Authors: Carl Poe, Poe, Carl M. Poe
ISBN-13: 9781570282201, ISBN-10: 157028220X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: August 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Carl M. Poe, M.S., C.S.C.S., has designed strength and conditioning programs and has trained figure skaters for the past seven years.
Finally, a conditioning program for figure skaters that meets today's competitive requirements of the sport
Figure skating has evolved dramatically in the past few years, with a greater emphasis on triple and quadruple jumps, jump combinations, and dramatic lifts. And to stay competitive, skaters must spend hours developing their strength, power, flexibility, and endurance to perform these maneuvers. Conditioning for Figure Skating is a technical, user-friendly guide that teaches you how to improve your strength, increase your power, and condition your body off the ice to improve your on-ice performance.
Appropriate for skaters at all levels and all disciplinessingles, pairs, and ice dancethis manual explains the physical preparation needed to excel at the sport. Whether you are a skater, coach, trainer, or parent, you can use this book to establish a training structure to maximize your or the skater's potential.
You will find in-depth analysis of:
Carl M. Poe, M.S., C.S.C.S., has designed strength and conditioning programs and has trained figure skaters for the past seven years.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
Ch. 1 | Physical Components of Figure Skating | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Warm-Up, Cool-Down, and Flexibility Preparation | 13 |
Ch. 3 | Strength Training for Figure Skating | 35 |
Ch. 4 | Off-Ice Jump Training, Sport Cord Speed Drills, and Balance Training | 61 |
Ch. 5 | Plyometric Training for Figure Skating | 75 |
Ch. 6 | Endurance Conditioning for Skating | 93 |
Ch. 7 | Testing for Off-Ice and On-Ice Performance | 131 |
Ch. 8 | Periodization: A Skater's Yearly Plan | 143 |
Ch. 9 | Myths and Truths | 165 |
Notes | 175 | |
About the Author | 177 | |
Index | 179 |