Ice Skating Tutorial - How to Fix Your Ankles Rocking In! A Common Mistake on Ice

[@IceCoachOnline]

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[@alonatolbert2882]

I went skating today and I was doing this mistake the whole day. I'm new to skating and this video is really helpful. I will try to keep what you said in mind

[@IceCoachOnline]

Let us know if it helps next time you go skating!

[@ShellySkates]

Love how you point out this common mistake! Thanks for spreading the word!

[@MarieJesne]

My coach had me get a very thin insert to go under my foot, and put a thick memory foam insert on top of my foot, this prevents lace bite, toe lift, and has basically forced me to balance in the correct position. I have also been doing some exercises to correct pronation but the extra padding has helped a lot. It is quite squishy on top so I still pronate if I get lazy but it's there to remind me not to do it. And the effects against lace bite alone are definitely worth it. I am also doing off-ice exercises to correct pronation and strengthen my ankles in the right direction. You can have strong ankles but if the strength is lopsided you may still pronate. After I build some good habits I will let the inserts go but it is helping a lot for the time being.

[@nicorich2047]

I've been binging your lessons for beginners today, as I'm finally getting the chance to ice skate (I've wanted to since I was very small) and these are giving me confidence right off the bat so I won't be quite as shaky as I would've been.

[@debbieallan9390]

As an older adult the tops of my legs rotated inwards. It wasn't possible to just change the angle of my feet just by turning them.The muscles were strongly fixed by then at the hips, sides of knees and ankles.. Four years later with lots of skating and my legs are more than 3/4 of the way towards not being turned inwards in at the ankles. The difference to my skating as a result is amazing.

[@avantimaharaj2386]

This is my problem- how to correct leg positioning is a real issue

[@evanspadt2055]

Thanks so much for this. I was making this mistake and I was scared to go ice skating with my friends because I didn’t know what I was doing. You really helped me gain some confidence thanks a bunch for this video.

[@mindlessjack3189]

Just went ice skating for the first time today and was doing this the whole day. The outside part of my ankles were rubbed a bit raw lol. Thank you for the tip.

[@Margarita__0]

YES this is gonna be helpful. I just went ice skating for the first time the other day with some friends, and we kept falling over (the people at the rink prolly think we’re stupid idiots but y’know what it’s fine) my right ankle was stable but my left kept turning inward on itself.

[@melissakeencontent]

This explains SO MUCH! I've been taking classes and couldn't get to grips with one leg balancing at all. I saw pics a friend took and I definitely to this! And my new skates aren't tied tight enough I don't think... I'll try this and see if it helps!

[@IceCoachOnline]

If you are new to figure skating, then this is a normal thing to struggle with. I saw you leave a comment on another video too. It takes time to master getting your ankle upright, which is probably what is making you struggle with the one foot glide. Make sure your equipment is correctly laced up and practice the two foot glide getting your ankles upright before trying to pick your foot up into the one foot glide

[@susanshen5577]

Best ice skating tutoring series on KZbin! Thanks!!

[@myfischer8226]

Thank you for this great video! I've been doing recreational skating for a couple of years now, and wanted to start learning some new things, but it was impossible for me to balance one foot. I knew I'm doing something wrong, so I scoured the internet for tips, until I finally came across this, and bingo! This is exactly what I've been doing all this time! Now that I know the problem, I'm trying to correct it, but I'm finding it very hard especially cuz being on the inside blade feels much more secure. Can you offer any tips or exercises to break this habit?

[@MakiseRumi]

Watching this vid on the fly. I've got hire skates on rn but I tried tieing up the skates so hard I was practically getting carpet burn on my skin. I can actively try not to put my ankles inwards but then they just end up going outwards :/ idk how to fix this problem. I am physically trying to not have my ankles going inwards but yeah, they just end up doing the exact same thing in the opposite direction

[@IiOnna222]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@sym_img]

I keep my leg close but I keep standing on the inside edge.

[@AsumanTackn]

I have the same problem and its because of my feet size ( i have slim feet) i have skates that fits by length but the width of it too wide for me so i solved this problem with stuffing the skate little bit in the middle section. its not a permanent solution ;-; i still need a pair of skates that fits well

[@aelering7130]

@@AsumanTackn if you plan on getting your own pair of skates, I recommend getting your size fitted. a lot of places that sell ice skates (mainly hockey related shops) will have ways to measure all dimensions of the foot to find your exact size. A good friend of mine got her feet measured with lasers, it was super cool

[@TheLarryBrown]

Keep you leg close, but your foot closer.

[@joelle9778]

When you have both feet together, do you stand on the outside edge ?

[@vik8651]

No flat

[@charlotte-anne3461]

No, you stand flat on the blade….you have the inside edge, flat edge, and outside edge

[@TheLarryBrown]

Stand flat on the blade (equal weight on both inside and outside edge. I was used to skating on the inside edge, so I had to concentrate on putting weight on the outside edge as well. It took some work.

