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Cheap n Easy 22 : Toe stop control

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Objective
To be in control and give direction while stopping on toe stops
Activity

While having high speed, skaters transition to backwards skating and stop with their toe stops. However, they don't have to have squared hips, and always be perfectly perpendicular to the inside line. Skaters don't even have to come to a complete stop, but might use it to slow down and move on. Especially moving on after initiating this move, might confuse the opposition.

  • So, a turn around toe stop is the first step
  • Then, ask skaters to do it on one leg.
  • Ask them to stop on one leg (one toe stop) while also giving direction to their stop. Not straight to the back, maybe a slight curve. 
  • From there, ask them to turn so much that they end up facing forward (doing a 180 while stopping / having contact with the floor).

Remind them that it's not about stopping immediatly - we are practicing having control over the stopping distance. The next steps will get more and more advanced.

  • From there you can have different postures. Skate derby direction on the track, turn around, slow down on one or two toe stops, but only for 90 degrees. Your back can now be turned to the inside or outside line. This helps with escape around blockers, so try to sprint after hopping along the line
  • Now you can add cones or even people as a wall. Skate toward the middle of the wall. Turn around toestop, while gliding on the toestop, curve to the outside, face the inside (the skater is turned 90 degrees). Sprint sideways forward to escape.
  • Skate toward the wall, aim for the in- or outside. Do a turn around toestop, but don't come to a complete stop. The wall might expect this. So then use your momentum to jump over their skates past the wall and keep on sprinting for your escape
Check For Learning

Skaters will be comfortable

  • doing a turn around toestop on
    • both legs
    • either one leg
    • while steering
    • going for 90 or 180 degrees if necessary
  • to not fully come to a stop and use their momentum to continue jumping past the blockers
  • to perform this under pressure in a game, without too much thought.

Cheap n Easy 22

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