How to Skate Backwards - Step by Step tips, Technique, and Common Mistakes

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    In this article we give you detailed and simple tips to help you learn how to skate backwards. The guest instructor is Scott Grover from the Science of Skating. Scott has been teaching power skating for over 30 years.
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  • @xcvxcvcxvxvcq
    @xcvxcvcxvxvcq 4 роки тому +580

    Within the first 5 seconds I already know he’s a good coach by his voice lol

  • @JAzzWoods-ik4vv
    @JAzzWoods-ik4vv 4 роки тому +414

    0:40 "Now there's a difference between going forwards and backwards. When going forward we're going this direction (points forwards)"

  • @C4LIBEE
    @C4LIBEE 8 років тому +344

    4:17 "by then... the other team's gone to sleep" hahaha I love this guy, such a pleasant coach! :D

    • @clamack
      @clamack 6 років тому +6

      i have watched this video many times now, this part makes me laugh every single time!

  • @chrisdarwiche9424
    @chrisdarwiche9424 8 років тому +496

    I like how he always yells, he's good at yelling

    • @sryabkov2
      @sryabkov2 6 років тому +1

      LoL

    • @cerrem1
      @cerrem1 5 років тому +12

      When it comes to Sports and Military ....A Loud Instructor is necessary... LOL

    • @thejingwangdotcom
      @thejingwangdotcom 5 років тому

      You are so

    • @missacab7086
      @missacab7086 5 років тому

      That's very odd

    • @olive4naito
      @olive4naito 5 років тому +3

      Yes, but he's also very specific! I appreciate how detailed he is.

  • @50sled7
    @50sled7 8 років тому +91

    This coach is excellent! Wish I could spend a few hours with this guy. My skating would improve immensely.

  • @jacoblewin741
    @jacoblewin741 8 років тому +72

    "By then, the other team has gone to sleep" *laughs*, I love this guy

  • @Crysalia
    @Crysalia 8 років тому +111

    I like how your ice looks so pristine and nice to skate on. hahah

  • @cl0udbear
    @cl0udbear 6 років тому +49

    Totally agree with Scott on the uselessness of the 'C-cut' as a visual aid to backwards skating. I had it explained to me with C-cuts and couldn't get it at all.
    What I ended up doing was watching how people skating backwards were moving their feet and hips, and I realised that actually what's going on is backwards lemons, staggered. So one leg starts its half of the lemon, but the other leg doesn't start its half of the lemon until the first leg is at the apex/azimuth/outermostpoint of its lemon. The rest is just shifting your arse about to get your weight in the right place and allow your desired range of motion.
    So I ended up spending one session doing backwards lemons, and then on the next session I was able to get the 'backwards wiggle' style going well.

  • @ericlindal8008
    @ericlindal8008 7 років тому +38

    Thanks for posting, Me and my son are both learning to ice skate. Thanks guys for your series on skating.

    • @larryspiller6633
      @larryspiller6633 7 років тому +2

      I don't really know why I had a desire to watch this. Other than I could never do it back then. It's been over 40 years since I've skated, but it never too late to learn or maybe coach someone else. Peace.

    • @todorokisfavouriteobject9109
      @todorokisfavouriteobject9109 2 роки тому

      That’s sweet! How’s the progress going? I kinda decided I wanted to figure skate after my friend showed me Yuzuru Hanyu a few days ago, honestly love Yuzuru now so much that he’s my Lock Screen. 😅 I’m trying to build up the courage to ask my parents if I can figure skate and I told my friend over text that I really want to figure skate and my parents can see my messages so I’m hoping that maybe they’ll get what I’m picking at? If not then I may make a deal with my gran to see if she can get my parents to agree to figure skating, then I’ll wear skirts.

  • @ekulanders
    @ekulanders 7 років тому +17

    Thanks Canada!

  • @MongoTube23
    @MongoTube23 10 років тому +15

    These videos are a great addition to the lessons I am taking. We have a pro locally that teaches figure and hockey skating and sometimes confuses the two or gears a lesson towards figure when he is teaching hockey. I am 38 and started playing 5 months ago, not only playing but skating in general. Next year I hope to get into one of the lower men's leagues at my local facility. Keep up the great work and thank you!

