Team du Coeur Synchronized Skating

Elements That May Be Skated or Introduced on Placement Day

It is not necessary for skaters to know or be able to perform all of the following elements; this is a guideline only. Coaches will begin with basic elements and introduce new synchro skating concepts as well. If your skater has not learned a certain element that is being performed, they may choose to try it or not, of their own will.

Introductory Team

Basic skating – forward and backward
Snowplow stop
Pumps on a circle – forward and backward
Beginning synchro moves (wheel, line, circle)

Beginner Team:

Forward stroking
Stops – Snowplow or T
Edges
Lunges
3-turns – 2ft or 1ft
Basic safety – pick up hands, slow in circles, stop or reconnect if breaks
Pumps on circle (unconnected and connected forward and backward)
5 elements and arm hold – shoulders
4 spoke wheel
Block steps forward – one line at a time
Block shape moving forward only
Forward pass through on one foot
Circle – 10 step mohawk

Preliminary and Juvenile Team:

Individual forward stroking and Pre-Juvenile stroking patterns (forward & backward)
Lines of 4 – forward and back stroking pattern separately
Individual power 3’s (3-turn, push, step X)
Lines of 4 – power 3 pattern forward
Alternating 3’s inside and outside
Spiral
Figure 8 forward crossovers
Figure 8 backward crossovers
5-step Mohawk on circle
Spin – scratch and sit
Hydroblade – front and back
Forward pass with lunge
Traveling wheel
T-stops
Back power 3’s on circle
Line power 3’s
Power pulls – forward and backward, right and left (half length each)
Circle cycle forward
Half jump/whole jump – loop
Double wheel
Curved spiral
Travel circle