Basic 3-Basic 5 Classes
Instructor or skating coordinator must approve upward change in level.
Please do not register for the next higher level without a passing evaluation.
Basic 3-5
Age: 5-12 yrs.
The next levels of skating after Tot is Basic 1 or Basic 2.
One foot glides to the start of backward skating.
Instructor or skating coordinator must approve upward change in level. Please do not register for next higher level without a passing evaluation on the pre-requisite skills listed.
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Basic 3
Prerequisite: Passing instructor evaluation of Basic 2
Skills
- Forward stroking
- Forward pumps on a circle
- Moving forward to backward two-foot turns
- Beginning backward one-foot glides
- Backwards snowplow stop
- Forward Slalom
*Bonus Skill: Forward pivots
Basic 4
Prerequisite: Passing instructor evaluation of Basic 3
Skills
- Forward outside edge on a circle
- Forward inside edge on a circle
- Forward crossovers
- Backward pumps on a circle
- backward one-foot glides
- Beginning two-foot spin
*Bonus Skill: Forward Lunges
Basic 5
Prerequisite: Passing instructor evaluation of Basic 4
Skills
- Backward outside edge on a circle
- Backward inside edge on a circle
- Backward cross overs
- Forward outside three-turn
- Advanced two-foot spin
- Hockey stop
*Bonus Skill: Side Toe Hop
BASIC 3 CLASSES
ALL CLASSES ARE 45 MINUTES
@ NELSON SPORTS COMPLEX
BASIC 4 CLASSES
ALL CLASSES ARE 45 MINUTES
@ NELSON SPORTS COMPLEX
BASIC 5 CLASSES
ALL CLASSES ARE 45 MINUTES
@ NELSON SPORTS COMPLEX