Does anyone have any Ice Skating tips?

I went Ice Skating about a week ago, and I couldn't let go of the sides for support- they say its just like roller blading, but i find it more complicated than that, especially when Im trying to propel myself forward, I seem to just end up losing my balance and going backwards.

Does anyone have any Ice Skating tips?
http://www.wikihow.com/Ice-Skate





its NOTHING like roller blading.f y i.
Reply:if you want to star t out something easy.. try doing swizzles they are easy.. what you do is get a small push from the wall and start to glide.. then bring your feet together like a egg shape.. then rock back and forth
Reply:first of all, don't try going backwards until you have mastered going forward. that will make learing how to go backward a lot easier.





when your skating you have to make sure you don't go on your toe pick. toe picks make people lose balance and fall. stay more on your heels but not too much on your heels or you might fall back and land on your butt or worse your head. bend your knees a little bit. make sure you have your arms out. to help balance out your body.





practice: standing at the wall and pushing off with your hands. work on making sure your arms are out.





if you can, go skating with another person who you trust. ask them to give you a little push to accelerate you forward. then as you get more comfertable get a bigger push and so on.
Reply:I kno how u feel!! Wen I started skating I never let go of the edge, I even memorized the bumpy parts of the rink so I could slow down there!!! It definitely is not like roller blading (the people who say It's like blading are the people who have never gone skating). As for moving I would say to first hold on to the wall and march. Once you get the marching down try to let go of the sides and glide with your feet together soon you'll get the hang of it!!! ( plus,better to fall backwards than forewards)


Good luck!!!
Reply:try starting to push urself foward on the wall and practice gliding. wen u get comfortable with that, start to sort of push out with ur skates to make urself go foward.
Reply:Try pushing your self and gliding. Just take it stroke by stroke and glide with each one. If you are going to continue skating practice balance exercises at home they will really help. By the way people are wrong it is not just like roller blading lol!
Reply:Yes I play peewee ice hockey AA. You stride sideways. Don't lean back at all. Move your arms straight like when you run you know how you move them back and forwards? Do that also. Here is a link to a 3d skater doing it.





http://www.ellentonice.com/Ice%20Hockey/...





This guys moves his arms differently than I told you. But the way I told you is the way my coach told me. Whatever works for you though. Hope I helped. Actually he does move his arms like I told you. It is just that from that view it doesn't look like it. Pay close attention and he is holding a hockey stick moving his arms like a told you.
Reply:Okay, if you're falling backwards this may help: if you feel like you're losing your balance, bend your legs and grab your knees. It's a lot harder to fall from that position. If you flail your hands up and lean back, boom! Down you go backwards.





In general, bending your knees will keep you more stable. Roller blading can be kind of stiff-legged - ice skaters need to bend their legs.





Okay, look at this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5i0K0gy...


He's a beginner, but he's very well bent and that is keeping him fairly stable as he learns to stroke across the ice.



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