Hockey Skating Transitions: Beginner Adult Hockey Lessons

As you are learning to skate, your hockey skating transitions will be a good step to improve your beginner adult hockey game. Learn how to transition from forward skating to backwards skating and from backwards skating to forward skating, the best ways to not fall, and why you keep slowing down when you are doing this.

[@motogig7803]

After a while it will be second nature and you won't even think about it. It's hard when you are learning because people tend to over think it. Once you have it you have it. Nice video.

[@beginneradulthockey]

That's so true! It does become second nature but seems like the hardest thing in the world at first. Nothing is better than practice.

[@chrisvandergoes2787]

Thank you! This is exactly what I have been trying to work on during class/open skate of late. Still stopping- flipping around and starting. But it is marginally improving (?)

[@beginneradulthockey]

I am so glad! It's not easy in the beginning but will definitely be second nature the more you work on it.

[@annagardberg9765]

It goes so fast I can’t see how it works 😢

[@beginneradulthockey]

Oh no! Next time we get out on the ice we will record this and slow it down. Let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.

[@MrLynch-ei4dc]

Great tutorial. Sucks that my local rink wont let us skate with a stick. 🤷‍♂️

[@danieldoucette306]

You don’t need a stick to practice transitions.
Just get out there and practice

[@beginneradulthockey]

You can practice your skating in an open skate, without a stick, or look for a "stick and puck" where they will let you skate with a stick.

[@beginneradulthockey]

Thank you! So true.