Yes. You can find them from almost any skate shop, even amazon. https://medusaskates.com/sure-grip-fomac-bolt-on-jam-plug-5-16-pair/

@Amber Flores you're welcome! Also recommend getting a good skate tool if you don't have one already. Once you start switching toe stops, adjusting the trucks and changing out the wheels, they come in handy 😊 They have a bunch of tools at this same shop, I've ordered from them a few times and had them mount plates to boots for me https://medusaskates.com/skate-maintenance-parts/tools/

Pivoting ALL the time, Everywhere 😅😂😂

@Carrie Morgan i did that often when I started learning to skate backwards! . Adding that curve to go AROUND objects while moving backwards was a game changer for learning how much I'm using different muscles and getting used to shifting weight while going backwards using those different muscles

Annnnnnd, it turns out the giotto isn't made in half sizes anymore... Luckily, I've found a fellow skater with a lot of insight and who has the same boot I'm getting and a 140 plate on them, so I'll get to try the feel of them before making a decision.

@Dion Sanderson This is great feedback, thank you!! Swiss cheese, lol... That's what I'm trying to avoid, but I'm realizing a little experimentation may be called for.

@Josie Torres ouch, I'm sorry to hear that happened. I remember taking a pretty hard hit to the back of the head when i first started backwards skating, luckily no concussion, but it did leave me shaken for a bit wondering how it happened. I'm the mental replay I realized I arched back to protect my tailbone (which i had previously bruised), and that was the wrong reaction. Have you gone skating again since?

I'm constantly pushing my boundaries, so fall once or twice a session, but they're pretty controlled falls. I've found there's usually a moment right before you fall where everything stops, and that split second is where you need to mentally scan every part of your body and make the decision on how to position yourself for the least amount of damage. I had a child zoom in front of me and fall like a log one foot away from me... I knew there was no way I could avoid it and I was going down 😅. The way that I threw myself to fly over her and land sliding on my side, you would have thought I had some serious goalie training 😂.

Welcome to the skate family 🎉🛼