Everything about Short Track Speed Skating
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Get Involved in Short Track Speed Skating?
Follow these easy to follow steps to get into Short Track Speed Skating
Welcome to the most thrilling sport on planet earth. It just feels great to speed skate, so whether you want to speed skate occasionally, recreationally or have dreams of becoming an olympian, then this page will help you get involved in our sport.
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Across the world we are always looking for volunteers and supporters to help with our sport....coaching, officials, referring, race starters, competition time keepers, club admin...then volunteers are always welcome to join our sport and train and get experienced to help our sport.
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Let's get started......Three...just 3....steps to Skating Heven....
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Step 1 - Use Our Club Locator to find your most local club or country association.
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Step 2 - Use the contact details / website etc to find the local club or association contact.
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Step 3 - Get in touch and get skating!!!!
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Dynamic
As Short Track is an elimination event, with skaters having to qualify to progress in the competition, it makes this sport particularly fast and dynamic.
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The shorter distance of 500m is a sprint race with blistering and explosive power needed from the start to get a good position in the race.
Falls, Crashes and Danger
Going 50kph on two thin long sharp blades on a tight icy track...what could possibly go wrong? Well lots!
There are lots of falls, crashes, and danger in short track but it is a safe sport. It happens but it is rare for severe accidents to happen as the safety of the sport is always improving.
Strategic & Agile Thinking
Yes, Short Track Speed Skating is also a sport of strategic thinking and thinking agility. You have too have an overall race and competition strategy as thinking fast during races in which the race dynamics can change in an instant.
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This is what makes Short Track such a fantastic sport to complete in and also watch as a spectator.