This is a program for beginning and intermediate level youth skaters. We will be teaching basic beginner skating skills while integrating beginning hockey skills. Skaters will gain basic forward and backward skating skills along with balance skills, hockey starts, stops and turns.
- In order to complete Beginner 2 Level 2 the skater must be able to:
- Forward swizzles (4 to 6 in a row) driving power from heels using a wider stance
- Alternating forward c-cuts on a straight line
- T-push, glide on right foot, hold 2-4 seconds on a straight line, repeat with left foot
- Scooting or skateboard push, on circle (r & l)
- Glide two foot turn on line-forward to backward - backward to forward
- Backward march, then glide on two feet
- Backward swizzles (2 to 4 in a row)
- Backward snowplow stop
- Alternating backward c-cuts in a straight line
- Two foot moving snowplow stop
