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Skating Level Descriptions

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Tot Intro: Pre school beginner who has never skated before. Learn how to fall, proper way to get up, dip standing still, marching in standing position, marching while moving, beginning 2 ft. glide, two foot jump in place, forward swizzle standing still, dips while moving, single swizzle, beginning back wiggles.

Pre Alpha 1: 1ft. glides for 5 seconds, snowplow stops from marching, beginner 2 ft. spin, forward swizzles, back wiggles, t-position, back swizzles, scooter pushes, zig-zags, forward 1/2 swizzles.

Pre Alpha 2: Skated in Pre Alpha for 10 wks and passed by coach, skate into strong 2 ft. glide, skate into a dip, skate into a snowplow stop, 1 ft. glide for 4-6 seconds, zig-zags, 6 forward swizzles, back wiggles into back swizzles, swizzles, beginner spiral at wall, 2 foot turns.

Alpha: Skated in Pre Alpha 2 for 10 wks and passed by coach, 6 strong forward swizzles, 6 backwards swizzles, 1 ft. glides for 6-8 seconds, scooter pushes into a 1 ft. glide, forward crosses from a stand still right and left ft, beginner spiral, 1 ft. snowplow stop, beginner crossovers both directions, back 1/2 swizzles, forward pivot, zig-zag into a spin, forward stroking, 2 foot turns.

Alpha 2: Skated in Alpha for 10 wks and passed by coach, 1 ft. snowplow stop, scooter push in a circle, beginner bunny hop, forward crossovers, beginner spiral, back ? swizzles, beginner lunge, 2 foot spin with a push back and finish, beginner T-stops, 2 foot turns.

Beta: Skated in Alpha 2 for 10 wks and passed by coach, smooth forward stroking, forward crossovers with no toe pushes, back stroking, T-stops, back swizzles in a circle into a back crossover, beginner back crossovers, beginner spiral, beginner lunge, 2 foot spin with push back, bunny hop, 2 foot turns.

Beta 2: Skated in Beta for 10 wks and passed by coach, smooth back crossovers, strong back stroking, right and left Tstops, 2 foot turns in both directions, beginner lunge, 2 foot spin with exit, 2 foot turns checking of body while gliding on a circle, beginner spirals.

Gamma: Skated in Beta 2 for 10 wks and passed by coach, strong back crossovers and back stroking, right and left tstops, Intro. 7 step Mohawk sequence, beginner lunge, 2 foot spin with exit, 2 foot turns checking of body while gliding on a circle, beginner spirals, beginner outside 3 turns & Mohawks, beginner waltz jump.

Gamma 2: Skated in Gamma for 10 wks and passed by coach, right and left outside 3 turn, hockey stops, Mohawks, 7 step Mohawk Sequence both directions, bunny hop, lunge, back crossovers into a 2 foot spin, spiral, beginner waltz jump.

Delta: Skated in Gamma2 for 10 wks and passed by coach, right and left outside and inside 3 turns, all stops from previous levels, beginner outside edges & inside edges, back crossovers into a 2 ft. spin and beginner waltz jump, bunny hops, intro. To a flip, lunge, spirals, beginner inside and outside pivot.

Delta 2: Skated in Delta for 10 wks and passed by coach, inside and outside 3 turns while moving, strong consecutive forward outside and inside edges, pivots, strong bunny hops, strong lunge, strong spirals, shoot the duck, ? flip and waltz jumps.

Freestyle 1: Skated in Delta 2 for 10 wks and passed by coach, strong forward outside and inside edges, intro. back outside and inside edges on a circle, back crossovers into a 2 foot spin w/ 6 revolutions, frwd inside and outside pivots, spirals, flip, back crossovers into a waltz jump, attitude, Chinese spiral, 1 foot spin.

Freestyle 2: Skated in Freestyle 1 for 10 weeks and passed by coach, strong back outside and inside edges, spirals on edges, lutz, toe walley, dance step, ballet jump, back crossovers into a 1 ft. spin, footwork steps and sequences, attitude spin, scratch spin., intro. Toe loop and salchow.

Freestyle 3: Skated in Freestyle 2 for 10 weeks and passed by coach, back outside and inside 3 turns, back pivots into a back spin, dance step, intro of change ft spin, spread eagle, toe loop, salchow, jump combinations, back spiral.

Freestyle 4 & up: Skated in Freestyle 1-3 and passed all levels by coach, Need to have all the following to skated in this level: back outside and inside 3 turns, sit spin, dance step, back spirals and forward spiral sequences on different ft. and edges, loop jump, flip jump, footwork, intro. split jumps, jump combinations, intro. sit to back sit spin, loop, double 3 turns.

If you are uncertain what level you skater should be placed in, please ask for an evaluation.


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