Off topic - just for fun

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"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Awesome pictures. I'm the original clutz when it comes to ice skating so
I'm always amazed that anyone can do it so well.

Lucille

On 2/17/07 6:29 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Awesome pictures. I'm the original clutz when it comes to ice skating so
I'm always amazed that anyone can do it so well.

Lucille



I'm with you!

C

On 2/17/07 6:50 PM, "Cheryl Isaak" wrote:

On 2/17/07 6:29 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Awesome pictures. I'm the original clutz when it comes to ice skating so
I'm always amazed that anyone can do it so well.

Lucille



I'm with you!

C

Coward (Cheryl) - take some lessons if you really want to learn. And wear
knee pads and wrist guards. The kids look good - just like being at a rink
for a change.

ellice

"ellice" wrote in message
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On 2/17/07 6:50 PM, "Cheryl Isaak" wrote:

On 2/17/07 6:29 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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http://home.comcast.net/~richisaak/


Awesome pictures. I'm the original clutz when it comes to ice skating
so
I'm always amazed that anyone can do it so well.

Lucille



I'm with you!

C

Coward (Cheryl) - take some lessons if you really want to learn. And wear
knee pads and wrist guards. The kids look good - just like being at a
rink
for a change.

ellice

You can call me Coward if you like. I tried several times to ice skate and
found I was hopeless so I quit while I was ahead.

I was on roller skates when I was three and did fine, but ice skates were a
disaster. Maybe that's because there were no ponds to learn on in Brooklyn
! lol

Lucille

On 2/17/07 8:35 PM, "Lucille" wrote:


"ellice" wrote in message
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On 2/17/07 6:50 PM, "Cheryl Isaak" wrote:

On 2/17/07 6:29 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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http://home.comcast.net/~richisaak/


Awesome pictures. I'm the original clutz when it comes to ice skating
so
I'm always amazed that anyone can do it so well.

Lucille



I'm with you!

C

Coward (Cheryl) - take some lessons if you really want to learn. And wear
knee pads and wrist guards. The kids look good - just like being at a
rink
for a change.

ellice

You can call me Coward if you like. I tried several times to ice skate and
found I was hopeless so I quit while I was ahead.

I was on roller skates when I was three and did fine, but ice skates were a
disaster. Maybe that's because there were no ponds to learn on in Brooklyn
! lol

Lucille


I wasn't calling you a coward, Lucille - it was aimed at Cheryl. I'm the
reverse. I learned to roller skate as a kid in LI, and remember my great
aunt taking me skating in Forest Hills - but it comes and goes for me. Ice
skates - once I got over being afraid - work just fine. Though I wish I
could be the skater that DH is. I missed out - the adolescence in Florida -
not a lot of ice back in the late 60s, 70s. The big thing for adults
honestly is having skates that fit properly (not like shoes) and aren't
broken down, wearing some knee pads, and having a teacher that will actually
show you the basics, including how to get up when you fall! When my friend
and I decided to learn to play hockey, we actually found an instructor and
took a semi-private lesson set together. Plus the hockey clinic all one
summer, and playing. Back then I honestly would skate about 10-15 hours a
wekk on average. It helped. I still don't think of myself as a "good"
skater - on the scale that my peers (of more advanced refs) put, OTOH - it
still amazes me that I can skate backwards for real - at speed, and on one
foot either way. It's the little tihngs.

My brother still cracks up. When I'd been playing for a couple of years,
and already reffin' - he actually thought I was kidding. Had to bring a
hockey bag full of gear down there, with pictures - and him asking DH (then
DBF) if it was true! My favorite - the first summer that I was really into
it - I did a bunch of mini-camps/clinics with the boys - like Cheryl's son,
and the next age group. Coach made me start with the littler guys - like
10-12 year old. But after a couple of weeks I was doing checking clinic and
stick-handling/puck control camp with the Bantams and Midgets (13-17 year
olds), and occasionally one of the high school girls that played on my
women's team would come. One evening - coming off the ice after working out
with the big kids (including getting clocked by accident) - we're walking
into the lobby - the guys going one way, and me to a ladies room (no locker
room available), and I pulled off my helmet. I hear a bunch of moms "Oh -
You're a girl!" - they were asking when the rest were getting off the ice,
and I was the one to answer. They were totally shocked - pretty funny. Of
course, I was half my current size then, but still.

