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LEVEL LEVEL SAFSASAFSAREVISEDSKATING REVISEDSKILLSSKATING TESTS SKILLS TESTS HandbookforNTCcoachesandjudges:Handbookfor2020 NTCOctober coaches andjudges:2020 October 2spin Foot AbbreviationS Meaning XMH3CE Start LFO over Cross LFI Mo-Hawk RFO 3 Turn RFIofedge Change LBOoutside Forward Left LBIinside Forward Left RBOoutside Forward Right RBIinside Forward Right Sp Back outside Left F Back inside Left Back outside Right Back inside Right Spiral Finish Abbreviations Abbreviations ity, cleanbrackets. ity, s s need to the be hing, incorrect hing,incorrect before the brackets. andafter before de edges. The circle sizes be shouldin sizes The edges. circle de is show part of the stop) exercise ring sized circles. The exercise is Theexercise circles. sized ring to this for circles use thehockey de edges. be of edges. 8 de 2 must figures NOT NOT The exercise is performed The 8. circle isafigure performed in Theexercise Body lean, Rhythmic knee action, posture, Body edge qualknee action,lean,Rhythmic posture, Forward and backward brackets in figure 8 figure in brackets andbackward Forward Flat edges, lack of control, and weak toe pus edges lackof edges, control, Flat 2 Figures be of2 Figures completed. 8 must the outsi andinsideitself for repeats Thepattern patterns, weak weak of upper edges change body posture, patterns, the outside for brackets. insideand completed Key Focus Areas: Exercise Name: Exercise Exercise Description: will be penalised the and skater same size diffe for outsideinsiand ,strong composed ofclean brackets are Skaters height. proportion the to skaters (With finishSnow andTheaStart plow or exercise. Common Errors: • • • • • •

LEVEL 3. LEVEL3a Exercise 3. LEVEL 3a Exercise Steps Left Right LFO Bracket LFO LBI RBO RBO Bracket RFO Right Left, X 1 LFI Bracket LFI LBO X 1 RBI RBI Bracket RFO F LFO LFO bracket LFI bracket LFO LFI LBO X X LBI S RFI RFO RBI RBO RBI bracket RBO RBO bracket

LEVEL 3.3a.1LEVELExerciseforward 3.Brackets,backward,and 3a.1LEVEL Exerciseforward Brackets, backward,and outside. andinsideoutside. andinside Steps Right Left RFO Bracket RFO RBI LBO LBO Bracket LFI Left Right, RFI Bracket RFI RBO X 1 LBI LBI Bracket LFO F RFI bracket RFI bracket RFO RFI RFO RBI RBO S LFO LFI LBO LBI bracket LBI LBO bracket

LEVEL 3.3a.2LEVELExerciseforward 3.Brackets,backward,and 3a.2LEVEL Exerciseforward Brackets, backward,and outside. andinsideoutside. andinside e. The skater will e.The skater

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LEVEL 3.3b LEVELExercise 3. 3b LEVEL Exercise p Waltz 3 Waltz Turns LBI 3 turns RB0 CE LBI LBO Toe Toe Runs RBI LBI LBI Loop Toe Toe Runs RBO RBI LBO RFO 3 turn RFO CE RBO RBO 3 (or 4) Waltz RFI 2x RFI Twizzles RBO RBI Loop

V turns LFO 3 turn LFO RBO LFI 2x Twizzles LBO Cross overCross runs toe LBI CE 3 RFO turn Loop RBI CE RFI 2x RFI Twizzles LBI Loop F

LEVEL 3. LEVEL3b Exercise 3. LEVEL 3b Exercise Waltz 3 Waltz Turns RFI 2.5RFI twizzle RBI 3 (or 34 ) waltz LFI 2 twizzleLFI toe runs RBI RBO LBO LBO 3 turn LFO Loo LBI S Steps RFI2 twizzleLFI -RFI 2 twizzle RBO over Cross LBI Loop LBI CE LBO LFI 2x Twizzles e. The skater will e.The skater anding position anding n, lack of speed, lackof n, speed, no leg . The exercise is composed iscomposed of 3 . Theexercise ish (With a Snow (Witha Snow ish plow or isshow stop) The exercise is performed the isperformed using FULL ice surfac Theexercise Landing position and rocker exercise rocker position and Landing Clean rockers and Choctaws, on good thel extension andChoctaws, rockers Clean Flat edges, incorrect edges, incorrect body incorrect edges, positioincorrect edges, Flat Exercise Name: Name: Exercise Exercise Description: on 3 positions. turns extension landingand be be penalised good coverage ice not demonstrating for turns, choctaws,hops The fin.and Start rockers and partof theexercise Key Focus Areas: Common Errors: • • • •

