CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
REQUIREMENTS SKILLS LEARNED

Pre-Alpha

None.  Open to skaters who have no experience
on ice.  Skaters will be grouped according to age
and ability.
  • One and two foot glides
  • Forward and backward swizzles
  • Backward wiggle
  • Two-foot snowplow stop

Alpha
Must have passed
Pre-Alpha
  • Forward stroking
  • Forward crossovers (both directions)
  • One foot snowplow stop

Beta
Must have passed Alpha
  • Backward stroking
  • Backward crossovers (both directions)
  • T-stop (right/left foot, outside edge)

Gamma
Must have passed Beta
  • Left/right forward outside one foot, 3 turn
  • Left/right forward inside open Mohawk
  • Hockey Stop

Delta
Must have passed Gamma
  • Right/left forward inside one foot, 3 turn
  • Forward inside/forward outside edges
  • Lunge or shoot the duck
Beginner Hockey
Skaters who have usually skated at a Mite level
  • Learned basic skills of balance, edges, stopping, backwards and crossovers
Advanced Hockey
Skaters who have played before and are usually at the Squirt level.
  • Correct technique for forward and backward strides, quick starts, quick crossovers, (forward and Backward), turns and agility.