[m3thods]

If you can:

• Wear your gear. When you're less afraid of falling, you're more willing to try things that make you fall
• Make sure your skates aren't too sharp. Duller-feeling skates (i.e. shallower hollow sharpen) are easier to learn how to stop on as you can glide easier.
• Get some speed. It's quite hard to hockey stop when you're learning and going too slow.
• Get down low (i.e. get a good knee bend) and feel your weight through your feet. A lower center of gravity makes skating easier.
• Practice lots. It takes a lot of time and patience. It's difficult in a public skate setting because it's so busy but try it whenever you can get on the ice
• Bonus: try working on both feet at the same time. you'll become a better skater faster if you can stop/start on both sides