Congratulations to Anesley Middlecauf on her accomplishment with her skating. She won first place in the pre-preliminary freeskate at WIM Figure Skating Competition held at Wilson Ice Rink in Milwaukee. She and her brother Palmer (who I fully expect to have a nice showing at his next competition) both train hard every week both on and off the ice. All of the hard work is paying off as they have both improved movement patterns, stability, strength, power and posture.
It is absolutely essential that skaters of any age, especially at a young age, perform the proper off ice training to not only optimize performance but also to prevent injury, especially when jumping becomes more frequent. The ability to stabilize the pelvis in one leg stance, control the knees, maintain an erect thoracic position, maintain stiffness during rotations and perhaps most importantly, the ability to absorb force correctly upon landing are some of the most important needs to address within an off ice strength & conditioning program. An article is in the works that will get more in depth with off ice training. Stay tuned kids.
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