Where? Kensington Gardens
When? Saturday 10th April, 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
How much? £75

This course is not suitable for complete beginners but those with some basic ability who have tried skating and stopping.

This three week inline skating course is perfect if you’ve done any of our beginner classes and want to move on, or if you’ve taught yourself but are now finding yourself stuck in a rut (not stopping effectively when you need to) and not improving as fast as you did when you first put skates on.

The focus point of this course is to increase your confidence by really learning to stop properly. No hill, slope or high speed stopping situation should ever be a problem again once you have attended these classes. Your speed and general skating technique will be improved, and your turns will become confident and slick (and good in both directions). After the final week you will be confident skating around the park on different surfaces and dealing with ‘real world’ skating environments. Your skating will start to look more fluid, easy and relaxed. Going on a street skate will seem much more doable after this course as your confidence will have improved along with your actual skating.

All group classes take place in Hyde Park unless it is raining, in which case we move to Wetway Sports Centre (at no extra charge) where we skate under cover. Westway is near Latimer Road tube station. The course always happens on the set dates (as long as minimum course numbers are met).

To book on this course, please email bookings@skatefresh.com stating which course you are joining and please provide us with your phone number. Details will be sent to you. It is possible to join a course midway through if your skills are assessed as being apropriate.

2010 Course Dates:

Course K - Saturdays 2-4pm
Week 1 – 10th April
Week 2  – 17th April
Week 3 – 24th April

Course L – Saturdays 2-4pm

Week 1 – 8th May
Week 2 – 15th May
Week 3 – 22nd May

After completing a 3 week SkateSchool Improver course there are several skate lesson options:

• SkateDance - back to your Roller Disco days only now you’ll know what you’re doing. Beginner SkateDance classes available.
• SkateFit classes - learn to stride further, push harder and skate faster while also working upper body and abdominal muscles with specially designed on-skate work-out.
• 3 week SkateSchool for StreetSkating – prepare for Sunday’s Stroll mass street skate and solo urban skating one of Skatefresh’s best courses.
• 3 week SkateSchool for Intermediates – learn to stop on inline skates, rollerblades and quads using multiple methods, perfect your speed and turns and try out backwards skating.

You will need
1. Skates (recreational skates with a heel brake).
2. Padding (knee and wrist) – helmets are optional but recommended.
3. To be padded up and ready to skate by the beginning of the class time (this takes usually 10-15 minutes and is not part of the lesson).

“Not only are the instructors at Skatefresh great skaters, but they are great teachers too with an infectious enthusiasm. They quickly identify your mistakes and weak spots, and supply you with the drills and skills to take your skating to the next level. I feel that not only did my skating improve dramatically over the duration of the course, but will continue to do so afterwards, if I get the practice in”. Rupert

“The beginners course was brilliant but this one really took it all a stage further. I don’t feel like a ‘Gumbie’ anymore and can spot other people’s mistakes easily. My confidence has grown as I’ve learned other ways to stop and I feel comfortable now with more speed which was always an issue before. I am well and truly addicted to skating and no longer go to the gym for my exercise. I also didn’t expect to get to know my skate mates so well and now we meet up and practice together .” Melinda

If you have to miss a lesson in your 3 week course then it is your responsibility to have a ‘catch up’ private lesson before your next class. Ideally do this with one of the instructors teaching your course and call them directly to organise this. If you fail to do this you will not be able to ‘transfer’ your remaining course fees onto other classes. However you can choose to miss one class and simply join your group for the next session.