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CanSkate is Skate Canada's Flagship learn-to-skate program, designed for beginners of all ages. When you sign up for CanSkate you will be in a program that focuses on fun, participation and basic skill development. You will earn badges and other incentives as you learn fundamental skating skills. Lessons are given in a group format and led by an NCCP certified professional coach. Professional coaches are assisted by trained Program Assistants. The coach to student ratio is a maximum of 1:10. Skaters progress at their own rate and coaches make sessions active using teaching aids, music and a wide variety of activities that create a fun environment and promote learning. CanSkate is the feeder program to all other Skate Canada Skating Programs.
Why sign up for CanSkate?
CanSkate is Canada's only national learn-to-skate program. It was developed by experts to teach the fundamentals of skating in a progressive and sequential manner.
The CanSkate program focuses on the development of six fundamental movements organized in six stages of learning, with an optional 7th level for skaters who want to move into figure skating. The skills are arranged in progressions, from very simple to the more complex. Each stage has a primary focus. Once the skills on each stage are mastered, a badge is awarded. The series of badges include Stage badges, Fundamental Movement badges and Fitness badges.
Fundamental Movement badges names:
Go Forward
Go Backward
Stop
Spin
Jump
Onoway Skating Club also offers a half hour CanSkate session designed for 3 - 5 year olds called Pre-Beginner.
CanPowerSkate is an instructional program that teaches skating skills and techniques to hockey and rigette players in a progressive format that emphasizes how these skills apply to game situations. The program includes conditioning and power skating drills that are designed to reinforce the skills taught and to improve anaerobic and aerobic capabilities.
The CanPowerSkate program is adaptable to skaters of all ages and ability levels, although it is recommended for skaters who can skate forward the length of the ice using alternative strides, skate backward the width of the ice using alternate strides and stop on command without using the boards. Skaters who do not have these skills should enroll in the CanSkate program.
The CanPowerSkate program is designed to help skaters develop balance, power and endurance. Its skill award program provides incentive and helps encourage life-long participation in skating.
The CanPowerSkate program is divided into six levels. There are 23 skills taught in the six levels. Level 6 is a combination of skills from Levels 1 - 5 incorporation use of the puck or ring.
Programs with the are exclusive to the Onoway Skating Club. We still use the programs developed by Skate Canada, but put an age grouping or level grouping to make time transitions, skill transitions or practice expectations a bit easier for the skater.
STARSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop fundamental figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate and interpretive skating. Unique in Canada, this program teaches figure skating skills in a group and/or private lesson format in a progressive and sequential manner and includes specifically designed awards and incentives. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Tests through a nationally standardized testing system. Skaters who have mastered figure skating skills in STARSkate may also choose to persue synchronized skating or pairs skating.
Onoway Skating Club also offers a group transition program for skaters to learn more figure skating, but who don't want to move up to StarSkate. Skaters continue to earn the CanSkate Stage 5, 6 & 7 badges. It is called Junior STARSkate. Figure skates must be worn.
