Physical Education Tenth Grade
Roller Blading
Description
Students learn about roller blading, an activity that originally developed as a way to train in the off-season for cross-country skiing.
Themes
Participation, Sportsmanship, Striving for Personal Best
Core Curriculum
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7700-01
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The students will develop skills in and knowledge of individual sports, games, and activities.
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7720-01
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The students will develop skills in a variety of life-time activities.
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7700-03
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Students will maintain an acceptable level of physical fitness.
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Learning Outcomes
Students Will:
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Participate in roller blading and learn basic skills
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Warm up and cool down appropriately through pacing strategies and stretching
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Participate in various training regimens to develop speed, power, or technique
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Describe ways that the skill of roller blading is similar to or different
from cross-country skiing and how roller blading might be used to train during the off-season for skiing
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Describe ways roller blading may be used to develop fitness components
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Activity: Basic Roller Blading Skills: Push and Glide, Proper Form
Preparation
Students should already have studied safety practices associated with roller blading, and have the appropriate equipment needed to be
safe and minimize the risk of injury.
Tools and Resources
A pair of appropriate roller blades and safety equipment for every participating student is required, as well as a safe surface upon which to learn.
Instruction
Students will be introduced to basic skills through lecture, demonstration, guided practice, and drills. In the push and glide, the lead skate is
used as the supporting limb and body weight is centered and balanced over it during the glide, while the trailing foot is the propulsion or pushing
foot. The pushing skate pushes slightly to the side and behind the body. During practice each foot alternates as the push or the glide foot. The
first practice drills are one-legged drills in which the glide is held as long as possible and is followed by a consecutive pushes with the same leg.
This drill exaggerates the two skills and concentrates on teaching one limb at a time.
An alternative way to conduct this drill is to minimize the length of the glide phase so that the pushing leg gets more practice trials or to give a
double instead of a single push each time. Make sure that students are maintaining proper form including relaxed body tension, slight forward lean,
loose arms held in front of the body, knees bent, buttocks out, and head up. Weight should be distributed evenly over the wheels and all four wheels
on a skate should be used in the pushing phase.
Each student should get maximum participation time by spacing students in very small groups, even just with a partner, for these drills. In this
grouping, students may also give one another feedback on technique in addition to the instructors.
Assessment
Students will:
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Participate in classroom activities and drills
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Lead the class in an appropriate warm up or cool down
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Peer assess or self-assess (using a checklist and video tape) of their performance using critical skill components
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Chart their endurance progress by keeping a daily tally of minutes exercise is sustained
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Develop a training program using roller blading, as preparation for cross-country skiing, including a
description of fitness components to address
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Extensions
Students may also learn other basic skills including stopping, turns, and preventing falls. Advanced skills
include skating backwards, reverse push and glide, turning around, power strokes, slalom technique, skating
on one leg, using poles, and speed technique. Competitive activities such as in-line hockey or team speed
skating may also be taught.
Further Research
Dugard, M. (1996). In-Line Skating Made Easy: A Manual for Beginners with Tips for the Experienced . Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press.
Moran, G.T., & McGlynn, G.H. (1997). Cross-Training for Sports: Programs for 26 Sports. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, pp. 123-127 (weight training,
flexibility exercises, and sample training programs for in-line skating)
National In-Line Skate Series, 310-828-5654.
InLine Hockey News - 310-656-7531; Hockeyrg@aol.com. In-Line Skater, 4099 Mcewen Dr., Suite 350, Dallas, Texas, 75244-5039.
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