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Types of Skating

Roller derby

Roller derby is a team sport played on roller skates on an oval track. Originally a trademarked product developed out of speed skating demonstrations, the

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Aggressive

Standard roller skate (quad) trucks compared to 3 inch wide skate board (Penny) trucks (bottom). Otherwise known as “park skating”, popularized by Chicks in Bowls[

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Roller Hockey

Roller hockey is the overarching name for a rollersport that existed long before inline skates were invented, and thus has various names. Quad skate roller hockey has

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Group Skating

AKA: Shuffle Skating, Strut Skating, Bounce Skating, Training, Rubber legging Among skaters not committed to a particular discipline, a popular social activity is the group skate,

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Speed Skating

Speed skating originally started on traditional roller skates, quads or four wheels per skate. The first organized, national competition was held in 1938 in Detroit

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Precision Teams

A team of skaters (usually counted in multiples of four) creates various patterns and movements to music. Often used elements include skating in a line,

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