Whether you're a complete beginner eager to experience the thrill of gliding on wheels or an intermediate and advanced skater looking to enhance your techniques, Skate City has classes catered to all skill levels. Led by experienced instructors, each session is designed to provide a safe and supportive environment as you develop balance, coordination, and confidence on wheels. From learning the fundamental basics to mastering advanced maneuvers, our curriculum covers it all.
And don't forget that all Skate City Sports members can SKATE FOR FREE on Saturdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
Beginner class skill requirements for certificate:
Skate forward safely
Stop safely
One foot balance & roll on each foot for 3 seconds
Be prepared and comfortable with starting to learning to go backwards in the intermediate class
Beginner Class Breakdown
5 minutes - Introduction
Warm up
Stretch
Review safe skating skills
10 minutes - Forward skating
Marching
Scissors (Bubbles/Lemons)
5 minutes - Forward arching
Left foot
Right foot
Combination with scissor/marching
10 minutes - Forward stopping
Toe stopping - left & right foot
T-stopping - left & right foot
5 minutes - Cannon ball
5 minutes - Game (Instructor’s choice - choose 1)
Limbo
Red light/Green light
Hokey Pokey
Lines are Lava
Simon says
Follow the leader
5 minutes - Free Skate & Skills Check out
2 hours - All skates with class or sports memberships skate for free on Saturdays 10:00-12:00 pm.
Intermediate class skill requirements for certificate:
Skate backwards safely
Stop backwards safely
Transition from forward to backward & backward to forward in both directions safely
Forward cross pulls safely
Be prepared and comfortable with starting to learning more advanced skills in the advanced class
Intermediate Class Breakdown
10 minutes - Backward skating
Marching
Scissors
Arching
5 minutes - Backwards stopping
Toe stopping (quads)
C-cut (Inlines)
10 minutes - Spread Eagles
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Straight leading with left
Straight leading with right
5 minutes - Transitions
Forward & Back to the left
Forward & Back to the right
5 minutes - Forward Crossovers
Left over right
Right over left
5 minutes - Forward Cross pulls
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
10 minutes - Student’s choice
Spirals
Shoot the ducks
Coffin
Manuals
Cone course - 2 feet
5 minutes - Game (Instructor’s choice - choose 1)
Copycat
Simon says
Lines are lava
Safe Zone
Follow the leader
5 minutes - Free Skate & Skills Check out
2 hours - All skaters with class or sports memberships skate for free on Saturdays 10:00-12:00 pm.
All intermediate & advanced class skaters are welcome to come to open practice on Sundays 7:00-9:30 am.
Advanced Class Breakdown:
15 minutes - Backward skating
Pushing into arching
Outer edges
Inner edges
Clockwise cross pulls
Counterclockwise cross pulls
10 minutes - Manual Work
In place - Heel/Toe, Heel/Heel, Toe/Toe
Rolling straight - Heel/Toe, Heel/Heel, Toe/Toe
Combinations
10 minutes - Cone Work
Left foot slalom
Right foot slalom
Manual slalom - Heel/Toe, Heel/Heel, Toe/Toe
10 minutes - Skater’s choice
Jumps
Spins
Grapevine
Trick combinations
Transitions
10 minutes - Group Skating Choreo
Dance Skate Choreo
Synchro Choreo
5 minutes - Game (Instructors choice - choose 1)
Copycat
Simon says
Lines are lava
Follow the leader
Safe Zone
S-K-A-T-E
2 hours - All skaters with class or sports memberships skate for free on Saturdays 10:00-12:00 pm.
All intermediate & advanced class skaters are welcome to come to open practice on Sundays 7:00-9:30 am.