Archive for the Lessons and Courses Category
SkateInstructor.com running “Stroll” Course
01/06/2008 by tim.
Our friends in London are running a course (similar in many ways to our Sk8 Streetwise - next to be repeated in July) full details of this course can be found here: http://skateinstructor.com/2008/06/a-course-to-take-you-from-begi.html
Skating in the Rain and Wet
26/05/2008 by tim.
Very relevant for today!
Skating in wet conditions can be hazardous and cause damage to your bearings, if you don’t take care to dry them out properly afterwards, but it can be achieved safely with the right equipment. However if you don’t have a set of Water Wheels - you have only 2 options.
- Take off your skate and walk
- Adjust your skating technique to skate in the wet
Here’s some technique tips for skating in the rain.
- Try to keep on the top or centre edge of your skates, they have maximum grip when they are as upright as possible. You have considerably more grip upright than on an edge.
- Make short and even pushes when skating, keeping the skates under you. If you make long sudden pushes your skates will slip.
- Avoid wet, or even damp, leaves as these can be extremely slippery. Moss, leaves etc. are like ice!
- Learn a good wet weather stopping technique. Heel braking is good, T-stopping is a lot worse. If you can, try to learn the Forward T-stop / Soul Slide as it is highly effectively.
- Turning in the wet can be the most dangerous thing you will do: a parallel turn requires you to lean your skates onto corresponding edges and this, in turn, makes them open for sliding. If you can, reduce your speed considerably and try to make more gradual turns.
- If your wheels are brand new and still have the shine on them, do not skate. Take your skates off and walk. The shiny surface on new wheels makes them extremely slippery in the wet and you’re much much more likely to end up hurting yourself.
We’ll be talking a bit about how to clean your bearings in a later article but, for now, one of the best things you can do when you get out of the wet is to remove your wheels from the frames and wipe the outside of the bearings with a dry cloth or tissue paper. It’s likely that your bearings won’t spin as well after being used in the wet, sometimes even getting a little “crunchy”, but if you skate on them they should start to loosen up.
And, on the positive side of skating in the wet: it is easier to start learning some slides than if it was dry. For example, learning the Forward T-Stop / Soul Slide is much easier as the friction between your wheels and the ground is considerably reduced. However, be careful for exactly the same reason: you are going to slide, and you are likely to fall over. Wear safety gear to protect yourself as much as possible.
(original article from our colleagues in Skateinstructor.com)
Eastbourne Skate Lesson - Half Day Intensive - 10 ways to stop on skates
14/05/2008 by tim.
In one half day intensive course on May 24th 11am (Straight after the breakfast skate) we’re running another 10 ways to stop course. We will cover AT LEAST:
- Heel brake 1 2 and 3
- Snow plough, herringbone
- Spin stop (and backwards), t stop
- Lunge stop, forwards and backwards power-slide
- Hockey stop, jump stop, stamp stop and plant stop.
Sign up ASAP as there are only 15 places available!
Eastbourne Skate Lessons Instructor Rota for June
23/04/2008 by tim.
June 1st Tim and Pam
June 8th Tim and Laura
June 15th Tim and Marie
June 22nd Tim and Rebecca
June 29th Marie and Laura
Turning Circle Eastbourne Skate Lessons with Sk8school
20/04/2008 by tim.
Eastbournes best Skate Lessons are at the Turning Circle every Sunday at 11am (weather pending). No need to book, just pop along! The weather was kind this week - take a look!
Eastbourne Skate Instructor Rota for May
15/04/2008 by tim.
Kids Club and Beginners Eastbourne Skate Lesson Instructor Rota - May
All Kids Club activities and Beginners Group Skate Lessons - At the Turning Circle - 11am Sundays.
Sunday 4th -Tim and Marie
Sunday 11th - Marie and Laura (NOTE - Tim in France!)
Sunday 18th - Marie and Tim
Sunday 25th - Marie and Tim (Note - Possibly Tim in France!)
Eastbourne Skate Lesson - Sk8 Street Wise - Half day intensive - Moved
27/03/2008 by tim.
We’re moving the half day intensive Sk8 Street Wise Eastbourne Skate Lesson back a week or two, to allow more people to attend it. It will now be on the 19th OR 26th April depending on the weather. Same Price £40 per person for half a days intensive skate tuition, to allow you to handle hills, slopes, kerbs and all the outdoor dangers a skater in Eastbourne will face.
It is an ideal starter for the night skates, breakfast skate or Paris skates we’re running later in the year!
Full details can be found on this link: Eastbourne Skate Lesson - Sk8 Streetwise.
Eastbourne Inline Skate Lessons - Sk8school
21/03/2008 by tim.
Eastbournes regular inline skate lessons begin at the Turning Circle 11am EVERY SUNDAY from April 6th. focused on beginners - so you can learn to get up, get going and stop and turn. all with the aid of Eastbournes most experienced instructors.
If you need something beyond beginner - sign up for the Sk8school half day intensive program of “mastering” courses on:
Mastering 10 ways to stop
Mastering Backwards
Mastering turns
Sk8 Streetwise
contact us for details or ask at our turning circle sessions or kids club.
Sk8school Turning Circle Skate Lessons and Kids Club Rota
17/03/2008 by tim.
Skate Instructors Teaching at the Turning Circle ROTA for April (Edited following comments from Laura and Rebecca)
April 6th - Marie, Tim
April 13th - Laura, Tim
April 20th - Rebecca, Marie
April 27th - Laura, Rebecca
Instructors - Use comments to prove you’ve seen this and can make the dates! If you can’t do a date - put in the ones you can do instead, so we can switch skate instructors round.
Half day intensive skate courses
14/03/2008 by tim.
We’re running the last indoor half day intensive skate courses this Sunday at Shine Water.
3 courses in all :-
Beginners introduction skating lesson - covering all the beginner skills from standing up and stopping to going fast!
Mastering Turns - covering every form of turn, starting with the A-Frame and ending with forwards crossover and slalom turn and finally:
The Experts course - Flow grace and Tricks the ultimate Eastbourne Skating course. A skate lesson to be scared of!