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Comment “MBM” because you have to train HABITS that will improve your skating and one of those habits is your mind and h...
09/25/2026

Comment “MBM” because you have to train HABITS that will improve your skating and one of those habits is your mind and how you think about you, your skating, your practice, your performance, and a whole bunch of things and it all start in the mind.

Your brain might be the most undertrained part of your skating. 🧠⛸️

And no, I don’t mean “just think positive!!!” because sometimes practice sucks and pretending it doesn’t isn’t helping anyone 😂

I’m talking about actually learning how to recognize your thoughts, reframe them + make a better cognitive choices.

Because believe it or not this happens THIS happens:

You fall → “I suck at this.”

Someone lands something before you → “I’m behind.”

You have one bad run-through → “I’m not ready.”

You’re embarrassed to try something → so you… don’t.

And suddenly a THOUGHT is making your training decisions.

This is where CBT-style tools can be SO useful for athletes.

🧠 Catch → Check → Change
🧠 Behavioral Experiments
🧠 Fact vs. Story
🧠 The Next-Best-Step Rule

The goal isn’t to never be frustrated, disappointed, nervous or embarrassed.
but….
The goal is to stop letting those feelings decide what you do next.

Fall? Get curious.

Embarrassed? Laugh it off, do it anyway, and keep getting more comfortable with yourself and practice.

Bad practice? Take away something positive and move on…

Someone progressing faster? Back to YOUR plan, stick to your plan, put your blinders on and dig deeper!

Made a mistake? Use the mistake as data and use that data you collect to make the next one better.

Because you can spend hours training your body…

but if your brain convinces you to avoid, compare, catastrophize or give up every time something gets uncomfortable, we have another skill to train😉

Your thoughts are part of your training too.

Comment “MBM” to get all my programs sent to you in your DMs including my Standout Skater System and Standout Skater Reset which goes over a ton of mindset practices for skaters and how you can use it to help and change your practices and promote continuous progression:)

Save this & try these at your next practice⛸️🤍Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach

09/23/2026

Comment “SIT” to get my Elite Edge 30 strength training program sent right to your DMs. If you like the exercises in this sit spin video, you’re going to LOVE what’s inside⛸️🔥

A sit spin takes more than strong legs. You need core strength to hold the position, plus timing, rhythm, and coordination to get into it and stay there. These are some of the exercises I use when I teach it—because what you train off the ice should help you *on* the ice.

That’s why I made ✨Elite Edge 30✨
four weeks of figure skater-focused strength training, with three workouts a week.

You’ll get:
12 warm-ups
12 core workouts
12 cool-downs, and
48 HIIT-style superset exercises to help you build strength, engage the muscles you need for skating, and feel more confident in your body so that you can perform on the ice!

No random exercises just to fill 30 minutes.
Because we’re freaking figure skaters!!!
We’re strong.
We’re tough.
We’re resilient!

And our off ice training should actually work for us💪

I’m Mary Beth Marley a 3x national medalist, World Team member, and coach to figure skaters at every stage, including Sectional competitors, National competitors, and National Development Camp athletes.

Whether you started later, you’re navigating a growth spurt, or you’re chasing your next competitive goal, you deserve coaching and training that meets you where you are and not be looking for additional training that you feel like you are jumping through hoops for!

And once you get Elite Edge 30, it’s yours to keep. Come back to the workouts whenever you need them.

Comment “SIT” and I’ll send it to your DMs!

🤍Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach

09/21/2026

Tackling the single toe loop aka the “beginner” jump that has absolutely humbled half the skating world 😂⛸️

Yes, it’s one of the first jumps you learn.

No, that does not mean it’s easy.

The toe loop is necessary. You’ll see it constantly in combinations, yet so many skaters avoid working on it like the plague.

Why? Because this jump demands attention to the little details.

The pivoting motion matters.
How you bring your right foot through matters.
And making sure it doesn’t turn into a toe waltz jump or toe axel? And yep that really matters. 👀

This video breaks down a few details that can help you finally understand and tackle your single toe loop.

And if you’re new here, hi! I’m Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach a former Team USA figure skater and current coach helping skaters train smarter, understand the details, and have created a place where all skaters can come, learn, and be inspired⛸️

Save this for your next practice and use it for your next Toeloop session!

09/20/2026

think your lutz is a lost cause yet - maybe not?!

Lutz is my favorite jump and I do just a few exercises to help you work through your lutz better!

Will have to find a better solution for the microphone when jumping so ignore the mic noises:) just another opportunity to improve:)

Like, share, save, and comment below there is so much more I have for you guys!

