How do you stop when you ice skate?

Question

I am going ice skating tomorrow with my best friend and i havent been ice skating for like a year. I know how to skate i cant remember how you Get up if you fall over without hurting yourself?

Answer 1

for the falling down part just dig your toe pick and get up. *if you have figure skates. Ask for figure skates when you are at the ice rink. to learn how to stop. there is a couple of ways.

2 foot snowplow

1 foot snowplow

t -stop

and hockey stop

in  a 2 foot your feet look like this / \ and you use friction

in a 1 foot your feet either look like this / or this \ which ever foot seems more controlling.

in a t - stop one foot is going straight when the other is going behind it like an upside down T

in a hockey stop which is for a little more experienced people is like this / / or \ \  hope it helps!

Answer 2

To stop when skating you can do a snowplow stop, it is the most basic stop in skating. Pigeon toe your blades and push outward, this can be slightly challenging if your blades are super sharp, and you may slide a lot if your blades are dull. There are many ways to safely get up off the ice after you fall, and everyone finds their way that is best for them to get up. Some ways are that you can turn to the side and then use your arm to get up, etc. Good luck and have fun skating!

Answer 3

i suggest you use the snowplow stop. the snowplow stop is done when you slide both of your feet directly sideways. remember, use strong leg muscles and only push sideways, not forward or backward

Answer 4

use the toe pick at the front

Find some good skates. Rentals are ok at a good rink for your first steps, or else go out and buy yourself a nice pair that will last you a while. If you already have a pair of skates, check that they fit and get the blades sharpened at a skate shop. Find a friend. Learning with someone will help in relaxing on the ice.

Learn that when you get on the ice, gain your balance. This is crucial. Try to find your center of gravity. The keys to skating well are relaxation and technique. These feed and grow on each other.

Try to walk. This may sound ridiculous, but learning to walk will help give you ankle support and help you get used to the friction of the ice. If necessary use the wall as support, but you'll do better not to hold onto anything. The wall can become a crutch. Instead, hold your arms out at hip level to learn to balance yourself.

Know that if you are right-footed, then lean on your left foot then push in a diagonal direction outwards with your right foot as if you were shoveling snow behind and to the right of you. This will then propel you forward. Then bring the right foot back in next to the left and repeat the process.

Keep this up and begin to take longer strokes and try to glide. If you try to give an extra flick of the toe/ankle at the end of each stroke, it will give you more power and make you a more efficient and faster skater.

Bend your knees and move your body with the strokes. To stop, place one skate behind you with the toe facing away from you and gently drag it behind until you come to a halt. When you do this, your balance will be put on one foot only, so practice skating on one foot to perfect this technique.

Take group or private lessons for faster learning. Try to skate backwards. Turn around and move your feet in half circles; this is not the same technique as skating forward. If you are on a rink that has blue and red hockey lines painted on it, find a line. Place your feet equal to each other on the line, and then try to create a half-moon shape pushing backwards with your right foot. Then try to create one with your left. Repeat until you are gliding backwards. Warning: Make sure there is nobody behind you that you will crash into! Collisions are no fun!

[edit] TipsBend Your Knees Very important! Knees should be bent enough so that you can't see your toes and your shoulders should be forward and above your knees. Stability is greatly increased and you will not fall backwards as much when learning.

When moving (at all) on the ice, do NOT stiffen your body. It actually makes skating harder. Keep your body loose and relaxed and you will find it much easier to glide along. Don't be afraid to fall over, and you probably won't! People who are most afraid of falling over usually do it the most.

Well fitting and properly sharpened skates are very important. (duh!!)Your toes should just touch the front cap of the skates and the skate should be snug enough so that your heel does not lift off of the boot's bottom.

Practice makes perfect. Enjoy the fresh air and movement. Don't expect to be Wayne Gretzky the first day, but you are started on your way to becoming a great skater!

Don't be discouraged by or worry about falling. Everybody around you has fallen and will fall again - and often in odd and embarrassing ways. It is part of the learning process and worrying about it will hinder your progress. It can actually help if you "practice" falling to learn how to do it without over-reacting and hurting yourself.

Just hanging around on skates or skating loosely while talking to a friend is a good way to soothe your anxieties and make you more comfortable on skates.

One thing that will help in the very beginning is having either a fold-up (or other light) chair or very large orange cone to hold on to while you skate. It gives just enough extra balance to hold you if you lean too far forward or back and gets the process of pushing your feet sorted out earlier.

Use standard inlines/rollerblade protective gear to protect your knees, elbows and wrists. If older and worried about your hip joints and coccyx then consider wearing a pair of crash pad pants like motocross, snowboard or skateboarders use.

Longer blades will seem more stable for beginners. Nordic skates, combined with stiff high cuff boots and natural ice are the best beginning skating combination there is.

Wipe the blades dry with a towel after skating and remove the skate guards to air the blades and prevent rusting.

Try to begin skating with figure skates as opposed to hockey skates. The difference is that figure skates have a toepick on the front of the blade. It makes it much easier to push off of the ice, and hockey skates have a rounded blade at the front and back, which makes it easier to fall over if you do not have very good balance.

Have a spotter... omg It helps if you have spotter for your first couple of times ice skating. This means if you slip you will have someone to help you up! Once you get more confident your spotter can stand away from you. Just one last tip; make sure your spotter is a confident skater!

TRY NOT TO FALL OVER OOMMMGGG!!!

if all else fails, JUST FALL OVER!!!

But really try not to

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Im goin ice skating 2mora and im gonna fall over BIG TIME!

but i dont care

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