Sunday Beginners
Beginner skating group Rollerblade lessons are a great way to give you the kick start and confidence you need in the beginning.
Almost everyone feels nervous and apprehensive when they first put on a pair of inline skates. We specialise in putting you at ease and getting you skating quickly, as well as having loads of fun at the same time!
If you are a beginner and can't stand up on your skates yet, or if you can't stop, you have come to the right place to learn.
The next course takes place on Sunday 18 May 2008, from 12:00 to 13:00, at The Royal Albert Memorial and costs only £20.00 per person. You can find out other dates that this course runs on by visiting the course page.
Book by calling Mark on 07753 489669 or add it to your .
This course is FREE if you buy your skates from Club Blue Room and bring your receipt.
Even though you may be bringing your receipt, please to book this course so that we know how many people will be attending, and will be able to contact you should this lesson be rescheduled for any reason. Remember: when booking online you don't have to pay online, which means you can turn up with your Club Blue Room receipt.
After attending this course why not consider also booking onto Sunday Beginners Follow-on which is run just 30 minutes afterwards and teaches the next steps in inline skating?
Dates when this course happens
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Skills Being Taught
Here is a list of the skills we'll be teaching on this course. It might not be a complete list as some of the skills could be special, so you want to check the course description carefully.
- Ready position
- A crouch in which to create balance when learning the basics. This position is used throughout skating as a starting point for many other skills like a backward dead stop for example.
- Stride one
- The first steps to get people who are new to inline skating rolling slowly forward are known as the "duck walk steps".
- Scissor stance
- Probably one of the most important things you will ever learn in skating. This is the bit that is going to keep you on your feet and off your bottom, and it's the foundation skill for most of the inline skating skills. Not to mention really useful for street skating and performing advanced turns and stops.
- Heel brake stop
- A stop by using the rubber stopper on the back of the skates. This IS the most effective and powerful way to stop.
- A-Frame turn
- An easy to learn maneuver to get you turning. Otherwise known as the "magic turn" and really easy to learn. The ready position is a base skill for this skill.
- On and off pavements
- Contrary to popular belief this is a really easy skill that once mastered will give you a new sense of confidence. This is where the scissor stance really comes into it's own.
