LATERAL BOUNDING

Due to the specific nature of the skating stride and mechanics, Lateral Bounding becomes a very important part of the training process because it helps reinforce biomechanical requirements to become a successful skater. Training an explosive lateral stride followed by a strong and stable landing onto the opposite leg are both key training components.

LATERAL BOUNDING HYBRIDS

Single Leg Depth Drop / Alt Lat Bound x2/ Single Leg Box Hop

• This Hybrid is a personal favorite, allowing the athlete to really work on two powerful quick strides and Hip Load
• Begin standing on a 12’ – 18’ soft plyo box.
• In athletic position, stand perpendicular to the box on your single trail leg
• Hop down and quickly break down into an athletic single leg stance on the same leg.
• Your chin should line up over your load hip, knee and foot
• Without pause, quickly lateral bound, landing quietly in the same load position on the opposite foot.
• Without pause, quickly lateral bound the opposite direction back towards the plyo box,
• Hop up onto the plyo box, back to your original starting position.
• Utilize of a proper arm swing on athletic posture to a counterbalance your shoulder rotation and lateral forces generated by the legs. A better arm swing will also help you generate more torque and power while maintaining better balance.
• In the beginning, start with a box height and distance that lets you focus on quick changes of direction. As you become more proficient, speed, box height and distance traveled will improve.
• Jump box height will be based upon ability
• I like to see your hip joint above your knee joint upon landing. If its not, the jump box is too high