Yarmouth Skating Club         Yarmouth Skating Club Welcome to the Yarmouth Skating Club’s CanSkate program! CanSkate is the only nationally recognized “learn to skate” program taught by National Certified Coaches(NCCP) following the delivery standards set by Skate Canada. The YSC’s CanSkate program is taught in group lesson format by NCCP coaches Lorelei Murphy and Megan Long, with help from their trained Program Assistants(PA’s). Assessment of your child’s skating skills is an ongoing process; when a skill is completed, the coach keeps track and when all the skills for a Stage are completed, the child will be awarded a badge. There are 7 Stages of skill development in the CanSkate program. Some skills are learned more quickly while other skills will require more practice. Also, each skater will learn these skills at different rates and, therefore, each skater will earn their badges in their own time. Our goal is to encourage the skaters to develop their skating skills while allowing them to progress at their own speed. Patience is very important. Equipment: All CanSkaters require proper fitting skates and a CSA approved helmet(not a bike helmet). Clothing should be comfortable and should allow the skater to move freely. Mittens are advised. Sessions: The Fall CanSkate sessions are on Thursdays from 5:00-5:45 pm. In order to get the most from the classes, your skater should be at the rink prepared to go on the ice at 5:00. They should have had a snack and used the washroom prior to getting on the ice. All classes begin with a warm-up at centre ice before breaking up into groups according to skating ability.     Cancellations: If a session has to be cancelled for any reason, it will be announced on CJLS and will be posted on our website, www.yarmouthskatingclub.com  . School closures do NOT mean skating is cancelled. Cancellations usually only take place if the arena closes, which is very rare. If you have provided an e-mail address, we will try to notify you with a mass mail out to all of our members of any cancellations or updates. Due to the limited number of volunteers, it is not possible to contact everyone personally by phone. Volunteers: Our Club is run by volunteers and we are always looking for additional help, whether it be service as a Board member or a helper for one of our many fundraisers. If you have some time or some skills that you think may be useful to the Club, please let us know. Feedback: We welcome your input, both positive and negative, as it gives us information to improve our skaters programs. Thank you for joining our CanSkate program and we look forward to teaching your child to skate, whether it be for hockey, for ringette, for figure skating, for life. CanSkate Coordinator: Terry Ackles tlawoods@eastlink.ca YSC President: Treena Landry tvlandry@eastlink.ca