Fresh Meat Week 4 - Dress Rehearsal!

6th December 2012

Here are the essentials for each of the Fresh Meat testing stations.  If you have any questions about any of the stations, please comment here or email us.

JUMPS & FALLS
For falls remember: quick recovery, standing without using your hands (use your core!) and keep your arms and legs tucked in (no flailing or chicken arms).

• Single knee fall (both legs) (engage your core to stay stable)
• Double knee fall (A soft 'tap, tap' fall. ie. don't jump into it, slide into it!)
• Four Point Fall (hands tucked into fists (no fingers!))
• Single knee fall with a turn (Turns a full 180.  Then stands, turns in same direction, and resumes skating)
• Hopping & coasting (land on both feet during hopping, stay strong and stable)
• Jumping (start and finish with feet together, land on toes first, then heels - to help with stability and shock absorption)

PACK WORK
For pack work remember: communicate verbally and with body language, be a safe skater (no tripping or grabbing other skaters), and look around you - be aware on the track.

• Stopping as a pack
• Leaning 
• Clipping wheels
• Avoiding obstacles

BLOCKING
For blocking remember: safety first always!  Only give what you can take.  Stance - nice and low.  Follow through with your blocks.

• Booty blocking (think about your close proximity and peripheral vision)
• Hip checks (both sides, giving and receiving) (remember to use your 'gate stance' and find the 'sweet spot')
• Body checks (both sides, giving and receiving) (think about following through your block)
• Repeated contacted (the 'mouldy sandwich') (practise that solid stance and good recovery)

WHIPS & PUSHES
For whips and pushes remember: whips and pushes are about transferring power from one skater to another.  You need to be able to commit to your team-mate, even if that means stopping entirely.

• Pushing (giving and receiving) (coming in close, and then pushing out without unbalancing your team-mate or yourself)
• Hip whip (giving and receiving) (coming in close, taking your team-mates force, and then taking their spot on the track)
• Outside whip (giving and receiving) (use your whole body)
• Inside whip (giving) (remember to make a hole for your team-mate on the inside line, and then close the gap after them)

ENDURANCE
25 in 5!