How to Hockey Stop on Rollerblades (How to parallel slide)

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Parallel slide is one of those maneuvers that everyone on inline skates wants to master. It is graceful and powerful. It inspires awe from onlookers. In Canada we grow up playing hockey, spraying ice with every awesome stop. However, on inline skates, the parallel slide or hockey stop seems so much more difficult. I say "if you can turn you can slide."

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When we break down the parallel slide we find the key components.
Edging
Compression
Counter rotation
Weight transfer and distribution

The parallel slide is done on corresponding edges. Corresponding edges are one inside edge and one outside edge. Same edges used to perform a parallel or lunge turn. For most intermediate skaters this is not a problem. If you are struggling with a parallel slide it is a good idea to spend some time working on your edges. The hard part of the parallel slide is the slight unweighting of the body that allows the wheels to slide. This is done with a counter rotation and compression.

Counter rotation is a rotation of the upper body is the opposite direction of your edges. For example if you are edging as if turning to your right the counter rotation would be a rotation of your upper body to the left.

The compression is the bending of the knees and flexing of the ankles. With your skates on corresponding edges and your arms in position for the counter rotation the slide initiates with a compression. Timing the counter rotation with the decompression will result in a parallel slide.

Weight transfer is positioning your body weight from toe to heel or from foot to foot. Your body weight should be evenly distributed on each foot. I tend to have too much weight on the foot that is on the outside edge. This results in me slipping out onto my butt. The weight transfer is from toe to heel as you compress and decompress.

To master the parallel slide you first want to practice on a smooth concrete surface. Start by practicing in a static position.

Feet shoulder width apart
Corresponding edges
Arms in counter rotation position
Compress by bending knees and flexing ankles
Counter rotate as you decompress. Think of the decompression a pushing through your heels.