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.
Learn to Skate Blocks for Spring 2024 have now closed. We expect the next set to start in late 2024. Keep an eye on our social media channels for more information.
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
