This course is for you if you:

  • skate forwards comfortably and want to look a little flashier
  • have some backwards and want to improve or be able to stop

Being able to skate backwards opens another world of skating and can even help improve some of your normal skating.

Lesson 1, which I call Intro (The Royal Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, London)

We're going to learn the basics of skating backwards, including how to turn. Get the fundamentals, that are taught in this lesson, right and you'll have a solid foundation for the rest of the course. I may even throw in skating backwards off a pavement!

Lesson 2, Transitions & Stops (The Royal Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, London)

Being able to skate backwards is only one part of the experience: you have to be able to switch from skating forwards, and know how to control your speed and stop. We'll be doing transitions like the Mowhawk and working towards the backwards powerslide and Backwards T-stop.

Lesson 3, Crossovers (The Royal Albert Memorial, Kensington Gardens, London)

The first lesson gives you the basics of skating backwards, but this lesson work towards you being able to do the stylish backwards crossovers.

I am going to recommend that you wear a helmet for all of these lessons, especially if you've never skated backwards before. Although I attempt to make it as safe as possible for you, skating backwards can be a scary experience at first and falling backwards can be painful. If you attend the first lesson, without a helmet, I may ask you wear one for the second lesson if I feel it is in the interest of your safety; the second lesson has the highest risk of falling.

You can find out when this course is being run in the course dates section and will find related news at the bottom of this page. If you want you can request more information.

Prices

Lesson Duration Price
1 (Intro) 1.5 hours £10
2 (Transitions & Stops) 1.5 hours £10
3 (Crossovers) 1.5 hours £10

Included in the price of this course is access to the students area of this website, which forms a personal skating manual that grows with you over time and includes notes specific to this course.

Once booked onto a course you do not have to attend all lessons, only pay for those that you do, and are free to swap between different runs of the course (let me know if you want to do this). Also, if you do not learn anything from a lesson I will obviously not charge you for it.

Course Dates

I'm sorry but, at the moment, I have not scheduled this course. If you visit the course calendar you should be able to find scheduled courses that may appeal to you in the meantime. Please check back regularly, or subscribe to the RSS feed for up-to-the-minute updates.

If you and 3+ friends want to try this course you can contact me and I can arrange to run it for you.

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This is the website of Matthew Denner, a UK based inline skating instructor. If you're looking to start skating, or improve your current skills, you should take a look around to see what I have to offer.

I try to make my courses goal oriented, whether that is being part of the larger street skating community, or just getting a number of skills that combine well together. I cater for all skill levels, from complete beginner through to competent skaters. When teaching private lessons I treat you as an individual, catering for your abilities and learning rate. And with those courses and lessons my students get their own students area page with access to notes, tips and drills.

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