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Learn to Skate Program:
Click here for a Program
Registration and Information Form
Cost:
$99 / 6 session - 8 week pass (Required USFSA Registration $10
additional)
Summer Schedule (July & August)
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Tuesdays & Thursdays:
(All levels and Adults)
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Lessons: 12 and 12:30 pm
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Plus Public Session 12 - 1:30 pm
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Saturdays & Sundays:
(All levels and Adults)
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Lessons: 12:30 and 1 pm
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Plus Public Session 12:30 – 2 pm
Spring Schedule:
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Saturdays & Sundays:
(All levels and Adults)
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Lessons: 12:15, 12:50 and 1:25 pm
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Plus Public Session 12:30-2:00 pm
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Wednesdays:
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Starting March 5, 2008
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Lessons: 3:30 and 4:00 pm
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Plus Public Session 3:30-5:00 pm
Curriculum:
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Snow Plow Sam levels 1-3 (beginners)
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USFSA Basic Skills levels 1-8
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Hockey Skills levels 1-4
Sessions Include:
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6 half-hour lessons & Skate Rental
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Remainder of public session
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2 additional public session passes
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Classes are limited to 5 students per instructor.
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All skaters will be evaluated for proper level
during 1st class.
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*Registration in USFSA (United States Figure
Skating Association Basic Skills Program) required.
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*USFSA program book, insurance and patches
What you should
wear to a ‘Learn to Skate’ Class?
- Bike or Hockey Helmet. Bike
helmets should cover the back of the head and should sit two fingers
above the skater’s eyebrows. Hockey helmets offer excellent
protection. Make sure your name is on the helmet.
- Children ages 7 and below are
required to wear a helmet. Above age 7 helmets are strongly recommended,
but are up to a parent’s discretion. Helmets should be worn
through Level 4.
- Skates: Either Hockey or
Figure. For older or taller skaters, hockey skates generally give better
ankle support and do not have toe picks that many novice skaters tend to
trip over. Skate rentals are included during your lesion session and are
on a first come basis.
- Dress Warm. Remember this is
an ice rink and it is always cold. Skaters should dress warmly and be
able to comfortably move around.
- Gloves: Either wool or Hockey
Gloves. Gloves both keep your hands warm and protect your hands from ice
burns when you fall.
- Knee Pads. Knee pads are not
recommended for any beginner skater, but should you feel that you would
like to wear them, please make sure that the knee pads are under the
skaters clothing. Having the knee pads exposed causes skaters to slide
and be unable to get up from a fall.
- No parents or guardians are
allowed on the ice wearing shoes at any time.
Learn to Skate
Levels
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Level Tot- 1A:
Never Skated.
Learn to fall down and get up.
Learn to march forward.
Level Tot- 1B:
Must have passed 1A.
Able to march across the ice.
Learn to two-foot jump in place.
Learn to swizzle.
Learn to take a four -step march into a glide.
Level Tot- 1C:
Must have passed 1B.
Able to skate forward.
Able to swizzle while standing.
Learn to snowplow stop; one or two feet.
Learn proper stroking techniques.
Learn backward wiggles.
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Level 2A: (Age 7 and up)
Never skated.
Learn to fall down and get up.
Learn to skate forward.
Learn forward swizzle.
Learn snowplow stops.
Level 2B:
Learn to glide on one foot.
Learn to skate forward with proper gliding techniques
Learn to backwards wiggle and swizzle.
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Level 3:
Learn forward crossovers.
Learn forward swizzles with gliding.
Snowplow stop with both feet.
Do backwards swizzles while standing.
Level 4:
Skate forward with proper body position and extension.
Do forward crossovers in both directions.
Snowplow stop with right and left foot using inner edge.
Snowplow stop with both feet.
Do one-foot glides, with both left and right feet.
Swizzle with a glide, front and backwards.
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