Skating is an excellent activity for developing balance, coordination, leg strength, and body control.
Work is carried out progressively: first walking on skates, then gliding, braking, and turning.
It is a highly motivating and visual activity that allows children to improve their physical confidence while having fun.
The priority is safety, play, and personal progress, rather than strict sporting technique.
Objectives
Technical objectives
- Maintain the basic balance position with knees bent.
- Begin controlled gliding and small impulses.
- Learn to brake safely (T-stop, heel brake depending on the skate).
- Introduction to simple turns (right/left).
Motor objectives
- Develop dynamic and static balance.
- Improve proprioception and body awareness.
- Strengthen leg and core muscles.
- Work on general coordination through circuits.
Social and emotional objectives
- Foster confidence and a sense of capability.
- Learn to respect turns and safety distances.
- Overcome the initial fear of falling or losing balance.
- Enjoy movement and value personal progress.
Methodology
General methodology
- Highly progressive work: from the ground → walking → gliding → turning → braking.
- Games to overcome fear and improve safety (“traffic lights”, “follow the path”, etc.).
- Skill circuits: cones, hoops, lines, relays.
- Great emphasis on confidence.
- Short, fun activities with plenty of movement.
Centers where the activity takes place:
