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indoor winter exercise.
Bahls said his nine instruc
tors have taught skating to
hundreds of people of "all ages
and abilities." He said lessons
are important because most
injuries occur to the skaters
with no formal training. Those
people who receive the most
rudimentary training arc much
better off then someone just
going at it alone for the first
time
Bahls said learning to prop
erly fall without hurting oneself,
and then learning how to get
back up, arc the most impor
tant elements of skating.
“We've had very few serious
accidents, but they're always
somehow related to either
falling down or getting up,"
Bahls said. “Since we've really
p been pushing that with our
beginning skaters, we’ve seen a
real decrease in the injuries."
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Bahls said most people who
use the ice arena, which is
located at 13th Avenue and
Jackson Street at the Lane
County Fairgrounds, fit into
any of five "user groups." The
Eugene Figure Skating Club,
the Lane Amateur Hockey
Association, the Lane Amateur
Broomball Association and the
Lane Speed Skating Club make
up four of these groups. The
fifth group is comprised of what
Bahls called "recreational
skaters”: people skating during
any of the 35 hours per week
devoted to public sessions on
the ice, and the people partici
pating in lessons.
While the public sessions
draw the most people, one area
gaining interest is the sport of
broomball, a game that Bahls
said “combines part soccer and
part hockey."
"It's a blast," he said.
“There’s nothing else like it.
Everyone can play, regardless of
whether they can skate or not.
Because you're running in ten
nis shi>es on an extremely slick
surface, it takes away a lot of
athleticism that one kid might
have over another. It puts pret
ty much everyone on an equal
basis.
While the only hroomhall
league is for adults, that hasn't
stopped the sport from catching
on with kids of all ages. In early
December, 100 middle school
age kids took part in a hr* sunt hall
tournament. And fraternities
have been known to drop in (of
a hnday evening match now and
then Gists for participating on
drop-m night is $6 per person.
Those enjoying the fast
paced action of the Cold IXicks
might also consider attending •
the hockey games of the semi
pro Eugene Blues, whose season
runs into early April. Bahls said
that for a town of Eugene’s si:e,
the Blues' "quality of hockey
play is excellent.**
"The Eugene Blues play
what's called limited check,
which is basically no heavy hits,
although it happens all the
time,” Bahls said with a laugh.
Student and senior ticket*
prices to Blues hockey matches
are $2, and the general public
pays $4.
Lane County Ice offers a vari
ety of price packages for people
interested in skating dunng pub
lic sessions. There arc season
passes, which cover the 199] cal
endar year, or a "Dollar Season
Puss," which allows the holder to
skate for $1 during any public
session. Another option is Fam
ily Night, where a family of up to
five people pay only $5 admis
sion to any Tuesday evening pub
lic session. Sk.it>- rentals are $2.
For information, call 687-442 J.
But you don’t have to pay
anything if you just want to
watch and enjoy the tun during
public sessions. Lane County
Ice has seating capacity tor
almost 4,000, so there's plenty
of room to kick back, relax,
enjoy an evening off front work
or studies and watch people
take part in what is quickly
becoming a traditional winter
time activity in Eugene.
—Jim Font