Monday, July 1, 2002		Dotcom World

THE thrill of roller-skating affects everyone. In this electrifying sport, skaters race as fast as they can, and mix their quickness, stamina, and strategy into a fun and healthy sport.

No one is really sure when the first roller-skates were used. A Belgian inventor named Joseph Merlin introduced the first recorded roller skate in 1760. But these skates did not have the ability to be effectively controlled or stopped. In mid-1800s, many inventors tried their hands at different type of skating products but failed. James Plimpton of New York solved the problem of controlling skates in 1863. James Plimpton's design is considered the basis for the modern roller skate.

Today, roller-skating is widely popular abroad but is just now coming into its own in India. In some countries, like Spain, Portugal, and Italy and throughout South America, roller-skating is second in popularity only to soccer. We are providing you a list of Website that will give information about all disciplines of roller-skating that is roller hockey, speed skating and artistic skating.

www.skatewaytoindia.com/main.htm

This site is dedicated to every Indian roller skater, coach, official and all those who contribute to the development of the sport. This site is hosted for the entire Indian roller skating community. This site aims at promoting roller-skating in India. On this site the rules and regulation of roller-skating are given. Here you can read some interesting experiences of the skaters. You can read articles about the officials and organisers involved with this game. This site invites you to mail your articles if you want to get your articles published on this site. Links to other roller sports websites are available here.

http://sabinenet.de/skate/

If you have just started in the sport then this is good site for you. This site will help you in improving your skating techniques. Here information about different kind of moves and techniques are given. Some tips for dynamic skating are also given here. There is a kid section that provides important tips Tips for buying skates are also given on this site.for kids. also given on this site.