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Pettit Skating School Hockey Classes

Online registration will close at 2pm the day before each day's first class.
(example: Saturday classes close on Friday at 2pm).

Click here for a Skating School registration form (PDF)

Basic skating skills are the foundation of success in hockey. With that in mind, the Pettit Center recommends that children who have never skated before begin their hockey experience with basic skating instruction. The Hockey Skills 1-5 levels below can start your skater on the correct path to a fun and successful time on the hockey ice!

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Hockey Tots

This class is designed for those ages 4-5 with little or no skating experience that have hockey on the brain.  Class participants will learn the basics of skating with and without their hockey sticks including falling and getting up, marching, 2-foot glides, stopping and more.  The focus will be on skating skills and not the actual game of hockey.  Although this is a hockey geared class it is always recommended for new skaters to begin in figure skates and change to hockey skates once a solid sense of balance has been established.  Graduates of this class will continue on into the Hockey Skills 1-5 series.

Session V: April 15 - May 23

**10 minutes of supervised practice time will be added into the class time at the end of each class.

Hockey Skills 1-5

The Pettit's Hockey Skills program is designed by USA Hockey and the Pettit Center to teach any level of ice hockey. Since skating skills are the foundation for success in hockey, the Pettit requires hockey players to complete Hockey Tots or Basic 1 (ages 6 & older) prior to registering for the Hockey Skills program. Graduates of this program are ready to progress into the Pettit Patriots Youth Hockey program or another local Youth Hockey program which usually begins each season in September.

Hockey 1

• Basics of forward & backward skating
  
• Stops & proper stance

Hockey 2

• Skating forward using full strides
  
• Turning & backward stance

Hockey 3

• Hockey turns
  
• Backward stops
  
• Beginning crossovers
  
• Intro to stickhandling

Hockey 4

• Forward crossovers
  
• One-foot pushes
  
• Hockey stops & turns
  
• Stickhandling, passing & shooting

Hockey 5

• Backward crossovers
• One-foot hockey turns
• Moving mohawks

Skaters should have passed Snowplow Sam 3, Basic 1 OR any other equivalent class OR experience/skating level before registering in the Hockey Skills program.

Choose from the options below for Hockey 1-5

Session III: January 7 - February 16

Session IV: February 18 - March 29

Session V: April 15- May 23

Recommended Equipment for Skills Classes (Levels 1-2): Helmet
Required Equipment for Skills Classes (Levels 3-5): Hockey gloves and a stick. Hockey helmet and full gear recommended.