CanSkate

FSFSA Canskate Program

Canskate is a learn to skate program for children of all ages.  Canskate covers all the basic skating fundamentals and prepares children for Hockey, Ringette, or Figure Skating.  Rated the #1 Learn to skate program of its kind! Canskate is our mainstream program for developing skating fundamentals.   The skaters will be placed into small groups according to age and skill level.  There are 7 different badges the skaters work towards and each child will progress through the badges at their own pace.  The skills on the badges are arranged in a progressive format with each badge becoming increasingly harder.  The classes will consist of a warm-up, group lesson, cool down, and some practice or free time at the end. 

Equipment:

*CSA Approved Helmets are Mandatory!  No exceptions will be made!

*Skates should have good support around the ankle area.  Your child should be able to walk off the ice in their skates without their ankles folding over.

Recommendations:

To qualify for the FSFSA Canskate Program, skaters must a minimum of 4 years old  and completely independent (meaning they can fall down and get up on their own, and walk or skate without assistance and participate in a group)

What they will learn

* Forward Skating                           * Backward Skating

* Turning                                       * Gliding

*Stopping                                       * Spinning                   

Session #1 of our program is being offered as a 10 week session beginning in October.  Session #2 of our program is offered as an 8 week session beginning in January.  Skaters will have the option of skating once, twice or three times per week.  An additional Spring session will be available for April to May, 2012.