumps. This drill development is
appropriate for flip and lutz as well. |
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Nick Perna continues his off-ice jump class (Part 4).
In this part of the class Nick introduces standstill
jumps or standstill air turns. He offers many
important observations on what to look out for. |
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Nick Perna continues his off-ice jump class (Part 3).
In this short video Nick finishes the fundamentals
and discusses the benefits of balancing on one leg. |
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Nick Perna continues his off-ice jump class (Part 2).
In this video Nick covers more fundamentals of
alignment and air position. These drills are
necessary to develop proper balance and control for
the exercises and drills that come later. |
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Nick Perna teaches an off-ice jump class (Part 1).
This video is the first in a multi-part series
covering this very important topic. Nick
covers important foundational concepts and offers
justification for off-ice jump training and the need
for solid fundamentals. |
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Nick Perna finishes his lesson with Isabelle (Part 5).
In this part of the lesson, Nick puts Isabelle on the
pole harness for triple loop. Nick shares some
pole specific information but also some general
information about air and landing positions. |
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Nick Perna continues his lesson with Isabelle (Part 4).
In this part of the lesson, Nick analyzes a triple
loop. Nick offers some golden advice in this
video that should be thoroughly understood and
applied by all skaters and coaches that teach or
learn loop jumps (yes, even singles!). |
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Nick Perna continues his lesson with Isabelle (Part 3).
In this part of the lesson, Nick takes a look at a double
axel and offers suggestions for the jump setup. |
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Nick Perna continues his lesson with Isabelle (Part 2).
In this part of the lesson, Nick performs a general overview
of her jumps and offers some revealing jump distance numbers
we can all use. |
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Nick Perna gives a lesson and we get to sit in (Part 1).
In this first part of the lesson, Nick familiarizes himself
with the skater and addresses a back-arching issue in
backspin and the landing position. |
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Nick Perna explains his simple system for learning basic
edge positions. There are 4 different edges in
skating, and 4 basic positions for each edge. Nick
explains each position in detail. |
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Nick Perna shares important concepts for power generation
and a standstill "C cut" drill. This is
a continuation of Nick's slalom drills and is the next
logical step for skaters when developing power. Great
drills for timid skaters. |
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Nick Perna
explains to an intermediate spin class the "sweet spot" or
"slipper spot" for spinning friction-free. This is
an important concept that all coaches and skaters should be
aware of and using every day. |
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Nick Perna and Sheila Thelen teach an advanced spin class. This is
long video but it has tons of great information on a variety
of spins. See and beat the posted records! |
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Nick Perna shares his 4 backward slalom drills to develop
skater edge power. This is a continuation of
Nick's previous video on forward slalom drills. Great
exercises. |
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Nick Perna introduces his 4 forward slalom drills to develop
skater edge power. Nick created these exercises to
help his skaters create more power on the ice. These
drills can helps skaters of all levels. |
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Nick Perna shows how he introduces the lutz jump.
This is a continuation of Nick's loop and flip jump videos below.
Nick builds upon the previous videos and adds additional
insights that are specific to lutz. |
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Nick Perna shows how he introduces the flip jump.
This is a continuation of Nick's loop jump video below.
Nick builds upon the previous video and adds additional
insights that are specific to flip. |
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Nick Perna shows how he introduces the loop jump.
Nick uses simple drills, movements, and stories to
accomplish the goal of getting a skater to do their first
loop jump. This is very clever. |
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This is part 3 of
Nick Perna's lutz video. In this video Nick
discusses entry options and what to look for when using one
of the various setups. He shares which setup he
prefers and gives clear reasons. |
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Nick Perna talks about take-off direction. Nick discusses the
difference in technique used by skaters on flip and lutz.
In particular, he mentions "internal rotation" of the foot
and hips. Every coach should understand this concept. |
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This is part 2 of
Nick Perna's lutz video. Nick discusses the "reach
back", proper ice traces, actual distances, and compares the
trace to that of a flip. He also discusses how to
handle advanced skaters with a flutz problem. |
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Nick Perna describes how to teach a lutz to avoid the
dreaded flutz problem.
See how the lutz relates to a power-pull or 'cut.'
Also learn "The Flick" and become familiar with the
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