All About Ice Skating

[cimman]

panooxy:

How to overcome fear of ice skating? I had a 1-2-1 ice skating lesson, which went well. I am fine when somebody holds my hand and I can even skate a little bit by myself. I really need to practice but when I go by myself I panic, like I cant breathe and my head spins even if I hold onto the barrier. I am really angry at myself, it feels hopeless.

I guess you have a fear of falling and hurting yourself. You should get some shin guards, elbow guards and wrist guards, and then fall in a controlled manner. Try falling a few times on the ice, maybe that will get you over your phobia.

Alternatively, try rollerblading first. Once you get the hang of rollerblading, you can come back to ice skating with a better sense of balance. When you first try rollerblading, go to a grassy patch and try walking to get your sense of balance. Don't try on a concrete pavement till you can walk confidently on the grassy patch at a brisk pace.

[twilight]

Yup, just let yourself fall. You will realise it doesn’t hurt to fall. But of course I’m not talking about falling when skating at high velocity. That will give a large impact and it’ll hurt. Normal falling won’t hurt.

[simplejan]

Better to wait for Jcube is opening in 2012 i.e. the big skate rink in jurong east! Kids were interested in ice skating and we actually went to the MBS rink previously and witnessed how wobbly the coaches skated...OMG (Disclaimer: of cos this is my personal opinion and may of course be biased since i am no professional)


and yes agree that you should always let your child learn to roller blade first. build the confidence plus improves the balance and motor. ice skating is much more costly....perhaps you try some good skate schools like inline fitness http://www.inlinefitness.org or http://www.skate-with-us.com, they are a specialised skate school by montessori for children. Got a recommendation from my ex-colleague previously and we took on a private class with them quite good. (disclaimer again: your experience may differ okay? )

Apparently, her child attended their ice skating workshop last summer or some time back and they did this like costume ice skating workshop thingy. not sure if it is seasonal.

[auntieM]

My DS quite keen on ice skating and just wondering if I can get any feedback on those classes conducted at Kallang.. many thanks...

[xiaostar]

simplejan:

Better to wait for Jcube is opening in 2012 i.e. the big skate rink in jurong east!

The ice-skating lessons at Jcube has started:
http://www.sisa.org.sg/LearntoSkate/SkateStar.aspx
there's another session starting in june

[sweeling]

Dear Mummies,


Now you can bring your kids for ice-skating at JCube.
They have this cute little penguin to help the little ones to ice-skate.
I brought my kids there and they had great fun.

http://teamspore.com/reviews/the-rink-jcube-penguin-skating-aid.html

[titank]

So it is better to start roller blades then follow by ice skating? Seem like only 2 places to learn is either JCube or at Kallang Leisure Park.

[Kiasu singaporean]

Hi,

I’m thinking of taking up figure skating lessons. Can I still take part in competitions without memberships? BY the way,how much do club memberships cost per month? Can anyone recommend a good coach in figure skating and how much do they charge?

[xiaostar]

Ice Skating meetup -

http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-Ice-Skating-for-Casual-and-Beginners/

[Liliana pink]

Hello,


Anyone knows when the Learn to Skate weekly lessons start?