How to go FAST on ice!

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In this video, I teach you how to go FAST when ice skating. Of course, you should keep in mind that before attempting to go fast you should make sure you are stable and able to stop. This is because there is nothing more dangerous on a busy ice skating session than someone skating faster than they can control.
The tips in this video can be helpful for all different forms of ice skating, but please keep in mind that for figure skating specific "fast skating", you must be able to pick up a lot of speed while also looking good. Unlike other sports on ice, the style in which the moves are performed is just as important as being able to perform the different figure skating moves.
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[@samu-wamu]

"This is ice skating, it's not bowling." Not gonna lie, I'm pretty tempted to print that on a shirt to wear to public skate...might even add "nobody likes a bowling ball" on the back

[@Benjithetoucan]

This is very interesting to see from a figure skaters perspective, because i'm a speed skater

[@AnnaKLatacz]

What is your advice?

[@useless3897]

Same for me as a hockey player

[@Benjithetoucan]

@@AnnaKLatacz i would say, push hard to sides and for the rest it's pretty much the same

[@IceCoachOnline]

I have never tried skating in speed skates, but it's something that I would love to try.

[@Benjithetoucan]

@@IceCoachOnline i would love to see video about that

[@Pain.-]

I love how expressive this dude is

[@artsymusician8041]

This was so hilarious yet informative. He just goes with it😂

[@SueK2001]

Going fast for the sake of going fast isn’t interesting to me. But gaining power and speed from using your edges and finishing every push like you said is what I admire. I guess that’s why I feel ice dancers are the best skaters. 🥰

[@IceCoachOnline]

Yes I agree. In figure skating, the best skaters pick up speed without showing they are working hard to gain the speed with endless crossovers. 😁

[@martinedwards2004]

It’s maybe not interesting for figure skaters, but as a hockey player this is essential.

[@deyanaspring8742]

Fast freaks me out still, I can stop at slow speeds but the lean needs work the faster I go. Ahh got to love ice skating and bruised muscles after falls 😂

[@IceCoachOnline]

Haha I have had plenty of bruised from my fails over the years. Building up stopping skills slowly but surely are important when wanting to go fast. It isn't ideal to skate faster than you are comfortable stopping at.

[@Y2JFan94]

Would love a tutorial of the stop that was done towards the end

[@bordjukov]

Same, still having issues getting the push and slide motion in the beginning as well as an exercise for stopping... How do you not get your edges to grip? Am I too fat? :D

[@karenclarke8340]

Was it a hockey stop? Last time I tried one of them I landed on my arse.

[@honyakupjp]

Good stuff as always. Love the way you stop in this video. Could we have another in-depth look at hockey stops, stops on one foot, etc? It’s driving me nuts at the moment - can’t get the mechanics of it at all…

[@IceCoachOnline]

Thanks 😁 I have a few more videos covering different ways of stopping up on the website, including on one foot, but not a more in depth look at the hockey stop. Maybe a video talking about the mechanics of how all stops work could be helpful.

[@honyakupjp]

@BRYAN Yep, me too. I can do a pale imitation of a hockey stop, but nowhere near those amazing-looking cuts, with body leaning back, legs out front, and snow spraying up. Can’t figure them out at all.

[@c.a.l.e.b.s]

@@honyakupjp Start with a plow stop if you are on hockey skates looking for that style of stop. When you can plow stop comfortably transition to a slight twist at the waist and start focusing on one foot doing more of the plow (more weight on that foot coming from the slight waist twist). After gaining comfort in this try to start the stop with plow -> dominant foot stopping using the slight waist rotation -> coming to an actual stop facing 90* to where you started (like a hockey stop) but while still looking like a full plow stop. The final transition is essentially a one footed plow stop while adding the other foot beside your leading dominant foot to aid it in stopping. There are a number of great plow stop transition videos. In teaching I've found it's the easiest beginner -> hockey stop transition. This method works well because it eliminates that harsh flip over your edges feeling like when people try to just cold turkey hockey stop which I'd never recommend. It gets you more acquainted with the sideways glide of the blade over the ice during a stop.