Skating is fun - for me becaues it's not the impact on my bad ankle/foot -
it's much better than trying to run. And you do fell kind of light - if
it's all working. All the bruises - well, that's another story.

ellice

ellice wrote:
Skating is fun - for me becaues it's not the impact on my bad ankle/foot -
it's much better than trying to run. And you do fell kind of light - if
it's all working. All the bruises - well, that's another story.

Hmmm, friend was telling me tonight about a 7-yo who has already
suffered two major concussions from falls while figure skating. They
can't figure out why, but she always lands with her left temple hitting
the ice. Either she is missing the reflex to try to catch herself, she
has some kind of vision problem, or a major balance problem they think.
She is just mad because the doctor is making her sit out for a month
this time. I guess figure skaters can't wear helmets because it messes
up their balance for spins and jumps--although in her case I don't think
it could make matters worse!

DD announced she wants to go skating again. She can walk on skates
wonderfully, but is scared to go on the ice. We'll see....

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Brenda
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On 2/17/07 8:05 PM, in article , "ellice"
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On 2/17/07 6:50 PM, "Cheryl Isaak" wrote:

On 2/17/07 6:29 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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http://home.comcast.net/~richisaak/


Awesome pictures. I'm the original clutz when it comes to ice skating so
I'm always amazed that anyone can do it so well.

Lucille



I'm with you!

C

Coward (Cheryl) - take some lessons if you really want to learn. And wear
knee pads and wrist guards. The kids look good - just like being at a rink
for a change.

ellice

I have tried and I've gotten better with time. I found out one of the local
rinks has an adult learn to skate. Times aren't announced yet, but, if they
work, I'm signing up...
C

On 2/18/07 3:31 AM, in article ,
"Brenda Lewis" wrote:

ellice wrote:
Skating is fun - for me becaues it's not the impact on my bad ankle/foot -
it's much better than trying to run. And you do fell kind of light - if
it's all working. All the bruises - well, that's another story.

Hmmm, friend was telling me tonight about a 7-yo who has already
suffered two major concussions from falls while figure skating. They
can't figure out why, but she always lands with her left temple hitting
the ice. Either she is missing the reflex to try to catch herself, she
has some kind of vision problem, or a major balance problem they think.
She is just mad because the doctor is making her sit out for a month
this time. I guess figure skaters can't wear helmets because it messes
up their balance for spins and jumps--although in her case I don't think
it could make matters worse!

OW! poor kid. I heard a stat somewhere that figure skaters were more likely
to injure themselves than other skaters and the injuries were worse in
general.
DD announced she wants to go skating again. She can walk on skates
wonderfully, but is scared to go on the ice. We'll see....

Bring her here! DD would love to skate with her!

Cheryl

On 2/18/07 3:31 AM, "Brenda Lewis" wrote:

ellice wrote:
Skating is fun - for me becaues it's not the impact on my bad ankle/foot -
it's much better than trying to run. And you do fell kind of light - if
it's all working. All the bruises - well, that's another story.

Hmmm, friend was telling me tonight about a 7-yo who has already
suffered two major concussions from falls while figure skating. They
can't figure out why, but she always lands with her left temple hitting
the ice. Either she is missing the reflex to try to catch herself, she
has some kind of vision problem, or a major balance problem they think.

Very ouch. Does sound like a balance issue - might be one of the inner ears
or something. Hopefully nothing terrible.

She is just mad because the doctor is making her sit out for a month
this time. I guess figure skaters can't wear helmets because it messes
up their balance for spins and jumps--although in her case I don't think
it could make matters worse!

Good for her sitting out. I think she ought to be able to wear a helmet for
a while at least - probably more the looking goofy thing. Speed skaters all
wear helmets here.

DD announced she wants to go skating again. She can walk on skates
wonderfully, but is scared to go on the ice. We'll see....

Cute. Little ones - seems like once they're on the ice forget about being
afraid. And they're like little Gumbies - bouncing back up after they hit
the ice. Not like us big clutzes. I'm always more worried about the first
big step.

ellice