Anthems On Ice :: Crap Skaters Support Group!

Ok.. I cannot skate... but I'm thinking (or is it hoping) there will be few people just like me so I'm not going to look so bad

Anyone got any tips... so i don't fall on my ass too much...



I'm thinking support in numbers is the way to go!

Training wheels Paully .

oooh, you can lean on me...I can skate, not great, but I have never fallen down (yet) while on skates of any kind.....but there is always a first time, and its a been at least three years since I've skated

Paul, just try and keep your feet heading in the direction you want to be going....its when your feet go in opposite directions that trouble starts

you always have a softer landing if you take someone down with you?

Strap 2 skates to your ass... one per cheek. You'll be right then!

Im in, its much like rolly blades!

yep oldskoolies got it but you need an umbrella also to act as a sail
i cant skate either ive never been and im crap on rollerblades so i guess ill be falling down lots

but ill be taking people with me

use a chair as stability. and dont be afraid to use the kiddy rink.

i was part of a group of people that took a group of whele chair bound kids out on the ice one day. and having them in their chairs acted as support for us aswell. was awesome seeing their faces as we took them round and round. and it gave me abit of extra support having 4 wheels and 2 skates..

make sure the other person falls down first..always a softer landing

now heres something i havent done in ages!
ice skating, thats all cold

OOH coldness


This post has been edited by absent1: Jan 21 2006, 11:10 AM

Start off in the kiddy rink til you get the feel of the skates. everyone has to go in the same (anticlockwise) direction, so its not like you have people zooming into ya. and when you're a beginner, you don't go fast anyways so if you fall it doesn't hurt much. bit cold, but its funny.

Hint:try to land on butt - far softer than on knees!

nah, just jump straight in head first... and thats how you will end up

good thing i can tollerate pain.. well except for a harsh bite to the kidneys... BEK!

not if you have a boney ass

just learn how to fall properly!

Never ice skated... i'm gonna need all the help i can get...

just like pushing old people down stairs... i mean *whistles*

well i'll see how i go moolah wise... cos this'll be the week i moved so yeah... if i can find a few dinah here or there i'll be there...

and i'll give you a hand Paul
*insert clapping here*
..a round of applause i mean...

and i will be avoiding you all cos i cant skate for crap!

Ill give you two very valueable tips- always find someone worse then you to skate with- this will make you look better
And when you do find your feet, whatever you do DONT skate really fast and try to use the wall to stop you- this will result in you flipping over the barrier and landing on your head, needing stitches and being mocked for a VERY long time
Im not coordinated enough to skate well but i manage- although i guarantee i will have at least one spectacular ass meets ice incident

This post has been edited by LadyK: Jan 22 2006, 06:32 AM

good luck peoples. have fun!

yeah dont wear one of those womens ice skating leotards. It could be embarrasssing when you fall on your ass!!!

goes til about 11pm. we haven't got the whole venue to ourselves cause we would have to have a guarunteed like, 300+ people rock up... but it will be good to laught at everyone else, plus, convert them to anthems!! PR oppertunity huh?

ice skating is just like riding a bike, if u know how 2 fall of a bike, then u will certainly fall over ice skating lo l

cool, ill have to get my friends toegther... yep all 1 of them... do imaginary friends get a discount too???...lol...

i start out slow them start to zoom about a bit, when i want to stop i got for a barrier and grab it on my way past and land on my butt... i can skate but ill always fall down, i know ill be covered in bruises...but i love it all the same....

but if u go out on the big ice and dont feel confident skate towards the middle.....thats more than likely where we will be dragging our wounded..

and as far as DJs go, i had better hear the bongo song.......

i can roller blade well.... cant ice skate for shit... and they look pretty similar 2 me so i dont know why i have trouble..

i find ice skating easier than blading... Don't know why... hmm...

I spend half my life down at city skate, aggressive inline blading. Ive been ice skating countless times, its easier than blading.

Anthems should organise a saturday night at Mt Thebarton. . That would be cool.

you cant make it to the friday night one?

i find ice MUCH nicer to fall on then say.. asphelt.

since we shut down the slope (thanks to the high cost of public liability insurance) you cant really call it mt.thebarton anymore....just plain old ice arena like it used to be called in the 80's.

well are they making more skating rink in place of said slope?

don't go down steep hills

It's almost a certainty that I won't be able to go to this.

I'll be back at Uni soon, and won't be making anywhere near as much money as I'm making now by working full time.

I'd like to have these last few weeks very work intensive to make the most of it - so no more cancelling shifts for anything over the next month

if you cant afford it justin, ill hook ya up.

you just gotta get there.

I probably won't skate, although I say that now...

Should be a good laugh .

would of liked to of gone, but can't make it, working.

have fun everyone..

