caption: For protection on the track, the skaters wear helmets and knee, wrist and elbow pads. Falling down is inevitable between the high-speed skating moves and the blocking maneuvers. ``We do get trained on how to fall,'' <PERSON> said. ``(How) to fall small and training your body to fall in the right way.'' Cravens said there's so much encouragement in the sport, it can bring out the best in people. ``Our league is full of people who thought they could never do that,'' <PERSON> said. ``Empowering sounds like such a cliche, (but) it really can transform so many areas of your life that you just wouldn't anticipate.''