Airport Ice Arena

The Basic Skills are the fundamentals of the sport. These eight levels of the program introduce the fundamental moves: forward skating, backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers, turns and Mohawks. Upon completion of the Basic 1-8 levels, skaters will have the basic knowledge of the sport enabling them to advance to the more specialized areas of skating.

Basic 1

A. Sit on ice and stand up B. March forward

across the ice C. Forward two-foot glide D. Dip E. Forward swizzles:

6-8 in a row F. Backward wiggles:

6-8 in a row G. Snowplow stop H. Rocking horse: 2-3 I. Two-foot hop in

place (optional)

Basic 2

A. Forward one foot glides: R & L

B. Backward two-foot glide

C. Backward swizzles: 6-8 in a row

D. Two-foot turn from forward to backward in place

E. Moving snowplow stop

F. Forward alternating 1⁄2 swizzle pumps, in a straight line

(slalom-like pattern)

Basic 3

A. Forward stroking, showing correct use of blade

B. Forward 1⁄2 swizzle pumps on a circle: 6-8 consecutive clockwise & counter clockwise

C. Moving forward to backward two-foot turn; clockwise & counter clockwise

D. Backward one-foot glides: R & L

E. Forward Slalom F. Two-foot spin: up to

2 revolutions

Basic 4

A. Forward outside edge on a circle: R & L

B. Forward inside edge onacircle: R&L

C. Forward crossovers, clockwise & counter clockwise

D. Forward outside three-turn, R & L from a stand still position

E. Backward 1⁄2 swizzle pumps on a circle, clockwise and counter clockwise

F. Backward stroking G. Backward snowplow

stop: R&L

Basic 5

A. Backward outside edge on a circle: R&L

B. Backward inside edge on a circle: R&L

C. Backward cross- overs, clockwise & counter clockwise

D. Beginning one-foot spin: up to 3 rev, optional entry & free foot position

E. Hockey stop F. Side toe hop: both

directions

Basic 6

A. Forward inside three turn: R & L from a standstill position

B. Moving backward to forward two-foot turn on a circle, clockwise & counter clockwise

C. T-stop: R or L D. Bunny hop E. Forward arabesque/

spiral on a straight

line: RorL F. Forward lunge: R or L

Basic 7

A. Forward inside open Mohawk from a standstill position: R to L and L to R

B. Backward outside edge to forward outside edge transition on a circle: R & L

C. Ballet jump: R & L D. Backward cross-

overs to a backward outside edge glides (landing position), clockwise & counter clockwise

E. Forward inside pivots, R or L

Basic 8

A. Moving forward outside three-turn on acircle: R&L

B. Moving forward inside three-turn on acircle: R&L

C. Combination move: Forward crossovers (2) into forward inside Mohawk, cross behind, step into backward crossover (1) and step to forward inside edge: repeat 3 times, clockwise & counter clockwise

D. One-foot upright spin, optional entry & free foot position

E. Waltz jump F. Mazurka: R & L