Academy of Skating Programs

Warriors Learn to Skate programs will teach about posture, balance, stride, opening hips, edges and much more. The Learn to Skate program will help prepare students for Figure Skating, Hockey, Ringette and additional Warrior programs.  You are never too old or too young to start!  Parent and Tot for ages 1.5 to 5 yrs, Tot for 3-5 yrs, Youth 6-12 yrs, Teen 13-17 yrs and Adult 18+ 

Equipment Requirements: CSA approved hockey/ringette helmet with full cage, breathable and moveable clothing, mittens and/or gloves, ice skates.  Skaters can also wear full hockey or ringette equipment if desired.

Seasons:

• Spring 2024 Sardis Sports Complex – Session II OPEN

  • Tuesday and Thursday Tots Bronze and Silver @ 9:15 to 9:45am (daytime)

• Summer (July and August) 2024 – Registration COMING

  • Chilliwack Coliseum – 4 Day Programs

  • Programs available are: Tot, Youth and Teen Learn to Skate.  Check individual programs for exact dates and times (see below).

    • Week 1 – July 15, 16, 17, 18 

    • Week 2 – July 22, 23, 24, 25 

    • Week 3 – August 6, 7, 8, 9 

    • Week 4 – August 12, 13, 14, 15 

    • Week 5 – August 19, 20, 21, 22

• Fall (September to December) 2024

  • Chilliwack Coliseum – Dates, times and costs to be announced

    • Programs offered: Parent and Tot, Tots, Diverse Abilities Learn to Skate (45-minute sessions) 

    • Programs offered: Youth, Teen, Adult Learn to Skate (45-minute sessions) 

  • Sardis Sports Complex – Dates, times and costs to be announced

    • Programs Offered: Tot Learn to Skate (30-minute sessions)

• Winter (January to March) 2025

  • Chilliwack Coliseum

    • Programs offered: Parent and Tot, Tots and Diverse Abilities (45-minute sessions) 

    • Programs offered: Youth, Teen, Adults (45-minute sessions) 

  • Sardis Sports Complex 

    • Programs Offered: Tot Learn to Skate (30-minute sessions)

• Spring (April to June) 2024

  • Chilliwack Coliseum – SOLD OUT

    • Saturday’s @ 9:30 to 10:15am Parent and Tot, Diverse Abilities, Tots (45-minute sessions)

    • Saturday’s @ 10:30 to 11:15am Youth, Teen, Adults (45-minute sessions)

      • ​​​​Dates: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, June 1, 8, 15, 22

Academy of Skating Levels for Tots, Youths, and Teens.

• Bronze: Never skated, or new to skating.  Possible skills taught: Falling down 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, snow plow 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 snow plow 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.