14 April 2016

Rollerskating

I used to iceskate during the winter season and I enjoyed it, so I decided to continue this activity during the summer and the following months by regular skating.


I undertook this activity because I thought that it would be easy for me as I considered rollerskating to be the same as iceskating. It turned out that I was wrong. As much as I enjoy iceskating and actually improve my skills in it everytime on the ice rink, regular skating is more challenging for me. The biggest difficulty is the fact that the surface on which I am skating is not smooth and that there is not proper rollerskating track in my city and that I constantly encounter hills and slopes. At the beginning for quite a long time I did not manage to learn how to brake without falling down on my back, so slopes were, and sometimes still are, the worst part of skating for me. I aquired speed I did not wish for and then I was unable to slow down until I reached some kind of barrier or a person that could catch me. It was frustrating, because I could not skate alone, since always there had to be someone that could assist me. I also feel discouraged since on pavements and parks there are other people I could do harm to if I fall down or if I would again be unable to slow down safely. That is why I usually choose places where there is no one around. But despite all of this, I think that as soon as I gain more skills in skating I will find this activity as enjoyable as iceskating.



Learning outcomes:
- Undertaken new challanges
- Developed new skills
- Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth

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