from SkatefreshAsha on 30 Mar 2023
This question from Min in Adelaide is one I am frequently asked as it’s very common after a bad fall or injury to completely lose your confidence and feel anxious and nervous when you return to skating, even after you’ve healed. Your body remembers the trauma of the fall or injury even though you may be super excited and wanting to start skating again. The return from injury pathway needs to be carefully planned and you need to go at your body’s pace and listen to the hesitation that it will display. This needs honouring. You should plan to return slowly, as if starting skating from scratch (but don’t worry you’ll progress much faster than any first timer), but I do recommend going through all the beginner level skills and really cementing the fundamentals and building strong foundations skills, such as stopping methods and basic stride work. Your body needs convincing that this crazy sport is safe again and the way to do that is with confident basics, no wobbles and certainly no falls in the first few months. This takes patience as you’ll want to quickly rush to where you were at before the accident, but this will hinder your progress and possibly set you back further if you have another fall in this critical stage. This is when an online course giving you a series of progression exercises for each skill would be super recommended, as this would build your confidence, give you achievable and tangible goals each time you skate and reduce the risks of falling as you return. You will then end up a much better skater than you were before your accident.Who is Asha Skatefresh? Founder of Skatefresh.com (since 2000) Skate Coach for BBC and Disney’s “Soy Luna” Powerslide Brand Ambassador (since 2011) Quads figure skater who represented Great Britain internationally. Skating for 39 years Teaching inlines and quads for 22 years 356 Instructors Certified worldwide (with ICP Inline Certification Program) NEW Stops & Slides Online Training which of the 5 essential stops do you need most?https://skatefresh.com/stops-slides/Are you desperate to get better at skating? Let Asha help you for FREE. Get Instant, FREE access to several Video Course lessons.Just choose course theme, level and skate type (inlines or quads).Click “Free Trial” next to the Trailer Video on each page for FREE access.BEGINNER INLINE – FREE VIDEO TRAININGS Are you a compete beginner and apprehensive about getting hurt? Want to start skating safely without falling? Prefer to follow a step-by-step program rather than YouTube snippets? Avoid injury and embarrassment by learning to skate with a professional instructor following proven methods. Grab your Free Beginner Level In-Depth Tutorials Today. 1. Static Preparations + Basic Movement https://skatefresh.com/product/how-to… 2. Basic Stride https://skatefresh.com/product/how-to… INTERMEDIATE INLINE – FREE VIDEO TRAININGS Have you hit a wall in your learning? The harder stuff doesn’t come so easily anymore. Expand your repertoire of skills with new stops, turns and more speed. Grab your Free Intermediate Level In-Depth Tutorials Today. 3. Lunge Turn https://skatefresh.com/product/how-to… 4. Fitness Stride https://skatefresh.com/product/how-to… ADVANCED INLINE – FREE VIDEO TRAININGS Want to make people stop and stare? Grab your Free ADVANCED Level In-Depth Tutorials Today. 5. Barrel Roll https://skatefresh.com/product/how-to… 6. Double Push Speed Skating Technique https://skatefresh.com/product/how-to… BEGINNER QUADS – FREE VIDEO TRAININGS Are you a compete beginner and apprehensive about getting hurt? Want to start skating safely without falling? Prefer to follow a step-by-step, easy to follow program? Grab your Free Beginner Level In-Depth Tutorials Today.7. Static Preparations + Basic Movement (Quads) https://skatefresh.com/how-to-quad-ro… INTERMEDIATE QUADS – FREE VIDEO TRAINING Have you hit a wall in your progress? Having trouble stopping? Every Quaddie needs a T-stop that works! 8. T-Stop https://skatefresh.com/how-to-quad-ro… YOGA FOR SKATERS Getting aches and pains during or after skating? Maybe you need to be adding some stretching to your skate practice. Grab your FREE 7min pre-post skate stretch video class here; 9. https://skatefresh.com/yoga-for-skaters/For lessons in the UK and Asha’s Touring Trips schedule, visit www.Skatefresh.com Follow Asha and Skatefresh on social media: Facebook: Skatefresh Asha Instagram: @skatefreshasha Asha wears Powerslide Evos with Endless 4×90 frames
