Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Even Yourself!

Marty Donnellan has worked as a professional roller skating coach at rinks around Atlanta, GA, USA. She has taught scores of people the art of indoor skating, and many others how to improve their skating. "Teach Someone to Roller Skate - Including Yourself!" is a complete curriculum for a four- to six-week beginning indoor roller skating course for all ages. Most of the illustrations picture students on quad skates, but most of the basic positions, postures, and techniques described apply equally to quad skates, inline skates, and ice skates. Differences are noted in the text, such as the location of brakes. This book does NOT cover outdoor skating, where you must learn to negotiate hills.

Marty has used the course with both individual skaters of all ages, and 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 now teach someone to roller skate - including yourself or your child - with no professional instructor present. Or, you can build on existing skills. These are the same skills taught to beginning ice skating students. And, with the exception of navigating hills, all of the skills taught are transferable to beginning inline 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 & 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!