How do you skate backwards on hockey ice skates?

I don't play hockey or take lessons. I have a pair of hockey skates and I know how to skate backwards but how do you do it fast? I see hockey players skate backwards soooooo fast. When some people(mostly hockey players) skate they start like they are jumping side to side it's hard to explain. HOw do you do that also? Any other tips?|||This has everything you need, how to do stuff for hockey. http://www.monkeysee.com/video/subcatego鈥?/a>|||you do c cuts like a c and just bend your knees and it helps sometimes to keep one hand up. It just takes lots of practice so keep practicing! =)

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|||Just start with slow c cuts then get fater and faster.

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|||stand in a normal position with your feet parallell and your knees bent. then push on your inside edges so your feet move in a "C" shape. start slow and then work your way up and do it faster when you gain balance and learn how to use your edges

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|||Do "c" cuts when you get fast enough to move a bit faster start working on your crossovers, hense the way you said they move side to side :) hope this helps.

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|||You should shift your weight start slow and then increase your speed

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|||only do it fast if u can don't crack your head start out slow move your way up and faster|||they push deeply on their edges of the blades close to the inside of their feet.