Research Catalog

Title

Conditioning for figure skating : off-ice techniques for on-ice performance / Carl M. Poe.

Author

Poe, Carl M.

Publication

Chicago : Contemporary Books, c2002.

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Holdings

Details

Description

xiii, 185 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

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 disciplines--singles, pairs, and ice dance--this 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: The physical components of figure skating; proper warm-up and cool-down techniques; sport-specific strength training; injury prevention exercises--drills to enhance speed, strength, and power, flexibility training, balance and body awareness; muscle endurance conditioning; "Periodization"--A yearly conditioning plan that creates a peak in physical performance coinciding with the competitive figure skating season.

Subject

• Skating > Training
• Physical fitness
• Figure skating > Training

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Physical components of figure skating -- Warm-up, cool-down, and flexibility preparation -- Strength training for figure skating -- Off-ice jump training, sport cord speed drills, and balance training -- Plyometric training for figure skating -- Endurance conditioning for skating -- Testing for off-ice and on-ice performance -- Periodization: Skater's yearly plan -- Myths and truths -- Notes -- About the author -- Index.

ISBN

157028220X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002022257

OCLC

49225673

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library