  • @lanamireillee
    @lanamireillee 7 років тому +14

    Im a new skater and this is really helping! 😅

  • @ArmanJovi
    @ArmanJovi 10 років тому +7

    Best coach anyday!

  • @mebevikki2111
    @mebevikki2111 10 років тому +9

    My backwards is so weak! I'll have to try these tips out next time i'm at hockey!! Love this channel!

  • @katiecruikshank9893
    @katiecruikshank9893 9 років тому +49

    I taught myself to skate backwards :3 but i stopped skating backwards cause I fell on a couple younger kids :( I felt bad I said sorry and hugged them as they cried. Luckily their parents assumed they were just scared and shy.

    • @Juniper458
      @Juniper458 6 років тому +2

      I hit into a marshal while skating backward today xD only the second time i have ever hit into someone

    • @nabhanh7334
      @nabhanh7334 4 роки тому +1

      I guess that's why you don't wanna skate backwards with many people around..

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn 4 роки тому +1

      Katie Cruikshank lucky!

    • @clxwncrxwn
      @clxwncrxwn 4 роки тому

      NabhanH Lol ice rinks are big enough to share.

    • @michaelsuzio4364
      @michaelsuzio4364 2 роки тому

      @@nabhanh7334 I was doing some backwards crossovers in the center of the rink and nearly rammed into an Asian chick figure skater twice in 5 minutes in Houston at a mall ice skating rink

  • @pokaay3163
    @pokaay3163 4 роки тому +10

    me, barely getting started on the ice a few times every month, with little confidence away from the side rails: *interesting*

  • @SFWindsurfKite
    @SFWindsurfKite 10 років тому +5

    Thanks for your time with the videos. I'm a brand new ice skater taking Adult Beginner Hockey and your videos are an excellent supplement to actual ice time. Your presentation on the material is the best I have found.

  • @IPv6Freely
    @IPv6Freely 10 років тому +110

    I'm good up until the backwards crossover part. That's a bit I just can't figure out.

    • @IPv6Freely
      @IPv6Freely 10 років тому +2

      ***** Yea, my outside edges are terrible.

    • @howtohockeytraining
      @howtohockeytraining  10 років тому +29

      They are tricky, we did a full video on Backwards crossovers that should help you. Backwards Crossovers: Step by Step How to Lesson - How To Hockey

    • @jacobbrauner9939
      @jacobbrauner9939 6 років тому +27

      I’m good until the part where you have to start skating

    • @pokaay3163
      @pokaay3163 4 роки тому +1

      @@jacobbrauner9939 lmao right

    • @dabuffydoug4520
      @dabuffydoug4520 4 роки тому +2

      Same, I recommend practicing backwards lemons/ swizzles first, and then half lemons backwards (so basically one leg straight and the other doing lemons) and then balancing on one leg backwards. This is just what people have recommended me but I hope it helps

  • @frankszendzielarz6350
    @frankszendzielarz6350 7 років тому +1

    One of the best presentations I have seen. Very clear. Excellent.

  • @johnmurphy4642
    @johnmurphy4642 10 років тому +8

    Try to use the phrase, "push with your big toe" for the little ones. Also provide some resistance to develop the full stride perhaps by having the skater pull a partner who is either gliding forward or on their knees.

  • @dian277
    @dian277 5 років тому +5

    Good tutorial, explained how I got on my toes when I leaned forward and how I ended up with my pushing foot in the front. I've been doing backward swizzle and now I need to figure out how to keep my balancing foot in a straight line.

  • @lizisler9415
    @lizisler9415 Рік тому +1

    I’m a ice skater and love watching you guys! There’s a lot to learn from hockey too.

  • @Ava-cy6qw
    @Ava-cy6qw 5 років тому +1

    audible, clear, smart explanation, proud to be Canadian, thank you

  • @LifeOdysseyMotivation
    @LifeOdysseyMotivation 6 років тому +13

    "As a newbie in a skating world... this helps me a lot. Thank you so much"

    • @Words-of-encouragement.-.
      @Words-of-encouragement.-. 2 роки тому

      Hey man how's it going now? It's been 4 years and now to me you're a vet and I'm the rookie lol.

