NFSA Skating Programs

CANSkate

Preschool Canskate - ages 3-5      Mainstream Canskate - ages 6+

45 minutes per class
Learn to Skate Program Taught by Skate Canada Coaches and Program Assistants

Skaters are required to wear a CSA approved helmet and either hockey or figure skates.  No plastic molded skates please!

The Niagara Falls Skating Academy offers a fun and energetic skating program for the new skater in your family. It is an introduction to skating designed for beginners of all ages. Fundamentals are taught in a group lesson format by NCCP certified coaches.   These skills prepare the skaters for figure skating, hockey, ringette or recreational skating.  Through the use of props, outstanding coaching staff, age appropriate music and badge incentives, your child will learn the essential skills for the wonderful sport of skating.  

Sessions are grouped based on skill level and number of skaters in the program: Orange, Yellow, Purple, Green, Blue and Red.   Stages 1-6 badges are earned and rewarded throughout skaters progression in these coloured groups. 

Upon completion of Level 4 = graduation to Junior CanPowerskate Group or Pre-Junior STARSkate Group.

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CanPowerSkate

Junior Powerskate - ages 5-8   Senior Powerskate - ages 9-12    Elite Powerskate - ages 13+

FULL HOCKEY or RINGETTE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.
80 minutes per class
Taught by Skate Canada Coaches - Dawn Gallardi and Nancy Gruhl

This program is designed for those children who can already skate forwards, backwards and stop. In these classes the skaters develop better balance, power, agility, speed and endurance, using edges, crossovers, lateral moves, pivot turns, and fast forward/backward starts. Participants MUST wear full hockey or ringette equipment.  

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Pre-Junior STARskate

This is an introduction to Figure Skating.  All skaters must have passed Canskate badge 4. These sessions will be running on a "Junior Session" format, with group instruction. Skaters will be working on Stroking, Skating Skills, Dance and Freeskate. Skaters are recommended to obtain a Professional Coach for private instruction (Professional Coach list).  At this level, parents should commit to a small amount of volunteer time with the club.  See volunteering with our club for more information.

Once private lessons begin and skater starts working toward their first test = graduation to Junior Starskate Group.

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Junior STARSkate

Skaters must pass CanSkate Stage 6 or at the discretion of a Skate Canada Coach.  Skaters must have a private coach at this level and willing to move through the Skate Canada testing platform of Dance, Skills, Freeskate and Interpretive (Professional Coach list).

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Senior STARskate

Skaters must be working on Junior Bronze Freeskate Tests or be 13 years of age.  Skaters must have a private coach at this level (Professional Coach list).

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