Skate UK Learn to Skate Basic Skills Courses

Adult only course: Wednesday morning 9.30am-10.00am

Adult only course: Thursday evening 7.00pm-7.30pm

Skate Tots for children under 5: Saturday morning 10.00am-10.30am

Children and Families course: Sunday morning 8.30am-10.30am (level dependent)

 

All lessons are 30 minutes duration.

Courses are booked in blocks of 4, 5 or 6 weeks.

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, courses are to be paid in full on or before commencement of the first session of each new block.

Skates are included if required.

Whilst on the course you will receive a voucher entitling you to 4/5/6 free public skate sessions.

Record of Achievement booklets are required to sign off individual progress, these are available to purchase from Skate Hire for £1.80.

Certificates for levels passed are available to purchase from Skate Hire for £1.90.

Badges for levels passed are available to purchase from Skate Hire for £3.60.

 

Booking is essential.

For any further information or to book on a course please ask at Skate Hire, call 01472 476029 or email chrissie@grimsbyicerink.com or skateuk@grimsbyicerink.com

 

 

SKATE UK – BASIC SKILLS PROGRAMME

The Skate UK is a programme of basic skills; these are the fundamentals of the sport. Once a skater has completed this programme then they have the basic knowledge of the sport. This programme 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)
• Snowplough 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 ect.
• 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)