Why is Skate Canada putting time into a power skating program?
Skate Canada is committed to offering instructional skating programs and opportunities for all Canadians, including those interested in figure skating, synchronized skating, power skating or pleasure skating. Skating skill for hockey or ringette players is critical to their development. Skate Canada provides the opportunity to learn skating basics from experts in the teaching of skating – Skate Canada professional coaches. Coaches with a figure skating background are recognized as such because of their training in error detection, correction and the ability to break down skills into manageable progressions. Research indicates that some of the most successful power skating coaches working with competitive minor hockey teams as well as Junior and NHL level hockey players today were figure skaters and/or figure skating coaches. The CanPowerSkate program is currently a popular, successful venture for many clubs, and has been for the last 14 years. Clubs surveyed last year stated they would
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