First of all, try to feel the movement backwards. To do this, simply push down on his hands from the support and drive in reverse. This will help to learn the movements much faster.
Now for the starting position: stand up straight, put one foot ahead of the other to Polbotinka, bend your knees slightly. Make sure that the direction in which you want to move back, there are no obstacles or impediments. Put jogging leg at an angle and push off the ice. All repulsion work out an arc. In other words, do all of the same steps as when moving forward, only in reverse order.
The movement is made by successive shocks in an arc. Keep the center of gravity approximately midway between the legs. After mastering the basics, you can learn to alternate the movement backwards with the left and right bounds.
When reversing, do not forget to constantly monitor the situation behind your back, giving a glance over his shoulder. This will avoid collisions at first, and then becomes a habit. To better maintain balance, do not forget to keep your feet slightly bent at the knees.
To learn more advanced technique of movement backwards, try the exercise "hourglass". As the name implies, drawing on the ice left by skates, should resemble an hourglass shape. Legs must first diverge and then converge.
Stand with your feet together, heels arrange a little apart, toes touch each other. Knees bent, imagine that you are in the narrowest point of the hourglass. Start push skates out and with this effort to begin reversing. The direction of travel, smooth legs. Speed dial by the force pushing. Body weight slightly move to the front of the skates - it significantly easier maneuvering.