    • @LifeOdysseyMotivation
      @LifeOdysseyMotivation 2 роки тому

      @@Words-of-encouragement.-. that was it. I just started to learn way back 2018 for a few days. I never skate back again since then. So, if I step again on the ice floor with a blades, I would have to start all over again. 😂😆

  • @rockeylikeshockey
    @rockeylikeshockey 4 роки тому +3

    Trust your edges trust yourselves 👍🏻
    Thats a winning attitude for sure

  • @dominicdominik1375
    @dominicdominik1375 5 років тому

    This series is just excellent!

  • @monsword
    @monsword 7 років тому +89

    Sadly, I can only click "like" button once

    • @sryabkov2
      @sryabkov2 6 років тому

      Everyone can’t hit the like button twice

  • @bobbyhexlrod1651
    @bobbyhexlrod1651 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you. I just took up hockey, and this video was super helpful. Cheers!

  • @sambou6286
    @sambou6286 2 роки тому

    Amazing video guys !!!🙏🙏

  • @moimasiclat
    @moimasiclat 10 років тому +6

    I started skating a month ago and each and every one of these videos help a lot. I just wish you'd make one about stopping as it's the one I can't seem to get a grasp of. Thank you!

    • @howtohockeytraining
      @howtohockeytraining  10 років тому +2

      We have a few stopping videos
      How To Hockey Stop for Beginners!
      Tips for Stopping in Hockey: Skating Series Episode 6

  • @rockeylikeshockey
    @rockeylikeshockey 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much this is really helpful with my posture for sure

  • @bmantotalgaming3889
    @bmantotalgaming3889 Рік тому +1

    this helped me so much now I am the best backwards skating on my team

  • @hawklerfalco9067
    @hawklerfalco9067 4 роки тому +1

    Good video with clear explanation. Helpfull, will try it soon.

    • @Skatewoman
      @Skatewoman 4 роки тому

      sing along and skate backward ua-cam.com/video/gKGbZWKvh6o/v-deo.html

  • @maxcrane1935
    @maxcrane1935 2 роки тому

    These guys are really good. Forward and concise. Easy to understand

  • @RolandsSh
    @RolandsSh 8 років тому +1

    Thanks a lot, this video really helped me a lot. It took me about an hour or so to grasp the idea, now it's up to practicing it.

  • @phoebewang7123
    @phoebewang7123 7 років тому +1

    amazing coaching

  • @samhorman4550
    @samhorman4550 2 роки тому

    Love this coach! He's funny, and I loved the comment about falling on your nose. Just started out skating and playing hockey, been obsessed with these videos! Thanks for all the help!

  • @wildlife9841
    @wildlife9841 5 років тому

    Hands down the best video out there. Ive learned to skate backwards with in 20 mins by using these tips and tricks

  • @anthonyfong4922
    @anthonyfong4922 6 років тому +1

    Thank you. This is such an excellent video. The best I've seen so far on backwards skating.

    • @Skatewoman
      @Skatewoman 4 роки тому

      did you see mine? ua-cam.com/video/gKGbZWKvh6o/v-deo.html

  • @angrygeek2755
    @angrygeek2755 3 роки тому

    Thanks guys. Its a greatest and easiest way that i have seen.

  • @michaelpreston233
    @michaelpreston233 5 років тому

    thanks guys ! good to try.

  • @starlitecorp
    @starlitecorp 7 років тому +1

    thxs sooo mch!

  • @eriikaamara
    @eriikaamara 3 роки тому +1

    omg i was doing the C for so long and couldn’t go anywhere, then i did the teardrop and it worked!! thank you so much ❤️❤️

  • @peterbubeliny6775
    @peterbubeliny6775 2 роки тому

    Great explanation! Gonna try that tomorrow!

  • @ushijimasimp8459
    @ushijimasimp8459 5 років тому

    Thank you so much for this! I’m taking lessons that way I can play hockey and this is so much easier than what my teacher was trying to teach me! He got mad at me for trying to take steps backwards when we first started. This is going to help me out so much!

  • @YumeOwArt
    @YumeOwArt 6 років тому

    This looks so smooth and amazing! Best how to backwards Video I've seen. Thank you ^^

  • @Lonewolf-bl3qt
    @Lonewolf-bl3qt 6 років тому

    These guys are the absolute best!

