CanSkate Programs

CanSkate is Skate Canada’s learn-to-skate program, designed for beginners of all ages. When you sign up for CanSkate, you will be in a program that focuses on fun, participation, and basic skill development. You will earn badges and other incentives as you learn fundamental skating skills. Lessons are given in a group format and led by an NCCP certified professional coach. Professional coaches are assisted by trained Program Assistants or PAs. The coach to student ratio is a maximum of 1:10.

Skaters progress at their own rate and coaches make sessions active using teaching aids, music, and a wide variety of activities that create a fun environment and promote learning.

CanSkate is the feeder program to all other Skate Canada Skating Programs. The CanSkate program curriculum is organized into three Fundamental Areas, divided into six stages of learning.

The Fundamental Areas are:

• Balance: concentrating on most forward skills, pushing technique, and edges.

• Control: concentrating on most backwards skills, stopping, and speed elements.

• Agility: concentrating on most turning, and jumping skills.

Pre-CanSkate

For skaters ages 3 – 5. This program is for children who have had very little or no experience on the ice and are comfortable being on the ice without a parent or guardian.

It teaches the basics of standing up, falling down, getting up, and moving forward.

Pre-CanSkate is a 25 minute session held weekly on Monday and Thursdays during our CanSkate Stages 1-2 program from 5:00pm-5:25pm or 5:25pm-5:50pm

Once skaters pass this program, they are ready for CanSkate Stage 1 which is 50 mins.

CanSkate Stages 1&2

CanSkate Stages 1 and 2 is for children who are comfortable on their skates and are able to move forward/backward and get up on their own or have passed the previous stage.

We are offering two CanSkate Stage 1 and 2 Sessions on either Mondays or Thursdays from 5:00pm - 5:50pm. This program is not sport specific. Its primary aim is to help skaters increase their confidence on the ice and learn skills in preparation for future ice based sports like hockey, figure skating, and ringette.

This program shares the ice with our Pre-CanSkaters.

CanSkate Stages 3-6

CanSkate Stages 3-6 will be held weekly on Mondays from 6:00pm - 6:50pm. It is offered to those energetic and enthusiastic skaters who would like to continue skating at a bit more advanced level - in either figure skates or hockey skates.

**Skaters must have passed Stage 2 or been assessed or approved by a coach - for this program.

**CanSkate Awards are selected by the coaches and presented annually at the end of our season.

CanSkater of the Year

Spirit of Skating

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