Butterfly Progression

https://vimeo.com/255634501/d1d3321c55

Key Points

  • Good athletic stance (knees over toes)
  • Hands out front in parallel
  • Drive knees down to ice at same time

Progression #1

  • Start at the top of the middle of the crease
  • Butterfly
  • Back up
  • T-push to one side
  • Butterfly
  • Back up
  • T-push back to starting position
  • Repeat

Progression #2

  • Start on post
  • T-push to top middle of crease
  • Butterfly
  • Back up
  • T-push to one side
  • T-push diagonally back across crease to other post
  • T-push out to top middle of crease (starting position)
  • Butterfly
  • Repeat in opposite direction