Level 2: Moving with control
Backward swizzles
For: Ice skates, Inline skates, Quad (roller) skates
Cues
- Toes together, heels apart, knees bent.
- Press out and back, then pull your heels together.
- Check behind you every few swizzles.
Drill
Six backward swizzles, a glide, a look over the shoulder; repeat.
Ready when
You can do six backward swizzles in a row in a straight line.
General practice cues written for Open Skates. Not coaching, not a safety guarantee. Wear a helmet; on wheels add wrist guards and knee and elbow pads; follow the rink's rules and the type of session you are in. These cues are our own plain summary, not taken from any coaching programme: if you keep falling, feel pain, or a skill feels beyond you, stop and ask a qualified coach at your rink.