By skatergrrrl - 15/02/2010 18:40 - United States

Today, I had my first ice skating lesson. I had to wait 5 years for a rink to open in my town, 2 weeks for my lessons to begin, but only 10 minutes to fall and hit my tailbone so hard that I can't walk. FML
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FernandoTorres_fml 0

The circle of life is a vicious one. Take heed, wear protection.

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yourlifesfucked 0

from experience: you can NOT wear protection for your tailbone. I'm a hockey player and an excellent skater and even i have hit my tailbone a few times. even if she were wearing hockey pants they dont afford any real protection. FYL op that hurts like hell.

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hayleyukulele 0

You live in Colorado, I'm sure there's another skating rink around you somewhere. Don't be over dramatic.

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subieguy 0

classic. I had that same injury only from snowboarding. but had a few nasty spills on the ice in my ice hockey days. atleast it wasn't your face or broke yo arm. fyl

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GhoStedar 0

That's what happens when you first learn to skate. You should try learning the real way with no lessons at all.

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vishal_1305 0

You could have just gone to another place in US and gone ice skating, ive never been to the US but for such a developed country im sure u can go somewhere else close and go skating.

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g3rusz 6

That happens to everyone at least once (or at least to those who try skating). Stop whining!

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cypherzzz 0

it takes years of practice to get good. a few weeks to stop falling everywhere. I would know

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ccc01 1

Good old days of noob skating how I remember it so.

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khuntwc 0

It hurts alot, i would know. I fell and broke my tail bone snowboarding. I just got up and kept boarding though, so stop whining.

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kittykatdaisy 0

Just wait till you really get into skating...that is if you do. You'll probably fall at least once a lesson, and not only will you fall on your tail bone, but probably on every other part of your body.

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wmage 0

Once a lesson? When I was doing freestyle (before I moved into ice dancing, where *one does not fall*), I typically fell at least five times per hour. When practising a new jump, I could easily fall 50 times an hour: one would pick up speed, take off, fall, get back up, pick up speed again, and so on. I could easily have over 100 falls in one day, especially when I first started working on doubles. In freestyle, at least, it's very important to learn to fall with minimal injury, since one will be falling all the time. skatergrrrl apparently almost had it right, but hitting at a bit of an angle would be better. Even though falls on one's bottom hurt terribly, they stop hurting very quickly. Wrists, on the other hand, are dreadful.

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