Training device for ice skaters

A training device for child ice skaters, comprising a plurality of generally vertical support legs, a horizontal body-enclosing rigid member secured to the upper ends of said support legs, a pair of horizontally-extending runners disposed in spaced parallel relation and secured fixedly to the lower ends of selected ones of said support legs, and a steering column secured to said body-enclosing member between said runners extending downwardly and forwardly, said steering column including a hollow longitudinally-extending housing and a rotatable steering element slidably mounted within said housing, a front runner secured to the lower extremity of said steering element which projects outwardly of the lower end of said housing, and spring means positioned within said housing adapted to bias said steering element outwardly from said lower end of said housing, whereby said steering column is longitudinally resilient and rotation of said steering element selectively orients said front runner and establishes the direction of travel for the training device.