About our Program

More a workshop than a clinic, we give you the skills you need to safely skate outdoors with confidence. We teach in Rock Creek Park and Petworth.

Required Gear

You'll need inline skates or roller skates, a helmet (a bike helmet will do), wristguards, elbow pads and knee pads. We can't teach you if you aren't wearing safety gear.

Loaner Gear

We'll have loaner pads and helmets at the clinic. We have loaner skates too, just email us a couple of days in advance with your shoe size and we'll bring them to the clinic.

Our pads

If you are buying pads from us, thank you!You can pick them up at the clinic. Be sure to arrive early to try them on to get the right size and fit. Adults can pick from sizes small, medium, large and extra large. Kids can pick from two smaller sizes. Pads include wristguards, elbow pads and knee pads.

Check Out Our Skate Store

We have more inventory here.

Teach With Us / Join Our Team / Skate Instructor Training

Help us bring more people into skating. We offer paid roles for teaching at the clinic and our other skating programs.More information here.

Paid Lessons

Ready for more? Build out your skills to fully enjoy outdoor skating. Lessons are offered by instructors in the community.

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Group Lesson Descriptions

Sidewalk Surfing
Learn the skills to skate the sidewalks and different pavements plus handling grass, dirt, curbs, branches, ramps, and stairs. Skating skills: grass stop, popcorn jump.Taking on the Trails
Group skating moves and sharing the trail with cyclists, joggers, dog walkers, etc. Skating skills: check and t stops, slalom turn.Hills and Thrills
Techniques for going down (and up) hills. Skating skills: speed control, linked parallel turns.Urban Power Moves
Skate faster and be more nimble while enjoying an urban setting. Skating skills: Skater's Stride (Stride II), Lunge Turn, C-turn forward backward transition.Obstacle Course
Take on a review of all the skills taught while having fun in the process.Skate Fitness (Outdoors)
Build your strength to skate fast and skate far.Skate Fitness (Indoors, Year Round)
A blend of fitness, rollerdance, freestyle slalom and fun.

Help us bring more people into skating. We offer paid roles for teaching at the clinic and our other skating programs.

Skate Instructor Training

We provide free training to get you started with us and a self paid option to enable you to get started on your own.

Contact Us

Use the form below to contact us for more information.

Paid Lessons

Ready for more? (Form pending.)

Progressions

Sidewalk Surfing
* Grass Stop
* Popcorn Jump
* Learn the skills to skate the sidewalks and different pavements (Handling grass, dirt, curbs, ramps and stairs).Taking on the Trails
* Check and T Stops
* Slalom turn
* Group skating and sharing the trail with cyclists, joggers, dog walkers, etc.Hills and Thrills
* Linked Parallel Turns
* Speed Control
* Techniques for going down (and up) hills. (this includes backward toe stopping for quad skaters)Urban Power Moves
* Skater's Stride (Stride II)
* Lunge Turn
* C-turn forward backward transitionObstacle Course
* Take on a review of all the skills taught while having fun in the process.

Clinic Progressions

Free Learn to Skate Clinic
* Proper Use of Safety Gear
* Falling Safety and Prevention
* Balance and movement on skates
* Swizzles
* Basic Stride
* Heel (or Toe) Brake Stopping
* Parallel Turns
* Scooter Pushes

Thank you for signing up. Here is the key information to get the best expereince:

Where to go

Check your sign up confirmation. Depending on where we've indicated to meet we'll be in Rock Creek Park, the Salvation Army or the Petworth Recreation Center. Here are the directions for each spot:

Rock Creek Park

We'll meet at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park. The address is:4850 Coloardo Ave NWUse these GPS coordinates to park nearby:38.,9516,-77.0392Use these GPS coordinates to walk to our teaching area:38.9511,-77.0402

Salvation Army

We'll meet at the Salvation Army parking lot on Sherman Avenue in Petworth. The address is:3335 Sherman Ave NWPark on the streets nearby and meet at the front entrance, at the corner of Sherman and Morton St NW. We'll have people coming out periodically to meet you and bring you to the parking area where we are teaching.If you are taking public transportation, it's a short walk south from the Petworth metro station.

Petworth Recreation Center

We'll meet at the outdoor skating court at the Petworth Recreation Center. The address is:801 Taylor St NWPark on the streets nearby and go to the left of the building where you will see the tennis court and be able to find us at the adjacent skating court.If you are taking public transportation, it's a short walk north from the Petworth metro station.

Cancellations

We'll send out a note if we need to cancel. It could be due to bad weather or a parking lot that's too wet, among other reasons. If that happens, you are welcome to sign up for one of our other sessions.

Rescheduling

Paid classes will be rescheduled to a later week. We send out a rescheduling notification with the details.

Picking up Your Purchases

If you have purchased gear, please come early for sizing and pickup.If we have cancelled the free clinic, you can still come by to get your purchase. If you can't come by, we will hold your purchase until the next session we see you.If we have rescheduled a paid lesson, we will bring your purchase to the rescheduled date.

What to Expect

We'll get geared up, and start doing some skating! The plan is to skate safely and have some fun.We cover a lot of skills at our learn to skate clinic. You are welcome to repeat the clinic as many times as you want.
For any other questions, you're welcome to reach out to me by text or a phone call, I'm the lead instuctor and am reachable at 410-394-9483.Looking forward to seeing you there!Andrew Barabasz

Skate Clinic Skill Coverage