Learn To Skate

Basic 1

• Sit on ice and stand up

• March forward across ice

• Forward 2- foot glide

• Dip

• Forward swizzles, 6-8 in a row

• Backward wiggles, 6-8 in a row

• Snowplow stops

• Rocking Horse

• Two foot hop in place

Basic 2

• Forward one-foot glides R & L

• Backwards two-foot glide

• Backward swizzles, 6-8 in a row

• Two-foot turn from forward to backward in place

• Moving snowplow stops

• Forward alternating 1/2 swizzle pumps

Basic 3

• Forward stroking, showing correct use of blade

• Forward 1/2 swizzle pumps on circle, 6-8 consecutive, clockwise & counter clockwise

• Moving forward to backward two-foot turn, clockwise & counter clockwise

• Backward one-foot glide, right & left

• Forward slalom

• Two-foot spin, up to 2 revolutions (optional)

• Forward outside edge on a circle, right & left

• Forward inside edge on a circle, right & left

• Forward crossovers, clockwise & counterclockwise

• Forward inside three turn, right & left, from a standing still position

• Backward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle, clockwise & counterclockwise

• Backward stroking