Level 1: Find your feet
Ready position
For: Ice skates, Inline skates, Quad (roller) skates
Cues
- Feet under your hips, knees bent so they are over your toes.
- Weight in the middle of your feet, not on the heels.
- Arms forward and low, eyes up.
Drill
Stand in the ready position for 20 seconds, stand up for 10, and repeat while holding the wall only with one hand, then none.
Ready when
You can hold the bent-knee position for 20 seconds without touching the wall.
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.