Skating Academy

MUST HAVE PASSED ACADEMY PREP

Skating Skills:

• Forward and backward power stroking [Pre-Juvenile Skating Skills]
• Basic consecutive edges – RFI, RFO, RBI, RBO, LFI, LFO, LBI, LBO (4-6 each) [Pre-Preliminary Skating Skills]
• Backward outside and inside three-turns (R & L)

Spins:

• STRONG 2-foot spin (min 3 revs)
• Forward 1-foot spin with optional free leg (Usp) (min 3 revs)
• Beginning back spin (Usp) (up to 2 revs)

Jumps:

• Half Flip (1HF)
• Half Lutz (1HLz)

Bonus Skills:

• Alternating FO 3-turn – side toe tap
• Choreographic sequence – spirals, Y spiral, catch foot spiral, lunge, spider/layback lunge, shoot the duck, etc. (min 3 skills)

MUST HAVE PASSED ACADEMY 1

Academy Jumps is a group class geared towards the skater who wants to deepen their focus on all aspects of creating successful single jumps, combinations and sequences, specialty jumps and beginning axel. This class will also include skating skill exercises to help encourage stronger jumping. Skaters will have the opportunity to work on their jumps on the line harness and/or pole harness.

• Salchow
• Loop jump
• Half loop (also known as a Euler)
• Flip jump
• Lutz jump
• Beginning axel
• Split jump
• Stag jump
• Walley

MUST HAVE PASSED ACADEMY 1

Academy Spins is a group class geared towards the skater who wants to deepen their focus on all aspects of creating successful spins, including base spins and variations. Skaters will learn the building blocks of how to create a technically great spin through the International Judging System (IJS) requirements. This class will also include skating skill exercises to help encourage stronger spinning.

• Scratch spin
• Back spin
• Camel spin
• Sit spin
• Layback spin
• Flying spins (flying camel, flying sit, butterfly, flying layback)

Must have passed the Pre-Juvenile Skating Skills test

Skaters will learn, practice and focus on turn recognition, transitional quality, balance, body alignment, creative movement, and flow while utilizing every part of the blade.

Drop ins welcome!

No evaluations will be given for this class.

Must have passed Adult High or Adult 6

Skating Skills:

• Forward and backward power stroking [Pre-Juvenile Skating Skills]
• Basic consecutive edges – RFI, RFO, RBI, RBO, LFI, LFO, LBI, LBO (4-6 each) [Pre-Preliminary Skating Skills]
• Backward outside and inside three-turns (R & L)

Spins:

• STRONG 2-foot spin (min 3 revs)
• Forward 1-foot spin with optional free leg (Usp) (min 3 revs)
• Beginning back spin (Usp) (up to 2 revs)

Jumps:

• Half Flip (1HF)
• Half Lutz (1HLz)

Bonus Skills:

• Alternating FO 3-turn – side toe tap
• Choreographic sequence – spirals, Y spiral, catch foot spiral, lunge, spider/layback lunge, shoot the duck, etc (min 3 skills)

• Example class topics:
  • Strength exercises
  • Cardio and stamina training
  • Land jumps
  • Spin positions

Drop ins welcome!

No evaluations will be given for this class.

• Class focus:
  • increasing flexibility in hips and back
  • learn stretches for typical areas of tightness to relieve strain
  • practice healthy stretching practices to limit or negate injury from occurring.

Drop ins welcome!

No evaluations will be given for this class.