The optimal age for buying and developing commercials for children is 4-5 years. At this age, the child is already free to go, coordinates his movements, and with inexpressible pleasure learns a new, the more so an interesting lesson like roller skating. Most importantly - turn it into a game, and not just "let's learn to ride"! Only in the game of children is maintained interest, even if not everything turns out right away!
How to choose roller skates for children?
Now in stores a huge number of skates, a variety of firms and the price range. We will consider the main parameters when choosing clips:
- it is better to stop your view on sliding rollers for children - the leg grows very quickly, and buying each year a new pair will be rather expensive;
- when choosing rollers, always take with you special socks, in which the child will ride - they are made to remove excess moisture, protecting your feet from slipping. Suitable for any special socks for summer sports;
- if you want your feet to "breathe", choose soft models, if you want maximum protection - solid, plastic. They are less likely to get injured;
- if you do not want to spend time fixing clips with laces - boldly buy rollers with fast lacing;
- if these are the first videos for a child, buy the simplest models - in no case for aggressive skating. On such an option it is impossible to learn how to ride from scratch, they are for advanced skaters;
- be sure to ensure that the rollers had a special rubber brake - so it is easier for beginners to brake;
- be sure to buy "in load" protection: knee pads, elbow pads, helmet. This will mitigate the impacts and minimize injuries and strains. If the child is an adult, he will try to abandon it, citing the fact that it is not solid and funny. Try to explain to him that it's funny - it's wearing gypsum all summer vacation, if you suddenly fall and get injured.
Teaching children to roller skate
The most important thing is patience. Not everything should be straight from the first time. Although this happens.
If you want to quickly and easily teach your child to ride - take him to a specialized roller blind. This is provided that it is in your city. If there is none, or you want to cope with the task yourself - these are the basic rules that will help teach a child to skate:
- the right rack for riding - the legs are half-bent, the heels together, the socks apart, the body slightly tilted forward;
- It is important to try to keep the balance by standing on the lawn in this position. Go forward, backward, to the right, to the left in such a stance;
- move to the flat asphalt. If the student is not yet firmly on the rollers, take his hands and ride. Now it is important to feel the movement.
Here are the basic exercises - the figures for practicing skating skills:
- Flashlight: imagine that you go around the wheel - the heels together, the socks apart, then the legs parted in different directions, circling the obstacle, and again converge capes.
- Snake: legs together, wiggle in different directions.
- Eight - like a flashlight, only with a cross leg.
- Overclocking backwards.
- Movement on one leg.
- Turn and turn with an overlap leg for the leg or tilt the shin inward.
- Braking with a regular brake or by putting your foot back at an angle.
- Set and hold speed - at least 50-100 meters.
Practice all exercises for two legs, regularly fix the skills and move forward.
Ride only in dry weather, on flat asphalt or hard surface. In the rain, traction and braking are worse - unnecessary falls, abrasions and scratches can not be avoided.
Successful training and smooth roads!