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#-3 · 11-25-2022, 08:19 AM

I taught my kids at the Olympic Oval, I think you see a lot of people who don't know how to skate, skating there as a tourist attraction. And to a person almost every single one of them would 2x better at skating if they just tied up their damn laces.

If your ankle can move around inside the boot your skates aren't tight enough.

Then walk around on the rubber mat for a bit before stepping on the ice, get the feel for the boots, and being a little taller... You are essentially standing on stilts that are a couple inches tall and it effects when you need to lift / set down your foot. Better to learn that without the slippery surface.

Once she's on the ice, one foot at a time, soft knees first time out.

11-25-2022, 08:19 AM	#7
#-3 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2008 Exp:	I taught my kids at the Olympic Oval, I think you see a lot of people who don't know how to skate, skating there as a tourist attraction. And to a person almost every single one of them would 2x better at skating if they just tied up their damn laces. If your ankle can move around inside the boot your skates aren't tight enough. Then walk around on the rubber mat for a bit before stepping on the ice, get the feel for the boots, and being a little taller... You are essentially standing on stilts that are a couple inches tall and it effects when you need to lift / set down your foot. Better to learn that without the slippery surface. Once she's on the ice, one foot at a time, soft knees first time out.