Newsletter May 2010
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Welcome the skateinstructor.com newsletter for May 2010!
Summer is here!!!
Lots of things have been going on in the background since my last newsletter, with new 2010 courses for all skill levels, a great new interactive skate friendly (un) listing on the web site with maps, thanks to Nicks hard work and much more that I'll be telling you about on a regular basis.
Every week from now to November 2010 there are some awesome regular skate sessions you can attend. If you want to get up and running and taking part in the Sunday Stroll or the Wednesday or Friday night skates, now's the time to start.
- Saturdays 12 to 1pm it's Level 1 beginners starting and stopping
- Saturdays 1.30 to 3pm it's Level 2 Getting cooler
- Sundays 2 to 3pm Get Level 3 get ready for street wise
Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate Course
Next Wednesday 12th May 2010 I will be starting the first of a three level Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate evening course. Now's the time to "Get Good, Get Fast and Get Cool"
Sunday Skate Club
Sunday Skate Club is all about getting together and practising with other skaters at the same level as you and to make progressing less challenging as well as loads of fun.
Street Skating Course
Now's the time to ditch the packed tube, late buses, congestion charges and traffic jams, get your skates on and skate to work or like me, just skate around for fun. It feels great, it's sociable, fun and it keeps you fit as well as being much cheaper than going to a gym!!!
Did you know that Club Blue Room is one of the UK's largest skate shops and they have an amazing range of skates available? You can also hire skates from them.
Skate and Beer
After Sunday Skate Club finishes at 5pm at Kensington Gardens I will be doing my regular skate and beer to the Strand. You are more than welcome to join me, it's a lovely tootle and we have a beer at the end of it. The only cost is a beer!
The route we take is Kensington Gardens to Albert Memorial (You can join us there is you like, just look out for me), then it's on to Hyde Park Corner, down to Buckingham Palace, along the Mall to Trafalgar Square and past the National Gallery to Charing Cross and up the Strand for a welcome beer.
Safety is NOT negotiable
The most important thing to remember is that protective gear is totally NOT something you can afford to be slack about. To say you don't want to wear a helmet because it messes up you hair or pads because it doesn't look cool is just stupid.. All safety equipment which includes knee pads, wrist pads, elbow pads and a helmet should be worn at all times and should be purchased new to ensure that is had not been compromised by previous use. No one can afford to overlook quality in this area of equipment, especially for outdoor inline skating activities. Please remember, it is very important to wear all of the pieces of equipment I've listed here to get adequate protection.
Choose protective equipment from a reputable seller. Club Blue Room London is one of the best places to buy safety equipment from in the UK in my opinion.
Started at the top with a good skate helmet. It should be ANSI, ASTM, or a Snell approved helmet and should fit the head snugly and have working straps.
Knee pads that are the correct size and securely fastened will help absorb impacts and prevent cuts and grazes from falling and sliding on rough surfaces.
Elbow pads are needed for impact or abrasion protection during a fall to either side.
Wrist guards or skate gloves with built-in wrist guards with hard plastic linings or metal splints are needed in case either wrist makes contact with the pavement during a fall.
I have a simple safety and teaching model: If you feel safe you'll have more fun and you'll learn faster. Besides, if you want to learn from one of the UK's highest ICP instructors, Me! I insist on you you being as safe as I can possibly make you at all times and absolutely won't negotiate with your safety!