ICE SKATE ACADEMY
Monthly class sessions are offered year-round on Tuesdays from 5:15pm - 6:15pm or (beginning in 2021) Saturdays from 10:00am - 11:00am. Sign up for a monthly membership by stopping in or emailing our Skate Director at skating.director@gmail.com.
Objectives
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To provide a fun
and safe skating experience
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To teach correct technique of the basic elements
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To promote health and physical wellness
For all participants to achieve the skills to perform at a higher level if they choose.
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About
Snowplow Sam Levels
The Snowplow Sam levels are designed to help the preschool-age skater develop preliminary coordination and strength to maneuver on the ice. Snowplow Sam is a big, fuzzy polar bear who loves to skate. Time with Snowplow Sam will allow preschool children to become comfortable on the ice. The child-instructor ratio for Snowplow Sam courses is 12:1 except Snowplow Sam 1 which is 8:1.
About
Basic Skills Levels
The “basic skills” are the fundamentals of the sport. These levels of the program introduce the fundamental moves: forward skating, backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers, turns and Mohawks. Upon completion of the Basic levels, skaters will have a base knowledge of the sport, enabling them to advance to more specialized areas of skating.
Find Your Level
Snowplow Sam 1 (Ages 4-7)
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Sit and stand up with skates on – off Ice
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Sit and stand up – on Ice
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March in place
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March forward – 8–10 steps
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March, then glide on two feet
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Dip in place
Snowplow Sam 2 (Ages 4-7)
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March followed by a long glide
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Dip while moving
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Backward wiggles – six in a row
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Rocking horse – one forward, one backward swizzle
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Forward two-foot swizzles – 2-3 in a row
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Two-foot hop in place (optional)
Snowplow Sam 3 (Ages 4-7)
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Forward skating – 8–10 steps
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Forward one-foot glide – R and L
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Forward swizzles – 4–6 in a row
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Backward swizzles – 4–6 in a row
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Forward snowplow stop with skid
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Curves
Beginning Learn to Skate
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New or beginning skaters ages 8-15
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Primary focus to introduce forward skating, forward two foot glides and forward bubbles
Intermediate Learn to Skate
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Skaters who have completed Beginner 3, Basic LTS, Snow Plow Sam 3 or are able to move across the rink forward and backward in a gliding motion and can balance moving forward on 1 foot
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Primary focus to develop forward skating, stops, backward skating, build strength and balancing on one foot to prepare for crossovers
Advanced Learn to Skate
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Skaters who have completed Beginner 4, PreAlpha, Intermediate LTS, or are able to skate forward, backwards and glide forward on 1 foot proficiently
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Primary focus to develop forward crossovers, introduce backward crossovers and turns
