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 *Balance - Kick Step Drill*

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

 *Scooters Drills Teach Pushoff & Glide*

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

A drill that reinforces correct body alignment when skate-skiing.

 *Diagonal Stride - Uphill Cues*

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

 *Balance - Nose, Knees, Toes Cue*

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

 *Kick With the Whole Foot*

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

 *Falling - How to Get Up*

Techniques for getting back up after falling on a hill.
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 *Skating - How Much Faster?*

Skate skiing is 10-30% faster than the classic technique.

 *Blizzard Cue for XC Ski Lean*

A coaching cue to get your students leaning forward over their skis for good glide while diagonal striding.
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 *Games - Hold Hands Relay*

A shuttle relay on skis in which partners must ski together, without poles, while holding hands.

 *Classic - Forward Lean*

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

 *Diagonal Stride - Float Back Foot*

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

 *Downhills - Crouch Racing*

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

 *Downhill Turning Cues*

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.

 *Downhills - Weight Distribution*

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