Contact games

Objective: Practice balance and using an opponents momentum against them.

Suitable for: L2+

Activity:

• Choose a circle or square about 10-15 ft across - preferably already marked out on the floor.

• Two opponents at a time start facing each other.

• The whistle is blown and the skaters try to push the opponent out of the circle or down by using legal blocking zones.

• A skater wins a round when the opponent is pushed outside of the area or falls to the floor.

• Either mix up the pairs or winner stays on.

Objective: For fun; to practice keeping your balance and staying within boundaries when giving and receiving hits; to practice hard hitting

Typical length of drill: 5-15 minutes (time adaptable to how much time is available)

Skill level required: Level 2+

Description: The primary objective in the game is to be the last skater left upright. All the skaters start by spreading themselves around the track and skating at a medium pace. On the coach's whistle the game begins: The skaters are allowed to use any and all legal means to get the other skaters to fall or go out of bounds (i.e. pushing/leaning, hitting/blocking). When a skater falls or goes our of bounds s/he becomes an obstacle for the remaining skaters on the track by sitting down in the spot where the infraction occurred. The winner of the game is the last skater left on the track.

To add an extra level of challenge to this game, move the game to the inside of the track once there are only a few skaters left standing, making the play-area much smaller.