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Welcome to the holidays! Many activities are happening this month at the Ice Zone! The Holiday Ice Show will be performing at the end of the month and there will be extended public sessions during the holiday break! (Santa may even show up at a few sessions!)And...new classes will be starting in January! Monday night classes welcome the Speed Skating coaches with a new Speed Skating class at 5:15pm and Hockey U will be starting with a 15 week class for all levels of hockey players! |
2007 Holiday On Ice
The Ice Zone figure skaters will once again ring in the holidays with performances to many types of holiday music!
When: Saturday, Dec. 22, 7:00pm and Sunday, Dec. 23, 6:00pm
Tickets are $10 per person
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New Classes at the Ice Zone
Starting in January, Monday's 5:15pm class will now include a Speed Skating Class! Classes will be taught the an Olympic level coach. This class is for everyone who wants to skate FAST!
This class starts Monday, Jan. 7th at 5:15pm.
Hockey U starts in January, too! This class will teach all levels of skaters to play the game of Ice Hockey. Skaters will spend one hour working on skating skills, drills and scrimmages. Loaner equipment will be available with a refundable deposit.
This class starts on Saturday, Jan. 5th at 11:10am and runs for 15 weeks.
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What are Edges?
There are 2 different edges - Outside and Inside. If you look at a blade, you will see a "U" shape and on either side are the edges. Edges are used for many skating skills in both figure and hockey. Skaters begin to use edges right from the start with swizzles, slaloms and stopping.
To find an outside edge: lean your ankle toward the little toe, that is the outside edge.
To find an inside edge: lean your ankle toward the big toe, that is the inside edge.
For example, when you are doing a swizzle, you are using the inside edge of both feet to make a circular shape. When you do a slalom (like in skiing), you will be using one outside and one inside edge for each direction you turn since your feet will be both be leaning in the same direction at the same time (in swizzles, both feet lean toward each other at the same time).
Edges can be tricky to learn, but with confident edges, many skating skills are much easier to learn! |
