Someone told me that for every hour you spend on rollerblades, you have to ice skate 3 hours to get your stride back.

l am a figure skater and l used to practice basic skills on my rollerblades. l do not think rollerblading affects your ice hockey strides that much. The friction may in fact benefit you in training for speed because you have to push harder on land. Just keep a good balance of both, and you should be okay, l think.

If you are an Olympic level skater, then speak with your coach.

Otherwise, l highly doubt you will have that much to worry about.

In fact, l would think that the cross training would provide added benefit.

It is true that there are some differences between them, but l highly doubt that the differences are that extreme.

l dont kno vary well but l wouldnt think so
it just doesnt make since
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l think it depends.

Certainly u will have to make adjustments if u went rollerblading & then go skate on the ice (and visa versa) . . . u use similar muscles groups but not all in the same way. Same with technique - & of course the equipment itself. Depending on how long & ''how'' u rollerbladed - & how adaptable u are, it could take a few minutes to much longer to get back into ''ice'' mode.

The longer u rollerblade, the rollerblading habits sink in - good or bad. The adjustment period may be longer when u get back on the ice . . . that is where ur stride may be messed up ''temporarily'' . . . but if have good technique to begin with, u will spring back with in time. It is probably best to not rollerblade just before a game. l know some people who do train on both & they do not seem to have a problem switching back & forth . . . but they do this regularly.

My experience, though l am a figure skater: My friends & l went rollerblading for a day. Next day we went to go practice ice skating - ugh. Admittedly it felt foreign . . . it took me like a half hour to find myself again. My other friend took much longer to get back. It messed us up ''temporarily'' - but we knew what to do . . . we just had to convince our feet that!

Some sites that ask & answer almost the same question but in detail:
http://danbylsma.com/askDanAnswer.asp?q=6
http://dphockey.com/articles/articlejack3.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~dongensler/Pages/hsrollerblading.html

Hope that helps!

l do not think that it true. Roller blading and ice skating are different and do not affect each other much where if you roller blade you can not ice skate as well again. I've roller bladed and then skated again, and my ice skating was not affected.

no it shouldn't. it will make your movements more precise. just do not try a hockey stop!

If you are a hockey skater both on ice and land it will not affect you that much but if you are a figure skater and you roller blades too, there will be differences and you do need time to get used to it when you keep changing based on my friends and my experience. However, if you are doing it very frequently, you will get used to it quite easily :D

My brother was told to practice roller blading to help with hockey. l do not think it will mess you up, unless you personally have a totally different stride from skating to blading. They're a little different, but the main difference is just one has blades and one has wheels! lol. Talk to your coach to be sure.

l wonder why that person made that statement? I've never seen any written documents that had the 1:3 ratio stated as an issue.

Not true - it will take you a few minutes to get your 'ice feet' back, but a straight stride is comparable in both sports.

Now, if he had said something about turns and back skating .

l think there r only minor differences in the stride the biggest differences r in stopping.

on the ice in hockey skates u typically can take quick, explosive beginning strides toward the front of ur blade & then begin longer power strides using ur whole blade as u get going. l do not believe u can do this very well on roller blades. If u r learning that on the ice for quick starts after stopping or reversing direction l think u just would not be able to be up toward the front of ur blade off ice.

The stops r what is really different & it is the biggest problem l find when switching back & forth sometimes u get used to doing it one way & then u have to think & remember what ur body needs to do. Off ice u often stop by dragging ur foot behind u or using a brake on ur heel. Those tow methods r not effective on the ice & it takes longer to stop. On the ice u ''skid'' into a stop, leaving skid marks on the ice, such as snowplows & hockey stops. In any hockey game it is essential to be able to stop & start quickly depending on the direction of the play. Keep in mind how to stop for whichever surface u use.