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A balance drill in which students lift their skis in quick steps as they descend a hill.

Drills in which skiers remove a ski and concentrate on pushing off with one leg while gliding with the other.

Two coaching cues that will help your students ascend hills more easily.

Aligning their "Knee and nose over their toes" will put your skiers in a stable position for a long, balanced glide.

Improve skating efficiency by kicking with the entire foot, not just the toes or ball of the foot.

Techniques for getting back up after falling on a hill.
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A coaching cue to get your students leaning forward over their skis for good glide while diagonal striding.
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A shuttle relay on skis in which partners must ski together, without poles, while holding hands.

Good Forward Lean Will Stop Your Students from Shuffling by Encouraging a Better Pushoff and Glide

A timing exercise in which the skier plants and pushes with the pole while the back heel is still off the ski.

A XC skiing activity in which students ski downhill while kneeling and holding their ski tips. Reduces the fear of falling and descending hills.

Teaching cues for the downhill turn, in which students press their big toe and the inside of their knee in the direction of the turn.

The telemark and tuck positions provide better back-to- front stability on downhills.
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