Tot Classes (3-5 years)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Snowplow Sam 1 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Snowplow Sam 1 classes.
- Sit and stand up, on-ice
- March in place
- March forward (8 steps)
- March forward, then glide on two feet (2 seconds)
- Dip in place
* Skaters must pass Snowplow Sam 1 before taking Snowplow Sam 2.
- Dip while moving (2 seconds)
- Backward Wiggles
- Forward Swizzles (3 in a row, no two-foot glide in between)
- Beginning snowplow stop, in place (right and left)
- Two-foot hop, in place (3 times)
* Skaters must pass Snowplow Sam 2 before taking Snowplow Sam 3.
- Rocking Horse (Forward, Backward, Forward)
- Forward Swizzles (6 in a row, with a two-foot glide in between)
- Backward Swizzles (3 in a row, no two-foot glide in between)
- Standstill T-Push (right and left)
- Moving forward snowplow stop (2 feet)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Parent & Me classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Parent & Me classes.
- Sit and stand up, on-ice
- March forward, then glide on two feet (2 seconds)
- Dip while moving (2 seconds)
- Backward Wiggles
- Forward Swizzles (3 in a row, no two-foot glide in between)
- Beginning snowplow stop, in place (right and left)
Youth Classes (6-15 years)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Basic 1-6 classes.
- Sit and stand up, on-ice
- March forward, then glide on two feet (3 seconds)
- Dip while moving (2 seconds)
- Forward Swizzles (6 in a row, with a two-foot glide in between)
- Backward Wiggles
- Beginning snowplow stop, in place (right and left)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Basic 1-6 classes.
* Skaters must pass Basic 1 (or Snowplow Sam 3) before taking Basic 2.
- Scooter pushes (right and left)
- Forward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
- Rocking Horse
- Backward Swizzles (6 in a row, with a two-foot glide in between)
- Two foot turns in place (both directions)
- Moving forward snowplow stop (right and left)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Basic 1-6 classes.
* Skaters must pass Basic 2 before taking Basic 3.
- Beginning forward stroking
- Forward half Swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise, 6 in a row)
- Moving forward to backward two-foot turns on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward Slalom (both feet in the same direction at the same time)
- Forward pivots (clockwise and counterclockwise)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Basic 1-6 classes.
* Skaters must pass Basic 3 before taking Basic 4.
- Forward outside edge on a circle from pumps (right and left, 3 seconds)
- Beginning two-foot upright spin from pivot (1 revolution)
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward half Swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Basic 1-6 classes.
* Skaters must pass Basic 4 before taking Basic 5.
- Backward outside edge on a circle from pumps (right and left, 3 seconds)
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward outside three-turn (right and left, 2 seconds before and after the turn)
- Advanced two-foot upright spin from pivot (3 revolutions)
- Side toe hop (right and left)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Basic 1-6 classes.
* Skaters must pass Basic 5 before taking Basic 6.
- Forward inside three-turn (right and left, 2 seconds before and after the turn)
- One-foot upright spin from pivot (2 revolutions)
- Bunny hop (right and left)
- Forward spiral on a straight line (free leg knee above the hip, 2 seconds)
- Forward lunge on a straight line (skating leg parallel, 2 seconds)
* Skaters must pass Basic 6 before taking Academy Prep.
- Forward inside open Mohawk from a standstill (right to left and left to right)
- Backward crossovers to a backward outside edge landing position (landing leg only)
- One-foot upright spin from pivot (4 revolutions)
- Mazurka (from a standstill forward inside three-turn, outside edge must pass the toe)
- Waltz jump (standstill)
Hockey Classes - Youth (6-15 Years)
* Skaters must have hockey skates on during Hockey 1-3 classes.
* No figure skates are allowed in Hockey 1-3 classes.
- March forward, then glide on two feet
- Forward swizzles (6 in a row)
- V-Start
- Forward one-foot pushes
- Beginning snowplow stop, in place (right and left)
* Skaters must have hockey skates on during Hockey 1-3 classes.
* No figure skates are allowed in Hockey 1-3 classes.
* Skaters must pass Hockey 1 (or Snowplow Sam 3) before taking Hockey 2.
