British Ice Skating Skate UK - Basic Skills Programme
Course Summary
The skills skaters learn throughout the Skate UK Basic Skills Programme will provide participants with some fantastic skills enabling them to skate confidently. This programme is assessed via a progressive and continuous testing structure. Skaters can later progress on to the UK Star programme and private skating lessons taught by one of our incredibly talented coaches.
Level 1:
- Moving Forward
- Sit and Stand independently
- Stationary Snow Plough Stop
- Moving Forward 10 steps and 2 foot glide (with dip)
- Moving Snow Plough Stop
- Moving Forward 10 steps and 2 Foot Glide into a lemon
Level 2:
- Moving forward 10 steps - curve left and right
- Moving Snow Plough Stop or T-Stop
- Moving Backwards (toes turned in)
- Two foot turns on the spot (twisting action)
- Forward & Backwards Lemons (minimum 5)
Level 3:
- Forward Stroking (with correct push, glide and free leg position)
- Backwards Snow plough Stop
- Forward to Backward Two-Foot turn on a circle
- Forward outside and inside edges, One-Foot glides, on a curve (both directions)
- Forward Two-Foot Slalom
Level 4:
- Forward Open Chasses
- Backward Stroking
- Forward Outside Edge
- Forward Inside Edge
- Two-Foot 3-Turn (on semi-circle)
Level 5:
- Forward Crossovers (both directions on circle)
- Forward Outside 3-Turn
- Backward Open Chasses
- Stepping from backward inside to forward inside edge
- Backward Two-Foot Slalom
Level 6:
- Backward Crossovers (both directions on a circle)
- Backwards outside edges
- Backward Inside Edges
- Forward Inside 3-Turn
- Stepping from Backward outside to Forward outside edge
Level 7:
- Forward Outside 3-Turn with Control, equal entry & exit edge plus backward crossover (on circle)
- Forward Inside continuous Edges
- Forward Outside continuous Edges
- Forward Inside Mohawk with control & equal entry & Exit Edge
- Bunnyhop + Drag combo or two-foot jump +drag combo (hockey skates)
Level 8:
- Backwards outside or inside continuous curves
- Forward change og edge, outside to inside
- Forward Inside Mohawk - Backward Crossword - step forward inside edge
- Forward Outside 3 - Turn, backward crossover with sustained landing position on circle
- Forward crossover step wide & backward crossover step wide
