How to choose roller skating equipment and learn skills?

In the blink of an eye, the summer vacation is getting closer and closer to us. Children, big children, primary school students, middle school students, and college students will all usher in the happiest time! During the summer vacation, the roller skating activities inside and outside the school also ushered in a peak period.

Introduction

Roller skating is a sport that is good for physical fitness. A good set of equipment is a good start. But not all qualified products are on the market. When buying, be sure to keep your eyes open and choose equipment of reliable quality. After choosing the right equipment, you must also learn the basic skills of roller skating, so how to choose roller skating equipment and learn skills?

What to prepare before skating?

• Roller skates
• Safety gear
• Wheel
• Backpacks and shoe lifts
• Pile Cup

Skills

• Slide
• Stand and balance
• Fall correctly
• Stop

What to prepare before skating?

Roller skates

First of all, a pair of roller skates is essential. Roller skating is roughly divided into these five categories, speed roller skating, freestyle roller skating, extreme roller skating, roller skating, figure roller skating, etc. Different shoes will have different performances, and different performances will have different performances for different types of roller skating events. Buy according to your needs. However, shoes can share certain properties in common. For example, a shoe that plays with flat flowers may also have a certain performance on the flower brake. Affecting the performance of roller skates is roughly divided into the material and structure of the shoes, as well as the knife holder, wheels, bearings, and so on. Be sure to consider these aspects when choosing shoes. Therefore, if a newcomer wants to play roller skating, consider a general direction, whether to play mainly flat flower or occasional braking or both or only play one of flat flower and brake, etc. According to the direction you choose, it is most important to buy different roller skates.

Safety gear

Followed by a complete set of safety gear, including helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, and hand guards. Head-to-toe protection increases your safety while exercising. It's like wearing a seat belt while driving. Don't skip the step of wearing protective gear just because you are greedy for excitement. Everyone on the road safely!

Wheel

If you have sufficient funds, you can buy one or more sets of wheels according to your own situation, because roller skating is a very expensive sport. Generally, the roller skating wheel can be used for 2-3 years, and the wheel of the brake shoe has more serious wear. If the roller skating time is long and the exercise intensity is high, the life of all the wheels will be shorter. Remember not to ride on gravel or uneven areas.

In addition to ordinary wheels, some friends also like to replace flash wheels to play roller skating, and they also need to buy them separately. Of course, the performance of flash wheels is not as good as that of ordinary wheels. If you just play at ordinary times, you can consider flash wheels for professional use. Flash wheels are not recommended.

Backpacks and shoe lifts

Backpacks, in general, are also essential. A backpack for roller skating, which can store roller skates, protective gear, and pile cups, saves you a lot of things. If you don't like backpacks, you can choose to buy a shoe lift, a small metal shoe lift that can carry shoes in your hand. But other things need to be done differently. Whether it is a backpack or a shoe lift, it is for the convenience of carrying roller skates and various equipment.

Pile Cup

Whether you're playing flat or braking, speed skating or extreme, a few basic flat moves are essential. The pile cup is lightweight, easy to carry, and can be used directly on the ground. Usually, 10 or 20 will do.

Skills

Slide

Standing, use the inner edge of the right foot to push the ground to the side and rear, shift the center of gravity of the body to the left foot, and quickly retract the right foot after kicking the ground to be parallel with the left foot to slide forward with both feet. When the forward sliding is about to stop, use the inner edge of the left foot to push the ground to the side and rear, and then quickly retract it to be parallel with the right foot to slide forward with both feet. Both feet alternately push the ground and slide forward continuously. After the slow steps you learned earlier have become more balanced and fluid, it's time to try to speed them up. For example, take a step forward with your right foot, then push your left foot forward and slide your right foot forward. Slide forward with your left foot again, focusing your weight on this left foot, then continue sliding with your right foot, then your left. Continue to repeat alternating left and right legs over and over until you get used to the glide. After a successful glide, we must learn how to stop.

Stand and balance

If you can't maintain proper form while wearing roller skates, you won't be able to master other skills either. So what you need to do is, learn proper form: bend your knees a little so that your legs are not too straight and stiff. This is done to gain more control over your body. PS: Don't forget to keep your feet upright instead of leaning out or in. Therefore, after putting on the roller skates, you should hold the railings or stand up slowly with the support of your companions, so that the center of gravity of the body falls on the rectangular support surface formed by the four wheels as much as possible, and the standing posture is good. Then let go of the hand of the technical school rod, and gradually realize how to maintain balance on the rolling wheels. After learning the correct posture, it is your turn to practice walking. Take small steps slowly, then stand up slowly and walk with balance. When you're successful, it's time to learn the next basic trick!

Fall correctly

Falling also requires skill! When sliding, you will definitely face slipping. To reduce the risk of injury, we need to learn this trick. Before learning, remember that when roller skating, be sure to wear protective equipment, and learning how to fall is only to reduce the damage we suffer after falling. When you hit the ground after a fall, try bending your knees and extending your arms forward. In this position, the palms, knees, and elbows are the armored parts of the body that support the body when touching the ground.

Takeaway

With this knowledge, you can start the world of roller skating. When you have time, you can invite three or five friends to swim freely in the world of roller skating.