[@honyakupjp]

@@c.a.l.e.b.s Thanks for the advice. I can do the plow stop with the waist rotation no problem, but moving from that to a one foot plow stop is what’s troubling me. All my weight is on my back leg - it feels completely rooted to the ice, and I can’t figure out how to shift my weight to the front foot in order to be able to lift and place the back foot.

[@mkdesu]

You are great! Incredibly helpful. Just started today.

[@MARIA_ST]

Again, such a good explanation 👏🏻 thank you so much!! Can you teach us how to do a forward lunge please? 😊

[@IceCoachOnline]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video! There is a forward lunge video on my channel somewhere, it is an older video, but the instructional content is still relevant. I have been thinking about reshooting all of the beginner content for my website actually. If I go ahead with it, I will add a few to KZbin as well.

[@pao6533]

He makes it look so easy

[@StarkNight5506]

I remember when I was young, I taught myself how to do what you are showing... by imitating Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@tobe4real]

Great video thanks! I am learning to skate again

[@benp3485]

Thanks Coach!

[@muhammadhadi2212]

Nice figure skating perspective I did learn as a hockey player

[@wolfgangl9673]

This guy is so funny. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheLarryBrown]

Very funny video and it works for me....I like Coach Lloyd. Useful info and I like that Coach Lloyd can think and teach outside the figure skating box, because I am a freestyle skater and i don't like to skate within figure skating's strict beauty.

[@joleegmail7556]

Thanks!

[@sarahbourne8699]

I don't even skate. I don't aspire to skate. But I love all your videos. So funny. Thanks.

[@kotpuchacz7452]

Excellent video, as always! It would be really nice to see the other video you mentioned, and I also have my own idea to suggest. Maybe a video about how to jump higher and strengthen your take-offs? I'm sure it's not just me who struggles with that :)

[@IceCoachOnline]

Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed the video 😊 That's a great suggestion for a video too, I'll jot it down on my planned video list 🙂

[@___i3ambi126]

Hahaha, good to know. One of my casual friends was more interested in speed skating than figure skating so its nice to know what to tell him once he joins me in the rink.

[@IceCoachOnline]

Don't forget to make sure they know how to stop correctly before trying to race around fast 😁

[@jrg305]

@@IceCoachOnline could you make a vid on stopping tips? I still feel like I'm in less control on that front. And I'm able to sit spin and have most of my single jumps. I wonder if it is because i weigh more than other skaters it is harder to stop or what. I am 5'10 180 male, pretty solid muscle, but all my instructors have been dancer body females.

[@MusicHarvester]

Yes, I would love to see the video in how to go fast for figure skating... and what others have suggested in the comments. But that one first! :D After your blades are sharpened of course! 😅 Safety first!

[@mrottimista]

I love how you started with (don't start without knowing how to stop)

[@sukjoochoi]

funny in the ending... thank you so much for the advice

[@colwilpro]

Props to the cameraman 👍

[@gaming_clip152]

Thx for your information as im a hockey player so i can go fairly fast but always need to go faster

[@Tocabocafan285]

WOW I WOULD TRY THIS TY

[@rasgulla7343]

hey i live in dubai near dubai mall,there is a ice skating pit there,i booked 11 pm show,i did what u did it realy works thx for the help and assist.

[@KertPerteson]

I love his energy 😂😂

[@angelagabrielletan2007]

im a kid who loves ice skating, about 11 years old my first experience was scary you guys know it would be scary with my titas, i had 3 titas on moa with my mom and my cousin, my tita held me then when i needed to go to pee my mom saw my skaters was big and not fit, so she told it to the person that gives the skaters said "oh im sorry i'll be right back" then i could balance well now i didnt know how to go fast or run since im going to galas tomorrow, so im using tips to improve my skating skills thx you!

