Skating Class Curriculums

SNOWPLOW SAM BEGINNER 

• Sit and stand up (off & on-ice) 
• March in place 
• March forward (8-10 steps) 
• March, then glide on two feet, progressing to a long glide 
• Dip in place then progressing to moving 
• Backward walking 
• Backward wiggles 
• Forward swizzles (2-3 in a row) 
• Beginning snowplow 
• Two-foot hop 

SNOWPLOW SAM ADVANCED 

• Forward skating (8-10 steps) 
• Forward one-foot glide 
• Rocking horse – (one forward, one backward swizzle) 
• Forward swizzles (4-6 in a row) 
• Backward two-foot glide 
• Backward swizzles (2-3 in a row) 
• Moving forward snowplow stop (1 or 2 feet) 
• Curves 
• Two-foot turns in place  

BASIC 1 

• Sit on ice and stand up 
• March forward across the ice 
• Forward two-foot glide 
• Dip 
• Forward swizzles 
• Backward wiggles 
• Beginning snowplow stop (two feet or one foot ) 
• Two-foot hop in place 

BASIC 2 

• Scooter pushes: Both feet 
• Forward one-foot glides: Both feet 
• Backward two-foot glide 
• Rocking Horse (one forward swizzle, one backward swizzle) 
• Backward swizzles  
• Two-foot turns from forward to backward in place 
• Moving snowplow stop 
• Curves 

BASIC 3 

• Beginning forward stroking 
• Forward half swizzle pumps on a Circle: both directions 
• Moving forward to backward twofoot turns on a circle: both directions 
• Beginning backward one-foot glide 
• Backward snowplow stop 
• Forward slalom 
• Forward pivots: both directions 

BASIC 4 

• Forward outside & inside edges on a circle — R and L 
• Forward crossovers: both directions 
• Backward half swizzle pumps on a circle: both directions 
• Backward one-foot glides — R and L 
• Two-foot spin (2 revolutions) 
• Forward lunges — both legs 

BASIC 5 

• Backward outside & inside edges on a circle — R and L 
• Backward inside edge on a circle — R and L 
• Backward crossovers: Both directions 
• Forward outside three-turn — R and L  
• Two-foot spin (4–6 revolutions) 
• Hockey stop — both directions 
• Side toe hop — R and L 

BASIC 6 

• Forward inside three-turn — R and L  
• Moving backward to forward two-foot turn on a circle: both directions 
• Backward stroking  
• Beginning one-foot spin (2–4 revolutions) 
• T-stops – R and L  
• Bunny hop – R and L 
• Forward spiral on a straight line – R and L 
• Shoot the duck — R and L 

PRE-FREE SKATE  

• Backward crossovers to a landing position: both directions 
• Backward outside edge to a forward outside edge transition on a circle (R and L) 
• 2 forward crossovers, forward inside mohawk, step down, cross behind, backward cross step, forward inside edge: both directions 
• One-foot upright spin (min. 3 revolutions)  
• Mazurka and Side Toe Hop (R and L) 
• Waltz jump 
• Backward inside pivots 

FREE SKATE 1 

• Forward power stroking 
• Forward outside and forward inside edges 
• Backward outside three-turns (R and L) 
• Advanced One-Foot Spin from back crossovers (min. 4 revolutions) 
• Beginning Scratch Spin 
• Waltz jump-waltz jump 
• Half flip  
• Toe loop  

FREE SKATE 2 

• Alternating forward outside and inside spirals on axis 
• Basic backward outside and backward inside edges  
• Backward inside three-turns (R and L)  
• Scratch Spin 
• Beginning back spin 
• Waltz jump, Side toe hop, waltz jump 
• Half Lutz  
• Salchow 
• Variation of a forward spiral 

FREE SKATE 3 

• Alternating backward crossovers to back outside edges 
• Alternating mohawk/crossover sequence 
• Waltz three-turns on a circle: Both directions 
• Advanced Scratch Spin 
• Advanced back spin (min. 3 revolutions)  
• Loop jump 
• Waltz jump, toe loop  
• Salchow,toe loop 

FREE SKATE 4 

• Forward power three-turns (Rand L) 
• Waltz eight 
• Change Foot Spin (3 revolutions each foot) 
• Sit spin (min. 3 revolutions) 
• Half loop (Euler) 
• Loop Jump, Loop Jump 
• Flip 
• Split jump, stag jump and split falling leaf 

FREE SKATE 5 

• Backward power three-turn: Both Directions 
• Five-step mohawk sequence: Both Directions 
• Camel spin (min. 3 revolutions)  
• Waltz jump-loop jump combination  
• Lutz jump (1Lz) 
• Flip jump, loop jump