As someone who's new to derby I've yet to invest in my own skates. So far I've just been learning in from pretty sturdy vinyl hockey boots. These are great for learning, but start to be a real hindrance when trying to do cross-overs, transitions etc. So I've been looking at whats around.
The issue at the back of my mind is ankle protection. As I live with someone who's had over 2 years of problems from a single ankle break I know all to well how susceptible the ankle is to injury. So in an ideal what I want is a skate that gives ankle support but won't impede my skating. Does this exist?
Cheers
JP