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JUST ANNOUNCED!
S.H.A.R.P. 4 SPORTS CLINIC
SFSC is excited to again offer the S4S Clinic: a weekend long program (June 7-9), hosted at Thornton, for competitive and aspiring freestyle and ice dance skaters to work with internationally recognized elite coaches Kori Ade and Rob Peal. For more information or to register, Click Here.
ON-ICE CLINICS
Instructors: Coach Erin Sklarek
Thursdays May 9, 2024 – June 6, 2024 at 6:45-8:00pm (weekly for 5 weeks)
The Aspire Clinic is for new Club Members, and for Learn to Skate skaters who are considering their next steps. The US Figure Skating Aspire Curriculum is designed to provide newer skaters with an opportunity to continue fundamental development and training. This clinic will also help transition from Learn To Skate group classes into the Shaker Figure Skating Club. More information about the USFS Aspire Program can be found HERE. This Clinic is available to skaters (home club and associate club members, club guests with USFSA registration, and club guests registered with Learn to Skate) who have not yet passed pre-bronze skating skills.
The weekly agenda is as follows:
6:45- Arrival
6:50-7:05- US Figure Skating National Dynamic Warmup
7:05-7:15- Skates On
7:15-7:45- On-Ice Aspire class. Curriculum will change weekly. Focus on Edges, Skating Skills, Beginning Jumps and Spins.
7:45-7:50- Skates Off
7:50-8:00pm- Off-Ice Stretching
8:00pm- Dismissal
About the Instructor:
ERIN SKLAREK coaches Intensity Synchronized Skating and is a private USFSA Coach. She is also the current director of the City of Shaker annual Spring Ice Show.
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Instructors: Coach Chip Rossbach
Thursdays March 7, 2024 – April 11, 2024 at 7:15-7:45pm (+ Optional Testing April 18th)
Learn the fundamentals of Ice Dance. This will benefit ALL Skaters; whether you are a free skater, synchronized skater, recreational skater, theater and ice skater, or showcase skater. The clinic is designed for those new to ice dance who have not yet passed their preliminary dance test. Skaters are eligible once they have passed Basic 5 LTS (Home or Associate SFSC Members; SFSC Guests must have passed pre-pre moves).
Learning the basics of ice dance will give skaters a beneficial foundation and awareness of moving on time with the music. This 6 week clinic will focus on edge pressure, lean, extension, and body alignment. As an added bonus, SFSC is planning an optional in-person test session on Thursday, April 18 for Clinic Participants who are ready to take their first dance test. Chip will work hard to prepare each clinic participant to be ready to take their first ice dance test by the end of the clinic.
About the Instructor:
CHIP ROSSBACH is a USFS Gold Medalist in Dance, Moves In The Field, Free Dance, and is a Professional World Ice Dance Champion. He has two masters ratings- one in dance and one in moves in the field. He holds PSA Master Ratings in Dance and Moves In the Field and has been teaching for 37 years. Chip was one of 10 coaches chosen to present the Moves In The Field test structure to judges and coaches at the Nationwide Seminars. He was responsible for creating the verbiage, national test standards/expectations, and common errors. Chip and his partner were the principal Ice Dance Team for Ice Capades for 5 years, and a Principal Skater in Nutcracker On Ice as Drosselmeyer for 5 years.
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Instructors: Ryan Zeltner and Libby Treu
Fridays 5:45-6:15pm
This program is designed for the skater who is working on Pre-Preliminary moves through Pre-Juvenile moves.
The clinic focuses on learning stroking techniques, developing power, and improving edge quality. The clinic also focuses on jumping basics, as the jumps that one learns at the lower levels of skating have the same fundamentals as the jumps one sees at the Olympics. In addition to learning techniques, skaters learn how to become aware of other skaters on the ice, how to work together in a group, and general ice etiquette. It is suggested that skaters repeat this clinic across multiple seasons until they have passed their Pre-Juvenile moves test.
About the Instructors:
LIBBY TREU has been coaching for 10 years and skating for almost 30. She holds a senior rating in freestyle instruction and a certified rating in moves in the field instruction.
RYAN ZELTNER has been coaching at Thornton Park for the past 15 years. During that time, she has worked as a private lesson and Learn to Skate Instructor as well as an ice show choreographer. Most recently, Ryan has served as the Learn to Skate Coordinator for the City of Shaker Heights, and is the current Ice Show Coordinator. She holds a Masters degree in Education and taught grades five through eight over the course of her teaching career.
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Instructor: Sally Tasca and guest coaches
Mondays 6:45-7:15pm
Prerequisite: (a)Pre-Juvenile Moves test *OR* (b)Preliminary Moves and enrolled in 6th grade or above
This on-ice clinic will focus on the components elements of the IJS judging system which includes five areas: Skating Skills, Transitions, Performance, Composition, and Interpretation.
- Skating Skills: Defined by overall cleanness and sureness, edge control and flow over the ice surface demonstrated by a command of edges, steps, turns, etc., the clarity of technique and the use of effortless power to accelerate and vary speed.
- Transitions: The varied and purposeful use of intricate footwork, positions, movements and holds that link all elements.
- Performance: Involvement of the skater as they deliver the intent of the music and composition.
- Composition: An original arrangement of all types of movements according to the principles of musical phrase, space, pattern and structure.
- Interpretation of the Music/Timing: The translation of the rhythm, character and content of the music to movement on ice.
About the Instructor:
SALLY TASCA has been a member of the Professional Skating Association for over 40 years and is Master Rated in both freeskate and moves in the field. Along with a Level 4 Ranking, Sally is a Team USA international coach teaching all levels of skaters in freeskate, moves, stroking and off ice jump.
OFF-ICE CLINICS (open to all ages and levels)
Instructor: Daria Classen
Saturdays 10:00-10:45am
This class will focus on strength and ballet. The first half of class will focus on strengthening the skater’s core and improving flexibility through a series of Mat Yoga and Pilates exercises. The second half of class will be dedicated to ballet which is important for skaters to practice off the ice. Skaters are asked to bring a yoga mat and ballet slippers.
About the Instructor:
DARIA CLASSEN is a PSA master-rated professional in freestyle and choreography. She is a double gold medalist and prior to her coaching career she toured as a Principal skater with Ice Follies. In addition to her many years of coaching experience, Daria is certified in both yoga and Pilates, and has taught ballet for over twenty years.
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Instructor: Jennifer Brand
Thursdays 7:00-7:45pm
This is an off-ice class designed to improve your figure skating skills and decrease risk of injury by developing and enhancing muscle strength, agility, power, explosiveness, total body awareness, balance and flexibility. Please be sure to have proper athletic shoes, water bottle and yoga mat.
About the Instructor:
JENNIFER BRAND is a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association with a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science from Bowling Green State University. She’s been training at the Mandel JCC of Cleveland for 14 years, working with a variety of individuals and athletes to help them reach their goals.
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Instructor: Dance to EvOLvE
Thursdays 7:45-8:30pm
This Ballet and Flexibility Class is designed specifically for figure skaters, aiming to enhance their grace, poise, and overall performance on the ice. This class combines elements of classical ballet technique with focused flexibility training to improve skaters’ body awareness, control, and fluidity of movement.