How to Fall and Recover from a Fall on Ice

Wear gloves, wrist guards, knee, or elbow pads. These will protect you from getting hurt if you fall.

Put your hands on your waist or in front of you when you are skating.

Practice falling. Try to fall without hurting yourself. First try falling without skates, and then move on to falling with skates. Try falling on different speeds with your skates on.

Bend your knees and go into a dip position. If you know you are about to fall, just go into a dip position.

Fall to the side and lean forward as you fall on the ice. This will lower the chances of you getting injured.

Recover from your fall. Turn over on your hands and knees.

Take one foot and place it between your hands.

Take the other foot and place it between your hands. Applying pressure to your toes and using your toe picks will help you so you won't slide.

Push yourself up and stand up on the ice.