This is your first non-heel braking stop and your gateway into the Intermediate skills. You will develop increasing ability to glide and balance on one skate and control your forces to stop. However, this may be too advanced for you immediately after the Beginner’s syllabus, so see if you need to consolidate your Beginner skills first.
This lesson on forwards crossovers will push you into the Intermediate world and give your skating real finesse. Once mastered, you will be able to turn corners while producing efficient propulsion and look effortlessly cool while doing it. You will be discovering outside edges for the first time!
Outro
Some final tips on how to practice and use the course material.