[@maddieek6865]

@@TheLarryBrown I keep sliding around even when standing still uhh

[@LeolynnK]

I have to check my posture when I go to the rink the next time. Whenever I go skating, the outsides of my legs, right above my ankles, hurt for days. Maybe I am rocking in my ankles which causes too much pressure of the skate on my legs. I will definitely check it.

[@matthewmelange]

Wish I watched this before yesterday but it helps explain why my ankles hurt so much right now. The rental shop didn’t have extra skates in my size so I had to go a size higher.

[@phloxy_fox96528]

Amusingly enough, I'm only rocking in on one foot when skating. It helped that I was finally taught how to properly tie my skates (as in... tightening in the right spots). Now I will try to make a conscious effort to correct my stance every time I notice my ankle rocking in. Hopefully it will help with the cramping in the foot :'D

[@IceCoachOnline]

We hope it helps, rocking your ankles in is one of the most common early mistakes we see, get those ankles straight and it will help you improve so much more quickly!

[@WmLatin]

I encourage my grandson to try skating on one foot to make him aware of the pronation. So much of skating is weight entirely on one foot so that is an essential ability, don't you think?

[@IceCoachOnline]

Correcting the pronation on the ice is very important. It's incredibly difficult to balance on one leg if your ankle is rocked in. As you point out, a lot of moves on the ice requires the balance to be over one foot. Correcting this problem is essential for beginner skaters as it limits their ability to improve.

[@keatondauffing1166]

My friend does the opposite… she lets her skate blade fall in and her ankle fall out. I’m trying to get her to be more aware of it, but I also think she’s trying to avoid pressure on the inside of her ankle, which is why she’s turning it the other way. Also I noticed when that foot was closer to the wall, she would turn it in more. Teaching her the concept of pushing with her skates and gliding is hard too. She’s more walking on the ice right now. It took two hours to get her gliding marginally better. Any tips? (And yes we already tried marching, scooter pushes, doing little turns with each skate to move forward, and a sort of penguin waddle. The penguin waddle seemed to work best, but she still doesn’t quite get the concept of pushing and gliding.)

[@krecik-a]

Sometimes it is impossible to fix it while skating on rental skates... They have dull blades... Yeah, you're right! Good skates is a must have.

[@godronexe]

oh dude you shoulda seen the first time i went skating LOL... didnt tie my skates properly and my feet were literally making an obtuse angle with my leg...it was actually grotesque.

[@IceCoachOnline]

You're lucky you didn't snap your ankle! 🍀 This is why we made the video, so that people can hopefully avoid injury and struggling on moves due to poor ankle positioning!

[@godronexe]

@@IceCoachOnline Eeeek ikr haha im thankful cus my ankle was taking so much downward force from the rest of my body loool

[@Angelika5378]

How do i find the balance between good support and too tight when lacing the skates? My skates are probably always too tight because my feet get either numb or hurt badly. But if i loosen it even just a little bit it doesn't feel like there is enough support and i can kinda bend to the sides at the ankle which i think I'm not supposed to be able to do?

[@Andrew-1075]

Thank you, my problem got solved!

[@just_space_]

I keep seeing teenagers at my rink with loosely tied hockey skates who rock their ankles in like that and it makes me cringe so bad, I keep thinking: tie your skates idiots!

[@vik8651]

Tell them

[@saucyykev]

There probably new skaters relax

[@godronexe]

Lmfao i was one of em my first time... didn't know how to tie them...next time i came w my friend tho, she said "if you can't feel your feet, then they are tight enough!"

[@sparklight0964]

SaucyyKev Nah the first time I tried skating I made sure my skates where laced tight

[@jeanellekim9839]

@@sparklight0964 Then good for you?? Doesn't mean other people get it right the first time. Bill Gates was able to get rich on his first shot at life but he doesn't say anything about you living in your mom's basement.

[@ernie_hudds]

These videos are brilliant guys. You should definitely do more if you can :)

[@Stephanie-gr1go]

Ty I will try 😂 and about to go skating 😅

[@FirewrestlingATV]

Thanks! This video really helped

[@mikasrin]

Can you explain how to stop wobbling, shaking, or tensing up on the ice??

[@jesskim8596]

Pretend your a professional lol dont be scared to fall

[@TheLarryBrown]

Practice. Ice skating is very difficult even though so many people make it look so easy, including 5 year old kids. You have to work at it. Get a curriculum list of skills, starting with basic skills, and work through them. it will take a lot of time on the ice.

[@GUSTAVO_06]

I went skating for my first time yesterday, I had the motion technique down, i just couldn’t grab the ice, and my rental (figure) skates kept on loosening, which caused my ankles to bend.

