Most weeks now I am able to get out skating three times a week. And after each time, I feel just a little bit more comfortable. Whether it is my stopping, crossover, or going backwards, things just some a bit more assured.
One thing that helped me was a Hockey Canada coaching manual a friend lent me. Specifically a chapter about how players need to be able master and utilize all ‘four edges’ of their skates. When I first read it, I was intrigued. Four edges? Man, I thought I had just two blades. Now though, knowing I have four edges that I need to use for different turns and strides has really helped me on focusing on what I what I am feeling underneath my feet.
A couple of more skating thoughts:
- Since the course began I have skated 14 times. In other words, I have skated more in five weeks than I have probably skated the past 15 years.
- On the way home from skating tonite I realized that hell! I can’t remember when my feet stopped aching! I am sure it is combination of skates and my feet getting used to skating, but if I consider the absolute torture I had put me feet through in previous winters whenever I did manage to lace up the skates, I can only consider this some sort of divine intervention.
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