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Spring 2026
Their First
Glide Starts
at Home.
8 structured lessons that take kids from balance games on carpet to real backward crossovers — with a coach who gets that a six-year-old's attention span is exactly one snowplow stop long.
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2,400+
Kids Enrolled
8 Lessons
Structured Curriculum
12 yrs
Coach's Ice Experience
8 Lessons That Build
Real Skills
Each lesson builds on the last. By the time your child reaches the rink, they won't be starting from zero — they'll be starting from Lesson 4.
Lesson 1
Balance Games at Home
Before a single skate goes on, kids discover their edges through sock-sliding across kitchen tile, one-foot penguin stands, and arms-out balance dares. This is where the body learns what ice will ask of it.
💡 Parent Tip
Set a timer for 10 minutes and join them — kids always skate longer when a parent plays too.
Lesson 2
First Ice Day
Skates on, boards gripped. We meet the wall as a friend, not a crutch — and learn the magic of marching in place to find our footing. No falling is failing here; every wobble is data.
💡 Parent Tip
Bring a folding chair to the boards. Sitting at eye level helps your child see your face, not your knees.
Lesson 3
The Penguin March
Feet together, toes out, arms out like wings — the Penguin March is the secret handshake of beginner skating. Kids who nail this are already building the hip rotation that makes crossovers possible months later.
💡 Parent Tip
Record a 15-second clip from the side — watching themselves skate is wildly motivating for kids this age.
You're seeing it work
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Lesson 4
Two-Foot Glide
The moment that makes parents gasp: their child pushes off and actually glides. Feet together, knees soft, eyes up. This lesson is the payoff for everything before it — and the one that gets replayed on family group chats.
💡 Parent Tip
Count the seconds out loud. "One, two, three!" — kids will try to beat their own glide record every lap.
Lesson 5
Snowplow Stop
Toes in, heels out, push the snow. The snowplow stop is every parent's favorite lesson because it means their kid can actually stop themselves. We drill this until it's muscle memory, not a thought.
💡 Parent Tip
Practice the motion on carpet first — "pizza feet" is the cue that sticks for almost every kid under seven.
Lesson 6
One-Foot Balance
Stand on one skate for three seconds — then five — then ten. This is the foundation for every advanced skill ahead. Kids who reach this milestone have genuinely strong skating bodies, not just lucky ones.
💡 Parent Tip
The flamingo game: who can hold one foot up longest? Siblings make the best competition here.
More than halfway there
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Lesson 7
Forward Crossovers
One foot crosses over the other in a continuous loop around the circle — this is the technique that separates recreational skaters from trained ones. It looks impossible until the second it clicks.
💡 Parent Tip
This lesson often takes two or three sessions to feel natural. Celebrate the attempt, not just the result.
Lesson 8
Backward Crossovers
The finale. Skating backward in a controlled arc, crossing one foot over the other — this is the skill that earns stares at the public rink. Kids who reach Lesson 8 with Glide are ready for formal club or team tryouts.
💡 Parent Tip
Frame this as a graduation, not just a class end. Print the Level 8 badge — they earned it.
This is where they land
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Balance Games at Home
Free Printable
Sock Slide
Penguin Walk
One-Foot Stand
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Free: Balance Games
at Home PDF
7 printable games that build skating balance on carpet — no ice, no equipment, no experience required. The same exercises our Lesson 1 is built around.
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