T-Stop

You balance on one skate and drag the other behind it at a right angle, like the top of a letter T, so its wheels scrub and slow you down. Aggressive skates have no heel brake, so this is the first real stop.

1. Glide

   Coast on both skates in the ready position.

   CueSteady speed

2. Shift

   Move all your weight onto one skate.

   CueOne foot

3. Tuck

   Turn the free skate sideways and set it behind your front heel.

   CueMake the T

4. Drag

   Lower it gently and lunge forward to press its wheels harder.

   CueLunge to stop

1. IfSlamming the dragging skate down.
   ThenLower it gently so all its wheels touch at once.
2. IfWeight on the dragging skate.
   ThenKeep almost all your weight on the front skate and lunge over it.
3. IfGoing too slowly to balance.
   ThenKeep a steady roll; it is easier to balance with some speed.
4. IfOnly practising your easy side.
   ThenSpend about twice as long on your weaker side.