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Summary

Whether you've recently made the move from Texas to New York and want to learn more about winter activities or you are a seasoned recreational ice skater, you can get something useful or interesting from the newsgroup dedicated to the sport. Rec.sport.skating.ice.recreational covers the basics and the complexities of recreational ice skating, from which type of skate to use (hockey or figure skates), figuring out your natural spin preference, to advanced on and off ice training techniques. Get to the Usenet group from your newsreader and read fellow skaters opinions on a variety of topics. Some topics posted in the group are: attempts to find casual ice hockey players in a particular state, reviews of particular brands of skates and users' personal preferences, lists of ice rinks in US cities, stories about skating experiences (from the romantic to the competitive), and reflections on toe loops. If you need some recreational ice skating basics or if you'd like to learn more about the group before visiting, go to http://home.pacbell.net/anamga/.