Should my daughter wear a helmet when roller blading?

[Panter]

I'm sure some people can do the "trained fall" thing but my technique is very much a default setting

 

[Mr Pig]

I am not convinced you could teach your 9 year old how to fall? Then have them actually remember it in practice./QUOTE]

You need to practice things like that before hand, maybe diving onto the grass or a crash mat. I did that years ago, but I can't remember when or why!

 

[Wigsie]

I am not convinced you could teach your 9 year old how to fall? Then have them actually remember it in practice./QUOTE]

You need to practice things like that before hand, maybe diving onto the grass or a crash mat. I did that years ago, but I can't remember when or why!

Gymnastics class?

 

[chap]

Some good tips for adult learners (and possibly some young adults) although I am not convinced you could teach your 9 year old how to fall? Then have them actually remember it in practice.

I particularly curious about this sentence "Don’t get excited or freeze up mentally. Stay relaxed and keep your cool. That way, you will remember the techniques listed above and you won't damage tense muscles."

Can you teach most 9 year olds this? or just let them get on with it (with a helmet like the article says).

Yeah, I think - and I said it - that some people tend to over-describe things; the article makes it sound like landing a shuttle.

Repetition is your friend, I practised this when I was a kid several times (initially on the carpet, then the grass, then at slow speeds on the pavement.) It becomes second nature, just like how they teach dancing, or gymnastics

 

[Wigsie]

Yeah, I think - and I said it - that some people tend to over-describe things; the article makes it sound like landing a shuttle.

Repetition is your friend, I practised this when I was a kid several times (initially on the carpet, then the grass, then at slow speeds on the pavement.) It becomes second nature, just like how they teach dancing, or gymnastics

Really? I don't think I ever 'practiced' falling over as a kid and pretty sure my kids don't practice jumping off the sofa onto a matt before they launch themselves out the apple tree in the garden.

Maybe its a personality/attitude thing?