Indianapolis, did you know that September is Self Improvement Month? It’s true, and Roller Cave provides the perfect place for you to improve yourself, like by adding a new skill (roller skating) or by becoming more healthy via roller skating!

Skate Lessons

If your goal for Self Improvement Month is to become healthier, why not give roller skating a try? Even if you have not been on skates for years, it is still never too late to try again! At Roller Cave we can help you even more, by offering our fantastic Learn to Skate class. In our classes we expect for students to strive for proficiency but not perfection. Approaching skills in this manner keeps skating fun, increases confidence, and allows every skater to enjoy classes. Find out more about our skate lessons here.

Roller Skating for Health

If you have read our blog before, then you have probably seen us mention about roller skating being good for your health. The fact is…it really is good for you! Roller skating is a fun, low impact sport that allows skaters to work a huge range of muscles in their bodies, particularly your major muscle groups – glutes, quads, abdomen, calves and arms. It also provides great cardiovascular exercise, which is an important piece of weekly (or daily) exercise for those trying to live a healthier lifestyle.

Roller Cave Fun!

Regardless of how you want to spend your time during Self Improvement Month, we do hope you choose to spend some of it with us at Roller Cave! We have plenty of fun things to do at our facility, including roller skating around the rink, hitting some fast balls in the Bat Cave, browsing through the Roller Cave Skate Shop and much more!
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Roller Cave is the perfect place for Indianapolis families to enjoy spending time together during Labor Day Weekend, and all through September! We have great specials all month long that we cannot wait to share with you; see for yourself below!

Labor Day Weekend Special

When you, your family and friends roll over to Roller Cave this weekend, make sure you come HUNGRY! We will be offering All-U-Can-Eat-Pizza all Labor Day Weekend during the following sessions: Friday, Sept. 4th from 6pm – 10pm, Saturday, Sept. 5th from 12pm – 2pm and on Sunday, Sept. 6th from 12pm – 6pm!!! Eat all you want and then go burn it off on the rink with your family and friends! We hope to see you celebrate this great holiday weekend with us!

*Fridays after Labor Day Weekend will include two slices of pizza with admission for only $8 during our fall ‘Family R&B Pizza Jam’ sessions from 6pm – 10pm.

September Events

-School Party ‘Techy’ Giveaways – During the month of September 2015, Roller Cave will have giveaways of ‘techy’ types items at our rink’s School Parties. These giveaway items include: cell phone cases, selfie sticks, cell phone charms, etc. Those participating in the school parties can collect Prize Slips for DAILY and END-OF-MONTH Giveaways!!!

-Saturday, September 26th beginning @ Noon (two events):

• ‘Tecky Roll Finale’ – Roller Cave will have our huge finale for techy giveaways! We will have a Big Tablet Giveaway – Cell phone scavenger – Text Races – Photo DIGITAL selfie / photo bomb contest and more!
• Family Health & Fitness Day – We’ll be having a Fitbit Giveaway and fitness challenge games; plus FREE bottled water!

-Patriot Day Celebration – Friday, September 11th we will have FREE Admission for customers who wear red, white, and blue, in honor of Patriot’s Day! This will be for our Family R&B Roll – skate session from 6pm – 10pm. (Skate rental $3)

*TWO* New Sunday Evening Sessions

Both of these Sunday sessions have a ‘Family Meal Deal’ option: $29.95 includes up to five Roller Cave Admissions, Skate Rentals, Pizza and Soft Drink for each guest.

• Sunday, September 13th – Family Gospel Roll happens from 6:30pm-9:00pm.
• Sunday, September 20th – Christian Family Sk8 Party happens from 6:30pm-9:00pm.

We look forward to sharing all of these great events with you Indianapolis! Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at Roller Cave by calling 317-898-1817.

Indianapolis’ best roller skating center, Roller Cave, has a ton of back to school fun planned for you this August! We are having various giveaways throughout the month to help parents and kids ease back into school, so we hope your family joins us!

Backpack Giveaways

Thursday, August 6th – Stop by from 6:30pm-8:30pm for some skating fun and for a chance to win a backpack for back to school!

Saturday, August 8th – Back 2 School BIG Backpack Giveaway Late Sk8 from 8pm-12am; $15 admission / $3 Rental; price includes FREE FOOD for 2 Hours.

Saturday, August 15th – Best Friends Day (because friendship and school go hand and hand), BOGO Admissions for all who dress alike at our afternoon session.

Saturday, August 29th – Back 2 School Wrap Up – Last Backpack Giveaway will be from 7:00pm-11:00pm with a few other fun prizes for MJ’s Birthday Bash.

Other August Happenings

Roller Cave will also be giving away prizes to local schools during August, as well as giving away a Gift Card each week for a teacher!

