All skaters stand on one side of your training space.

On a signal (whistle) they power start, skate to the other side (10-30m away) as fast as possible, then break and wait there for the next whistle.

During the first two minutes, give them time to have a few seconds of rest in between. You can instruct them to do different kinds of power starts, for example:

• Start with exactly 2 (or 3 or 4) toe-stop-steps
• Start without toe-stops (duck-walk)
• Start side-ways, with a grape-vine transitioning to a forwards run
• etc. (be creative!)

Tip: for beginners who have not mastered power starts yet, take more time to explain the different power-starts, and maybe start with just one type. Make sure skaters "lean-in" to the start (by letting themselves "fall forward", turning it into a run instead of a walk). Also make sure skaters get a little air-time inbetween steps. Make sure skaters can take small steps and large steps.

During the next two minutes, speed it up: give skaters júst enough time to reach the other side and be ready to go again. Do this in intervals: three times 30sec. up, 10sec. rest.

During the last minute, let skaters do this at their own fastest pace: give them a fixed number of times (for example, 10) to get from one side to the other side, and have them "race" to be the first one done.

Tip: for advanced skaters, you can mandate one or another type of stop they will have to do at the end of their lane (plough stop, turn-around-toe-stop, hockey stop, etc.)

Students will get faster and faster at this drill.