r/iceskating

I don’t think my feelings are about skating exclusively, but just about life in general lately. I’ve been busy with work and it’s caused me to become super sedentary. There’s a mental block when I compare my past self to my current self. I lost skills progress since last fall because I haven’t been able to get to the rink. So now the thought of going to the rink and practicing all these LTS moves by myself is kind of terrifying.

I’d like to dip my toes in again by just going to public skate and skating simply in circles to maybe build my strength again. What mentally stops me is feeling guilty because of what I could be doing instead (practicing crossovers and direction changes which I’m struggle at). I guess I need some validation or encouragement, does anyone else find it helpful to simply show up and use ice time to cruise around? Have you done this when in a similar slump or just part of your practice?

I need to find a new coach, I think, since I haven’t gotten any replies from mine since May, which was asking to reschedule the lesson we’d finally managed to schedule since last November. Rescheduling didn’t happen since I haven’t gotten any responses back despite several messages. Before that, messaging was sporadic. So I think I need to find a new coach, but I don’t know the best way to say why I’m looking since “My coach has stopped responding to me and is always too busy when we’re both here” isn’t flattering. Since coaches usually want to know if you’ve checked with your current coach, I’d need some reason why I’m not checking with her other than “No, because I don’t hear back anymore.” When we’re both there at the same time, she’s busy with lessons, which isn’t the time to talk to her. I went to another rink to inquire about coaches, and it turns out their coaches are all at my current rink enough that they recognized me. So I’m stuck. I’m not sure what to do anymore. What should I do? How do I get a new coach without making my current one sound bad? Or does it not sound bad? Or am I asking or too much and it’s normal to stop getting replies altogether for months at a time?

whenever i'm doing regular 1 foot forward glides, those are fine. however i'm trying to get a stronger push off from a backward crossovers to a mohawk but i've only got backward crossovers in one direction so far, and that's the direction where if i wanna do a mohawk, i'll have to push off onto less dominant foot. so i need tips on how to get a stronger push off and/or any drills that can help me get a stronger one foot glide if that's the case thanks ^^

I don't know if it's just me but lately I've been dreading the moment my skate session ends.I've been going almost every day now once I'm on the ice, warmed up and flying around, I never want to stop. The feeling of gliding, the cold air, the sound of blades cutting through fresh ice ,it's addictive🥹. One person said they even end up staying for extra sessions because they don't want to go home .Getting to the rink is always the hard part waking up, layering up, making the drive but once you're there? Pure magic. The whole rest of the world just disappears for a bit.Anyone else feel like skating is their escape? Or am I just obsessed

One of us, one of us 🧟

I started learning to skate in January, then fell on the ice after four lessons and broke my arm.

Today, I'm back to trying it again. I'm back to learning to walk again, and I'm constantly fighting the fear. Really shaky legs and I keep tensing up and leaning forward.

I hope I get back to enjoying it again, rather than just surviving it.

Hi! I currently have a coach but her availability doesnt align with mine very well so we usually have a lesson once a week or every other week.

Thus, id like to have 2 coaches because I do really like my coach but Id like more frequent lessons. The goal is 2 30 min sessions per week.

However, how does one find a coach? I found my original one on google and kinda got lucky. It seems like all the coaches in my area are soo busy and dont really want to coach an adult skater.

Im in the update ny area and typically skate at the palisades mall or ice time in newburg if anyone knows someone who’s accepting new skaters

Hi, I've been learning aggressive skating during the summer season since the ice rinks are closed and while I know I can absolutely do whatever i want, I wonder what you think.

Are hockey or figureskates something you could experiment alot doing literally anything based on fun and vibes

I just purchased my first pair of skates and I’m looking for experts to weigh in on how to best store these.

I know to wipe them when I’m off the ice and use soakers to transport. When I get home I remove the soakers, wipe the blades again and let them air out and flip the soakers inside out to dry out. Once everything is dried overnight I replace the soakers onto the skates to store them. (I have three children and do not want the blades exposed).

