Ice Skating Program
Learn to Skate Program Overview
Branksome Hall Asia’s Skating Program has been developed in progressive stages for our Junior School students. It allows each child to develop foundational skating skills which are needed in order to be a confident, competent, and successful skater. These foundational skills allow for students to participate in a wide variety of activities on the ice such as: figure skating, speed skating, ringette, and hockey.
We have developed clear outcomes for each of our grade levels that we aim for all children to complete. These focus skills are based on three programs including CanSkate, Ice Sports Industry (ISI), and SHAPE America (PE). CanSkate is a learn to skate program based in Canada. The Ice Sports Industry is an international organization which created America’s original learn-to-skate program. The Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) America serves as the foundation for well-designed physical education programs.
As students move throughout our program, we want them to feel comfortable and confident on the ice, to be prepared for competitions, and to perform at a high level! See below for the grade level breakdown focus skills.
JKP Focus Skills
Balance on 2 feet
Fall down and get up properly
Move forward
March in Place
March forward with an assist
March forwad and glide, with an assist
March around the spot
Push an assist and March forward
JK Focus Skills
Fall down and get up properly
Move forward - Push, Push, Glide, no assist
Push, Push, Glide for 3 seconds, no assist
Make snow
March backward with an assist
March around the spot
2-foot twist on the spot
Jump on the spot
SK Focus Skills
Fall down & get up properly
Fwd push/glide sequence
Fwd 2-foot glide
Fwd 2-foot sit glide
Bwd 2-foot walking with assist
Snow slide steps - R and L
2-foot jump (stationary)
Fwd skating perimeter of ice
Rocking Horse
G1 Focus Skills
Fwd 2-foot sculling/swizzles
Fwd push/glide sequence
Fwd stop / Snowplow Stop
Bwd push/glide sequence
Fwd 180˚ glide turn ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Fwd 2-foot jump
2-foot turn ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Fwd 2-foot turn
G2 Focus Skills
" Fwd stationary blade push
(T, V or L)
❍ R ❍ L"
Fwd 2-foot slalom
Fwd 2-foot to 1-foot glide ❍ R ❍ L"
Fwd stop with speed ❍ R ❍ L ❍ Both"
Bwd 2-foot sculling
Bwd push/glide sequence
Bwd 2-foot glide
Bwd 2-foot turn
Fwd 2-foot quick turn
Fast fwd perimeter skating ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
G3 Focus Skills
Fwd inside slalom
Fwd outside slalom
Fwd circle thrusts/Half Swizzle ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Walking crosscuts/crossovers ❍ R ❍ L"
Fwd 2-foot to 1-foot glide ❍ R ❍ L"
Bwd 2-foot slalom/backward wiggle
Bwd 2-foot sit glide
Skate goal line to 1st blue line in 9 seconds or less
2-foot spin
Fwd 360˚ step turn
G4 Focus Skills
Fwd inside edges
Fwd 2-foot to 1-foot curve glide ❍ R ❍ L
Fwd 1-foot glide with speed ❍ R ❍ L
Fwd Crossovers ❍ CW ❍ CCW
Fwd drag/lunge
Fwd push/glide sequence (advanced)
Fwd perimeter skating with jumps
Fwd 2-foot side stop ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Bwd push/glide sequence
Bwd circle thrusts/Half-swizzle ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Fwd 1-foot glide from blue line to blue line ❍ R ❍ L
Skate goal line to 2nd blue line in 12 seconds or less
Bwd 360˚ step turn
Fwd 360˚ glide turn ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
G5 Focus Skills
Fwd outside edges
Fwd perimeter skating with crosscuts ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Fwd power crosscuts ❍ CW ❍ CCW"
Fwd perimeter skating with side stops
Fwd crosscuts/Crossovers - figure 8
Inside spread eagle
Fwd 2-foot side stop with speed ❍ CW ❍ CCW
Bwd 2-foot to 1-foot glide ❍ R ❍ L
Skate perimeter of ice in 35 seconds or less
Bwd stop
Fwd power jump
Bwd 2-foot quick turn
Bwd 2-foot jump
2-foot spin
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