Description

FunTeam Alberta promotes family oriented, low cost, and less competitive sport to be enjoyed by participants of all skill levels. We are an inclusive organization that encourage any activity to be FUN for the participants, parents, coaches, volunteers and the rest of the community!

We are offering multiple different skating options to the Thorhild community. 

Learn to Skate Level 1: Skaters aged 3+ who are just learning to skate 

Learn to Skate Level 2: Skaters aged 5+ who can already skate forward. Building on skills learned previously with a focus on turns, skating backwards and stopping.

NEW PROGRAM!  Junior Development: For Skaters who are interested in starting to learn about figure skating. Skills will focus on crossover, turns, intro to jumps and spins. 

Power Skating 1: Strengthens Skating to increase agility and speed while improving hockey skills. For competitive skaters, focus is placed on edge quality and control, body alignment, and balance. A variety of stopping, starting, and turning techniques and drills will challenge the skaters. Skaters will increase tempo during the exercises. 

Power Skating 2: Must have attended 2 sessions of Power Skating 1. Power Skating Strengthens Skating to increase agility and speed while improving hockey skills. For competitive skaters focus is placed on edge quality and control, body alignment and balance. A variety of stopping, starting, turning techniques and drills will challenge the skaters. Skaters will increase tempo during the exercises. The class will introduce more advance skating techniques.

We are looking for coordinators to help facilitate the program! Please contact us at thorhildpowerskating@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the committee.