Skating – a great view of rest and physical activity for the child, this occupation develops coordination and dexterity and also improves immunity and strengthens muscles. To learn to ride it is possible already approximately since one and a half years. As a rule, most sports schools accept children at the age of about four-five years. But if you are not going to make of the child of the professional figure skater, then to teach him it is possible to ride at any age.
Instruction
1. Before allowing the child to come to ice, teach him to fall. Skates well slide on ice, and at first not to do without falling therefore it is important that the child was not traumatized. Be trained with the kid of the house: spread a blanket on a floor and show how it is correct to fall: sideways, having grouped. Explain that it is necessary to try not to fall on a back that the head did not suffer. Now let will be trained to fall independently in skates then it is desirable to teach him to rise without the aid of strangers.
2. Do not try at once to teach the child to go by skates. At first execute several simple exercises on a skating rink. For example, ask it to make several squats on the place, to pass forward as at usual walking, that is tearing off legs from ice, or to take several side steps sideways. When the child masters these exercises and will be able to carry out them without falling, it is possible to learn to slide.
3. Up to four years, it is desirable to teach very small children with some support, often for this purpose use the turned stool. At first let he will relax and does not try to move independently – drive him on the tow by means of a rope or a stick that the kid felt all charm of sliding and tried to keep balance independently. After that be engaged with it in working off of the correct step. Remind the child that knees have to be slightly bent when driving. At first be near always, prompt how to put legs how not to tear off them from ice how to hold balance. Then it is possible to depart from the child that he independently could reach to you a little.
4. You do not force an event: let the child study for weeks, the main thing that he derived pleasure and was not afraid of ice. At regular trainings it will seize technology of driving and can even begin to carry out various elements.