The Outdoor Skate Basics or OSB
The Outdoor Skate Basics are the Essential skating skills carefully designed by Robichon's to prepare new and untrained skaters for safe recreational and fitness skating outdoors. The format contains 9 different stopping techniques! In our safe and fun envirionment, you will learn inline skate skills that increase your confidence, reduce your fears, ensure your safety, maximize fitness benefits and allow you to comfortably navigate everyday trail and road situations with ease. The program is progressive. In each level offered, we introduce and teach NEW proven moving, stopping/speed control, turning and terrain negotiation techniques. When you master all skills listed below you will be best prepared for our Marathon Training Course and most other upper level courses. If you ever wanted to begin to skate, master your fears, build confidence, maximize your workout and / or skate with ease outdoors now is your chance! Learn the 9 different stopping techniques and the essential basics of inline skating in Robichon's® Outdoor Skate Basics.

Skill Ability Level - Never Skated to Intermediate (Current Course Information)

OSB1 / Level 1-"Getting Started" In "Getting Started", we introduce the essentials of skater safety, balance, basic starting, stopping, turning and terrain techniques. We highly recommend the OSB l and 2 for all new and untrained skaters. We use these skills as a platform to manage new skills, trails and hills in most to all next fun level courses.
Skill Ability Level: Pre-Skate and Beginner
Some Specific Skills:

• Movement: stride 1, full swizzle 1, stride swizzle 1 combo,
  
• Stopping and Speed Control: heel stop 1 (low speeds),
  
• Turning: A - Frame Turn 1 (L & R),
  
• Terrain: gear checks, defensive falling and skate position, standing still, getting up, The Stabilizer™.

OSB 2/ Level 2 - " Getting Started Cont'd" In OSB 2, we review, refine and build off skills from Level 1. In level 2, begin the next fun level skills!
Skill Ability Level: Beginner
Some Specific Skills:

• Movement: full swizzle 1 (vary its size and speed), full swizzle 2 (propulsive swizzle) and 3 (resistive swizzle),
  
• Stopping and Speed Control: heel stop 2 (moderate speeds), heel pump stop™, grass stop
  
• Turning: Y-frame turn 1 (vary its size, shape and speed). linked Y-frame turns, Y-frame turn 2 (gliding) and a-frame turn 3 (braking),
  
• Terrain: safe hop and side step (up or down)

OSB 3/ Level 3 - " Feelin' Kinda' Rolly™ In Level 3, we develop stride efficiency, speedy stops and maneuverability.
Skill Ability Level: Advanced Beginner
Some Specific Skills:

• Movement: 1/2 swizzles (L & R), ½ swizzle linked (sculling),
  
• Stopping and Speed Control: heel stop 3 (Higher speeds), quick stops
  
• Turning: parallel turns 1 (L & R).
  
• Terrain: knee slide, teeter totter (step over or up obstacles)

OSB4/ Level 4 - "Putting It All Together" In Level 4 we "put it all together'. We begin ski turns (great for downhill skiers), skating in Stride 2 (efficient skating and greater fitness benefits) and then introduce you to next level skills in Cool Moves™.
Skill Ability Level: Beginning Intermediate
Specific Skills:

• Movement: Scooters (L & R), Stride 2
  
• Stopping and Speed Control: T- Drag, Inward Glide Stop, Inward Glide Step Stop™
  
• Turning: parallel turns 1 (vary its size, shape and speed), linked parallel turns (Ski Turns)., braking and gliding ski turns.
  
• Terrain: Skipping and Leaping, Trail Stride 2, Drafting Basics, Anticipation, Communication, Speed as Your Friend (Rough Terrain/Curbs)