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Skating at USM

Join us on campus for some skating fun! Explore the skating options below and visit our registration site to book your place on the ice today! For questions about the skating program, or for assistance in registering for a class, please contact Brandon Bayer, ice arena director, via email or call 414.540.3522.

2024-25 Skating and Youth Hockey Program Details

Class options change by season. Please see the class schedule downloads above to specific classes.

Advanced Figure Skating

Participants will perfect skills, choreography, power, and footwork. Skaters will perform a program to music at the end of each semester. Choice of music, choreography, and skills will be chosen by each individual skater.

Age: 7-17
Prerequisite: Participants must have taken skating lessons prior to this class. Ski headbands or winter hats are required. Helmets are encouraged for younger skaters.

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$120	7:30 to 8:45 a.m.	Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Two	$120	7:30 to 8:45 a.m.	Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, Dec. 7 (no class Nov. 30)
Three	$120	7:30 to 8:45 a.m.	Dec. 14, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 (no class Dec. 21, 28)
Four	$120	7:30 to 8:45 a.m.	Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1

Learn to Skate - Adults

Participants will learn beginning to advanced skating skills. Coaches will work with each skater, or small groups of skaters, so that the participants may quickly achieve goals and advance at their own comfort level.

Ages: 18-99
Requirements: Ski or hockey helmets are encouraged. Ski headbands or winter hats are required.

Saturday Schedule

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m.	Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Two	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m.	Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, Dec. 7 (no class Nov. 30)
Three	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m.	Dec. 14, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 (no class Dec. 21 or 28)
Four	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m.	Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1

Tuesday Schedule

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$120	9:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Two	$120	9:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3
Three	$120	9:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Dec. 10, 17, Jan. 7, 14, 21
Four	$120	9:30 to 10:45 a.m.	Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25

Weekday Learn to Skate - Ages 3-7

Participants will learn how to skate and perform skills. Toys, games, and stories will keep the children interested and motivated.

Ages: 3-7
Requirements: Ski or hockey helmet

Thursday Schedule

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24
Two	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, Dec. 5 (no class Nov. 28)
Three	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Dec. 12, 19, Jan. 9, 16, 23 (no class Dec. 26 or Jan. 2)
Four	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27

Monday Schedule

Session	Cost	Time	Date
One	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28
Two	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2
Three	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Dec. 9, 16, Jan. 6, 13, 20 (no class Dec. 23 or 30)
Four	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24

Tuesday Schedule

Session	Cost	Time	Date
One	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Two	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3
Three	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Dec. 10, 17, Jan. 7, 14, 21
Four	$110	12:30 to 1:15 p.m.	Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25

Saturday Learn to Skate - Ages 3-17

Participants will learn basic through advanced skating skills for enjoyment, or skaters may prepare to move into hockey, figure skating, or speed skating. Skaters will be divided by age and skating skills.

Ages: 3-17
Requirements: Ski or hockey helmet

Saturday Schedule

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 10:15 to 11 a.m.	Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Two	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 10:15 to 11 a.m.	Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, Dec. 7 (no class Nov. 30)
Three	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 10:15 to 11 a.m.	Dec. 14, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 (no class Dec. 21, 28)
Four	$110	8:45 to 9:30 a.m. 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. 10:15 to 11 a.m.	Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1

Sled to Skate

Participants will learn how to stand and walk/glide on the ice. Toys and games will be used to interest and motivate future skaters. Sled rides will be given at the end of each class.

Ages: 12 months to 3 years
Prerequisite: Participants must be walking. Ski or hockey helmets are required. Parents are not invited to attend the class with their child on the ice.

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$110	9 to 9:30 a.m.	Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24
Two	$110	9 to 9:30 a.m.	Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, Dec. 5 (no class Nov. 28)
Three	$110	9 to 9:30 a.m.	Dec. 12, 19, Jan. 9, 16, 23 (no class Dec. 26, or Jan. 2)
Four	$110	9 to 9:30 a.m.	Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27

Hockey Power Skating (Atoms-Squirts)

Participants will have skated on a hockey team for a minimum of one year, or may be chosen by their coach and skating director to join the power skating class. Forward and backward power skating drills, fast footwork, and advanced stick handling, along with more accurate goal shooting will be the class focus.

Prerequisites: Hockey helmet with full face cage and hockey stick. Skaters are encouraged to wear full hockey gear, but not required.

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$110	10:15 to 11 a.m.	Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Two	$110	10:15 to 11 a.m.	Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, Dec. 7
Three	$110	10:15 to 11 a.m.	Dec. 14, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 (no class Dec. 21 or 28)
Four	$110	10:15 to 11 a.m.	Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1

Learn to Play Hockey

Participants will learn the basic skills of how to play and enjoy hockey and/or join a hockey team. Skills learned include how to skate fluently forward and backward with a stick, hitting a puck and making goals, and increasing power and speed.

Prerequisites: Hockey helmet with full face cage required. General knowledge of basic skating skills is needed for this class.

Session	Cost	Time	Dates
One	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m.	Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Two	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m.	Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, Dec. 7 (no class Nov. 30)
Three	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m.	Dec. 14, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 (no class Dec. 21 or 28)
Four	$110	9:30 to 10:15 a.m.	Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1

Skating Levels

During the first class in each session, the Learn to Skate professionals decide the levels in which the skaters will be placed. Class assignments are dynamic and may be changed during the session if the skating professionals decide that another class may be more appropriate for the skater.

Skill assessments are done on a weekly basis so that there is no elaborate testing system at the end of each session. The "test-free" philosophy results in the skaters learning the skills quickly and more completely.

Teaching Professionals

The USM Learn to Skate program teaching professionals have been involved in ice skating for many years, and are masters in their fields and have perfected their own teaching guidelines. The skating professionals meet regularly throughout the season to share new and exciting ideas and to raise the level of teaching within the program.

All professionals are encouraged to maintain their memberships in the ISFSA, ISI, or PSA. Please contact Jill Herbst, or call 414.540.3306 with any questions.

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Skating at USM

2024-25 Skating and Youth Hockey Program Details

Advanced Figure Skating

Learn to Skate - Adults

Saturday Schedule

Tuesday Schedule

Weekday Learn to Skate - Ages 3-7

Thursday Schedule

Monday Schedule

Tuesday Schedule

Saturday Learn to Skate - Ages 3-17

Saturday Schedule

Sled to Skate

Hockey Power Skating (Atoms-Squirts)

Learn to Play Hockey

Skating Levels

Teaching Professionals

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