ICE SKATING LESSONS The Kettering Ice Arena is proud to offer the most widely used, nationally recognized educational ice skating program, Learn to Skate USA. In this program, you’ll receive the following: Basic Skills Membership Card, Basic Skills Record Book, Basic Skills Patch and year participation patch. Participants will be given a proficiency test on the last day of each session. Each participant must successfully complete each skill at each level to progress to the next level. Please be aware that some times it takes more than one set of lessons to become proficient at some levels. Please keep this in mind when registering for multiple classes. (Transferring of classes is NOT guaranteed.) LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE SKATERS BASIC 3: Participants must have completed Basic 1 – 2 before registering for this class. The key skills taught at this level are: forward to backward two-foot turns and correct use of blade for forward stroking. Youth and adult skaters on this level are grouped together. BASIC 4: Participants must have completed Basic 3 before registering for this class. The key skills taught at this level are: forward inside and outside edges, forward crossovers and forward outside three turns. LESSONS FOR ADVANCED SKATERS BASIC 5: Participants must have completed Basic 4 before registering for this class. The key skills taught are: backward crossovers and back outside and inside edges. BASIC 6: Participants must have completed Basic 5 before registering for this class. The key skills taught are: bunny hop, forward inside three turns and forward lunge. PRE FREE SKATE: Participants must have completed Basic 6 before registering for this class. Ballet jump, jump landing positions, the start of a scratch spin, waltz jump, pivots and mazurkas. Please note this class used to be called Basic 7/8. HOCKEY Ice Hockey Teams The Kettering Ice Arena is home to several hockey organizations, including the Dayton Hockey Association Youth Hockey League (www.daytonstealth.com), the University of Dayton Hockey Team (http://campus.udayton.edu/~hockey), Beavercreek Varsity Hockey (www.creekhockey.com), Wright-Patterson Hockey, Huff and Puff Adult Hockey League, Wonderleague Adult Hockey League and the Dayton Fangs Women’s Hockey (www.daytonfangs.com). Come out and enjoy a hockey game with your family! Call 296-3293 for information. SNOWPLOW SAM FOR PRESCHOOL BEGINNERS The preschool Snowplow Sam class is designed for the 3- to 6-year-old beginner skater. In this class, the participants will become familiar with the ice skating environment. Your child will learn many fundamental skills such as: the correct way to fall, skating forward, stopping forward, basic backward skating and gliding on two feet. There are FOUR levels in Snowplow Sam that must be successfully completed before continuing on to the Preschool 1 – 2 classes. LESSONS FOR BEGINNER SKATERS BASIC 1 – 2: This class is designed for the beginner skater to become more comfortable on the ice. You will be taught fundamental skills needed to progress through the LEARN TO SKATE USA program. The key skills taught at this level are: forward and backward skating, stopping forward, gliding on one foot and forward and backward swizzles. Dayton Hockey Association (DHA) 2019 – 2020 Season The Dayton Hockey Association is open to boys and girls from the ages of 5 to 15. The organization offers programs for all levels of skaters, from the first time on the ice to the competitive level. The goal is to provide quality instruction emphasizing good sportsmanship, team play and the development of strong fundamental hockey skills. For more information concerning the DHA, please visit their website at www.daytonstealth.com. SOUTH DAYTON FIGURE SKATING CLUB The South Dayton Figure Skating Club takes pride in having been a member of the United States Figure Skating Association since 1972. It’s the only club in the Dayton suburban area that offers full membership privileges of the USFSA. The SDFSC was formed to provide figure skaters the opportunity to expand their skills in the disciplines of moves in the field, freestyle and dance. The club creates opportunities for skaters to build self-esteem as well as skill, through participation in competitions, exhibitions and testing within the USFSA framework, in addition to performing with other club members in the annual holiday and spring recitals. The SDFSC offers ice sessions on Saturday mornings and Tuesday and Friday afternoons that are designed to encourage quality learning while emphasizing both the fun and challenges of figure skating. The club welcomes new members as they start out their season with the USFSA. For more information, contact Paul Robinson at 937-367-6592. Also check them out on the web at www.sdfsc.org. For more information, call 937.296.2587. playkettering.org 43 ICE SKATING PROGRAMS