LEVEL 3.3c LEVELExercise 3. 3c LEVEL Exercise S F of ice. Finish ice. of LF0 LF0 3 turn X Rocker RBO LandingRBO position RFI RBO RBO Hop Rocker LBO LFI Rocker RBI RFO 3 turn RFO Rocker Hop Hop LBO LBO Landing position RFI RBO CE RFO LBO LFI Choctaw RFI LFO Choctaw LBO RBO RBO X X HT HT 3 (or 3 (or 4) hiptwists 3 (or 3 (or 4) hiptwists HT Steps 3turnLFO hop and Dip RBO LBO3 Turn RFO RBOhop and Dip LBO 3twists Hip RBOChoctaw LFI RBO LBO LBOChoctaw RFI 3twists Hip LFO 2 cross oversCE RFO Rocker RFI Rocker LFI end to rockers Repeat HT HT LEVEL 3. LEVEL3c Exercise 3. LEVEL 3c Exercise HT s s need to the be overs low and y posture, no y body posture, use the hockey circles for for circles use thehockey NOT NOT ng. The circle sizes should in be sizes Thecircle ng. backward) raged to raged ring sized circles. The exercise is Theexercise circles. sized ring ow or ow is show part of stop) theexercise ,6,7,8, ,6,7,8, hydroblade) The exercise is performed The 8. circle isafigure performed in Theexercise Rhythmic knee action, posture, edge quality, cross cross edge quality, knee action,Rhythmic posture, Lack of control, incorrect patterns, weak weak upper bod patterns, incorrect Lack ofcontrol, hydroblade edges. positionwithstrong 5 3,4, cross over, Correct (1,2, over, tempo. cross Key Focus Areas: Common Errors: Exercise Name: Exercise Exercise Description: will be penalised the and skater same size diffe for hydrobladi Strong edges and composed ofcrossovers, encou are Skaters height. proportion the to skaters (With andTheaStart finish Snow pl exercise. this lean 2 and (2 forward be of2 Figures completed. 8 must • • • • • •

LEVEL 3.3d LEVELExercise 3. 3d LEVEL Exercise Steps Left Right - LFO X RFI -X LFO Hydroblade RFI LFO -X RFO LBI -X RFO Hydroblade LFI backwards Repeat 12,,,34,,,,56 is Tempo F RFI LFI RFO LFO LFO RFO S LFI Hydroblade RFI RFI Hydroblade

LEVEL 3.3d LEVELExercise 3. 3d LEVEL Exercise ace. The exercise ace.The exercise n outside edges noutside edges on y posture, no y body posture, ps however bothacceptable. however are ps can be the man or ladies steps, skater skater be thecan man or steps, ladies ral (Same requirements asthose (Same requirements ral e) 5.) Russian split jump 6.) Butterfly. It e) 5.) split Russianjump6.) Butterfly. Spiral with 135 variation. 2) 2) Outside135 with variation. Spiral s and a level 1 . The free sequence. s Thefree 1 step level anda The exercise is performed the across iswholeperformed Ice surf The exercise Strong edges and pattern , upper body control, clea , upper body control, pattern edges and Strong Blues and step sequence andstep Blues Lack of control, incorrect patterns, weak weak upper bod patterns, incorrect Lack ofcontrol, Key Focus Focus Areas: Key Exercise Name: Exercise Description: Exercise move skating free bluesof pattern, half a consists 1) 2 6: includeof moves themust following skating 4) Biellmann3) Outside Eagle. Spread Bauer. Ina Spi Biellmann needed attain to positionfeatur spinas a performed theBlues note that to steps important is theshows men's ste pattern decide. The diagram can moves. skating free Common Errors: lean, weak edges. turnslean, weak flatand • • • •

LEVEL 3.3e LEVELExercise 3. 3e LEVEL Exercise RFI LFO LFO wed by Level 1 by Level wed LFO RBO RFO RFI RFO STSQ LFO 3 turn LFO LFI - choctaw LFI LFO RBO RFO Cross Cross RFO roll Right LBO Left RFI Moves Skating Free Sequence Level 1 Step 1 Step Level Steps LeftRightLFOrollCross RFO LFI RFO RBO3 turn LFO LFOroll Swing RFO LFO RFI RFI LFO LFI LBO Choctaw RBO follo moves Skating Free RFI

LEVEL 3. LEVEL3e Exercise 3. LEVEL 3e Exercise