π my 3 tips for beginning skaters π 1. donβt look down! i know you may want to keep an eye on your feet to watch what youβre doing, but looking down will actually throw your balance off! keep your head up and your eyes straight ahead when learning how to skate, as this will help keep your balance. 2. bend your knees always keep a slight bend in your knees to help keep your balance. when you lock your legs, you tend to shift your weight which will entirely throw your balance off and you may end up falling backwards. 3. donβt be afraid to fall falling is the scariest part of figure skating, but once you learn to overcome your fear of falling, itβs really not that bad :) in all of my years of figure skating, i have never badly injured myself from a fall. your body will react to falling and you usually end up catching yourself