And if you’re new here I’m Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach and ive created this little online space for all figure skaters and anyone in the figure skating community or even if your someone who is just wants to know more about the sport to come, connect, and trust that everything here is correct real advice and information about everything figure skating.

Why? Because I’ve been in this sport for 24years, I’ve been an elite high level athlete competing for team USA, and now a coach who have coached and developed great competitive figure skaters!

As someone that has seen every depth of this sport I know I’m here to share how you can achieve your goals in figure skating:)

So if you’re new here welcome! I’m so happy you’re here!

⛸️🤍Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach

09/19/2026

How to do a single Salchow jump!

The best advice I can say about this jump is you want to be in control of the 3turn or Mohawk/C-step on the take and not the 3turn or Mohawk/c-step in control of you!

This is when have solid strong checked positions after basic turns will really show how important it is to focus on hitting those checked positions on fundamentals:)

Like, save, share, and comment :)

If you’re new I’m Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach and welcome to my ice skating world. I do it all here because as a full time professional figure skating coach and former team USA skater I know that there is a lot to learn and that’s why I’m here:)

⛸️🤍

09/19/2026

2 Step Only Skating Skill Drills! I know skating skill drills can be overwhelming and you waste more time learning them than getting the benefits from them.

Hiii, I’m Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach and I’m here to help you with your skating, I’m a former team USA figure, professional figure skating coach and have created some pretty awesome off ice training resources for figure skaters so they can improve their flexibility, strength, and performance on the ice by taking accountability an doing the work off the ice!

Coaching for 13years I know for a fact that 95% of all skaters get confused with what foot you’re on, what turn you’re doing, what direction you’re going and are just copying your coach.

I know these drills can be confusing so let’s make it simple and still get the benefits without wasting time or unnecessary headache

Drill 1.) Forward outside 3 turn, pull cross, repeat

Drill 2.) C-step(Mohawk) Cross, double 3

Drill 3.) outside swing roll, C-step, repeat

Drill 4.) Forward inside 3turn, tap toe, repeat

Save this video for your next practice and let me know how it goes!

If you liked this video check out all of my off ice skating resources⛸️🤍

09/18/2026

as requested here’s to do a single flip jump!

honestly the most important thing is controlling the edge by keeping your shoulders and hips completely checked after you turn backward from either your mohawk/c-step or 3turn.

this is usually where most of the issues start, in addition to not keeping a timing/tempo throughout the jump.

To improve it and actually make it better you have to really look at your mistakes as data, then do high quality reps of the correction you are wanting to achieve.

Even if that means doing less single flips and more walk throughs and just working through the take off, holding the edge after and holding that checked position.

Remember high quality reps to get high quality results.

⛸️🤍
xoxo Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach

09/17/2026

Loop jump is an important jump!

It’s the first jump where you transfer your weight completely over right side
(on the take off and in the air)

Unlike on the Waltz jump, Salchow, and Toeloop, as those jumps transfer from left to right.

It’s important to have this basic fundamental jump down correctly as it is your core rotational position throughout all your jumps and also to not allow yourself to do bad habits just to get it “done” bc I promise they will show up later in other elements.

Save this video for your next practice and if you liked it check out my

✨powerful jumps off ice program✨ after every quick off ice workout there is a full follow along rotational video that will help you with your off ice rotations to help you get your loop jump on the ice!

You will love it and you will also love the results it gives you and that the work you put into something actually paid off!

Comment “MB” and I’ll send you my Powerful Jumps off ice program right to your DMs!

xoxo
Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach

09/17/2026

Can’t find your blade? This is my little trick that will help you sooooo much and grab your blade seamlessly.

What’s the trick?

Tell yourself grab the boot/heel of your boot! Then slide down to your blade to grab and pull.

Once you start thinking like when doing your grab positions you will be like “wow I can’t believe my foot was there this whole time”

Try it out, I promise it will work:)

If you are new here HI👋 I am Mary Beth Marley | Professional Figure Skating Coach and I am a professional figure skating coach who has coached and developed competitive figure skaters for the past 13years and also a former team USA figure skater who was on the 2012 us world figure skating team and is a 3x national, 3x international medalist, and triple gold medalist✨

I’ve created this online space to give you the best information to guide you throughout your skating journey!

Whether you are here for tips on how to improve on the ice, looking for off ice training resources that you can do at home on your own time and schedule, and regardless of what level or age you are when you come here you know you are getting accurate, real figure skating information that can help you improve your skating on the ice, off the ice, and also just guide you through this somewhat crazy sport in a way that is manageable, realistic but also allows you to create your best path in figure skating🤍⛸️

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