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    Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself!
    Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself!
    Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself!
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    Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself!

    By Marty Donnellan

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    Marty Donnellan has worked as a roller skating coach at All American Skating Rink near Atlanta, GA, USA. She has taught scores of people how to skate, and many others how to improve their skating.

    "Teach Someone to Roller Skate" is a complete curriculum for a 4-to-6 week beginning roller skating course for all ages. Marty has used it with individual students of all ages, as well as school PE groups. It makes a great gift for parents whose kids are approaching skating age.

    By studying Marty's clear text and engaging illustrations, you, too, can teach someone to roller skate - including yourself or your child - with no professional instructor present. Or, you can build on existing skills. Most of the skills taught are transferrable to beginning outdoor inline skating and even ice skating.

    Below are some of the topics covered:

    Styles of skates and skating

    Beginning skating positions and postures

    How to keep from falling

    How to rise from a fall

    How to build up speed

    Four ways to stop

    Avoiding common bad habits

    Working with older adults

    Working with preschoolers

    Gliding on one foot

    Introduction to edges

    How to carve, pump, swizzle and scissor

    How to do crossovers

    Beginning backwards skating

    Beginning intermediate skills such as the Mohawk turn and two-footed spin

    Exercises to practice on and off skates

    Complete checklist of beginning skills

    Troubleshooting pain while skating

    Coloring pages for young skaters

    ...And more! So get your skates on and get started with Coach Marty!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarty Donnellan
    Release dateDec 30, 2014
    ISBN9781507072967
    Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself!
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    Marty Donnellan

    Marty Donnellan is a lifelong resident of Atlanta, GA, USA. She is a writer and illustrator, doll maker, skater and skating teacher, nursing home art teacher, grain growing enthusiast and founder/director of Joy Community Kitchen, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit food charity. She is the author of seven books. Four are stories set in the imaginary world of frendibles, two are non-fiction "how-to" manuals (teaching doll making and roller skating), and the latest is a cozy mystery.

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      Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself! - Marty Donnellan

      Teach Someone

      to Roller Skate –

      Even Yourself!

      ____________

      A Beginning

      Roller Skating

      Course for All Ages

      Written and Illustrated by

      Marty Donnellan

      © 2013. All rights reserved.

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      Pine Cone Press

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      Hi, everyone. I work as a professional roller skating instructor at All American Skating Center near Atlanta, GA. Over time I have taught scores of children and adults how to skate, and many others how to improve their skating. I’ve also watched many people struggle to skate on their own, or to teach someone else.

      I decided to write and illustrate this manual as a way to offer my tried-and-true methods to everyone: to people with no access to a professional coach, or people with time constraints, or people who like to do things themselves.

      By studying my clear text and illustrations, you can now teach anyone – even yourself or your child – how to skate correctly, with skill and enjoyment, even with no professional instructor present. 

      Here are a few of the topics we’ll cover:

      Beginning skating positions and postures

      How to keep from falling, how to fall, how to get up

      Four ways to stop

      How to carve, pump, swizzle, and do crossovers

      Beginning backwards skating

      Special groups such as older adults and preschoolers

      Beginning intermediate moves such as two-footed spins and the Mohawk turn

      ...and more. Roller skating definitely feels strange at first. But once you master the basics, it can be ridiculously fun, providing lifelong enjoyment, fitness and stress relief. You can take the sport in many different directions, including speed skating, artistic skating, rhythm and jam skating, roller hockey, and derby. No matter how good you get, there are always new things to learn. So let’s lace up and get started!

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      Contents

      Chapter One: Before You Skate

      Chapter Two: Basic Positions

      Chapter Three: Start Skating

      Chapter Four: Skate Well

      Chapter Five: Become an Intermediate Skater

      Chapter Six: Get Stronger

      Epilogue: I Love Skating! What Next?

      About the Author

      Other Books by Marty Donnellan

      Chapter One: Before You Skate

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      What’s the Difference Between Quad Skates and Inline Skates?

      A quad skate has four wheels oriented in a rectangular shape, two in front and two in back. An inline skate has between three and five wheels (usually four) lined up one behind the other. Whether you end up skating in quad skates or inline skates is a matter of preference. Your choice will depend on the kind of skating you decide you want to pursue, and your budget. All types of skates can do the same kinds of things. But some are better for jumping, and others are better for going fast. Some are better for intricate footwork, while others are better for going straight.

      On the following pages, we’ll look at some other differences between quad and inline skates.

      Quads Vs. Inlines: Wheels

      The front wheel of the inline skate usually extends beyond the toe, while the front wheels of the quad skate line up under the ball of the foot. Inline wheels are narrower than quad wheels, without sharply defined edges. Inline skates require a bit more balancing ability.

      Quads Vs. Inlines: Brakes

      Quad skates usually have a stopper in the front, while inlines, except for speed skates, usually have a stopper in the back.

      Quads Vs. Inlines: Boots

      Quad skates have high or low leather or leather-type boots which are fitted close to the foot and ankle. Recreational inline skates have thicker and often taller boots made of foam filled fabric partially covered with a hard plastic shell. Speed inline skates have hard, low cut boots.

      Quads Vs. Inlines: Trucks

      All but the least expensive quad skates have trucks which are adjustable. Adjustable trucks allow varying degrees of give between the axles and the plate. This movement gives the skater greater maneuverability. Inline skates do not have trucks. The frame is often one molded piece which extends from the wheels to close to the top of the boot. Maneuverability of the skate is accomplished in other ways.

      Four Styles of Skates and Skaters

      On the following pages we’ll look at the four most common kinds of skates in use today: the recreational inline skate: the

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