We hope you and your family join us at Roller Cave this month for one of our great back to school events. Some of the gift cards we have to offer include cards for iTunes, Steak-N-Shake, Dairy Queen, Starbucks and more! For more information about any of our great Back 2 School events or giveaways happening during the month of August 2015, please contact our friendly Roller Cave team at 317-898-1817.

Have you heard the news Indianapolis?! Roller Cave will be hosting an old school Reunion Skate this Sunday, August 2nd, from 3pm-6pm! It’s been two whole years since our last one, so don’t miss this great opportunity to bring the family and  friends to have some cool, old school FUN!!!

Kids this is a great chance for you to see your parents really enjoy the music from back in the good old days! Our Roller Cave Reunion Skate will feature music from those “OLD SCHOOL SKATING TIMES,” you know, back when your parents were kids or teens probably! You don’t even have to skate to have fun, because the whole place will be grooving to the beat! So feel free to enjoy our arcade, snack bar, dance floor or even our Bat Cave!

While this special skate session is small compared to some of our events, it is guaranteed to be an awesome time! It is also a great time for parents to show your kids what kind of moves you still have, on and off the rink!

Our Roller Cave family hopes to see you this Sunday for our fantastic Reunion Skate! However, if you can’t make it out Sunday, please check our schedule to plan your next visit! Our summer hours have just ended, but we still have plenty of fun in store for you and your friends coming up soon!
Be sure to check back to see what our next great events will be. Information can be found on our website, blog and on our social media pages. Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook too!

Hello Roller Cave friends! We certainly hope you are having a fantastic summer so far and that you stop by to roller skate with us on the rink or swing with us in the Bat Cave sometime!

At Roller Cave we enjoy offering a safe place for our local Indianapolis youth and families to roller skate, enjoy the batting cages, have birthday parties, events, work, learn and have FUN! As part of this great community, we want to keep in touch with you, even when you’re not hanging out with us at Roller Cave! So here is a list of ways we can connect with you, our Roller Cave family, via social media when you’re not at our facility.

Roller Cave Social Media

• Facebook– Like our page at  Roller Cave Family Fun Center and you will always be in the loop for upcoming events! Plus, you can IM us, tag us in your pics or check-in at Roller Cave whenever you come skate or hangout with us.

• Twitter– Follow us @JustSkateCave for event updates, pictures and fun messages.

• G+– Okay, so Google+ is mostly for businesses, but it is also a great way to reach out and leave us feedback too!

• Yelp– Just search The Roller Cave in Indianapolis, IN and we’ll appear! We are always happy to get new reviews from you!

Looking for a more traditional way to contact us at Roller Cave?

Here you go:

Phone: 317-898-1817

Address: 8734 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219

Stay connected with us at Roller Cave and you will never miss out on any of our upcoming fun events! You may even see yourself in some of our awesome pictures and videos! Don’t forget to tag yourself and your friends!
Please feel free to share your fun stories or write a review about Roller Cave anytime. From everyone at Roller Cave, THANK YOU for being such wonderful customers!

Do you enjoy roller skating so much that you’ve recently purchased your very own pair of skates? Great! Roller Cave, located in Indianapolis, IN, wants to help you learn how to ‘break-in’ your new leather roller skates to help you get out on the rink faster and in comfort!

Top 4 Methods

#1  Conditioner- Buy some leather conditioner and rub it on with a cloth or sponge to areas of the skate boot that are too stiff for comfort (like areas hurting your achilles tendon). The leather conditioner will soften the boot’s leather; just make sure you bend the leather back and forth (if possible) when you rub it on. This may take multiple applications to make the leather less stiff.

#2  Lacing- Save the muscles and tendons of your foot and ankle by breaking in your roller skates with the skate laces. Follow these three steps (it may take several days to complete all steps):

1. Lace up boots leaving the top two holes unlaced & top laces loose – Skate 4-6 hours.
2. Lace up boots leaving top hole unlaced & top laces loose – Skate 4-6 hours.
3. Lace boots up completely with regular tension on top laces – Skates should be broken-in.

#3  Wearing- The easiest method of breaking in your new skates is simply by wearing! The more you skate, the more it will help the leather boot to contour to your foot faster. While this is the tried and true method, it may be a little uncomfortable on your feet in the beginning.

#4  Heat Molding- One of the more popular methods in the skating industry is that of heat molding skates. Some pro shops have skate boot ovens for this purpose, but in general, most roller skaters can do it themselves at home. Using a hair dryer, heat your skate boot evenly (more on the stiffer ankle leather) but do not heat too much, as you may damage the leather or burn yourself. Your skate should simply be warm. After it is warm, put your socked foot into the skate and lace it up tightly; in five minutes your skate should have conformed to your foot and be ready to use!

