AdultSkate

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Attention Adult Skaters and Adult Synchronized Skating Teams - 2010 Adult Figure Skating Championships

Please note that Skate Canada is now accepting entries for the 2010 Adult Figure Skating Championships being held in Ottawa, Ontario on the weekend of April 2-4. Registration for this event is a multi-step process which requires submission of hard copy forms and payment along with an online portion that must be completed as well. All required information must be received before your entry will be accepted so please ensure you read the registration instructions carefully. The registration instructions along with all required forms can be accessed on Skate Canada’s Members Only website. Space for this event is limited and entries will be accepted on a first come-first serve basis.

• Logon to the Members Only website - from the Main Menu, follow this menu path:
  • Events & ACGM
  • Domestic Skating Events
  • 2010 Adult Figure Skating Championships
  • Registration Instructions and Forms

WO Adult Team photo at Adult Nationals

WO Adult Skaters Participate in the First Ever WO Adult Skating Seminar,
September 12, 2008

On Friday, September 12th, 26 WO Adult Skaters participated in the 1st Adult Skating Seminar hosted by Skate Canada - Western Ontario in Hamilton.

John Briscoe lead the skaters through some stroking exercises, working on turns and edges while Susie McGrigor did a creative movement ice class.

Lunch and an open forum discussion group followed off the ice. The open forum panel included John, Susie, Carol Moir and Shannon Cotnam. Great discussion, ideas and concerns were heard and recorded.

Great start to the Adult skating season! Keep up the enthusiasm!

‘There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.' ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Promoting Adult Skating in Your Club

We've had a number of inquiries about starting up adult skating in our clubs. Here's a document prepared by Skate Canada we thought might help.

• Adult Skating: A Win-Win For All [5p, PDF - with thanks to Skate Canada]

Adult Skating Programs

Adult skating is growing in popularity and more and more clubs are offering recreational, test and competitive opportunities to this segment of the population.

Adults participate in CanSkate, STARSkate and CanPowerSkate programs as well as on Synchronized Skating teams. Adult championships currently provide opportunities to adult skaters to experience the challenge of a competition in a fun, social environment. Skate Canada is currently expanding its programming in this area.

Although adult-only sessions are ideal, many clubs share ice among programs very successfully. Here are some ideas to consider:

• Adult Learn-to-Skate with CanSkate, Preschool CanSkate
• Adult Primary STARSkate with CanSkate
• Adult STARSkate with STARSkate
• Adult Synchro

WO Clubs Offering Adult Sessions

The following information has been obtained from 2008 WO Skating Programs Survey submitted by club to Carol Moir.