Prince George
Figure Skating Club
Location:
Kin Centre Arenas
2187 Ospika Blvd.
Prince George, BC
Tel: 250.563.4768
Fax: 250.564.8318
CONTACT US
CanSkate
There are still lots of spaces available - please contact the Club through this webpage.
Spring Canskate sessions will be offered from March 29, 2010 to April 19, 2010. Information will be distributed the week of March 15, 2010.
OFFICE HOURS: Monday - 5:30-7 pm and Friday - 4-6 pm. The office is located inside the kin 2 arena overlooking the ice surface.
CanSkate and PreSchool prices include Skate Canada Fees. CanSkate fees include Volunteer Levy (4 hours). Levy is refunded upon completion of 4 volunteer hours.
CanSkate is the 'learn to skate' program for beginners of all ages and is tailored to each user group (e.g. pre-school, youth, adult). It is the only nationally standardized recognized 'learn to skate' program in Canada. It is run through sanctioned Skate Canada Clubs such as the Prince George Figure Skating Club, taught by certified Professional NCCP Skate Canada coaches and assisted by trained Program Assistants.
CanSkate emphasizes fun and continuous movement and is taught in a group lesson format. Groups have a ratio of one coach to a maximum of 10 skaters. Awards and incentives are used to motivate skaters and keep interest high.
CanSkate is the feeder program to all other Skate Canada programs.The club offers a Preschool CanSkate program which is 30 minutes in length. These sessions run on the same ice times as CanSkate sessions, which are 45 minutes in length.
CanSkate Program Structure
The CanSkate Program consists of six fundamental movements – GO Forward, GO Backwards, STOP, TURN, SPIN, and JUMP – organized into six stages of learning, with an optional seventh level for skaters wishing to progress into figure skating. The skills are arranged in a progression from simple to complex. Badges are awarded once the skills are mastered. The names of the badges are: Balance, Glide Forward, Glide Backward, Edges, Power, Speed and Pre-Preliminary.
There are several options available to skaters once these skills are mastered:
- Remain in CanSkate;
- Transfer to hockey skating programs, CanPower, ringette programs and speed skating;
- If the skater is interested in figure skating, the next step is Junior Academy and the Skate Canada Star Skate program. These programs further develop the skater's talent in the disciplines of Skating Skills, Interpretive, Freeskate and Ice Dance.
For CanSkate registration information, please see our policies page.
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Policies
PreemptionsPlease be aware there are days of the course of the year that there is no skating. The days are posted on the web page and bulletin board at the rink. There is no skating on statutory holidays. Please note that lessons will be cancelled if the temperature is below -35°C.
Volunteer Levy
The Prince George Figure Skating club depends on volunteer support to run. There is a volunteer levy built in the cost of the CanSkate registration fees. Parents wishing to work off their levy and have the $40.00 levy fee returned must volunteer four hours of time throughout the course of the year. Please see our policies page for full details of this procedure. Volunteer opportunities are posted on our volunteering page and on the bulletin board located in Kin 2.
Refunds
Volunteer and Skate Canada fees are non-refundable. Refunds are subject to a $25.00 refund fee. Refunds - pro rated to the last day skated - will be issued to skaters in Preschool and CanSkate. Please see our policies page for more on refunds.
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