Learn to skate with Braehead Ice Centre
Have you always wanted to be able to skate like a pro? Then our ‘learn to skate’ courses are perfect for you. Accredited by British Ice Skating, our learn-to-skate courses will help you learn how to spin and glide around the ice like a pro! Skating lessons include thirty-minute group tuition, skate hire and coach support.
A new 4 week Learn To Skate block has been announced with sessions starting on Wednesday 27th August. Find out more about our sessions and syllabus below.
| LEVEL | DAY | TIME |
| Child’s Level 1 | Wednesday Thursday | 5:30pm/6pm 4:15pm/4:45pm |
| Child’s Level 2 | Wednesday Thursday | 6:30pm 4:45pm |
| Child’s Level 3 | Wednesday Thursday | 6:30pm 5:15pm |
| Child’s Level 4 | Wednesday Thursday | 7pm 5:15pm |
| Child’s Level 5/6/7 | Wednesday Thursday | 7pm 5:15pm |
| Adult’s Level 1 | Sunday | 10:30am |
| Adult’s Level 2 | Sunday | 11am |
| Adult’s Level 3 | Sunday | 11am/11:30am |
| Adult’s Level 4 | Sunday | 11:30am |
| Adult’s Level 5/6 | Sunday | 11:30am |
Skate UK Level 1
- Moving forward
- Sit & stand independently
- Moving forward (10 steps) & two foot glide (with dip)
- Stationary snowplough stop
- Moving forward snowplough stop
- Moving forward (10 steps) & two foot glide into a forward lemon
- Introduction to moving backwards
State UK Level 2
- Moving forward 10 steps – curve left & right
- Moving snowplough stop OR T-Stop
- Moving backwards (toes turned in)
- Two-foot turns on the spot (twisting action)
- Forward & backward lemons (min. 5)
- Introduction to forward one foot glide in straight line
Skate UK Level 3
- Forward stroking (with correct push, glide and free leg position)
- Backward snowplough stop
- Forward to backward two-foot turns
- Forward outside & inside edges one foot glides
- Forward two-foot slalom
- Introduction to backward stroking
Skate UK Level 4
- Forward open chasses
- Backward stroking
- Forward outside edges
- Forward inside edges
- Two-foot-3 turn
- Introduction to stationary crossing / lifting of foot on a line
- Introduction to forward crossovers
Skate UK Level 5
- Forward crossovers
- Forward outside 3-turn
- Backward open chasses
- Stepping from backward inside to forward inside edge
- Backward two-foot slalom
- Introduction to backward crossovers
- Introduction to forward drag
Skate UK Level 6
- Backward crossovers
- Backward outside edges
- Backward inside edges
- Forward inside 3-turn
- Stepping from backward outside to forward outside edge
- Introduction to forward inside mohawk
- Introduction to bunny hop OR two-foot jump
Skate UK Level 7
- Forward outside 3-turn with control, equal entry & exit edge plus backward crossover
- Forward outside continuous edges
- Forward inside continuous edges
- Forward inside mohawk with control & equal entry & exit edge
- Bunnyhop + drag combo (hokeyskates)
- Introduction to T-Pot
- Introduction to forward spiral
Skate UK Level 8
- Backward outside or inside continuous curves
- Forward change of edge, outside to inside
- Forward inside mohawk – backward crossover – step forward inside edge
- Forward crossover step wide & backward crossover step wide
- Forward outside 3-turn, backward crossover with a sustained landing position
- Introduction to forward inside twizzles
- Introduction to two-foot spin
