You’re Never Too Old!
Posted on October 15, 2006
Filed Under Sports
You’re never too old to do anything! This was clear to me when I decided to take skating lessons in October 2005. I have never ice skated before, but I have been interested in the sport for a number of years now. I have always been an avid sports fan, but skating was one of my favorite sports to watch. Maybe because I liked judge sports, but I also found the sport interesting because it combined both beauty and athleticism, and yes from my experience this sport is difficult. I’ve had my share of sprained wrists, ankles, almost a broken knee and bruises that seems to take forever to heal.
Anything I do or try to do I have little patience for. I wanted to learn and do things as soon as possible. Jumps, that normally will take a couple of years to learn, I learned in a couple of months. My approach was to not be afraid to do anything; I’ll fall and fall, but like life I will keep getting up. I ended the year with all the jumps except the axel. My spins are kind of weak, as well as my edges and basic skills, this is because I’ve never taken the time to learn them and practice them. I found that I focused a lot more on the jumps. Click here for a short video of my skating.
So when this season started, I wanted to set goals for myself, specifically I wanted to improve my edges and basic skills. But along with that I’ve included the following goals:
Jumps: Axel and in combination. Double Jumps
Spins: Forward/Back scratch, sit and camel spin
Footwork: Straight line/Circular footwork
Edges: Outside and Inside spread eagle
I know that I will never get to Olympic or World class level. That is not my goal. I am doing this as a personal choice and challenge. I love challenges. I also found that skating has taught me a lot of things that I can use off the ice (discipline, patience, foundation, control, technique). For those who complain that you’re too old to start anything, think again. The best years of your life are between the ages of 20 – 60.
Keep coming back for progress reports on my goals. I’ll also include videos soon.
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