ADULT 1-6
Ice skating is for the kid in all of us. The Adult curriculum is designed for both beginning and experienced skaters who wish to improve their skills. Participation in the program will help promote physical fitness and improve balance and coordination while teaching proper skating techniques. This is an exciting program for people who look to skating as an enjoyable part of a fit and healthy lifestyle.
Adult 1
- Falling and recovery, on ice
- Forward marching
- Forward two-foot glide
- Forward swizzles (4-6 in a row)
- One forward swizzle/one backward swizzle (rocking horse)
- Dip
- Forward snowplow stop (two feet or one foot)
Adult 2
- Forward skating across the width of the ice
- Forward one-foot glides (right and left)
- Forward slalom
- Backward skating
- Backward swizzles (4-6 in a row)
- Two-foot turns in place
Adult 3
- Forward stroking using the blade properly (begin with repetitive one-foot pushes)
- Forward half-swizzle pumps on the circle (6-8 in a row, clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Moving forward to backward and backward to forward two-foot turn on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward skating into a long two-foot glide
- Forward chasses on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward snowplow stop (right and left)
Adult 4
- Forward outside edge on a circle (right and left)
- Forward inside edge on a circle (right and left)
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward one-foot glides (right and left)
- Backward half-swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Hockey stop, both directions
Adult 5
- Backward outside edge on a circle (right and left)
- Backward inside edge on a circle (right and left)
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward outside three-turn (right and left)
- Forward swing rolls to a count of six
- Beginning two-foot spin
Adult 6
- Forward stroking with crossover end patterns
- Backward stroking with crossover end patterns
- Forward inside three-turn (right and left)
- Forward outside to inside change of edge on a line (right and left)
- T-stop (right and left)
- Lunge
- Two-foot spin into one-foot spin
Schedule
| Day | Time | Coaches |
| Tuesday | 6:00pm | Sean R. & Robby |
| Thursday | 6:00pm | Victoria V. & Gabi |
| Saturday | 12:00pm | Victoria V. & Mai |