  • @katiejudd9060
    @katiejudd9060 6 років тому +1

    This helped me so much. This was explained so well. My hockey friends have tried to teach me and they would just tell me to "just do it" which obviously didn't help.

  • @kantstenchonthemel5641
    @kantstenchonthemel5641 Рік тому

    Such a great coach I might start a hockey career just to put his advice into practice

  • @positivelyjess5481
    @positivelyjess5481 3 роки тому

    Great tips for figure skaters too! Thank you!

  • @sjfoubert
    @sjfoubert 10 років тому +1

    Hey guys, great videos. It would be nice to see an example of the full technique at the beginning of the video. It's a bit hard to grasp the concept from only a few strides. Thanks again guys, much appreciated!

  • @thepeas
    @thepeas 9 місяців тому

    Scott is a great coach.

  • @jasonyang292
    @jasonyang292 5 років тому

    Thanks! That's helpful.

  • @3videnc3
    @3videnc3 Рік тому

    Thank you sir!

  • @Entropy825
    @Entropy825 5 років тому

    What a great coach. Nice video.

  • @jraybay
    @jraybay 8 років тому +1

    Get in there Scotty. Good vid 👍

  • @JenniferBlain
    @JenniferBlain 5 місяців тому

    I love these guys!!!!!😊

  • @harshinikanaparthi4272
    @harshinikanaparthi4272 Рік тому

    Thank youu for the tips😊

  • @henryleon6384
    @henryleon6384 Рік тому

    unbelievable easy, to watch lol, go and do it is another story, i can barely stand on the ice rink with the skates on, but if im watching your video, i want to learn, hope is not to late for me, thank you so much , amazing teachers

  • @Bodtaib
    @Bodtaib 3 роки тому

    Great teachers!!! Fast and completely!!! 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Nichaelas
    @Nichaelas 8 років тому

    Now that I watch this video again and think back to what I've been taught not only by myself and instructors it seems so simple now. I've already trained myself to be comfortable using the outside edge and moving backward. That aside its just a matter of training my body to remember the technique. This video was a great wake up call. It's within reach I just need to take that step.

  • @harmagician1
    @harmagician1 10 років тому

    Cool tips. Thanks guys.

  • @taehyungsbabybelly1899
    @taehyungsbabybelly1899 7 років тому

    This is really helpful thank u

  • @MezBlade
    @MezBlade Рік тому

    I don't skate on ice but all these tips are extremely good and will come in handy. You are both great teachers, thank you!

  • @havshkamusic2733
    @havshkamusic2733 2 роки тому

    For me as a beginner figure skater this was also useful. I’ll have to change some things here and there but the essence is there. Thanks!

  • @jamesorozco1243
    @jamesorozco1243 4 роки тому

    Thaks a lot easy explanation to improve my skills 👍

  • @Skatewoman
    @Skatewoman 4 роки тому

    Love it!

  • @pd9971
    @pd9971 3 роки тому

    Yup that was awesome!

  • @travisdevoid535
    @travisdevoid535 2 роки тому

    I dont know how to skate but I love to watch hockey. This was a great video and your explanation makes a lot of sense.

  • @tiffanypersaud3518
    @tiffanypersaud3518 6 років тому +2

    That was sooooo helpful. I was naturally doing the half teardrop and never could get the C.

  • @kaynebartholomew2994
    @kaynebartholomew2994 5 років тому +1

    Taught my self how to skate, except this. This really helps!

  • @bobstuck4432
    @bobstuck4432 8 років тому

    So helpful

  • @TheMyrakkel
    @TheMyrakkel 10 років тому

    This makes total sense! I spent a lot of time last night trying to get the backward stride going and couldn't get more than two pushes. C cuts are horrible and I know that USA Hockey teaches it in their curriculum but it just doesn't work for me. Can't wait to get back on the ice and give this a go. Thanks Jeremy and Scott, maybe I can pick this up before the season ends.

  • @k2ohana
    @k2ohana 8 років тому

    Thank You sooo much for your video ! I just went backward for the 1st time , thanks to your posting!

