Out at a public skate yesterday I fell flat on my ass four times. Not stumbles, trips or little falls, but four crashes to the ice. The last one was the best: as I was headed off the ice and I was approaching the door, I went to stop and went right over arse over tea kettle and into the boards.
Each time I fell though, I was thinking about the same thing. Or I should say I wasn’t thinking. I wasn’t thinking about skating! There I was trying to be relaxed and smooth while practicing some stuff when all of a sudden CRASH! BANG!
What I realized afterwards is that I am nowhere near a good enough skater at this stage to be out there and not think about my skating. I need to always concentrate, especially when I practicing stuff I am not competent at.
Now, obviously the goal is get to the stage where one doesn’t need to think about having to skate. But I think I’ll have a few more bumps and bruises before that happens.
