How to stop with roller hockey skates?

I been playing ice hockey for 15 years, but I wanted to get a pair of roller hockey skates.


Ive had normal inline skates with the rubber stopper but, i heard that some roller hockey skates dont use them because they can effect the crossover.If this is true what type of braking system do these skates use?

How to stop with roller hockey skates?
Unlike CCHS_runner's assertion, the vast majority of skates are recreational/fitness and come with a heel brake.





It is very possible to do crossovers with a heel brake. I have long 5 wheel skates and have never tripped myself doing a crossover with a brake.





However, in the heat of a game with people moving near you and behind you, a heel brake can easily hit your other skate or someone elses and take you down. So you go without a "braking system".





A lot depends on what you are doing in the game and why you want to stop.





If you really just want to suddenly point in a new direction, a lunge or parallel turn is your method. This can be used to coast to a stop similar to the tight circles you see ice hockey players doing.





If you twist the rear skate so that you let it skid sideways instad of rolling and turn in tighter, you turn the lunge turn into a lunge stop.





If you are going slower and want to stop in a short distance, the little brother of the lunge stop is a spin stop.





If you have plenty of distance to slow down in or just to remove a little speed, the T stop is useful.





All of these methods remove speed by scrubbing the wheels against the ground. They will wear the wheels faster than normal skating. The faster you stop, the more wear there is.





Hockey wheels tend to have wear additives added to the urethane. They roll a bit slower but last longer because of it.





It is much easier to learn these things from watching a real person who can describe details that you can't see well. Find a hockey practice and start chatting with the players.


I have yet to see a skater who is not thrilled to be asked to teach a skill but I do know a few who cannot teach and some who understand that and pass the question to a better teacher.
Reply:With roller hockey the most effective ways to stop are: spin real fast, drag one foot perpendicular to your other foot (this wears out your wheels fast), or depending on what surface you play on you can buy harder wheels that will allow you to stop the same way you do on ice (this takes some practice though).
Reply:either stop by bending over or crash into the boards. you will lose a tooth if you do either :)
Reply:you kind of have to spin to stop quickly hard to explain in words but if you dont need to stop quickly you can turn one blade sideways and drag it but this is murder on your wheels!
Reply:MOST inline skates dont have stoppers. If you play in an inline hockey league you dont use rubber stoppers. The way i stop is just drag my toe.



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