Learn-to-Skate (for ages 3 through Adult)

• Payment in full required with enrollment. ($120 – 6 Week Session)
  
• Skates are included in the fee
• Classes may be cancelled due to lack of sign-ups, or classes may fill up, pre-enrollment is strongly encouraged
• Levels may be combined.
• Helmets are required for Tots, Basic 1 & 2.
• Basic Levels 1-8 are taught for ages 6 through Adults
• Tots & Advanced Tots are taught for ages 3 through 5                                                                                                                                          
  

    
  

Notes from the Director 

All Learn-To-Skate Skaters that are moving up to Basic Level 5 and above:

• Looking to improve your skating techniques and grow at a faster pace as a Figure Skater? I recommend taking private lessons.

• The Rinks At Exeter has an exceptional group of experienced and qualified figure skating coaches that offer lessons on various ice-time surfaces here at the Rinks.

• One option is the Freestyle Session that is held 4 days a week in which private lessons are taught by our experienced coaching staff members.

• Additionally, we have a Figure Skating Club (I.C.E.) that is opened to new members and offers additional benefits

• No Make-Up Classes for Missed Classes.

• Free Use of Rental Skates

Basic 1

Teaches Foundations Skills For Hockey

Players, Tots & Figure Skaters 

• Sit on ice and stand up
• March forward across ice
• Forward 2- foot glide
• Dip
• Forward swizzles, 6-8 in a row
• Backward wiggles, 6-8 in a row
• Snowplow stops
• Rocking Horse
• Two foot hop in place

Basic 2

Teaches Skills for Hockey Players, Tots &

Figure Skaters

• Forward one-foot glides R & L
• Backwards two-foot glide
• Backward swizzles, 6-8 in a row
• Two-foot turn from forward to backward in place
• Moving snowplow stops
• Forward alternating 1/2 swizzle pumps

Basic 3

For Hockey Players & Figure Skaters

• Forward stroking, showing correct use of blade
• Forward 1/2 swizzle pumps on circle, 6-8 consecutive, clockwise & counter clockwise
• Moving forward to backward two-foot turn, clockwise & counter clockwise
• Backward one-foot glide, right & left
• Forward slalom
• Two-foot spin, up to 2 revolutions (optional)

Basic 4

Provides Bonus Skills for Hockey                                                             Players & Skills for Figure Skaters

• Forward outside edge on a circle, right & left
• Forward inside edge on a circle, right & left
• Forward crossovers, clockwise & counterclockwise
• Forward inside three turn, right & left, from a standing still position
• Backward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle, clockwise & counterclockwise
• Backward stroking

Basic 5

For Figure Skaters

• Backward outside edge on a circle, right & left
• Backward inside edge on a circle,   right & left
• Backward crossovers, clockwise & counterclockwise
• Beginning one-foot spin, optional entry & free foot position
• Hockey stop
• Side toe hop, both directions

Basic 6

For Figure Skaters

• Forward inside three turn, right & left, from a standing still position
• Moving backward to forward two foot turn on a circle, clockwise & counter clockwise
• T-stop, right or left
• Bunny hop
• Forward spiral on a straight line, right or left
• Forward lunge, right or left

Basic 7

For Figure Skaters

• Forward inside open Mohawk from a standing still position, right to left and left to right
• Backward outside edge to forward  outside edge transition on a circle
• Right & left
• Ballet jump, right or left
• Backward crossovers to a backward outside edge glides (landing position) clockwise & counter clockwise
• Forward inside pivots, right or left

Basic 8

For Figure Skaters

• Moving forward outside three turn on a circle, right or left
• Moving forward inside three turn on a circle, right or left
• Combination move: two forward crossovers into forward inside mohawk, cross behind, step into backward crossover and step to forward inside edge, repeat 3 times, clockwise & counter clockwise
• Waltz jump
• Mazurka, right or left