StarSkate
StarSkate develops fundamental figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, free skate and artistic skating. This program teaches figure skating skills in a group and private lesson format. To be eligible for the StarSkate program, skaters must have successfully completed all 6 stages of CanSkate. All skaters in StarSkate must wear proper figure skates and skate two days a week on Silver Blades on ice sessions. We group our skaters into four levels, for the 2025/26 season these levels are:
Senior: To qualify as a Senior skater, athletes must have passed two complete tests from among STAR 7 Freeskate, Dance, or Skills, and must be 13 years of age by December 31, 2025. A private coach is required.
Intermediate: To qualify as an Intermediate skater, athletes must have successfully completed at least three of the four STAR 5 assessments: Skills, Dance, Freeskate, and Artistic. A private coach is required.
Junior: To qualify as a Junior skater, athletes must have successfully completed all STAR 2 assessments: Skills, Dance, and Freeskate. A private coach is required at this level. One, 15 minute, group lesson will be provided by the Club on Junior sessions. (Please note: no club group lesson will be available on the Junior/Intermediate session.)
Preliminary: CanSkate Stage 6 to Star 2 levels. It is strongly recommended that they skate at least two days a week. The transition to the Preliminary level is an exciting time for the skaters, but sometimes a challenge to navigate for parents. While we recommend commencing private coaching once reaching this level, we recognize that this is not the preferred option for some families. We offer two options to Preliminary level skaters. They will run concurrently on the same sessions.
- Option 1 | Intro to Preliminary: Intro to Preliminary will offer rotating group lessons conducted by multiple club coaches for the entire 60 minute session. Groups will be arranged by skating level. This option may be of interest to NEW Preliminary skaters who do not wish to start with private coaching or do not want private coaching every session. Intro to Preliminary is only for first year Preliminary skaters. Once it is the skater's second season, skaters must move up to the regular Preliminary session.
- Option 2 | Regular Preliminary: This option will include a group lesson for 30 minutes, leaving 30 minutes for the skater to arrange a private lesson and/or train independently. If you are a Preliminary skater with a private coach, please reach out to your coach to discuss your skating schedule.
Skate Canada's Long Term Development - Training and Competition Guidelines: StarSkate
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