| August is National Wellness Month Research shows self-care helps manage stress and promote happiness. Whether you challenge yourself to learn a new skating skill or to drink more water, making small changes will impact your health in positive ways. At Skater’s Quest, we can help and invite you to join a group lesson, attend a skating practice and even challenge yourself to train for an event. |
| GROUP LESSONS We have lessons for all levels on the calendar. Please check back regularly for additions and please send us your requests. Our group lessons are on Saturdays at Jones Point Park in Alexandria, VA at 10:15 AM unless otherwise noted. Click on the lesson names to register. ADVANCED LESSONS Power 2 (PWR2): August 19 MOVE with the Set-Down and Push Phases of the Forward Push. Power 3 (PWR3): August 26MOVE with the Recovery Phase of the Forward Push and we put all the phased together. BEGINNER LESSONS Women on Wheels (WOW): August 19, August 26, September 9 at 6:00 PM MOVE, STOP & TURN with like-minded women only! Each lesson will start with skills and drills in the parking lot and then end with a group skate of various distances. Balance (BAL): August 26 Inline skating is balance in motion so we will provide drills on and off skates to improve your balance to help you MOVE, STOP & TURN. Trail 1 (T1): September 2 MOVE & STOP with Stride 2 & T-Stop. Free Learn to Skate Clinic: September 9 Learn the basics of inline skating & how to use the heel brake to STOP. Trail 2 (T2): September 9 Fun review how to MOVE, STOP & TURN to prepare to skate outside of the parking lot. Sample skills reviewed are Stride 1, Forward Swizzle, Stride 2, Heel Stop, Grass Stop, T-Stop, A-Frame Turn & Parallel Turn. Beginner 1 (B1): September 16 MOVE, STOP & TURN with Stride 1, Heel Stop & A-Frame Turn. Beginner 2 (B2): September 23 MOVE, STOP & TURN with Forward Swizzle, Grass Stop & Parallel Turn |
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| PRACTICES Join us each week for our regularly scheduled practices to improve your skating skills, build your strength and focus on your endurance. Note these are in various locations in the DMV. Marathon Masters Practice (MMP): Scheduled weekly year round Each MMP includes dryland strength and technique-building drills, on-skate drills and challenging aerobic sets. These are adult-oriented programs. Participation by motivated and mature youth skaters will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Helmets and wrist protection must be worn by all participants. You should be able to stop proficiently. You do not need to be an expert skater to participate, but participation will help you to become one! NOTE: These are scheduled each week by Coach Greg. If you’d like to be added to his distribution list, please respond to this email and let us know. Fitness Inline Training (FIT) Program: Sundays at 9:00 AM until September 24th The mission of the Skater’s Quest Fitness Inline Training (FIT) Program is to equip inline skating enthusiasts with specific skills and exercises to meet their health and fitness goals whether it be to cross the finish line after participating in a skating event, lose weight, get in shape or simply improve inline skating skills. The main focus is endurance training and has been developed for you to train for the 10k, Half Marathon or Full Marathon distances at the SkateDC 2023 Marathon on September 30th. |
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| EVENT On September 30th, we are excited to present the 8th Annual SkateDC Marathon (formerly known as the “Skater’s Quest Trail Event”) as part of SkateDC 2023. If you have never participated in an endurance skating event, this is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself & have fun on a great trail. |
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