Stepping Out on Ice: A guide to starting out in ice skating

Book Synopsis: Everything you need to know about starting ice skating in an illustrated guide. All the knowledge and secret tips you need to start ice skating. If you have ever dreamed of being a figure skater, playing ice hockey or just how to ice skate, this ‘insiders guide’ gives you information that only ice skaters would know and could save you time, money, trouble, and effort.

This walk-through guide into the world of ice skating takes you from novice to being able to stop, turn, and use your edges. More than that, it tackles common fears, stepping onto the ice, the safety position, and how to get up off the ice. The guide introduces ‘learn to skate courses’, how they work, and their suitability. It also explains private ‘patch’ ice time, one-on-one coaching, which ice skates to hire and how to lace them up.

There is more to ice skating than the skating itself, like etiquette and what to wear. This guide, written by Phillip Hatfield (seasoned adult figure skater) and Lynn Burton-Lenard (former Junior & Senior British Ice Dance Champion and ice dance coach), also tackles training schedules, mental tips, off-ice training and more.

There are money-saving tips for those learning to skate and more experienced ice skaters alike. From getting the most from sessions to multi-person discounts and cost-saving on coaching, there are ways of making ice skating more affordable. The guide also takes you past the fundamentals of how to ice skate, into the world of the competent figure skater, choosing figure skates and getting an ice skating coach.

The guide provides invaluable advice on planning for further advancement in figure skating like tests, competitions, and galas. If you intend on learning to ice skate, whether that is to be a figure skater, ice hockey player or recreational ice skater, this book is written by those who have been through the process and will give you all the information to make learning to ice skate as enjoyable as possible.