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General Skills - Learn to Skate 1 & 2
The primary focus of Learn to Skate 1 and 2 is to get the new player comfortable on his or her skates and learn some basic skills in the process. Balance and edge work are two main focuses early on in development with stopping becoming the most important skill moving out of Learn to Skate 2. Players will learn the importance of bending their knees and keeping their balance. Training bars are available for Learn to Skate 1, but not encouraged. Below are the main focuses and goals of Learn to Skate 1 and 2.
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LTS1 - “Beginner Buddies”
- Sit on Ice and Stand-up
- Proper stance
- Forwards across Ice without bar, and without falling
- Dip or squat while skating
- Forward Swizzles
- Snowplow stop
- Two footed jumps standing still
LTS2 - “AWESOME ATOMS”
- Proper backward stance
- Backwards across ice without falling and proper stance
- Forward and backwards C cuts, both feet
- Backward Sizzles
- Two foot Hockey Stops
- One foot glides, each foot for 10 feet
- Gliding turns in both directions
- Forward Slalom
- Lateral crossovers, walking in both directions
- Two footed jumps with balance and control
Equipment
For Learn to Skate, students will spend a lot of time sitting on and getting to know the ice so warmth, comfort, and freedom of movement are important.
- Skates - rentals are available at the rink.
- Helmet - Bike helmets work just fine, but we do have a number of hockey helmets available.
- Knee and elbow pads - Pads for bicycling or skateboarding are a good choice and may boost confidence at this level.
- Jacket and pants - We suggest dressing in layers. Comfortable pants or sweat pants and a light jacket or sweater are good choices.
- Mittens or gloves - Any type of winter or snow glove/mitten is highly recommended. Your child will be spending a lot of time on the ice and the extremities can get quite chilly.
Additional hockey equipment (breezers/pants, jersey, stick, etc.) is not necessary.