  • @nabhanh7334
    @nabhanh7334 4 роки тому +1

    0:38 I love how he gets to the point

  • @juansute8550
    @juansute8550 3 роки тому

    This is the best channel on youtube

  • @TomekCL9
    @TomekCL9 8 років тому

    You guys do a great job, thanks for those videos! I just subscribed. @ Scott, "17 million crossovers" *lol* - love the way you talk. Greetings from Germany from a Hannover Indians supporter

  • @legunar4985
    @legunar4985 Рік тому

    Cool coach!

  • @RandyDrayton
    @RandyDrayton 5 років тому

    Perfect vid

  • @kenflowers9271
    @kenflowers9271 2 роки тому

    Sunny side up - good quick tip!!

  • @maxb5640
    @maxb5640 3 роки тому

    Great thanks for half teardrop tip and keeping pushing leg in a bit if front..that "c cut" metaphor was not working for my body when I tried to do it in my mind

  • @johnaram504
    @johnaram504 8 років тому

    sweet video

  • @ijebu-london
    @ijebu-london 4 роки тому

    I don't play ice hockey, but thought this was great!

  • @Elijah-sz6qx
    @Elijah-sz6qx 5 років тому

    Awesome

  • @JW-kw8uc
    @JW-kw8uc 4 роки тому

    awesome

  • @YumeOwArt
    @YumeOwArt 6 років тому

    I wanna click the like button a million times please xD This guy is great hahah

  • @prime7901
    @prime7901 2 роки тому

    04:20 when he cracked by his own joke 🤣💀gotta love this guy

  • @froggo8591
    @froggo8591 4 роки тому +1

    After a four year break from hockey, I needed this video lolll

    • @mwont
      @mwont 3 роки тому

      4 year is nothing. What about 20+ years:-)

  • @jetlamorie2377
    @jetlamorie2377 5 років тому

    I skate with Scott he's great

  • @mythov839
    @mythov839 7 років тому +2

    Thanks i got benched lastnight because i was having trouble with skating backwards

  • @Mike-dd9yx
    @Mike-dd9yx 2 роки тому

    I can skate forward but not backwards yet. This is on my cheap bucket list. Thanks for helping

  • @gutts077
    @gutts077 7 років тому +1

    How good is coach Grover?! Awesome

  • @yukondeighton8075
    @yukondeighton8075 3 роки тому

    Scott is a HOCKEY coach!

  • @highdro.3637
    @highdro.3637 4 роки тому +1

    A touch of chris farley. Love it ahah

  • @germanramirez7542
    @germanramirez7542 3 роки тому

    It took me 1 hour to barely do it by myself and 1 min to do it with this badass coach

  • @curtisjennings4190
    @curtisjennings4190 5 років тому

    Looks like rink in Baysville, ON. I think it is.

  • @boloni1995
    @boloni1995 4 роки тому

    The guy on the left(Jeremy) used to be my coach because i remember him and this is at my local hockey arena. :)

  • @Rick1984FL
    @Rick1984FL 8 років тому +2

    I'm thirty years old and just moved to America's Midwest (Chicago) and i've always loved hockey and been curious about learning to play. That said, I have a "fear" of skating backwards and really need to learn how to do it... but idk... everytime i try i almost fall and go into panic mode... i'm sure it's just a confidence thing because I used to have the same problems in general but it takes a lot of time to trust the blades just to go forwards. It would be nice to have time to practice on ice, but alas without being in a program or already playing hockey, public skate is it, and it doesn't really lend itself too much to idiots trying to learn to skate backwards, at least imho

    •  7 років тому

      I am 38 soon. I have played hockey at junior age (read at age of 15-17). I had 20 years break and then I started hockey officiating. Well my backwards skating was total crap. I couldn´t do cross overs and I was soo slow... Now after two years of intensive practice and 100 games under my belt I can say I can somehow skate backwards and do also crossovers. But I still have lots to do as I am willing to climb to higher levels of officiating.

  • @shlinky6527
    @shlinky6527 6 років тому

    When doing the backwards tear drop, is your foot supposed to come right Bianca to your other foot or a few inches away?

  • @janel8169
    @janel8169 3 роки тому

    I learned by doing an awkward lemon shape as my legs naturally slid out and in and then I realised if I just did one at a time I could move lol. I'll show this to my friend who I'm teaching to skate, thank you :)