Level 1: Find your feet
Two-foot glide
For: Ice skates, Inline skates, Quad (roller) skates
Cues
- Feet a little narrower than your hips, parallel.
- Knees bent, chest up.
- Look where you are going, not at your feet.
Drill
Push off the wall or take a few steps, then glide as far as you can on two feet. Count how far.
Ready when
You can glide in a straight line for about a body-length or more, arms still.
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.