Learn To Skate Ages 6 - 12 |
Level 1
Ages 6 - 12
This program is for those looking to skate for the first time. Our instructors will help skaters get more comfortable on the ice through teaching skills on how to improve balance, walk and march, fall down and get back up, jump and turn. All lessons are one hour.
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Key Goals
● Introduce basic skills & safety
● Build comfort and confidence on the ice
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required |
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Level 2
Ages 6 - 12
This program is for skaters who can move around the ice on their own and are ready to learn new skills such as gliding on one and two feet, forward sculling, walking backwards and stopping. Skaters will start to work on striding and developing their edges. All lessons are one hour.
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Key Goals
● Increase balance and stability
● Build confidence and control when skating forwards
● Introduce stopping and turning
Prerequisites
● Successfully completed Preschool Level 3, or Youth Level 1.
● Beginning to stride forwards and can fall down and get up without any assistance. |
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Level 3
Ages 6 - 12
This program focuses on edge development and stopping. Instructors also introduce backwards skating skills, including gliding, sculling, stopping, and switching between forwards and backwards. All lessons are one hour.
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Key Goals
● Increase one foot balance
● Build confidence and control when skating backwards
● Introduce stopping backwards
Prerequisites
● Successfully completed Youth Level 2.
● Able to skate forwards, stop forwards and walk backwards.
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Level 4
Ages 6 - 12
This program introduces skaters to walking crosscuts, developing edges on one-foot, and two-foot parallel hockey stops. All lessons are one hour.
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Key Goals
● Introduce forwards inside and outside edges
● Introduce Crosscuts
● Build confidence stopping and learn to side stop
Prerequisites
● Successfully completed Youth Level 3.
● Able to skate and stop both forwards and backwards.
● Able to turn from forwards to backwards. |
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Level 5
Ages 6 - 12
This program helps skaters continue to develop forward and backwards crosscuts and pivot turns. All lessons are one hour.
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Key Goals
● Increase speed and power to forwards skating
● Develop one foot turns
● Continued edge and crosscut development
Prerequisites
● Successfully completed Youth Level 4.
● Able to turn from forwards to backwards on one foot.
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Level 6
Ages 6 - 12
This program focuses on improving speed and developing forward and backward edges including crosscuts. All lessons are one hour.
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Key Goals
● Increase speed and power to both forwards and backwards skating
● Develop backwards crosscuts
● Combine turning into a sequence
Prerequisites
● Successfully completed Youth Level 5.
● Confident when performing edges and forwards crosscuts.
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