Our Classes and Content

Q 班 （6-8岁）：

小朋友的轮滑课：培养兴趣，以练为主，适当教学

内容：启动，平衡，刹车/下坡，转弯，倒滑，过障碍，分5到6次课完成，每次课前15分钟集体练习（连续滑圈），15分钟技术教学，15分钟接力游戏。中间的15分钟为技术教学，每次课一项。

形式：场地练习。由教练统一演示，动作分解，分解练习，合成后，排队练习。教练对练习中出现的常见错误进形分板纠正，做专项练习。

具体内容：

启动：要让小朋友“悄悄走路”，保持轮子不转，完全站到一侧脚上。重点强调移动重心，避免“骑重心”，即重心要在两个脚之间，明显切换，不要放在两脚中间不动（典型的自学轮滑出的问题）。

平衡：强调单脚滑行（完不成没关系，只要有概念就行），方式有多种，一种是双脚并行向前Glide，身体移到一侧脚上站起来。另外一种滑Slalom过桩，让重心左右移动。大约7分钟时，让小朋友停下来，提问题，或让小朋友举手给大家演示。这是一个互动环节，可以提高小朋友的积极性和参与感。这个年龄的小朋友注意力不会超过15分钟，要经常改变教学开式。

刹车/下坡：这是技术课的重点内容之一，从剪刀步开始，到后跟刹车，分几步完成。下坡是刹车的典型应用，可以找一个小下坡，让小朋友试。

转弯：从最基本的只推一侧转弯到交叉步，有很多内容可以教，从简单开始，慢慢增加难度；

倒滑：只是简单介绍，我们不教滑样轮滑，倒滑只要能自救即可，即某种原因变成了倒滑，要能坚持一会儿，直到变成正滑。

过障碍：主要是为刷街准备的，过路口，路不平，压上小树枝等都有可能摔倒，我们会在场地上人为设置类似障碍，让小朋友们滑过去，这是剪刀步的另外一个典型应用，是后来刷街必备的技能。

K班 （9岁及以上）

内容基本与Q班相同，但时间比较短，在两到四次课内，集中讲完，然后是大量练习，在练习中如果发现有问题，我们会集中讲一下。

C班 刷街初级班

根据发现的问题分一到两次课讲解练习。

A,B班

初级速度轮滑训练，可能一小部分时间在场地上技术课，或在训练开始或结束时，统一讲解练习中出的问题。

Our organization offers multiple levels of classes/groups according to the skill levels and age of each student. We name these groups by letter. Groups include Q, K, A, B, and C. 

Group/Class Q  (6-8 years old): CLASSES EVERY MONDAY FROM 7-8 PM ----- BEGINNERS

Goal: cultivating interest, focusing on practice, appropriate teaching for our younger students. This is the youngest class offered by our organization. 

What to Expect: group classes (10-20 kids per class) on site every Monday from 7-8 PM. These practices will be held in the parking lot of Creekside Middle School in Carmel, Indiana. Note that weekly class locations may change based on special circumstances. During class, our coaches will provide demonstrations and break down the movements for drills and practice. Coaches will correct common errors during practice and will also provide targeted training. 

Class Content: starting, balance, braking/downhill, turning, backward skating, obstacle passing. The class is organized into 4-6 15-minute sessions. The first session includes skating continuous laps around a set of cones (each skater will have a counting chip strapped on the helmet for our self-developed lap-counting system). Other sessions may include technical instruction, drills, relay games, etc. 

• Starting: Children are taught to "walk quietly" and keep the wheels still, standing completely on one side foot. The focus is on moving the center of gravity and avoiding "riding the center of gravity", meaning the center of gravity should be between the two feet, and there should be a clear transition, not staying in the middle and not moving (a typical problem for self-taught roller skaters).

• Balance: Emphasis is placed on skating on one foot (it doesn't matter if it's not done perfectly, as long as the concept is understood). There are various ways to do this, such as the Glide with both feet parallel and moving the body to one foot, or slalom skating through cones and moving the center of gravity from side to side. After about 7 minutes, children are asked to stop, ask questions, or demonstrate for everyone. This is an interactive segment that can enhance children's enthusiasm and participation. Attention span for children of this age does not exceed 15 minutes, so it is important to change teaching methods frequently.

• Braking/downhill: This is one of the key contents of the class. From the scissor step to the heel brake, it is completed in several steps. Downhill skating is a typical application of braking, and children can try it on a small slope.

• Turning: From the most basic turn with one foot to crossover steps, there are many contents that can be taught, starting with the simple ones and gradually increasing the difficulty.

• Backward skating: Only a brief introduction is provided. We do not fully teach backward skating techniques nor do we encourage it for beginner skaters; the goal of this technique introduction is for our students to be able to safely recover from a backward skating situation (meaning that if for some reason they end up skating backward, they should be able to maintain balance).

• Obstacle Passing: This is often introduced to students so that they may participate in our weekly street-skate or trail skate events. These techniques include
  "scissor-stepping," passing through bumpy intersections, and safely skating over uneven surfaces, branches, or stones, etc. We set up deliberate obstacles in the practice area to let children practice skating over them. These controlled drills are supervised by our coaches and volunteer parents. 

Group/Class K (9 years old and above): CLASSES EVERY SUNDAY ----- OLDER BEGINNERS

Class Q content is basically the same as Class Q (see above) but the class is shorter, usually completed in 2 to 4 sessions. The focus is on intensive practice and any problems during practice will be addressed collectively.

Group C: Intermediate Street Skating ----- NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

Problems discovered are addressed in one or two classes. Participation in street/trail skate events are available. 

Group A and B: Advanced Street Skating ------ RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE PROFICIENT IN SKATING

Beginner speed roller skating training, with some time devoted to technical instruction on the practice area, or a unified explanation of problems encountered during training at the beginning or end.