Carlesa Williams

Carlesa Williams is an active USARS and RSA certified competitive coach, judge and referee. Carlesa combines her knowledge of the skating sports with a background in advertising to provide articles, photos, videos and other content for roller sports public relations projects.

In addition to duties as your Inline Skating Guide, Carlesa teaches inline and quad classes and private lessons at the Riverside Arena in Livonia, Michigan. Her students have qualified to skate at USARS 2001-2007 National Championships in inline freestyle, figures, loops, singles freestyle and pairs freestyle events. She has produced National inline and quad medalists and provides supplemental coaching services for senior level skaters. Credits include one National Coach of the Year Award from Skater Direct, three Great Lakes Regional Coaches Awards and two Rosie Awards.

Carlesa Williams was a member of the judges training panel at the Great Skate Skating Club of Roseville for seven seasons, and maintains judging credentials. She has Level 2 Figure and Speed coaching credentials with USA Roller Sports. Other judging and teaching affiliations include Roller Skating Association, International Inline Figure Skating Association and Michigan Roller Sports Coaches Association.

I'll help you fly on little round wings!

I just love "all things skating" but believe that inline is the people's choice. Inline skating is one of few relatively inexpensive social, recreational and competitive activities that a whole family or group of friends can participate in at the same time and place, indoors or outdoors.

As the About.com Inline Skating Guide, I want to provide you with information that will help make every inline skating adventure a safe and fullfilling one. I hope to transfer the joy that I feel when air rushes past my face to new and seasoned inline skaters everywhere.