[@inklazer3447]

the first part is my favorite

[@t3ddyl0v3r8]

Thank you for this. Sometimes in my skating class we play tag lol

[@mayurirampurkar1417]

This is very interesting from a figure skaters perspective cause I'm a speed skater

[@hannahb5313]

Someone who skated like the example of “you probably shouldn’t go fast” tried to chase me on ice and ended up smashing their jaw into the ice, so please don’t try this unless you’re at the right level!

[@alexandrumoisac4910]

Perfect lesson for going fast...put a hockey skates and u will be very fast...the theory is perfect!... u have explained very good....loading over the pushing leg...yes right..load weight on the pushing leg ...the recovery leg must be like u show us.returning in a circular motion..thanks ...

[@BryceIsTheGoat2014]

Thank You For Telling Me I'm Liking! I'm Going Ice-Skating Tomorrow I'll Rate Your Explaining In This Comment I'll Edit It And Tell Everyone If Your Video Helped Me! Thanks! Edit: Omg Thank You This Helped Me So Much My Cousins Were Wondering How I Was Going So Fast! Thank You So Much! I'm Rating This 4/5 Stars! Thanks!

[@leroy.__]

This video is so helpful but also hilarious😂 l can skate fast but cant hockey stop i use some weird bootleg stop that takes time and alot of effort😂

[@_k7sn]

Can there be a tutorial on the stop you do? Please and thank you for the videos you share!

[@martam7758]

Want mooooore 😊 I'm waiting for par 2 (be fast ... figure skater edition)

[@IceCoachOnline]

If enough people enjoy this video, I'll make the figure skater specific part 2 😊

[@TheLarryBrown]

I love that protracted stop at 4:00, what would you call that? It's something like a one foot hockey stop and the left foot is pushed out front and also gliding sideways but only lightly touching the ice.

[@okkk97]

the cameraman: *WAIT FOR ME*

[@atedotv9384]

Is okay Sir , if you can do a video on what drills does a figure ice skater need to do in order to improve their endurance and go faster on ice . Hope you notice my question

[@wadyjr930]

Can u do a video explaining how to do a hockey stop?

[@vikisecret9296]

Классное видео , и очень познавательное 😜😀

[@jacissapitaart4704]

Okay he’s a good teacher and he is funny hahah

[@kaitlyn_sc2]

yes please how to go fast as a figure skater! im also not sure how to turn when im going fast and dont want to do a 3turn, im not sure how my edges are supposed to feel when going fast, and i dont know how to stop when skating clockwise

[@SueK2001]

Oh man 3 turn at speed has always been an issue for me. I usually bail or just switch to a mohawk instead. 😂

[@bzyhc126]

Hahaha, nice tips! Sometime I like to skate fast this way with my figure skates for fun, seldom see other figure skaters around doing this, and I can feel they looking at me like "hello u are figure skater but skate like ice hockey or speed skater". Beside I will roll my eyes when see people anyhow skate like octopus and trying to skate fast but can't do stop properly 🙈

[@IceCoachOnline]

Haha I like your octopus reference. It can be a lot of to skate around fast like this. Skating like this can also be used for cardio training for the long program.

[@bzyhc126]

@@IceCoachOnline oh, didn't know it can be cardio training too. Now I have motivation to add it in as part of my practice. Thank you, Coach Lloyd! Looking forwards more of your video!

[@9b_26_rizzyargantiosandiag9]

today i tried going fast on ice the first couple of tries was going well. but this one time when i was going too fast a crack on the ice made me fall face first on the ice my teeth felt pushed back thankfuly my teeth were still fine :) by fast i mean just running like on the ground running no technique

[@IceCoachOnline]

Running and no technique 😅 always a high risk of sniffing the ice when doing that. Glad to hear you didn't end up with a huge dentist bill!

[@detspark1880]

This ooks fun and I watched the Olympians and wanted to try this sometime someday soon but I'm 22 and never been on the ice am I too old to be a figure skater🤔

[@jafar100]

is this on patron too?

