New Liskeard Skating Club 2.09

The New Liskeard Skating Club has over 30 years of coaching experience to offer new and returning skaters. All New Liskeard Skating Club Coaches have their First Aid Certificate and are N.C.C.P. Certified Coaches.

Parent and Tot Learn to Skate is designed to introduce new skaters to the fundamental skating skills with the assistance of a parent. Qualified instructors lead parents and children through various games and activities to make the children reach a comfort level on the ice. Parents must have competent skating ability in order to help their child during the program.

PreCanSkate is designed for young skaters,
approximately four to six years of age who can stand up on skates and move forward (shuffle, walk or glide) who may not be ready for CanSkate. PreCanSkate helps develop basic skating abilities in a skating specific environment, including balance skills, forward and backward skating, stopping, turning. PreCanSkate has been designed to run concurrently with CanSkate sessions.

Learn to skate before playing hockey or figure skating. CanSkate is Skate Canada’s flagship 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. 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.

CanPowerSkate is an action-packed, high energy instructional power skating program geared to hockey and ringette skaters that focuses on balance, power, agility, speed and endurance.
Skills, techniques and conditioning drills are taught in a progressive format that emphasizes how the skills apply to game situations. CanPowerSkate provides an alternative to figure skating and is an excellent complement for those athletes playing on hockey or ringette teams. Its unique skill award program provides incentives and motivation for skaters to continue to achieve.

StarSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all
ages to develop fundamental figure skating skills
in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate and interpretive skating. Unique in Canada, this program teaches figure skating skills in a group and/or private lesson format in a progressive and sequential manner and includes specifically designed awards and incentives. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Tests through a nationally standardized testing system. Skaters who have mastered figure skating skills in StarSkate may also choose to pursue synchronized skating or pairs skating.