CanSkate Stage 5:
Once your child completes Stage 4, they will move into Stage 5. In this stage, your child will focus on adding fluidity to their skating and refining their technique. This phase emphasizes smooth, seamless movements and the polishing of skills, ensuring they perform with grace and precision. It’s a critical step in their journey, bringing their foundational abilities together with advanced control and finesse. 😊⛸️✨
Once in this stage, your child could begin to specify the direction of their skating skills. To focus on either hockey/ringette skills in PowerSkate, or figure skating skills in Advanced CanFigure or STAR 1.
For more information on these programs visit PowerSkate (if interested in hockey/ringette), Advanced CanFigure or STAR 1 (if interested in figure skating)
Stage 5 Skills
| Balance (5/7) | Control (6/7) | Agility (6/7) |
|---|---|---|
|
Fwd crosscuts figure-8 (CW/CCW) |
Fwd 2-foot side stop (R/L) |
Fwd 180º 1-foot turn (R/L) |
|
Fwd inside edges (R/L) |
Bwd stop wtih speed (R/L) |
Fwd 360º glide turn (CW/CCW) |
|
Fwd push/glide sequence (consecutive) |
Bwd crosscuts (CW/CCW) |
Fwd-Bwd 1-foot jump |
| Inside spread eagle |
Bwd inside slalom (R/L) |
Fwd power jump |
| Fwd 1-foot slalom (R/L) |
Bwd push/glide sequence |
1-foot spin |
| Running lateral crossover (R/L) |
Bwd spiral |
Alternating 1-foot spin |
|
Fwd perimeter skating with jumps on each line |
Skate the goal line to 2nd blue line in 10-12 seconds |
Fwd tight glide turns |
To watch examples on how to perform the skills, check out the specific focus area (Balance, Control, Agility) in the CanSkate section on the Skate Canada Development Video Library
