Basic movements of free skating

(1) Stand. Put on your roller skates and protective gear first, then stand up. After standing, you can try to raise your arms from the sides of your body to shoulder height, and stand in a T shape with your left heel against the inside of your right foot. This is the most basic form of roller skating.

(2) Step. Including actions such as stepping in place, stepping sideways, and stepping forward. Before stepping forward, it is best to spend a few minutes warming up. For example, you can do 15 times of leg raises, stepping and stamping on the spot. This is mainly to enhance leg strength and prepare for gliding. Then change your feet from a T shape to an outward shape and step forward, shifting your weight to your left leg and slightly raising and lowering your right leg. Then shift the center of gravity to the right leg, slightly lift and lower the left leg. Repeat the exercise and gradually increase the speed.

(3) Sliding. After practicing stepping forward for a period of time, you can start learning to slide. Don't be too hasty, it's best to wait until you become proficient in stepping. The key to the sliding movement is to lunge with the left foot in front, push the right foot to the side, tilt the upper body forward slightly, extend the arms at shoulder height, and place the center of gravity on the left foot. Then retract the right foot to the inside of the left foot, slide the right foot forward, and push the left foot back and outside. At the same time, the center of gravity moves from the left foot to the right foot, and the foot is retracted to the inside of the right foot. When turning, make sure your center of gravity drops and rests on one foot.

(4) Stop. When gliding, sometimes you need to stop gliding in time, so while initially mastering the basic movements of gliding, you must learn how to stop gliding. The stopping methods are divided into: center cut method, A-shape stop, T-shape stop, and turning emergency stop.

(5) Safe falls. The training for safe falls is to use protective gear and the whole body to disperse the impact of a fall. When falling, keep the body falling forward and avoid falling backward or allowing one part of the body to fully bear the impact, such as the buttocks, chin, Wrists, elbows, knees, etc. to reduce the degree of injury to a single part.

Note: Lean forward, kneel on your knees, lie down, slide forward with your palms touching the ground, and let your body stretch out at the same time, and then completely fall to the ground. After this series of actions Finally, the impact force when falling will be completely dispersed, preventing a single part from suffering too much or too heavy damage.