Skating

• Long pants, jacket, long socks, gloves or mittens.
• Knee & elbow pads (optional)

Helmets

• Available to rent from our skate shops.
• CSA approved hockey, ski or snowboard helmets are mandatory for all participants.
• Helmets with face shields are highly recommended.

Skates

• Available to rent from our skate shops.
• Figure skates, hockey or recreational skates are recommended.
• Skates should provide good ankle support.
• Sharpen skate blades prior to the first day of lessons. New skates do not come sharpened.
• Skate sharpening is available at our skate shops.

Please meet instructors in the skate lobby.

Please bring any previous skating report cards on the first day of lessons to help place your child in the appropriate lesson level.

Basics

Ice safety, crawl and slide, falling unassisted, standing assisted and unassisted, and stationary scraping and turning.

Moving

Marching assisted and unassisted, 2 foot glides (3 seconds), backwards marching, sidesteps, and 2 foot hops.

Speed

Push glides, backwards skating, 2 foot glides (6 seconds), and 2 foot glide turns.

Stance

T-Stance, T-Push, V-Stance, A-Stance, and sidestep crossovers.

Stops

Forward and backward snowplow stops, 11 o’clock stops, and 1 o’clock stops.

Balance

Stationary 1 foot holds, 1 foot glides, backward glides, and backward 1 foot glides.

Edges

Forward and backward inside edges, outside edges, sculling, and heel to heel.

Transitions

Forward and backwards 2 foot turns, pivots, and 3 turns.

Power

Pumping forwards and backwards, and thrusting forwards and backwards.

Maneuver

Forward and backward crossovers, side stops, and T-Stops.