1. What kind of protective gear do I need to learn roller skating
Roller skating is one of the outdoor sports that children and adults like very much, but everyone knows that roller skating will often cause falls , if not wearing protective gear is very dangerous. Let’s take a look at what protective gear is needed to learn roller skating.
A complete set of roller skating protective gear should include: helmet, elbow pads, knee pads and palm pads:
1. Knee pads: Whether beginners or advanced For experienced roller skating players, the knee is the part with the highest probability of landing and the greatest impact when falling. If you don’t wear protective gear, you will be easily injured.
2. Elbow pads: This part is easy to be accidentally scratched, especially when practicing some advanced movements – such as back slipping, because of inexperience and injury.
3. Palm guards: Beginners often cause wrist sprains or palm scratches due to improper support actions when slipping; Palm can avoid these unnecessary injuries.
4. Helmet: Ordinary people may feel that there is no need to wear a helmet. It is necessary to know that the head is the most important but vulnerable part, and the best protection should be taken to exclude any injury. possible. In addition, there are stunt knee pads, which are designed to meet the needs of those engaged in stunt wheel knives
, such as U-shaped boards, slide bars, descending stairs, jumping, etc., providing higher coverage and larger area of protection and protection. Better shock absorption.
Second, How to wear roller skating protective gear
1. Helmet:
(1) Open the fixed buckle on the front of the helmet.
(2) Observe whether there is a head circumference adjustment system. If there is any, you need to loosen the adjustment first, then put the helmet on your head, let the helmet fit your head, fasten the front fixing buckle, adjust the length of the drawstring, and leave a finger gap, This prevents pinching of the chin.
(3) Finally, adjust the head circumference adjustment system and fix the hat.
(4) Open the Velcro and observe the difference between the upper and lower parts of the protective gear (the upper part of the elbow pad is generally wider and more prominent than the lower part) to prevent reverse wearing.
(5) Go through the anti-dropping system and stick the Velcro.
2. Knee pads:
Knee pads are very important, because beginners will inevitably fall during the practice process, and they will hurt their knees when they fall. – Be sure to tie it tightly, not too loose and it will fall off. Put on the knee pad (the big head is facing up) and fasten the hook and loop; adjust the position of the knee pad up and down, left and right, and ensure that the protective shell of the knee pad is in the middle of the knee joint when the knee is bent.
3. Elbow pads:
We generally use elbow pads when running fast or turning, which can prevent us from running fast. Protect our elbows from falling during exercise. Put on the elbow pad (big head up), fasten the hook and loop and adjust the position, try to bend the elbow and check that the position of the protective shell is in the middle of the elbow joint.
4. Roller skating palm guards
There are two kinds of roller skating palm guards, one is the size-adjustable hook and loop palm guard, and the other is similar In fingerless gloves (with thicker material in the palm). The palm guards for children’s roller skating are usually in the form of velcro with adjustable size, which is a bit complicated to wear. Parents and coaches can help children patiently explain and demonstrate in the early stage, and then let the children wear it by themselves.