Ice Skating Tips

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Maintain Love For Your Skating feet
Protecting ice skaters' feet is crucial for comfort and foot pain prevention. Feet are very vulnerable so chose wisely what to wear to reduce foot pain.
Figure Skating Injury Recovery - best practice
It is key that every skater should know about the common injuries on the ice rink, their prevention, and the process to recover.
WHAT CAN YOUR COMPETITORS TEACH YOU ABOUT SKATING
What do your competitors teach you about skating? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE VIDEO In fact, the best way to learn in a competition is from your competitors, as failure is your friend, your competitors are your teachers. The biggest competitor is actually you!
Figure Skaters Competition Check List
Your competition check list - dont leave home without these! Clean Skates A Bag Dress Blade Guards Towel Soakers Spare Tights Bottle of Water Sweets Warm jacket/body warmer Music Gloves Grooming Gear Spare Laces Bunga Pads Screw Driver Mobile Phone Lucky Charm
Guide to Figure Skater Tights
Why do skaters wear tights and why are they so expensive?
Bullying and Abuse in Figure Skating
This exists in the Figure Skating World. Bullying, Abuse, and Sexual Abuse has been reported but never to the same extent as Gymnastics. The status quo hides behind power imbalances. The age differences with partners is a risk to young female teenage skaters and certain coaching practices are simply not right.
Are Russian Skaters The Best In The World? | Skate Perfect
The Russian dominance in figure skating is paramount and unmatched. No country comes close to the athletes of Russia in any world championships and global tournaments. Russian skaters are the best and have swayed the figure skating world with their distinctive style of play and performance. The fusion of the technical abilities with artistic innovations in their performances has stunned and mesmerised the world.
How to spin perfectly on ice, by Coach, Paul Crocker.
Spin perfection for skaters is one of the most captivating things to watch in our sport. With the right piece of music and expression, a spin can capture moments of powerful energy as well as moments of serene elegance. Read how to perfect your movement with key advice from a GB coach.
A Real Off-Ice Programme for Skaters - by Lulu Alexandra | Skate Perfect
An off-Ice programme for a figure skater is just as important as your training on-ice. Your mind, fitness, strength conditioning, and general nutrition is key to maintaining optimum skating performance. These off-ice practices combined with warm up and cool down techniques assure an injury free skater with continued rink time.
Why Do Figure Skaters Get Stuffed Animals? | Skate Perfect
Fans throw teddy bears because they want to appreciate the performers and the skills they exhibit on the ice. They throw these stuffed animals as a token of appreciation to their favourite athlete. Some fans want to give them something that gets them close to their idols. Winne the Pooh is the most common soft toy to be received by the skater.
WHY DO FIGURE SKATERS SKATE BACKWARDS?
You must have noticed that figure skaters glide backwards more than they skate forward, have you wondered why? Well! The majority of the jumps in figure skating are executed while skating backward. The other reason is that skating rearwards helps in generating more power and speed, though, backwards skating is one of the most difficult skills to learn as a novice in figure skating.
being the parents of a figure skater, Romy Davies-Jeans | Skate Perfect
You will experience those early mornings, constant travel itineraries, and potential rivalry between parents. For the skater too, there is the strict routine of practice after practice + external training such as the gym or ballet. The competitiveness, yet friendship of your peers, matched by the determination of your goals, develop inner confidence and belief to go on. However, what about the supporting team around you – mum and dad – and how do they cope?
Can you Ice Skate with a Prosthetic Leg | Skate Perfect
Balancing becomes difficult as there is less control over the artificial leg. An amputee with above the knee prosthetic leg can not attempt any move or spin except for gliding on the ice. There is no control over the ankle joint that plays an important role in balancing on the ice and is pivotal in attempting moves such as spinning and jumping. But that does not mean an amputee can never be able to ice skate. Read More.
How to make a figure skaters dress | Skate Perfect
Read how the professionals apply their creativity and dress making skill to provide you the ultimate costume on the ice. Expect hours of dedication taking your inspiration from sketch to material. Then its the persistence in stitching and sewing Crystals.
Ice the Movie - Interview with Producer Maddison Bullock | Skate Perfect
SkatePerfect is proud to present an interview with Maddison Bullock, writer, producer and cast member of “Ice The Movie”. We ask her about her childhood and life experiences which led her to create her dream production. Ice the Move is available on Amazon Prime, Vimeo worldwide. Lets first provide an insight into the film