Summer 2025  Warriors Academy of Skating

Chilliwack Coliseum

Cost:

• 30 min class X 4 classes = $80.00 + gst
• 40 min class X 8 classes = $110.00 + gst

Required Equipment: All athletes on the ice are mandated to wear a CSA approved hockey helmet with a face cage.  Athletes can wear hockey or figure skates and all must wear gloves or mittens for protection.  Athletes should wear comfortable and breathable clothing such has snow pants and jacket. 

No shorts, t-shirts, jeans, or dangling or loose clothing.  Jackets must be zipped.  Hockey or Ringette equipment is optional but not mandatory.  Hockey Helmets are NOT supplied by WISTS, skate rentals can be pre arranged by email [email protected]

Report Cards / Certificates: All returning skaters please bring with you on the first day your report card for your coach.

Age Categories: 

• Tot 3 to 5 yrs – Coach to Student ratio 1:8

• Youth 6 to 12 yrs – Coach to Student ratio 1:10

• Teen 13 to 17 yrs – Coach to Student ratio 1:10

Camp Weeks:

• Week #1: August 11, 12, 13, 14 (Monday to Thursday)

Camp Levels:

• Bronze, Silver and Gold 

  • Tot Bronze New to skating @ 12:00 to 12:30pm (30-minutes)

  • Youth / Teen Bronze New to Skating @ 12:00 to 12:30pm (30-minutes)

  • Tot Bronze (Repeating the level) @ 12:35 to 1:15pm (40-minutes)

  • Tot Silver or Gold @ 12:35 to 1:15pm (40-minutes)​​​

  • Youth / Teen Bronze (Repeating the level) @ 1:20 to 2:00pm (40-minutes)

  • Youth / Teen Silver or Gold @ 1:20 to 2:00pm (40-minutes)

Camp Weeks

• Week #2: August 18, 19, 20, 21 (Monday to Thursday)

Camp Levels:

• Bronze:

  • Tot Bronze (New or never skated before) @ 9:20 to 9:50am

  • Tot Bronze (little bit of skating or repeating the level) @  9:20 to 9:50am

  • Youth / Teen Bronze (New or never skated before) @ 9:55 to 10:25am

  • Youth / Teen Bronze (little bit of skating or repeating the level) @ 9:55 to 10:25am

• Silver & Gold:

  • Tot Silver & Gold @ 9:20 to 9:50am

  • Youth / Teen Silver & Gold @ 9:55 to 10:25am

Levels for Tot, Youth and Teen

Bronze: Never skated, or new to skating. 

Possible skills taught: Falling comfortably, standing up without assistance, standing with good balance,  posture, marching on the spot while using both legs, two foot jumps, side steps, making snow. 

Silver: Passed Bronze or has some previous skating experience.  Students must be able to get up and walk without assistance from a coach.       

Possible skills taught:  Marching in a forward motion using both legs, v-position of skates to introduce the skating stride, two-foot glides, one foot balance, snowplough stopping, sculling, backwards marching and forward crossovers.

Gold: Passed Silver, or individuals in hockey or ringette looking to improve their skating.  Students need to be 100% comfortable on the ice and able to skate in a glide sequence forwards, be  proficient in stopping, and understand how to move backwards.                                                                         

Possible skills taught: One-foot glides, 2-foot jumps while moving forwards and backwards, backwards sculling and skating, two-foot glides, turning, proper skating stride and recovery.  T-pushes and snowplough stops.

Platinum: Passed Gold, or individuals in hockey or ringette looking to improve their skating.  Students are proficient in both forwards and backwards skating.                                                                         

Possible skills taught:  backwards skating using c-cuts, glide and recovery, backwards stopping, parallel stopping, forward inside and outside edges.

Retakes: Are levels in which you have taken them previously and have not completed them.  You can take the level again and possibly move into the next level during the session!

Warriors Ice Sports Training Society does NOT provide helmets for children or adults.   Each participant must provide their own.  Bicycle, snowboarding and any other helmets are NOT  permitted, no exceptions.