Skate UK Learn to Skate Basic Skills Courses
Adult only course:
Wednesday morning 10am-10.30am
Thursday evening 8.00pm-8.30pm
Skate Tots for children under 5:
Sunday morning 9.30am-10am
Children’s course (level dependant):
Level 1/2/3: Thursday 4pm-4:30pm and Sunday 10:30am-11am
Level 4/5/6: Thursday 5pm-5:30pm and Sunday 11:30am-12pm
Level 7/8: Monday 5pm-5:30pm
All lessons are 30 minutes duration.
Courses are booked in groups of no more than 10 persons per coach.
The cost of the course breaks down to £5.00 per lesson per person.
Skates are included if required.
Record of Achievement booklets are required to sign off individual progress, these are available to purchase from Skate Hire for £1.90.
Certificates for levels passed are available to purchase from Skate Hire for £2.00.
Badges for levels passed are available to purchase from Skate Hire for £3.75.
For any further information ask at Skate Hire, call 01472 476029 or visit our booking site.
SKATE UK – BASIC SKILLS PROGRAMME
The Skate UK is a course of basic skills; these are the fundamentals of the sport. Once a skater has completed this course then they have the basic knowledge of the sport. This course is tested under a progressive and continuous testing structure.
LEVEL 1
- Sit down and stand up
- March forwards across the ice
- Forward two foot glide
- Skate and Dip (Little Man)
- Turn around on the spot
LEVEL 2
- Backwards Marching across the ice
- Forward Swizzles (Lemons)
- Forward two foot glide on a curve (left and right)
- Two foot turn on the spot (forwards to backwards, back to forwards)
- Snow plough or T-Stop
LEVEL 3
- Forward stroking (showing correct use of blade)
- Moving two foot turn (forwards to backwards, back to forwards)
- Backwards Swizzles (Lemons)
- Back two foot glide
- Forward one foot glide (left and right)
LEVEL 4
- Forward outside edges on a circle (left and right)
- Forward inside edges on a circle (left and right)
- Basic forward Slalom (basic outside / inside edges)
- Backwards Stroking
- Forward continuous Chasses around a circle (left and right)
LEVEL 5
- Backward outside edges on a circle (left and right)
- Backward inside edges on a circle (left and right)
- Backward continuous chasses around a circle (clockwise and counter-clockwise)
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and anti-clockwise)
- Forward outside three turns (left and right) from standstill
LEVEL 6
- Forward inside three turn (left and right) from standstill
- Backward outside edges step to forward outside edge on a circle
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and anti-clockwise)
- Backward two foot Slalom
- Two foot spin (min 2 revs)
LEVEL 7
- Forward inside open Mowhawk (left and right)
- Backward crossovers to landing position glide
- Continuous forward outside edges along a straight line (as per Level 1 – Field Moves)
- Continuous forward inside edges along a straight line (as per Level 1 – Field Moves)
- Basic forward Cross rolls
LEVEL 8
- Continuously outside three turns around a circle (3 in a row); left and right
- Continuous inside three turns around a circle (3 in a row); left and right
- Step sequence: Three turns, Mowhawk, Cross rolls, Twizzles, Toe steps etc.
- Forward inside single Twizzle (left and right) (Hockey skaters forward Drag; left and right)
- One foot spin (min 2 revs) (Hockey skaters 2 foot spin; min 4 revs)