Yesterday, 8 July 2014, a few of us at Visit Eastbourne had the pleasure of attending My Skate World for a lesson and practice in Slalom skating in preparation for Eastbourne Extreme this weekend.
To say there is some talent there is an understatement!
We were so impressed with the children and marshals there, with some children
just 3 years old and skating far better than us!
We were taught the basics before trying to glide in and
out of cones, going backwards, limbo-ing and racing and had an absolutely great
time!
We had the pleasure of meeting one of Eastbourne’s
young skaters who will be competing this weekend at the Extreme World Slalom
Series, with hopes of representing GB in Paris later in the year! We stood in
awe of how talented she was as she sped in and out of cones on one foot
kneeling down and practically dancing around the arena, performing fantastic
tricks.
Others that attended the session were also skating
sideways, backwards and anyway their feet would go at great speed, performing
freestyle Slalom and all with great ease. As we spoke to the marshals after our
session, it was clear that many of the skaters go on a weekly basis and improve
their skills with others. The marshals are there to help and were great
teachers to us! We hope to see many of them on Fisherman's Green this weekend
for the World Series Slalom competition!
My Skate World is located at 16A unit 5 Maple Road,
Eastbourne, and runs after school sessions and roller discos! We would like to
thank the team for having us and hope the weekend goes well! Maybe with a bit
more practice we might be able to come again and show off some tricks!
Check out the film we took while we were there, using
our Go Pro’s!
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Eastbourne Extreme takes place this weekend 12-13 July
on the Eastern end of the seafront with the World Series Slalom competition,
Roller Derby, BMX skates and scooter competitions, demo’s, windsurfing, paddle
boarding, VW display, taster sessions at Spray Water Sports, Zorb arena,
funfair and so much more!
The Beatroots, formerly known as Beve & The Beatroots, will play on the music stage from 5.30pm to 7pm on Sunday, taking fans straight into the World Cup final which will be shown live on the Big Screen in Princes Park with the match starting at 8pm. Screen on the Green will also show the third place playoff match from 9pm on Saturday evening.
We can’t wait and we’ll see you all there from 11am both days! For more information go to www.eastbourneextreme.co.uk
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