[@GreatFoxGodOniKitsune]

How to turn in Olympic style speed skating?

[@kimyuna5090]

I want do jump spin so back

[@wayalon9728]

Time to challenge the hockey skaters at my rink to a race~

[@Crazypreeteens]

I have a question! Whenever I’m skating fast, it feels like my feet wobble A LOT (it’s like they are being moved by every bump and dent on the ice). Im guessing that my weight isn’t distributed correctly? I’m so confused what I’m doing wrong because I feel like I’m going to lose control if I continue to let my feet wobble like that. And they only wobble when I try to skate fast.

[@IceCoachOnline]

There could be a number of things going on here. Are your skates properly fitted? Are they correctly laced up? Perhaps when you try to go as fast as possible you forget to keep your ankles working correctly (pointing as you push, flexing as you bring your feet together). The end result would be you keep your ankles loose and then your feet feel wobbly

[@Crazypreeteens]

@@IceCoachOnline Thank you so much for responding! I absolutely love your videos by the way

[@alinxa9816]

It could be that you did not sharpen your skates

[@Crazypreeteens]

@@alinxa9816 Thanks for your response! I actually thought of that and had them sharpened but unfortunately it didn't solve the wobbly-ness. >.

[@clarssoul437]

@@Crazypreeteens try tying your skates tighter (English is not my first language idk if I said that correctly lmao), if they wobble it could be because they aren't tight enough in the area of your ankles, make sure the tongue of the skate is touching your ankle, and if you can't make it tighter because you don't have enough strength in your arms to pull the laces more (like me LMFAO), try taking your foot off the ground and using it to make it tight, like pushing down as you push up your laces. Don't tight it up so much that your legs turn blue tho-- (idk if this helps sorry)

[@Yoyo-qv6lb]

Can I practice ice figure skating on rollerblades

[@IceCoachOnline]

Yes you can. There are a few videos on the channel where I discuss this, and show myself skating in freestyle slalom skates

[@NotSeb999]

Me when he talked about my balance lmao been on ice 4 times

[@midgechickma]

you are too funny. love the ugly sweater. thanks for all your videos hello from NY, U.S.A.

[@IceCoachOnline]

Thanks 😁 I'm happy you enjoyed the video!

[@zmz945]

2:32 "In figure skating, we can't just go >:( FAST!!! We have to skate fast and look nice, okay?" xDDD

[@NotSeb999]

Despite you slipping and moving clumsy for the purpose of the video, you still somehow look natural

[@Zidrazia]

Making the most of the bigger rink are we? :^)

[@ZL1M9]

that’s fast

[@kukica7453]

connor mcdavid should do this video

[@Prizzlesticks]

If you watch this at 1.5x speed, it gets 1.5x funnier.

[@nelso.1]

I just feel like going ice skating without the ice skates

[@raph_plays6805]

hi

[@hfyeong943]

I don’t no but I so fast

[@Yang.jungwonn.official]

Me laughing when his runnning 😭😭

[@zenitesu]

Broooo nothing worked for me 😭😭😭

[@missjee1339]

I want to see How to go as fast as a cheeter

[@antchan4892]

the cameraman must be tired

[@USA_AMERCIA]

1. Use hockey skates not figure skates then when you get hockey skates come back to this vid and now you can skate fast

[@zuzannazajko903]

🤣✌🏻♥️

[@michaeljuliano8839]

I’m still laughing at those bad skater impersonations. You could have called this video, “How to not look like an idiot while skating.”

[@maksyve5265]

Toruń

[@museguitar100]

You are fast... and cute

[@Islarose_x]

lol

[@reinsla7856]

Lol I am a speed skater go east penn garden state sucks

[@Rahi0823]

Why the heck am I planning to break my bones 😐

[@veoleticaspect7730]

abit slow but sure im little more much faster

[@jessetuinstra5424]

Thats not fast Go watch shorttrack

[@user-uy7me4cd7y]

Ok? And I wanna see u skate