Elite Skating Analysis with World Class Coaching

VSK SkatingLab combines on-ice video capture with AI-powered analysis to give your skater a clear, customized roadmap for faster, more powerful strides.

  • Baseline analysis captured during regular VSK training sessions
  • Detailed SkatingLab PDF report + annotated video clips
  • Clear age-level benchmarks so you know exactly where your skater stands
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Limited launch spots available. Once we fill the first 100 SkatingLab sessions, pricing may increase.

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SkatingLab baselines are captured during regular VSK training sessions. Choose a time that works for your skater and we’ll handle the rest.

Here’s how it works:

  • Pick a VSK training session that fits your calendar.
  • We capture your skater’s on-ice video during that session.
  • Our engine runs a full SkatingLab analysis within ~24 hours.
  • You receive a detailed PDF report plus annotated video clips.
Launch promo for VSK families & supporters:
Regular VSK clinic fee: $100  |  SkatingLab baseline add-on: $100
Total: $200 for a full clinic plus pro-grade video analysis and PDF report (introductory pricing for the first SkatingLab baselines at VSK).
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Have questions before you book? Scroll down to the Questions, Comments, or Special Requests section and send us a note.

See a SkatingLab Sample Report

Get a feel for what you’ll receive after your skater’s baseline session: clear scores, NHL-style visuals, and plain-language recommendations.

The SkatingLab report includes:

  • Overall skating score plus scores for speed, edges, power, and efficiency.
  • Side-by-side comparisons vs. age/level benchmarks.
  • Key strengths we want to keep building on.
  • Targeted focus areas with drill examples and off-ice ideas.
  • Safety & head/neck posture notes for younger skaters.

Every report is customized to your skater’s age, level, and baseline video—no generic copy-paste feedback.

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Questions, Comments, or Special Requests?

Ask about age/level fit, group vs. private sessions, filming details, or anything else you want to know before booking a SkatingLab baseline.

Scientific References by Analysis Component

SkatingLab isn’t “AI magic.” Each metric is tied back to research in skating biomechanics, sprint science, vision science and youth safety. A sample of the work informing each part of the analysis:

Speed & Acceleration

Blue-line splits, first-3-step pop and transition speed.

  • Bracko & Fellingham – Ice-hockey sprint tests and their relationship to game speed and performance.
  • Roczniok et al. – Links between off-ice sprint / jump tests and on-ice maximal skating velocity.
  • Behm et al. – Neuromuscular and power characteristics underlying explosive acceleration in skating athletes.

Edge Control & Change of Direction

Crossover sharpness, agility patterns and turning radius.

  • Ueno & colleagues – Biomechanical analysis of crossovers and tight turns in competitive hockey skating.
  • Jones, Docherty & Graham – Change-of-direction tests adapted for ice hockey and prediction of agility performance.
  • Dach & associates – Lower-body joint loading and edging mechanics during quick pivots and cuts on ice.

Stride Efficiency & Power

Hip extension, push angle and “wasted” energy.

  • Upjohn et al. – Mechanical efficiency of the hockey stride and how push-off direction affects propulsion.
  • Marino – Force-plate work on push-off impulse, contact time and skating power outputs.
  • Vescovi & Frayne – Relationships between squat / jump performance and on-ice skating power in youth players.

Balance & Stability

Center-of-mass control and single-leg resilience.

  • Näslund et al. – Postural sway and balance control in skaters vs. non-skaters across age groups.
  • Hrysomallis – Balance ability as a predictor of sporting performance and injury risk in field and ice sports.
  • Lephart et al. – Core and hip-stability interventions improving balance and change-of-direction performance.

Vision & Awareness

Heads-up habits, scan rate and decision windows.

  • Poltavski & Biberdorf – Sports-vision skills as predictors of on-ice performance in Junior A and collegiate players.
  • Vickers (“Quiet Eye” work) – Eye-movement patterns that separate elite from non-elite decision-making in invasion sports.
  • Williams et al. – Information pick-up and scanning behavior in small-area games and constrained decision tasks.

Head & Neck Safety

Heads-up skating and cervical-spine load.

  • Walker (2022) – Head position vs. field of view in ice hockey; “head-down” posture dramatically restricts visual awareness.
  • Morrissette et al. – Cervical-spine injuries in hockey and the role of neck flexion at impact.
  • Swartz, Floyd & Cantu – Axial-loading mechanisms and increased cervical disc / joint stress with 30°+ neck flexion.
  • Bonney & Corlett – Posture and disc loading in sustained neck-flexion positions relevant to “looking down” on ice.
  • NHL/NHLPA concussion protocols and USA Hockey / IIHF return-to-play guidance integrated into SkatingLab safety flags.

This is a sample of the sources behind SkatingLab’s metrics, grouped by what they inform. A longer, fully formatted reference list (with journals, volumes and page ranges) is maintained in the internal SkatingLab documentation and is available for organizations that need it.