[@megantamayo2760]

This is my biggest issue with getting my backwards one foot glides down. No matter how hard I try to be level or put weight on the side of the foot that’s down… the ankles roll in

[@fannyolmos4505]

what if you have flat feet? cause that’s why i struggle with this

[@MaggioRacinginc]

Same here. Haven’t found a fix yet

[@wondertyzipp8260]

My biggest struggle is I never have my feet close together enough! I was rollerskating before ice-skating, and I'm so used to having to create a distance between the skates/blades 💀

[@GT-pm9dp]

Thank coach for point ing out this mistake and for the helpful advic～～

[@AK-jt7kh]

1. Tight skates 2. Feet close together

[@ellienov9592]

*sorry for my English I can skate since I was 4, and I always loved it. Tho, I always had plastic ice skates. Two years ago my last plastic skates broke, so my parents bought me first figure skates (I always wanted them). But I just can't get use to the looser ankle and I keep skating like shown in the video. But I don't know if I can fix it because I walk this way too..

[@liminji8534]

I don't have my ankles rocked in anymore but my knees keep doing the "x" and I tried almost everything I know to fix it but I just can't. Is there any ways that I could fix that?

[@AmbroseChamberpot]

I don't have this problem...on my right side but I do on my left. I'm a 49 year old life time runner with a bunch of microtears and scar tissue so although strong, I am also inflexible. I have to consciously push my left knee outward in order to be closer to having a straight alignment. Not easy. lol

[@icyy_rxsesgaming]

I tried so hard to keep them straight and I kept falling to the front. So maybe I didn’t tie them to hard then idk

[@chhisey6496]

I am wondering if ankles leaning in has anything to do with being duck footed

[@5954ldydi]

It's important if you are going to continue to skate to ask a coach at the local rink to recommend a skate shop that can fit you properly in a pair of ice skates and blades for your level and type of skating. If you only go occasionally then do a little reading online to understand how ice skates should fit. This inward ankle issue is most commonly caused from skates being to big and/or the ankle support being broken down. It's painful after awhile and no fun to skate like this.

[@whalium889]

Notes: feet hip width apart and have your knees bent over your toes

[@TatanyatheTinker]

THANKS SO MICH FOR THIS VIDEO I NEEDED THIS!!

[@IceCoachOnline]

You're welcome, glad to hear it helped!

[@Lonewolf17384]

this was very helpful thank u

[@brittjam12869]

What if I have ONE foot that naturally kind of does this? My left foot seems to naturally lean in no matter what I do. (I think it’s my actual foot, not just in ice skates.

[@vanessapagani9814]

Super helpful!!!! Thanks

[@maxaffe3195]

Insoles, shimming and medial blade offset to fix that.

[@hayley4349]

this helps so much!!

[@NewNChrist]

Thank you for this video!!

[@oddy5501]

Why do I get blisters when I'm ice skating

[@kiwijoe2916]

crystal 123 Don’t take my word for it but you maybe are getting blisters bc you haven’t broken in your skates

[@hashtag7831]

But for doing a swizzle it is ok?

[@IceCoachOnline]

Yes it is okay when your feet are out on the swizzle but as you bring your feet back together you should pull the blade upright so that the feet touch at the end of the swizzle. If you do the whole swizzle with the ankles rocked in you will struggle to build up speed on your swizzle and may even struggle to do one complete swizzle.

[@hashtag7831]

Ice Coach Online Thank you so much 💖 you‘re way better than my currently Coach

[@WritingFighter]

Ok. So that's probably one of my main problems. How do you skate on an edge, then? I'm trying to learn to skate to play hockey and there's a hundred and one beginner videos and coaches that talk about how knee bend is hugely important for vasic balance and everything you do, the same with "wide" stance and feet together and legs straight is inherently bad. So we're gravitating towards ankle rolling and knocked knees as that's the center of attention.

[@TheLarryBrown]

Yeah, I am puzzled about that as well. Those hockey coaches are always harping about feet apart, knees bent, giving an inside blade stance exactly like what this guy says not to do. Part of that is because the goals of hockey skating are different than those of figure skating. Another part of it is that once you're a good skater, like those hockey coaches are, you can break guidelines. In my own pursuit of recreational public skating, I have found that skating on a flat blade and avoiding skating on the inside edge, as taught here, has been key to my improvement.

[@TheLarryBrown]

As for "how do you skate on an edge," you only do it when it's appropriate. In the words of this coach: Be aware of your ankle, if it's straight or rocked in. You need to learn to use the flat blade as well as the inside and outside edges and use you ankles to vary the blade's contact of the ice as appropriate for what you are doing. Hard left turn, you'll use your ankles to skate on the outside edge of the left skate and the inside edge of the right skate. Straight ahead, you put equal weight on the inside and outside edges so that you skate on a flat blade. One foot glide, you need to be dead flat on the blade, with equal weight on the two edges.

