learning how to skate

am currently learning how to play ice hockey (trying to learn how to skate to be more precise :D)... butt hurts from falling too many times (not to mention my hands, arms, legs and back... fine! my whole body hurts :'(). must learn how to skate before can start learning how to play ice hockey... waaahhh!!! am finding it so hard (and it's supposed to be basic skating). my coach seems to keep on forgetting that am enrolled for hockey since he's always offering to sell me figure skates (am not sure about the term). am always reminding him that am interested in hockey and he'll just mumble something like "...pareho lang naman yon...". just how "pareho lang naman yon" are they? am terrified of the things he might make me do next (in case he forgets again). waaahhh!!! my body hurts! =( but am having the time of my life :D