Level 1: Find your feet
March, then glide
For: Ice skates, Inline skates, Quad (roller) skates
Cues
- Take small marching steps with your feet slightly turned out.
- Keep your knees soft.
- After six steps, put both feet down and let yourself roll.
Drill
March six steps, glide on two feet, repeat along one side of the rink or hall.
Ready when
You can glide on two feet for a count of three after marching, without wobbling to a stop.
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.