Level 4: Flow and backwards
Forward-to-backward step turn (mohawk)
For: Ice skates, Inline skates, Quad (roller) skates
Cues
- Glide forward on one foot along a curve.
- Open your hips and put the free foot down heel-to-heel, facing backward.
- Step onto it and keep gliding backward on the new foot.
Drill
At slow speed, step turns at the wall, then on a circle; both directions.
Ready when
You can step from forward to backward on a curve and keep gliding, in both directions.
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.