Roller Cave Skate Shop

We hope the above tips help you get comfortable in your new skates! Of course, if you have any questions, stop by our Roller Cave Skate Shop and we can help! Or if you are interested in buying some new skates, our shop has a complete selection of roller skates in stock and ready to roll! We have Beginner skates starting as low as $44.95, Speed skates as low as $69.95, plus we have Outdoor skates, Rhythm skates and more! For service, selection and price, check out the Roller Cave Skate Shop next time you visit Roller Cave. Skates make a great gift anytime of year!

Roller Cave – The Place to be this Summer!

Questions or concerns? Please contact our friendly staff at Roller Cave today by calling 317-898-1817. To stay up-to-date with all of our latest Roller Cave offerings, news, events and more, please Like us on Facebook as well!

Located in Indianapolis, IN, Roller Cave is a fun and safe place for your family and friends to skate into summer! We have plenty of fun public skating sessions that are open during the week, batting cages in the Bat Cave for those baseball lovers, plus we are a great venue for summer Birthday Parties, Corporate Events and more!

Recently, the Roller Skating Association (RSA) published a great infographic about the benefits of roller skating. We want to make sure everyone checks it out, so please see it below:

The President of the United States recently issued a proclamation announcing May as “NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MONTH.” So roll into summer with the knowledge that roller skating is not only a super fun activity to do by yourself, with friends and with family, but that it is also really good for your health! Stay off the couch and on your skates this summer for some excellent exercise!

From our Roller Cave family to yours, we wish you a safe and fun summer! Please stop by and roll with us sometime soon!

At Roller Cave, we love to have group events! We cater to Church groups, Company outings, Day Cares, Schools, and Personal groups that are looking to have a good time. We have special pricing for each type and size group. We offer a Large Skating, Surface Blacklight, Cave Golf, Two Arcade Areas, Private Party Rooms & VIP Seating, Baseball & Softball Batting Cages, Dynamic Sound & Lighting, Video Screen Projection & Monitors. You can use our Full Service Snack Bar or an outside caterer.

Roller Cave group events include (but are not limited to):

• Church Groups
• School Groups (Rolling Reward Special Student Discounts)
• Roller Cave Daytime Groups
• Private Birthday Groups
• Fundraiser Groups
• Corporate Groups (excellent for team building!)

Want to hold an unforgettable corporate event? No problem! Roller Cave can cater to a group of 10 to 500. We offer discounts for Church Groups that can either be during Public Skating or a Private Rink Rental events. We also encourage teachers to bring their class to get a hands on experience with Newton’s Law. Roller Cave even offers Fundraising options, so please check these out as well.

During the daytime you can choose from three different options for your group. The first is a group discount during public skating sessions (weekends, some holidays, anytime kids are out of school). The next is a semi-private party where you choose start-end times and may or may not share the skate rink with public skaters. This starts at $150! The last option is a Private Party where you and your friends are the only skaters. This starts at $180. The price changes with the number of skaters (up to 75) and the amount of time (1.5 to 3 hours). We offer discounts to students and even for food too!

Please contact us at Roller Cave to start planning your next big group event. We look forward to speaking with you!

The month of April is National Stress Awareness Month. Do you know how to manage the stress in everyday life? We want to help make the rest of 2015 a great, stress-free year!

Ideas for Managing Stress – Roller Cave Style

One of the best ways to manage stress is to adapt a healthy lifestyle. This includes little things such as eating healthier, getting more sleep, and exercising regularly. Not everyone likes to exercise, so at Roller Cave we want to suggest something that might be a little different than your average exercise. Roller skating is a fun alternative to traditional exercises. Depending on weight and intensity, you can burn over 300 calories in an hour when roller skating! Rollerblading outdoors can also be a stress reliever as it allows you to relax and not stress about things at school, work, or home (rollerblades are typically the best skates to use when skating outdoors).

Our indoor batting cages are also a way to manage your stress and perfect that swing of course. The BatCave allows for you to choose your speed and take a swing at kicking stress. Not to mention 60 minutes of batting burns about 100 calories for a youth, and even more for adults!

Another way to manage stress is to listen to MUSIC! Guess what?! We offer four music formats for your skating pleasure, all family friendly of course. They range from Kidz Jams to Pop to Rock to R&B to Gospel to some Old School hits. The schedule is listed on our website so you’ll know when you can plan to skate to your favorite jams!

Don’t wait! Decrease Your Stress Now!

For National Stress Awareness Month, we at Roller Cave of Indianapolis, IN, want to help you manage your stress. So come in and enjoy a stress-free environment and even burn some calories with us! Also, please Like us on Facebook to keep up to date with our latest and greatest events, schedule changes, news, tips, offers and more!