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Start 14:00 session
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Start 14:00 session
Session goalTrain the matched skating that makes a line look like one skater: same knee bend, same extension, same timing. Watch your neighbors, not your own feet.
0:00–3:003:00

Team Warm-Up

Warm up together, already matching.

  • Group stroking in lines, matched push timing
  • Swing rolls to a count
  • Backward stroking, matched
FocusEveryone strokes on the same count with the same extension.
3:00–8:005:00

Matched Basics

Simple elements, identical execution across the line.

  • Crossovers to a shared count, both directions
  • Chassés and progressives, matched knee bend
  • Held edges, everyone the same depth and timing
GoalIdentical knee bend, arm height, and free-leg extension down the line.
8:00–12:004:00

Line & Spacing

Skate in a line and hold even distance without looking down.

  • Straight line, maintain arm's-length spacing
  • Adjust speed to hold the line even
  • Circle, matched speed all the way around
GoalEven spacing held by feel and peripheral vision, not by staring.
12:00–14:002:00

Unison Check

One element, filmed or watched by a coach, for honest feedback.

Option AWhole-line held spiral or arabesque to a count
Option BSynchronized 3-turns, entire team together
GoalThe line should look like one skater. Fix the outliers as a team.
14-Minute Practice Plan
Synchro Unison Fundamentals
14:00Matching edges, speed, and timing
10:00–
3:00
Team Warm-Up
Warm up together, already matching.
Group stroking in lines, matched push timing
Swing rolls to a count
Backward stroking, matched
FocusEveryone strokes on the same count with the same extension.
23:00–
8:00
Matched Basics
Simple elements, identical execution across the line.
Crossovers to a shared count, both directions
Chassés and progressives, matched knee bend
Held edges, everyone the same depth and timing
GoalIdentical knee bend, arm height, and free-leg extension down the line.
38:00–
12:00
Line & Spacing
Skate in a line and hold even distance without looking down.
Straight line, maintain arm's-length spacing
Adjust speed to hold the line even
Circle, matched speed all the way around
GoalEven spacing held by feel and peripheral vision, not by staring.
412:00–
14:00
Unison Check
One element, filmed or watched by a coach, for honest feedback.
Option A
Whole-line held spiral or arabesque to a count
Option B
Synchronized 3-turns, entire team together
GoalThe line should look like one skater. Fix the outliers as a team.
Overall Goal
Train the matched skating that makes a line look like one skater: same knee bend, same extension, same timing. Watch your neighbors, not your own feet.