[header] How to hockey stop [title] Skate a few strides forward. [step] Begin along the boards, holding the boards with your hands. Take it slow, at first.
[header] How to hockey stop [title] Skate a few strides forward. [step] Begin along the boards, holding the boards with your hands. Take it slow, at first.
Keep your skates as close to your body as possible. Lean in and out as you lean forward. You don't want to pick up too much speed until you have gotten a feel for how to hockey stop. You should be looking forward, not down at your feet. Don't start skating too early-you don't want to just press your feet into the ice. It might hurt a bit at first, but don't worry-you might get it down as you skate. Your skating spine should come along the boards like a ladder. By gliding on the boards the skate will be able to slide on the ice and glide backwards and forwards less quickly.