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Originally Posted by mickz
I find roller blading and ice skating to be a bit different. You can always notice the players who are making the transition from roller to ice based on their skating style but a player who learns ice first is a better skater in both settings.
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You're spot on, my reasoning was a lot of our speed skaters come from rollerblading to ice. Or learned on ice and refined through rollerblading, but they don't require the sharp turning that hockey players do.
I play with a lot of insane street hockey players, and a couple of them em are also incredibly skilled at soccer. These are fitter, more co-ordinated, and give up the ball less easily as they use their feet a lot. Compared to my basketball friends these guys are way faster and pull off some pretty awesome dekes.