Our congratualtions go to Alan Hounsell from Cardiff (pictured left), Claire Sloan from Newcastle (pictured below), Robert Bastin from Bromley and Usha Bhari from London for winning a pair of K2 inline skates and skate t shirts....
...A further twenty-one skaters won a K2 2006 t-shirt!
Thanks for your support and if you didn't win don't despair, we hope to run more competitions in the future.
Due to high demand skaters wishing to become certified inline skating instructors can attend courses on 25-27 August or 2-4 September in central London.
Following news released on 17 May below there will again be a £65 reduction for women successfully completing this course.
The course takes place over three days covering skating, teaching and assessment.
We are now taking expressions of interest. See Instructor Training for more info
Four instructors passed the level one Instructor Development Course today including two new female instructors.
A special mention goes to Mr Khalid Saeed from the Pakistan Roller Sports Federation who successfully completed the course.
Although events throughout the country were affected by the weather many instructors recorded their largest ever level of demand for lessons. Fingers crossed for the coming months
Try a career change as a skating instructor.
The next course is being held in west London from 27-29 May 2006 and there are still spaces are available.
Test your abilites over two and a half days and although there is testing on this course the programme objective is not designed to just to asses; it is primarily a skating lesson aimed at improving your techniques.
As our week of skating begins we already have news of a success coming from Cardiff. Over twenty skaters attended the informal lesson last weekend including several first-time skaters.
If you live close to the south coast of Wales you can join the annual Mumbles to Swansea skate this coming weekend.
Good luck and safe skating to all instructors, coordinators and skaters involved in the weeks activities.
A welcome boost guaranteed to raise awareness for our week of skating has come in the form of a feature in Body & Soul section of today's Times newspaper. Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff and London all get a mention.
National Inline Skating Week is a week long series of lessons and events aimed at getting people rolling in various cities around the UK.
As part of NISW 2006 a special Rollersoccer match will be held in London on Sunday 21 May as England play a team from around the world. You can turn up and watch or pre-register and play.
An additional match will take place at 6-7pm on Thursday 18 May 2006 at the same location, the Queen Mother Sports Centre and participants are required to wear helmets. The session is free to first-timers or £8 otherwise.
London and Southampton will again be offering lessons, group skates and even a rollerdisco event. For the first year running Southampton will also be holding it's own version of the famous Sunday Rollerstroll event.
We are proud to announce a collaboration with K2 UK as part of Skating Week 2006. From next week readers from this site can enter a competition to win some great K2 gear.
Up for grabs will be a four pairs of top end mens and womens skates from their 2006 range. Twenty-five runners up will each receive K2 T-shirts.
Swansea and Cardiff will both be flying the Welsh flag during skating week with a combination of lessons and social skating
Skaters wishing to improve their skills and qualify as an inline skating instructor can now join the next course, taking place in just over a month. A brand new Coach level qualification kicks off on 7 May 2006 which also serves as an introduction to full IDP Instructor course Dates are Sun 7 May for the Coaching course and Sat 27 - Mon 29 May for IDP1.
The two Scottish cities will feature in NISW 2006 with lessons and a social skate again available. Full info on the Skating Week page
From 15-21 May 2006 there will be a wide range of skating activities for all abilities. Find out more about free introductory lessons and details on how you can join. Details will be updated over the coming weeks More on UKISA National Inline Skating Week
The demand for a more basic instructor standard has been met with the launch of a coach level qualification. The qualification costs £30 and will be available from May 2006.
Our sincere congratulations to the eleven skaters, each achieving more than the required level on the level one Instructor Development Programme (IDP).
Tuikku Alaviitala
Phil Allwright
Edd Atcheson
Leo Bidwell
Mark Broadhurst
Brian Devlin
Melissa Garvey
Kaj o'Sullivan
Toby Ray
Jennifer Renoud
Kris Shea
Usually taking two days this was the first time the level one course was run over a three day period and it showed; the weekend culminated in having the highest ever average mark (85%) and of particular note was the very high standard of skating skills.
Skaters from around the UK and Ireland have registered for the first Instructor Development Programme of the year. There is just one space left for the May 2005 course.
The first Instructor Development Programme for intermediate to advanced skating instruction has been scheduled for 26-28 August 2005.
Around 800 people took part in NISW activities last week making this not only the biggest ever UK skating event in history but also the first nationally coordinated one. Report to follow.
Half way through skater week and with the bulk of events yet to come hundreds have already supported events around the country.
Earlier this week Glasgow skating instructor Don Morton hosted one of his biggest ever group classes and commented on the fact it featured a range of ages.
London regional news programme "London Tonight" yesterday broadcast a high profile inline skating feature on ITV1.
The slot lasted several minutes publicising the free lessons and events taking place all week as part of London Skate Festival. The female presenter also mentioned that despite the UK having a predominantly female bias of skaters there was, oddly, a lack of women inline skating instructors in the UK.
The first National Inline Skating Week begins today and includes a series of free lessons and events throughout the country.
Good luck and safe skating to all instructors, coordinators and skaters involved in the weeks activities.
London skaters can now exhibit the exotic with a Saturday night carnival skate snaking through the capital's tourist hotspots. With Oxford street, Piccadilly Circus and Soho all on the agenda the skate-o-meter is stuck firmly on see and be seen.
The London chapter of skating week - known as the London Skate Festival - now has no fewer than twentyactivities planned.
Cardiff, Southampton and Swansea will be offering a combination of free lessons and group events during NISW. Seaside towns often have long promenades making them ideal for practising skating techniques or taking a scenic tour.
Rollerskiing uses specialised long framed inline skates with two wheels and has all the benefits of cross-country skiing without the snow. Rollerski London have now added three free introductory workshops around National Inline Skating Week.
Free rentals and tuition are available with pre-booking
Six of the twelve places available for Instructor Development Programme course (28-30 May 2005) have now been filled.
The course runs over three days and is geared toward improving intermediate level skating and teaching techniques. Continued...
Irish skating today took a step toward a more prominent skating future with the very first Irish application to join the IDP1 weekend on 28-30 May. The best of (Irish) luck on the course!
From 9 to 15 May 2005 there will be inline skating events throughout the UK. Find out more about free introductory lessons and details on how you can join. More on UKISA National Inline Skating Week
Thinking about getting into skating? Think first about CLASS
There is nationwide shortage of instructors teaching, developing and promoting their sport. If you like the idea of flexible hours, the outdoor life or just want to develop your skating to instructor level think about the next Instructor Development Programme being held this May in London.
Due to high demand skaters wishing to become certified inline skating instructors can attend courses on 25-27 August or 2-4 September in central London. 
Four instructors passed the level one Instructor Development Course today including two new female instructors. 
Try a career change as a skating instructor.
As part of NISW 2006 a special Rollersoccer match will be held in London on Sunday 21 May as England play a team from around the world. 
Rollerskiing uses specialised long framed inline skates with two wheels and has all the benefits of cross-country skiing without the snow. Rollerski London have now added three free introductory workshops around National Inline Skating Week. 
Six of the twelve places available for Instructor Development Programme course (28-30 May 2005) have now been filled. 
