Snowplow Sam levels are designed to help the preschool-age skater develop preliminary coordination and strength necessary to maneuver on the ice.  Time in the Snowplow Sam program will allow children to be more comfortable on the ice.

Skills taught:  Sit and stand up, march, glide, dip

The “Basic Skills” are the fundamentals of the sport.  These six levels of the program infroduce all basic skating skills e.g forward skating, backward skating, stops, edges, cross overs, three turns and mohwawks.  Upon completion of the Basic 1-6 levels, skaters will have the ability to advance to the more specialized areas of skating like hockey, speed skating or figure skating.

Basic 1:  March, glide, dip, two foot swizzles, backward wiggles, snowplow stop.

Basic 2:  Forward one foot glides, backward two foot glides, backward swizzles, moving snowplow stop

Basic 3:  Forward 1/2 swizzle pumps, forward to backward turns, backward one foot glides, backward snowplow stop.

Basic 4:  Forward outside and inside edges, forward cross overs, backward 1/2 swizzle pumps, backward one foot glides, two foot spin.

Basic 5:  Backward outside and inside edges, backward cross overs, forward outside 3 turn, hockey stop.

Basic 6:  Forward inside three turn, backward stroking, one foot spin, t-stop, bunny hop, spiral

This curriculum is designed for the beginner skater.  It promotes physical fitness as well as improves balance and coordination while learning proper skating techniques.  This is an exciting program for people who look to skating as an enjoyable way for a fit and healthy lifestyle. Skaters in these classes will follow the Basic Skills 1-6 curriculum above.

Skaters who have passed through Basic 6 can advance to the Freeskate levels to build skills in more advanced jumping and spinning.

Pre Freeskate: Mowhawks, backward to forward outside edge transitions, one foot spin, waltz jump, mazurka

Freeskate 1 &2: Forward and backward outside and inside consecutive edges, backward outside and inside three turns, upright spin from backward crossovers, back spin, half flip, half lutz, toe loop, salchow

Freeskate 3 & 4: Waltz threes, Forward power three turns, waltz eight, forward to back spin combination, sit spin, loop, half loop, flip.