I have shelf I can store them. Do I lay them on their sides? Boot down and blade up? Do they make pegs for them to go in so nothing is under pressure? I want to make sure they are well taken care of since they were quite the investment!

i were really prioritizing how i dress while training especially in the winter but its summer now, i change clothes 3 times a day and im just sick of wearing leggings. can i just wear some sweatpants and call it a day?

since i werent even sweating i were wearing my training clothes a few times but these days thats impossible and i just want to skate comfortably 😭

i dont want to seem weird everyone at my rink wears shorts and thin socks (tights) but i tore a hundred tights and I HATE LEGGINGS. please help 🙏

Hello, I've recently been feeling a bit down about my skating and progress. I don't really know why I skate. Do I want to compete? Do I want to learn everything? What am I training for? What is the point of a sport? I've never done a sport in my entire life or been committed to anything as big as skating, so I'm always questioning why I'm trying this hard. Why do we try in sports? I know it makes me happy when I progress, but if we're talking big and broad, I don't really know why. Heck I feel embarrassed just warming up on freestyle sessions, no wonder I'm thinking like this. Another part of it is the money. So much money for so little progress, it's pretty demotivating and sometimes I just wish I was pushed into sports more as a little kid instead of as a teen. If anyone can share their experience and why they skate, what for, I would love to hear your story!

I just passed level 3 of adult LTS and am moving on to level 4. I have a private coach I meet with once a week as well, and between the private and group lessons, some of the level 4 stuff has been introduced. When I first attempted a backwards one foot glide, I was shocked at how impossible it felt. It was literally like my foot was glued to the floor, and my brain was saying “whatever you do, do NOT pick that foot up.” I’ve attempted two more times since then and have been able to briefly lift it, but it still feels “wrong.”

Similarly, I absolutely cannot do a forwards crossover. I can do them off ice or at the wall all day long, and if I attempt standing I can maybe psych myself up enough to attempt it, but it’s HARD. And moving is an absolute no go, unless I’m holding my coach’s hand. I see others just immediately pick their foot up and cross it over and I’m like “?!?!?” It’s like every neuron in my brain is firing “no, do not do that” and I’m completely frozen. I’m older (40), so I sort of feel like it’s a healthy protective fear, but how do I tell my brain to chill? I’ve seriously considered taking a shot before lessons to make me more fearless!! I did recently get knee pads but they don’t make me feel any safer.

Have others struggled in a similar way? What did you do to essentially get over it - just practice more? Being more comfortable with one foot glides will surely help me, since both things I struggle with involve balancing on one foot, so should I sort of put myself in time out on learning the scary skills until I can better nail those? (My group coach did seem hesitant to pass me since she could tell I was uncomfortable with crossovers and she said we needed to be ready for them.) I don’t want to get discouraged and bored practicing the same thing over and over, though, and want to learn the exciting new skills. Is there a magic switch I can turn off in my brain to tell it I’m safe?!

Hey guys, I was wondering if I could have some pointers on how to skate backwards and where should I focus my weight. So far all I’ve been doing is backwards swizzles and half swizzles, and I’ve been practicing 2 foot and 1 foot glide. Some problems I’ve been having is that I drag my toe picks in the ice sometimes. I heard that you’re suppose to have your weight on the ball of your foot, but does that apply to backwards in general? Or just when you do a swizzle? Does it apply to gliding backwards? Because I know when you start doing backwards 3 turns you’re suppose to lift your toes (balance on heels), so does that mean when I glide I focus my weight on my heels? And I only balance on the balls of my feet during the pumps of a swizzle? Any help is appreciated!!!

i got a pair that was size 245 and although my feet measure exactly 245mm they felt really uncomfortable to skate on and i was in pain from (honestly) width problems. i had to get a new very cheap pair of skates from another brand on a whim and the soles still measure exactly 245mm in length. im not from the us, and most stores online only have a C width.

i wear a street shoe size of us women 8.5 and most of what i’ve seen on here having my same street shoe size wear edeas in 250-255. this sort of gave me some hope that i can still get a pair of edeas in C width since my feet are not that wide (just a slight case of duck feet unfortunately)

should i get a size 250 or a 255? since the proportion scales up i figured i can just get a C with the next size up. i heard the 250’s sole measures the same exact same as the 245 so idk what to get.