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All About Edges: What Are They & How Do You Do Them?

Mar 17, 2024
Hello everyone, I'm Amy, welcome to my channel. Coaches and skaters talk about

edges

all the time. My skaters often hear me tell

them

to use their edge to get a better push or to hold on to their

edges

if you are new to skating or If you are the parent of a figure skater or hockey player, you may wonder

what

all the fuss is about. by the edges. In this video, I'll explain

what

borders are, why

they

are essential, and how to improve

them

. Edge skating is a more advanced form. A way to skate with power and speed once you've gotten past all the basics, skating elements and steps consist of edges.
all about edges what are they how do you do them
Learning to control and use your edges is essential so you can become efficient, confident, and more advanced in your skating before learning more complex elements. such as twists, jumps and turns, you must master the edges, escape, the blade has two edges inside and outside, the inner edge is on the inside of the blade, the outer edge is on the outside of the blade, between the two edges there is a groove, it's called a gap, the gap is what creates these two precise edges, even though your blade has two edges, there are eight edges that you can create when skating, if that math sounds weird to you, let's figure it out.
all about edges what are they how do you do them

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all about edges what are they how do you do them...

Each skate has two edges, you can skate forward and backward and you have two. feet totaling eight possible edges right and left front in and out back in and back out when you skate on both edges simultaneously you are on the flat part of your blade this is what you do when you slide on two feet in a straight line no It is efficient to skate this way, although you will go slower and the turns and transitions are much more challenging when you are on the flat, you can make turns and turns when you enter the ice with the edge.
all about edges what are they how do you do them
The deeper your edge, the more pronounced your curves and turns will be. This is essential not only for figure skaters but also for hockey skaters. Once you master your edges, you will find that you are almost always skating on the edges or at least you should be skating on the edges. It is an essential skill that you must develop as you progress as a coach. I usually introduce the concept of edges to my skaters when

