The Lake Superior Figure Skating Club offers a variety of programs for all level of skating whether in the STARSkate or Competitive levels. Our programs are designed to suit the skill levels and experience of all skaters and are based on the structure offered by Skate Canada nationally. Each category offers a wide variety of instruction, practice, testing, competition and fun for skaters of all ages and levels.
The Parent and Tot program is for first time skaters who are learning to skate. Children are taught in a group format using the Skate Canada National Program. Children are taught basic skating fundamentals, with a focus on continuous movement and creative play.
CanSkate is a dynamic learn-to-skate program that focuses on fun, participation and basic skill development. Based on Sport Canada’s long term athlete development (LTAD) principles, CanSkate centers on physical literacy and the fundamental skills needed to take part in any ice sport or to skate as a recreational activity. Skaters will learn a complete series of balance, control and agility skills taught in six stages of learning that pertain to hockey, ringette, speed skating and figure skating as well as general recreational skating. CanSkate uses nationally-tested and proven curriculum and delivery methods that guarantee skater success in developing stronger basic skills and developing them faster. With this program you can expect action, movement and fun! Lessons are given in a group format with a coach-to-student ratio of a maximum 1:10. Skaters progress at their own rate and coaches make sessions active using teaching aids, upbeat music and a wide variety of activities that create a motivational environment and promote learning. Badges, ribbons and other incentives are used to benchmark skaters’ progress and reward effort and participation.
CanPowerSkate is an action-packed, high energy instructional power skating program geared to hockey and ringette skaters that focuses on balance, power, agility, speed and endurance. Skills, techniques and conditioning drills are taught in a progressive format that emphasizes how the skills apply to game situations. CanPowerSkate provides an alternative to figure skating and is an excellent complement for those athletes playing on hockey or ringette teams. Its unique skill award program provides incentives and motivation for skaters to continue to achieve.
STARSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop fundamental figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate and interpretive skating. Unique in Canada, this program teaches figure skating skills in a group and/or private lesson format in a progressive and sequential manner and includes specifically designed awards and incentives. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Tests through a nationally standardized testing system. Skaters who have mastered figure skating skills in STARSkate may also choose to pursue synchronized skating or pairs skating.
Competitions offer skaters the opportunity to show the skills they have learned and the opportunity to make new friends from other clubs or regions. Locally, skaters may choose to participate in our annual Algoma Interclub competition, or the Festival of Stars competition held in Sault Ste Marie.
By combining the basics of dance technique with sports principals, we hope to provide an Off-Ice Training Program that will expand each skater’s technical, physical and artistic abilities on the ice. Each week we will focus on flexibility, strength, stamina and choreography. Off-ice programming is combined with two daily on-ice sessions which include stroking sessions and the option of booking private lessons.
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