Skatefresh has always had several stocks of hire skates primarily used in schools in London and Brighton. When Asha moved from Brighton back to London earlier this year one set of skates was homeless but finally due to the enthusiasm of a sports worker in Wales (who...
This edition of the Skatefresh Blog Tutorial shows you how to do simple transitions on quads from forwards skating to backwards skating and then back again from backwards to forwards. This version is a good introductory technique for transitions for low and medium...
The vibrant and busy skate scene of Barcelona once again brought me to the beautiful city, where there is more good quality tarmac than anywhere I have ever skated. However, as I left Madrid the weather forecast for the weekend was truly frightening, heavy rain,...
I'm enjoying teaching simple skills in this Blog series of tutorials but I realise that many skaters are lacking some basics due to not having had formal instruction before. So here is a video tutorial not on an actual skill but on a fundamental basic concept of...
I've been an Examiner for the ICP (http://www.inlinecertificationprogram.org/) since 2004 and in that time my responsibility is to take enthisiastic skaters and train them in the ICP Level 1 Instructor syllabus and then certify them when they pass the exams. This is...
Here's a new Skate Video Tutorial, this time not on one particular skill but on the basic grounding of edges. Which edge do we want in each situation and which edge do we have and how to fix incorrect edging such as inside edge pronation. This video tutorial is useful...
Here's a new video tutorial for inline skaters wanting to learn more 'care skills'. This one is on 'Pumping' or the creation of acceleration without a stroke during a two footed turn. This is a prerequisite skill for the Double Push which has this element incorporated...
Here's the second in a new series of mini quads tutorials on various skills, this time a useful stopping method called the Lunge Stop. Next week's tutorial will return to inlines and then they be alternate quads and inlines, to keep everyone happy....
Here's a simple skate dance step shown in a quick instructional video. This skate video tutorial shows 2 variations, a long and a short version to give your dance routines some variety. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dFOFBLZJ_Q&feature=youtu.be
Recently since delving into the world of online video skate tutorials with the SKatefresh Apps, I am being asked by a lot of people, ‘So how are your apps doing’? The only answer I can give is ‘fabulously,’ because I am receiving some truly wonderful feedback. I am in...
By popular demand I have finally made a short video tutorial on how to do a Hockey stop (otherwise known as the Cess slide or Parallel slide), coming from the pre-requisite skill of the Edge Stop. The smoothness and quality of the surface you are trying to slide on...
This short video tutorial gives essential tips on technique and practice for skaters wanting to learn the forwards crossover. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uclngb10wo
This video tutorial gives a few tips on how to do the T-Stop, which is a useful stopping technique (although not the most efficient). Learn the basics of what you need to slide one skate and balance effectively. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6lXVhi4rSE
This is the place to start with simple backwards skating. It's the exact opposite of how you learned to skate forwards. This backwards skating technique builds the confidence to lift one skate off the floor for a moment and reduces the tendency for sloppy backwards...
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The Barcelona ICP1 course in mid June was the final of 3 certification courses conducted in Spain and as usual, an intense weekend of learning to skate and teach ensued. Barcelona is a skating city. They have a thriving Friday night skate with 500 people all summer,...
The story of modern roller derby is a huge success story with it being touted as one of the fastest growing sports today taking on new skaters at an amazing rate. In Leicester we are lucky to have a very friendly and successful roller derby team called the Dolly...
On a rainy Sunday in March it actually felt quite productive to be by the Thames re-doing our First Aid qualifications with Ross Boushear, the only First Aid Trainer who is also an old school skater (he passed his ICP level 1 instructor certification even before Asha,...
I found my first pair of skates in a skip (blue ‘rainbow’ quads with yellow wheels) aged 10, while walking home from school a different way. I tried one on and scooted about and then on finding the other skate I skated home for the first time. I left my shoes at the...
A week ago today I left my work as Asha’s PA and Skatefresh’s go to woman for everything admin related as I was moving to Hanoi. During the handover I stumbled across a curious piece of information about the below video of Asha skating in Vondelpark: 5th in line of...