| 3 Tips for learning how to ice skate | | | | gives you a stable base and loads your muscles which |
| When you are trying to learn how to ice skate the | | | | improves your reaction time. |
| task may seem impossible. How are you going to step | | | | 2: Use your edges- Skates are sharpened to create |
| on to a slippery ice surface, with thin metal blades | | | | two edges. Edges give you power control and speed |
| beneath your feet and actually be able to move? Well | | | | and knowing how to use your skates to their full |
| it seems like a hard task, and it does take a lot of | | | | potential makes a world of difference in your skating |
| practice, but the firs thing you should do before trying | | | | ability. |
| to ice skate is learn the process. Below I have written | | | | 3: Never give up - Half the battle of learning how to |
| 3 tips that should help you learn how to ice skate | | | | skate needs to be won off of the ice. You have to |
| faster | | | | come to the rink prepared to fall. The best way to |
| 1: Stay low - If you are standing pencil legged when | | | | learn is though mistakes, so do not give up, just get up |
| you on the ice it is very difficult to balance. Remember | | | | and keep trying. |
| to bend your knees and put your legs shoulder width | | | | I hope these tips help you become a better hockey |
| apart this will lower your center of gravity. This is called | | | | player or just better at skating. |
| the "ready position" and is a universal in all sports. It | | | | |