[@jallenps7]

thanks for this! i usually keep my ankles straight when I skate but then later on when I get tired they just bend lol

[@IceCoachOnline]

That's a common thing that happen to people when they start getting a bit tired! Extra focus is required during a longer session when fatigue kicks in!

[@Drsimp27]

I tie my skates as tight as possible and i can never stop myself from doing this

[@AsumanTackn]

I have the same problem and its because of my feet size ( i have slim feet) i have skates that fits by length but the width of it too wide for me so i solved this problem with stuffing the skate little bit in the middle section. its not a permanent solution ;-; i still need a pair of skates that fits well

[@Drsimp27]

Asuman Taçkın that’s smart i will try it later today

[@IceCoachOnline]

This could be a number of different issues. You could have skates that are not very strong and so make it difficult to hold you ankle upright. Your ankles could be a little weak and need strengthening to help improve this. You could be flat footed, and require an insole to support the fallen arch in your foot. You could also have your blade on slightly wrong, which makes it fall to the inside edge easily (this is the least likely reason) Hope this helps 👍

[@yyurphy]

When I was little my mother used to make me take ice skating lessons. After awhile the instructor said my ankles were too weak for ice skating. I clearly remember them saying it. Guess they might of been wrong or I really did have weak ankles :/ guess I’ll never know

[@mrwednesdaynight]

I was given the weak ankles excuse to. I don't think that is a real thing. Demoralization seems to be the guy goal with that line.

[@jessicamerced9116]

I noticed that figure skating is extremely competitive, some egotistical instructors act like everyone wants to be pro. Some people just want to be decent enough to enjoy skating. What he told you was pointless and useless, you're ankles are NOT too weak for regular, fun, good skating. Maybe he meant you're ankles were too week for triple axel jumps that land with 5x the body weight in pressure. Still, pointless to tell a beginner.

[@ryanguckert9672]

Finally! The cure.

[@MaggioRacinginc]

What about people with flat feet that do this naturally?

[@thejaxman1716]

Good video I’m doing ice skating lessons also my coach taught me the swizzle. I had hockey skates he wanted me to have figure skates but they didn’t have one for boys so I used hockey skates. I’m only a fan for the knights and really wants to do kids hockey Which I call KHL which stands for Kids Hockey League.

[@bunnymanmoe8819]

Did you do hockey?

[@dead4057]

But it's harrrd if try to stand straight my ankles pop out the other way 😅

[@changenoways9555]

video starts at 1:45

[@leifdux7277]

only my right ankle was rocking in because rental shoes were bent so much

[@ZuzanaUlrich]

I had a whole class, kids 7-8 yrs., with "X" legs 🙈 OMG. Impossible to explain them, why and how they should hold their legs straight under their hips. I tried several basic exercises with them, unfortunately with almost no good result. I saw it hundred times and it always takes sooo long time and for some people it stays a bad habbit for their whole life 🙁 What a pity.

[@str8alphamale]

I wonder what type of skates he has. They look so sleek

[@TheLarryBrown]

Ice skates.

[@annamedvedeva2600]

I always have my ankles outside edge😑

[@Basshead-ui8mp]

Same

[@miraculousladynoir2070]

Everytime you bend down a little in black it just looked like you were shrinking XD

[@IceCoachOnline]

😂

[@edengarden6811]

Thing is... My ankles are not strong enough to keep me straight on my skates...

[@TheLarryBrown]

Are you the same guy as in this other Ice Coach Online video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3mWoK13bMpmsNk Different hair, different voice....

[@luismelrica6717]

Ok! First I pay a 8,5€ repairing for a given jacket to be wearable with a needed extra wash... And then, "Given!"... And given to charity is nor given to me. I had it through charity, not directly offered to me by any of you...

[@vivianivona]

I feel embarrassed I did this😭

[@ivanderdev]

Bro sounds exactly like Theo Baker

[@eggnog9427]

You know what also is very cringe ppl who don’t tighten there rollerblade but skate

[@avsfan9618]

I really wanna play ice hockey but one of my biggest fears is breaking my ankles

[@kierongreen9789]

IS ( 63 )YEARS OF AGE TO OLD TO LEARN.KG.

[@TheLarryBrown]

Yes! What are you thinking man!!!! You should be watching game shows and using a rocking chair, not trying to learn new bone breaking sports. If you break a hip, highly likely, you will never be the same again. What's wrong with checkers and Bingo? That said, I am 62 and have learned that my bones can still withstand hard knocks and not break. I skate with a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, padded shorts, and a hockey suit that has hard armor on the hips and cocyx.

[@jmsessn]

they do that because the narrow blades under the soles are violating basic human anatomy and balance that is. you can't blame them, standing upright on those blades is like learning to walk from scratch. been there when i was 9.