I appreciate the gesture, it's got nothing to do with not being able to afford it - it's got to do with me losing hours/income at work to take time off to go ice skating instead

Money I have plenty of.. time to make even more money, I have little of - so I need to make the most of my remaining holidays and work up the hours hardcore.. no time to take a break for ice skating

can some one please print me out a voucher just incase. i dont have access to a printer. but im probably going to be stupid enuff to risk my ( walking) life by skating just for the fact i love doing it....


cheers!

i'm up for it... I also blade (agressive) so i shouldn't be bad on ice..

i tried to stab sum1 with a skate
adam sandler double hehe

Absolutely unco i am on skates. Let it be roller skates, ice skates, skate boards or roller blades i just keep away from them as i nearly always walk away hurt from them.


Harley

you guys will be fine, and i'll bring spare vouchers

I say strap pillows around yourself and you'll be right! that way, soft landing no matter how you fall!

for those who want tips on how to skate:

1/ make sure skates fit correctly
2/ make sure skates are laced nice and tight
3/ when approaching ice, lock your ankles so that your feet stay inline with your legs. Not tilt over to one side.
3/ when on ice, dont try to run or push straight to the side. As this wont work! What I have always told people is: make your feet into a V type stance. then basically walk with a glide type motion. This will help propell you forward.
4/ once you have this motion smoothish. Then try and slowly bring your feet to a more forward stance. then eventually you may get it so that your front foot is forward and your pushing foot is pushing rearward and out at the same time.

Hope this helps..

This post has been edited by scattered: Jan 23 2006, 01:40 PM

thanks! they are some great tips! You better be coming to help some of those who can't skate would be great to see you lol

Yes i will definately be there.. Candy_Cat!

I haven't skated for years, but once upon a time I skated quite regularly, so I have a fairly good idea of what to do...

yeah it will be great to meet you also..

This post has been edited by scattered: Jan 23 2006, 03:00 PM

i haven't done it in ages either! the blisters have always put me off, but i'm so excited now.. ice skating and good music! i never thought it would happen!

and those tips scattered... are excellent. but i will still fall on my arse the second i step onto the ice! HeHe

nah, you'll be surpised

don't try to take off... balance yourself first.. plus you practice walking in them before skating on them, ie move from seats to ice, you'll have a better idea then

well thats usually the plan! but the ice is so slippery!

Thats ok, I probably will do the same!!

and I know I will definately get blisters as I always do... damm blisters

i still stick by my 2 pairs of socks minimum! i'm gonna look so funny all rugged up! stockings/jeans/turtleneck/jacket/scarf/gloves! if i don't bring all that i will literaly turn blue!

really? thick socks helps

not really, unless u have skinny feet...

The shoes need to fit properly, and i know that none at the ice rink fit me propperly, so i baught my own shoelaces... and they never tighten the bastards, so me havin flat foot doesn't help...

I'm bringin in my own, to see if they work...

I'll be skating in a t-shirt and jeans.. No jacket or jumper for me.. get way too hot!!

but i will bring them just in case i do an injury or something!

thick socks definatley help!

...and my feet arnt skinny.. they are slim! LOL

My skates have 2 laces on each skate. So that you can tension the laces at different amounts if required...

sadly most of em have the crappy ass strappy thingamajiggers so yeah ......

yeah! but most ppl don't skate often enought to warrent buying a decent pair! i think if you go up to a big enough size they actually do have laces but ppl like me who have to get kids sizes are doomed to the crappy straps!

hehehe... the key thing is getting them tight. I used to have a special hook for lancing skates tight... dont know where it is, but will try and find it and bring it along!!

Doesnt matter how many laces you have anyway... was just trying to say that if its 1 or 2 pairs the principle is the same...

This friday? What time? Whats the cost for entry now? I haven't been in ages. I think I might actually come...

yeah... i just hate the skates there... they don't do up tight and give you blisters... so i used 2 on each blade... One for the foot and one just the ankle, we'll see how i go with my own skates now tho...

im erring on the side of wlaking... stupid drunken posts idiot me wont risk it .. my wrist would only take one fall as would mny knee.. then there would be no more Del

slide one foot foward...then push with ya other one and your off!

I'll have afew spare vouchers on me too.
someone you know is bound to have my number, so send me an sms if you require one, or alternatively PM me.

I have a printer and surplus ink. BRING IT ON

so, who is getting excited i am

shall be a great night

i can skate...im not too bad.....but i can also fall over .....hope sum1 brings a camera and can take pics of all us on our asses

im not sure if im coming, but i really hope to

im excited big kev style!!

he's dead!!!! that's not being excited!!!

well, his ghost can appear in the fog maybe??? no... you are so coming tash, no questions!

hehe ill be there with a camera on hand..ill try and be nice and not capture ones that are indecent

ill see how much money i can get 2gether, but i very much doubt ill be able to afford it....we will see lauren

If someone needs a lesson, i wont give you one, but u can always look like a fool with me...