Ice skating?

Question

I've just started to learn to skate. How do you do a forward crossover that I see people on the rink doing? What is the technique and does the crossover foot lead or trail?

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Answer 1

so what you need to do is ,for example ,if you are going to do a left cross over you would get some speed and turn your left foot so it looks like the blade is towards your right foot and you cross your right leg and you step in with your left leg forward. so your right leg crosses over while your left leg just goes straight in the position were your blade is pointing in.



Instructions

* STEP 1: Start in one of the corners of the rink, near where the goal line meets the boards.
* STEP 2: Skate around the five face-off circles on the ice. Start going counter-clockwise around the nearest circle. This maneuver should cross your feet, while pushing you forward around the circle.
* STEP 3: Cross the outside skate over the inside skate when you skate around the circle.
* STEP 4: Switch your weight and push off with the inside foot.
* STEP 5: Bring the inside foot back to the front of the outside foot. This maneuver should recover your feet to normal position, while advancing you around the circle.
* STEP 6: Continue crossing over with each stride as you go around the circle.
* STEP 7: Switch to the next circle in your end of the rink after you have completed one circuit around the first circle. Skate clockwise around the second circle. This will change which foot is your outside foot.
* STEP 8: Skate around each of the five circles, switching direction each time you change to a new circle.
* STEP 9: Go back and do all of the circles again, after you have finished all five circles, arriving in the opposite corner from your starting point. This will make a total of 10 circles, five for each foot.

Tips & Warnings

* Go slowly at first, checking for good footwork. Make sure that your feet cross over entirely with each repetition.
* Skate as hard as you can when going from one circle to the other. After 20 or 30 total circles, this will act as a conditioning drill as well as a skill drill.
* Hockey is a physically challenging sport that could result in serious injury. We recommend that you seek the proper equipment and training before undertaking this activity.