Just Skate Tots 1 - 3 and 4 year old participants, new to the ice

• Fall and stand up, with skates on, on and off the ice

• March in place

• March forward 8-10 steps

• March followed by a glide

• Dip in place

• Dip while moving 

• Beginning swizzles

 

Just Skate Tots 2 - 3 and 4 year old participants who have completed Just Skate Tots 1

• March followed by a long, continuous glide

• Forward swizzles, 3-4 in a row

• Backward wiggles

• Rocking horse, 2-3 in a row 

• Beginning snowplow stop

 

Just Skate Beginner 1- Age 5 through adult, new to the ice

• Fall and stand up, with skates on, on and off the ice

• March in place

• March forward across the ice 

• March followed by a long glide

• Dip while moving 

• Forward swizzles, 6-8 in a row

• Backward wiggles

• Snowplow Stop 

• Two-foot hop in place

• Helicopter turn

 

Just Skate Beginner 2 - Age 5 through adult who have passed Just Skate Beginner 1 and 3 & 4 year old skaters who have passed Just Skate Tots 1 & 2

• Forward one-foot glides, right and left

• Backward two-foot glide/blast off

• Backward swizzles, 6-8 in a row

• Two-foot turn in place

• Moving snowplow stop 

• Beginning scooter pushes

• Half swizzle pumps, on circle and straight line, right and left 

**Once a skater passes Just Skate Beginner 2, they have the option of moving to Just Skate Beginner 3 and/or participating in the Learn to Play program.  

 

Just Skate Beginner 3 - All skaters who have passed Just Skate Beginner 2

• Basic forward stroking/stride - show correct use of blade - down ice and on circle, right and left

• Inside edge, right and left

• Moving forward to backward two-foot turn on a circle, right and left

• Backward one-foot glides with speed, right and left

• Forward slalom

• Two-foot spin

 

Just Skate Beginner 4 - All skaters who have passed Just Skate Beginner 3

• Forward outside edge, right and left

• Forward crossovers in place, right and left

• Forward crossovers on a circle, right and left

• Forward outside three turns, right and left

• Backward half swizzle pumps on circle, right and left

• Backward stops, right and left

 

Just Skate Beginner 5 - All skaters who have passed Just Skate Beginner 4

• Backward outside edge, right and left

• Backward inside edge, right and left

• Backward crossovers, right and left

• Hockey stop, right and left 

• Lunge, right and left 

• Inside three turn, right and left