they

are at the basic level two of learning to skate, once you have mastered the one foot slide for a full four and eight seconds. out of ten times with control you are ready to work on your edges.
all about edges what are they how do you do them
I usually introduce edges using curves where I ask my skaters to glide in a semi-circle or step down on two feet and then gradually lift one foot. We start with the front outer edges. Because most skaters find them more challenging than inside edges, inside edges are not more natural for most skaters, but many skaters will also naturally push their toes more frequently to skate on their inside edge. , which we want to avoid, these curves will eventually become their basic consecutive edges. which appear as pattern number two in the pre-preliminary or pre-bronze moves for adults in the field that will soon be called the skating skills test.
This is the first official US Figure Skating test that a figure skater will take on their skating journey. Honestly, I have my Hockey skaters learn all the patterns too, even if they never try them. When you learn consecutive edges, you are learning to change. Lean, shift low and control your body's natural rotation as you slide into a turn. Skating a turn creates a rotational motion with the upper body and sometimes the lower body. If the rotation of the upper body is not well controlled when the turn gets deeper, you may have difficulty controlling the rotation. of the upper part of the body.
You can use different techniques to control the upper body on the consecutive outside and front edges. one technique could start with the same arm in front another method is to start with the opposite arm in front there is nothing right or wrong typically my skaters perform the turns I observe what seems natural to them if they have difficulty holding the edge I adjust it their arms work with their natural instincts so they can maintain the edge some coaches prefer different techniques, although always follow the recommendations and advice of your own coach, whatever technique you use, understand that you must have proper body alignment on the blade, your ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, head. to be aligned on the blade when skating forward, the weight on the blade should be in the middle of the back of the blade when skating backward, the weight should be in the middle of the front of the blade, how do you creates a border?
You should also be sliding. You should be leaning your body over the circle from the blade up. You create the edge with the tilt of the blade. The alignment of your body and your balance on the blade when you skate on an edge. Your hips should be offset at approximately 45 degrees from your body. Line of travel When you skate forward on an edge, your hips on the inside of the turn should be forward to guide the rest of your body. When you skate backwards on an edge, your hips will face inside the circle with your closest hip. to the curve that takes you back before each push, bend both knees.
Pushes should always be done from an inside edge using the part of the blade under the ball of the foot, this is the front half to one third of the blade, not the toe. Pushing from the inside edge is the only effective technique. It is the only way to get enough blade into the ice to exert the most significant force using the toe, as many beginning skaters only operate at slow speeds and do not provide enough power. for sustained slides it is also hard on your ankles when you are going to perform your moves on the field or what will be called skating skills tests the judges will take notes on the toe push you will have to correct it to pass more advanced tests think about it hockey skaters don't even have toe caps in the entire picture, the front third of your blade should be in contact with the ice, not the toe, still, toe with the toe as you push, keep your weight on the pushing foot before To transfer your weight to the skating foot, your posture should be upright.
When engaging your core, the easiest way to engage your core is to draw your belly button; Think about drawing a line from your shoulder down across your hips, down your skating leg to your skating foot, this helps with balance and creates the curves needed for edges. giving him a more polished and elegant appearance his head should be upright, not looking down at the ice, preferably looking over his front shoulder, his skating knee should always be active rising or falling, he will often extend his free leg with his foot out and out. Aiming directly over the edge trace made by the skating leg, the skating knee is active and your free leg is passive.
As you lift your skating knee, bring your free leg in, and as you bend your skating knee, extend your free leg. Apart from curves, there are other exercises that I often use rotating pumps in the circle, forward, backward, clockwise and counterclockwise. This exercise aims to make you feel that the edges are on the circle and that the inclination of your body is balanced on the circle. You will feel both. outer and inner edges while on two feet, one foot slides in a circle from right to left forward to back clockwise and counterclockwise, skates the edges while standing move in a circle, balance on both feet and then lift your leg toward the outside of the circle holding it like a The gliding arms with one foot are held with the free arm in front and the skating arm held behind your body will have a slight inclination towards the circle.
Isolate your body position to balance on the sliding foot. Your body should embrace the circle. The free hip that does not skate. You must be aligned on the skating foot slalom, this exercise will teach you consecutive lobes and change the inclination from one circle to another. You will increase the tilt of your body, bend your knees and press the ice as you increase your speed through the ice, basic consecutive edges on an axis, this is what in the pre-prelims and pre-bronze moves for adults in the field or what will be skating skills, these are taking turns to a completely different level, you start in a T position on the axis you are skating with, foot perpendicular to the axis in which you initially hold your free leg with the Free toe toward skating heel and step forward to a straight free leg position.
It is different than a swing roll in that instead of maintaining the position of the toe against the heel, the arm should pass close to your side on the down and up motion. also pass the free leg close to the skating leg to facilitate a controlled rotation with each downward step placed perpendicular to the long axis perform edges for the next edge to start on the correct edge for back edges from standing perform a back pump with the front pushing foot, this can be difficult for skaters who have only taken group lessons. Often, group lesson instructors will teach back pumps as a C-cut where you are pumping to the side of the skating foot, but with the correct outside back edge. has a push in front of his skating foot uses a pivot action to take a perpendicular step by turning his free toe in before lowering after pushing his free leg holds firmly in front, passes close to the skating foot and then stays close and firmly behind the skater's heel before extending the free leg the extension by the way is optional but helps to have a more graceful appearance it also helps you maintain momentum so you can return to the axis at the edge edges are fundamental skating skills that skaters use in all figure skating disciplines.
Besides hockey, you need to be on the edges to have good control and edges are necessary for spins, jumps and spins. In a future video I'll go over the twists, so make sure you hit the subscribe button and ring the bell to skip it. Don't miss that video when I post it, if this video helped you hit the like button and share it with someone else you think might help, just post it on your social media too, I'm Amy, thanks for watching, I'll see you real soon . happy skating bye

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