The NottinghamSkaters
Lessons for Beginners
Are you interested in learning to skate? If so, then you're in the right place. The NottinghamSkaters have two ICP Level 1 certified inline skating instructors.
Learning to skate is really not that difficult. Anyone who says "oh, but I can't skate" really means that they have never learnt how to. It's mainly a question of balance, patience and practice.
The NottinghamSkaters run skating lessons at both ROLLIN' and during our Saturday meetup. Please contact us via the forum, or by email, in advance, if you plan to attend a lesson.
We are now offering a lesson program, designed to take you from total novice to advanced skater in ten stages. Each skills lesson 30 minutes. The skill set for each discipline also takes 30 minutes, but you should allow a couple of hours to enjoy that discipline.
Skills lesson 1 Beginner lesson
Prerequisites: None.
Skills to learn: Safety Basics, Primary Skills, Stride I, Heel Stop, Grass Stop, A-Frame Turns.
Skills lesson 2 Intermediate lesson
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Stride II, One Foot Skating, Spin Stop, Parallel Turns.
Skills lesson 3 Backwards & Transitions lesson
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Forwards & Backwards Swizzles (lemons), then Backwards Half-Lemons (one foot at a time), then Backwards Criss-Cross. Also F-B & B-F Transitions on toes & heels.
Skills lesson 4 Advanced lesson
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 2.
Skills to learn: Stride III, T-Stop, Forward Crossovers.
Skills lesson 5 Advanced Street Skate Training
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 4.
Skills to learn: Scissoring on rough roads, Stepping up & down kerbs, Downhill Braking (Linked Parallel Turns & Forwards/Backwards A-Frame braking).
Discipline 1 "BladeSoc" Street Hockey
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Stick handling, Ball Control, Passing.
Activity: Joining in a game of BladeSoc street hockey.
Discipline 2 Jump
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: How to take off and land safely, how to jump tall and wide obstacles.
Activity: Jumping over a simple obstacle at least 20cm in height.
Discipline 3 Freestyle Slalom
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Forward: Fish, Snake, Criss-cross.
Activity: Performing all of the above on a line of 10 slalom cones.
Discipline 4 Slides
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 3.
Skills to learn: Backwards powerslide.
Activity: Perform a backwards powerslide using either foot.
Discipline 5 Street Skating
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Introduction to safe street skating.
Activity: Complete either a Campus Skate (Saturday Stroll) or Wednesday Night Skate.
Lessons for Beginners
Are you interested in learning to skate? If so, then you're in the right place. The NottinghamSkaters have two ICP Level 1 certified inline skating instructors.
Learning to skate is really not that difficult. Anyone who says "oh, but I can't skate" really means that they have never learnt how to. It's mainly a question of balance, patience and practice.
The NottinghamSkaters run skating lessons at both ROLLIN' and during our Saturday meetup. Please contact us via the forum, or by email, in advance, if you plan to attend a lesson.
We are now offering a lesson program, designed to take you from total novice to advanced skater in ten stages. Each skills lesson 30 minutes. The skill set for each discipline also takes 30 minutes, but you should allow a couple of hours to enjoy that discipline.
Skills lesson 1 Beginner lesson
Prerequisites: None.
Skills to learn: Safety Basics, Primary Skills, Stride I, Heel Stop, Grass Stop, A-Frame Turns.
Skills lesson 2 Intermediate lesson
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Stride II, One Foot Skating, Spin Stop, Parallel Turns.
Skills lesson 3 Backwards & Transitions lesson
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Forwards & Backwards Swizzles (lemons), then Backwards Half-Lemons (one foot at a time), then Backwards Criss-Cross. Also F-B & B-F Transitions on toes & heels.
Skills lesson 4 Advanced lesson
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 2.
Skills to learn: Stride III, T-Stop, Forward Crossovers.
Skills lesson 5 Advanced Street Skate Training
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 4.
Skills to learn: Scissoring on rough roads, Stepping up & down kerbs, Downhill Braking (Linked Parallel Turns & Forwards/Backwards A-Frame braking).
Discipline 1 "BladeSoc" Street Hockey
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Stick handling, Ball Control, Passing.
Activity: Joining in a game of BladeSoc street hockey.
Discipline 2 Jump
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: How to take off and land safely, how to jump tall and wide obstacles.
Activity: Jumping over a simple obstacle at least 20cm in height.
Discipline 3 Freestyle Slalom
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Forward: Fish, Snake, Criss-cross.
Activity: Performing all of the above on a line of 10 slalom cones.
Discipline 4 Slides
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 3.
Skills to learn: Backwards powerslide.
Activity: Perform a backwards powerslide using either foot.
Discipline 5 Street Skating
Prerequisites: Skills lesson 1.
Skills to learn: Introduction to safe street skating.
Activity: Complete either a Campus Skate (Saturday Stroll) or Wednesday Night Skate.
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