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Pettit
Skating Camps
The
Pettit Center will once again offer summer skating
camps for kids ages 6-12. With the Hockey Day
camp and the Skating Camp for Kids, your kids
can stay happy and active at our U.S. Olympic
Training Site all summer long!
Click
here for more information on summer camps.
Pettit
Skating School
Summer
Youth Classes
The
Pettit Center's Learn-to-Skate classes teach the
fundamentals of a sport that provides a lifetime
of fun and fitness.
--Summer
Skating School Students & Parents--
Your
Class ID will allow you admission to ANY Public
Skating Session during Summer Skating School Session
VI
*We
have decided to not issue hard passes in an effort
to conserve paper and the environment.
(Further
information will be provided on the first night
of class)
Become
a Friend of the Pettit Center and save 10% on
class registration!
Click
here for more information .
Tot 'N Me (Ages
3-5 with parent) - $80
This
is a unique opportunity for a parent and a child
to skate together. Registration fee includes
one child and one
adult. The parent/adult must have previous
skating experience and will be on the ice (with
their child) during all lessons. The
Tot 'N Me classes will have a 1/2 hour lesson
and 10 minutes of supervised or practice time
after each lesson.
Choose
from the options below for the Tot 'N Me class
NEW
CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 12
Snowplow
Sam - Levels 1-3
(Ages
4-5) - $80
This program is a progression of three
classes
designed to teach the fundamentals of skating
to children with little
or no skating experience. Skaters will learn
basic balance and skating skills in an age appropriate
and fun environment. All Snowplow classes will
have a 1/2 hour lesson and 10 minutes of supervised
or practice time after each lesson.
Skills:
Snowplow
Sam 1
- Sit and stand with skates on
- Marching & gliding on two feet
Snowplow
Sam 2
- Long glides
- Forward & backward swizzles
Snowplow
Sam 3
- Forward skating
- Stopping & curves
Choose
from the options below for the Snow plow Sam 1-3
classes
NEW
CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 12
Basic
(Learn to Skate) - Levels Basic 1 through Basic
8 (Ages 6-12) -
$100
The Basic Skills Program teaches students progressively
more difficult moves through eight levels of skating.
Upon competition of the Basic 1 through 8 Program,
skaters will have knowledge of the sport
enabling them to advance to more specialized areas
of skating.
If a
child is skating (or taking lessons) for the first
time, the student should register for the Basic
1 class level. Students are evaluated at the first
class session to gauge their skill/ability level,
and are placed in another class if the their skill
is applicable.
Skills:
Basic
1
- Proper techniques to fall & get up
- Marching
- Two foot glides & stops
Basic
2
- Backward skating
- One foot glides
- Two foot turns & snowplow stops
Basic
3
- Forward stroking
- Two foot spins & essence of actual skating
& gliding
Basic
4
- Forward edges
- Crossovers & backward snowplow stops
Basic
5
- Backward edges
- Crossovers & one foot spins
Basic
6
- Beginning jumps
- Turns & spirals
Basic
7
- More advanced jumps
- Turns & edge work
Basic
8
- Combining moves
- Jumps & spins with new techniques
Choose
from the options below for the Basic 1-8 classes
NEW
CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 12
Become
a Friend of the Pettit Center and save 10% on
class registration!
Click
here for more information .
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