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward strides using 45 degree V-Push, focus on good recovery and alternating arm drive
- Crossover starts
- Backward skating
- Moving forward snowplow stop (right and left)
* Skaters must have hockey skates on during Hockey 1-3 classes.
* No figure skates are allowed in Hockey 1-3 classes.
* Skaters must pass Hockey 2 before taking Hockey 3.
- Backward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- One-foot edge turning
- Pivot turns
- Hockey stops
Adult Classes (16+ Years)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Adult 1-3 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Adult 1-3 classes.
- Sit and stand up, on-ice
- March forward, then glide on two feet (3 seconds)
- Forward Swizzles (6 in a row, with two-foot glide in between)
- Forward half Swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise, 6 in a row)
- Beginning snowplow stop, in place (right and left)
- Forward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
- Backward Wiggles
- Backward Swizzles (6 in a row, with two-foot glide in between)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Adult 1-3 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Adult 1-3 classes.
* Skaters must pass Adult 1 before taking Adult 2.
- Beginning forward stroking
- Backward half Swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward Slalom (both feet in the same direction at the same time)
- Moving forward to backward two-foot turns on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward two-foot glide (3 seconds)
- Forward outside edge on a circle from pumps (right and left foot, from pumps)
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Moving forward snowplow stop (right and left)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Adult 1-3 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Adult 1-3 classes.
* Skaters must pass Adult 2 before taking Adult 3.
- Backward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
- Forward inside three-turn (right and left, 2 seconds before and after the turn)
- Bunny hop
- Backward stroking
- Backward outside edge on a circle from pumps (right and left, 3 seconds)
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward outside three-turn (right and left, 2 seconds before and after the turn)
- Two-foot upright spin from pivot (3 revolutions)
* Skaters must pass Adult 3 before taking Adult Jumps 1.
- Waltz jump (moving with speed)
- Half Flip jump (moving with speed, inside edge required)
- Half Lutz jump (moving with speed, outside edge required)
- Single Salchow jump (moving with speed)
- Single Toe Loop jump (moving with speed, outside edge must pass the toe)
* Skaters must pass Adult Jumps 1 before taking Adult Jumps 2.
- Single Loop jump (moving with speed)
- Waltz jump / Single Loop jump combination (moving with speed)
- Single Salchow jump / Single Toe Loop jump combination (moving with speed)
- Single Flip jump (moving with speed, inside edge required)
- Single Lutz jump (moving with speed, outside edge required)
* Skaters must pass Adult 3 before taking Adult Spins.
- One-foot upright spin from pivot
- One-foot upright spin from a standstill push and forward outside three-turn
- Scratch Spin
- Sit Spin
- Camel Spin
- Forward Swizzles (6 in a row)
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward strides using 45 degree V-Push, focus on good recovery and alternating arm drive
- Backward skating
- Moving forward snowplow stop (right and left)
- Backward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- One-foot edge turning
Home School Classes (6-15 years)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Home School Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Home School Basic 1-6 classes.
- Dip while moving (2 seconds)
- Forward Swizzles (6 in a row, with two-foot glide in between)
- Backward Wiggles
- Beginning snowplow stop, in place (right and left)
- Scooter pushes (right and left)
- Forward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
- Backward Swizzles (6 in a row, with two foot glide in between)
- Moving forward snowplow stop (right and left)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Home School Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Home School Basic 1-6 classes.
- Beginning forward stroking
- Forward half Swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise, 6 in a row)
- Moving forward to backward two-foot turns on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward pivots (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward outside edge on a circle from pumps (right and left, 3 seconds)
- Forward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward half Swizzle pumps on a circle (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Backward one-foot glides (right and left, 2 seconds)
* Skaters must have figure skates on during Home School Basic 1-6 classes.
* No hockey skates are allowed in Home School Basic 1-6 classes.
- Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)
- Forward outside three-turn (right and left, 2 seconds before and after the turn)
- Advanced two-foot upright spin from pivot (3 revolutions)
- Forward inside three-turn (right and left, 2 seconds before and after the turn)
- One-foot upright spin from pivot (2 revolutions)
- Bunny hop
- Forward spiral on a straight line (free leg knee above the hip, 2 seconds)