Basic Skills 1-6

BASIC SKILLS

Basic 1-6

The “basic skills” are the fundamentals of the sport. These six levels of the program introduce the fundamental moves: forward skating, backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers, turns and Mohawks. Upon completion of the Basic 1-6 levels, skaters will have a basic knowledge of the sport, enabling them to advance to more specialized areas of skating.

BASIC 1

Testing Elements:

• Skate across the rink 
• 2 ft. glide
• Dip
• Forward swizzles
• Backward wiggles

BASIC 2

Testing Elements:

• Alternating scooters
• 1 ft. glide (left and right) 
• Backward swizzles
• 2 ft. snowplow stop 
• 2 ft. turns from a stand still (forward & backward)

BASIC 3

Testing Elements:

• Forward stroking 
• Forward crossovers (left and right) 
• Forward and backward snowplow stops
• Bunny hop
• Zig zag into a 2 ft. spin 
• Backward 1 ft. glide into a straight line (left and right) 

BASIC 4

Testing Elements:

• Backward stroking 
• Backward 1/2 swizzles on a circle (left and right) 
• Backward crossovers (left and right) 
• Hockey glides (left and right) 
• 2 ft. turns forward and backward (on a circle) 
• T-stops (left and right) 

BASIC 5

Testing Elements:

• Forward 1 ft. glide on a circle (outside and inside edge) 
• Forward mohawks (left and right) 
• Hockey stop (left and right) 
• Tap toe jump 
• Forward outside 3 turns (left and right) 

BASIC 6

Testing Elements:

• Advanced backward crossovers (left and right) 
• Forward outside edges 
• Forward inside edges 
• Forward inside 3 turn (left and right)
• Lunge
• Bunny hop 

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