Basic Program (all ages)

  • Familiarity with skates and protective gear
  • Grass/Carpet Orientation-getting comfortable on skates
  • A well balanced stable body position
  • Stopping with the heel brake
  • Strides and turns
  • Real world skate skills

Intermediate Program

  • Finding one foot balance
  • Crossover strides & Turns
  • Quick direction transitions
  • More stops turns and strides
  • Technicques for the unexpected

Advanced Instruction

  • Backwards Skating
  • Hill Skating (skate to ski)
  • Advanced street skills, over & around everything
  • An introduction to trick skills


Featured in 1997 Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin"

"Best kids In-Line Skating Lessons"


Click here for SK8 Skool photos"You've seen him for years rolling around town posting flyers. Some historic sources even suggest he owned the very first pair of Rollerblades ever. But what you might not know is that Fritz Blaw is no stinge-miester with his secrets of Zen & the Art of Blading. Offering classes to both kids and adults, from klutzes to the future Tonya Hardings of the concrete jungle, Fritz has patience that knows no end. He can even set you up with rental blades and pads if'n you're still deciding whether or not you wheely want to skate on a regular basis."

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Curriculum

The curriculum of instruction is based on easily learned "key movement skills". The program provides "feet in" , "hands on skating experience reinforced by written support materials. With this foundation, beginners or novices find themselves skating quickly, confidently, and safely while intermediate and advance skaters refine known skills as they learn new ones.

The KidSK8 Program (ages 6-12)

The emphasis is on fun! Using skills games, hockey, and supervised free skating a balanced program has been created. Skating combines gymnastic balance andagility training with muscular strength and aerobic conditioning. Kids enjoy skating solo/freestyle, in social groups, or via competitive games like hockey. Get kids started right. They can enjoy this sport their entire life.

Insurance

4 million dollars aggregate liability coverage thru International Inline Skating Association includes any site chosen.

Location

Motorblade SK8 Skool is fully mobile with ramp ,rail and goals as well as a jam box and hockey equipment.

Equipment

Motorblade SK8 Skool is endorsed by Rollerblade and provides Rollerblade skates and protective gear for rental. One class rental is $5 and includes all gear. If a student is lacking any gear it may be rented at a rate of one dollar per pair and $1 for a helmet.

WRIST GUARDS, KNEE PADS, ELBOW PADS AND HELMET MUST BE WORN, AND SKATES SHOULD BE IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL MOTORBLADE SK8 SKOOL ACTIVITIES

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