The Lessons...
Lesson 1 : How to fall properly. Lesson 2 : Forward stroking: keep head up, and make sure lower back is arched inward. Bend knees. Reinforce principles learned in lesson one. Lesson 3 : Add speed to forward stroking. Get students off the side rails if they are still learning this way. Challenge the student at an ever increasing rate. Introduce forward cross-overs if they‘re ready. Lesson 4 : Forward cross-overs. Lesson 5 : Basic two-footed turns: student learns the Hawk Turn but without speed or aggressive edge. Lesson 6 : Backwards skating in a straight line. Lesson 7 : Backwards crossovers. Student learns that balance is derived from the hips. Student learns to shift hips on an angle to adjust for weight displacement. Lesson 8 : Shifting from forwards to backwards (done slowly).Â















