Learn to Skate | Basic 3 Lesson

Hey guys, I'm Mary. Welcome back to my learn to skate series. Today we're focusing on our basic three skills. Let's get to it. Our first skill we're going to be working on is board stroking. This is our big kid step up from boards marching. Our goal is to stroke forwards using our edges and proper power across the width of the ice. We are going to start off in the T position. Every time we push off, push off on the middle of the blade with the knees nice and bent. Try to gain power with every push. Aim for a nice extension and pointed toes. A common mistake is pushing with your toes and kicking back, so try to avoid this. Instead, push off the middle of your blade. It is also common to have stiff legs, making it harder to gain speed. Some other common mistakes are having your arms too high or looking down during stroking. Our next skill is going to be forward half swizzle pumps. Our goal is to go along a circle doing 68 great half swizzle pumps. We're going to hug the circle. Arms are over the circle as well. Knees nice and bent. We're going to bend the legs and pump, making little U's with the leg on the outside of the circle. The leg inside the circle will stay bent and slightly leaning inside the circle. A common mistake is to speed through these pumps and not complete them. Remember from basic two, our standstill two foot turns? Now we are graduating to moving two foot turns. You guys got this. We're going to gain some speed with a moving two foot glide. We are going to turn on the ball of our feet, lifting up our heels. While doing so, our arms are going to stay on top of the circle. We are looking into the circle as we turn. For our fourth skill, we are going to focus on a beginner version of backward one foot glides. This is probably the trickiest skill on this level, so try to hold your one foot glide as long as possible. This skill is going to come back in basic four. Start off with a heel to toe position to make it easier. Glide backwards on two feet. Then we will practice transferring our weight to one foot. We are going to stay forwards on the blade, arms in front of us to balance. A common mistake is getting lopsided by dropping the shoulder or the hip, throwing us off balance. We know how to stop forwards. Now to learn how to We are going to bend and push gently on the ice on the middle-ish of our blade to slowly stop. Almost done guys. We are going to learn forward slaloms. We are going to do four to six half swizzle pumps, alternating side to side on a straight line. I think of these as alternating half swizzle pumps. We are nice and bent. Our shoulders are working with our hips. Stay nice and low in the knees. A common mistake is not pushing the shoulders against the hips. Notice how I am slowing down here. Lastly, we have our bonus skill. We are going to do forward inside pivots. We are going to try them counterclockwise and clockwise. Our goal is to do three in a row without stopping. My pivoting knee is nice and bent. The other leg is straight back. I am going to keep the head, arms, and chest up. I am going to push with my leg and stay in a nice inside edge. A mistake is just to keep pumping and not having a good flow. Subscribe and save. Stay tuned for more videos. I have basic four coming up next. Thanks for watching and see you guys next time.