Ice Skating Moves For Beginners

As a skater develops their beginner skills they will move on to more difficult skills as they move up in levels.

Ice skating moves for beginners.

Do not look down at the ice because you may lose your balance and fall. Another great move for beginners is a spiral. When you re new to skating you ll be unstable on your legs and your muscles will be weak so you ll naturally want to keep your knees locked and stiff. There are seven rotational jumps.

However loose knees that can move easily are very important for figure skating not just allowing you to move but also keeping your legs from getting sore. Gliding is the most basic move in how to ice skate. To do this move skate forward at a moderate pace and hold both arms to your sides. These types of more difficult skills are often tested in the last few levels of skating as well as progressions of these skills such as single double and triple axel jumps.

Don t try skating the wrong way round the ice rink as you ll end up hurting others and quite possibly yourself. Slowly lean forward while lifting one leg up off the ice. Swing your right foot up and forward and jump up off your left foot doing a half revolution in the air before landing on your right foot. Start by marching into the rink slowly then carefully stand on both feet and try to glide using your body weight as required.

Evenly distribute the weight from one foot to the other afterward to learn the one foot glide. Hope you re having a lovely sunday. You don t have to jump more than an inch off the ice making it perfect for beginners. Today s video is something i ve been wanting to do for a while and i plan to do more figure skating videos.

Keep both arms out to your sides during this process and keep your head up. Axel salchow loop toe loop flip lutz and waltz. Skate in the correct direction while initially the direction you are skating may not be of your choosing there is usually a directional rule to follow on the ice either clockwise or vice versa.