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ICE COURTESIES & GUIDELINES

• All skaters should be neatly and appropriately dressed at  all times.
• Extend your interest, encouragement, and consideration to  the other skaters.
• Be alert for other skaters.  Your safety and that of others is your responsibility. 
• Work enthusiastically and use each session for its designated purpose.
• Be punctual for your sessions.
• A skater will not be allowed to skate on a session that has not been paid for by that skater.
• Sharpening is expensive.  Wear your guards when you are not on the ice.
• Do not bring food, drinks or gum on the ice.  An exception will be made for plastic water bottles.
• Do not interrupt your coach when she is giving a lesson.
• Please keep your dressing room clean at all times.
• Only the coach may request music.  Skaters or parents may not request music for themselves or others.
• Skaters are advised that rowdy behavior, undesirable language, defacement or misuse of club property or incivility to members or employees will not be tolerated.

RULES FOR TEST SKATERS

( Junior, Intermediate, Senior Skaters )

• Please remember to contact your coach 24 hours in advance if you are going to be late or can’t make a session.  Skaters will be billed for lessons missed if the coach is not contacted. 
• Skaters must have proper skating attire:

skirt, dress or wrap

leggings or tights

non bulky sweater or jacket

gloves or mittens

• Try to be dressed with skates on and tied before session starts to ensure that you are on time.
• Hair should be pulled back off the face.
• Skaters should try their best to watch out for other skaters, remembering who has the right of way:

skater doing their solo

skater in a lesson

GUIDE TO FITTING YOUR CHILD’S SKATES

Boots should be fitted with only one pair of socks.  There should be room to move the toes but the foot should not slide around.  The maximum amount of space between the toes and the end of the boot should be ½ inch. 

• Skates should fit snugly around the ankle and rear.
• There should be some room for movement but the ankle, instep and heel must be firmly supported.
• The ball of the foot should come just ahead of the point where the sole starts to cut in for the arch.  This ensures the proper positioning of the arch and is extremely important.
• The tongue should be sufficiently wide so that it will stay in place and it should be well padded to prevent laces from cutting into the foot.

NEVER BUY SKATES TOO BIG SO THEY WILL LAST ANOTHER SEASON! THIS MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO YOUR CHILD’S FEET.

Lacing Skates:

• Skates should be laced snug enough that the child’s foot is not slipping around inside.
• The skater should be able to stand up in his/her skates without falling to the inside or outside of the blade.
• Laces SHOULD NOT be wrapped around the ankle if they are too long.  Instead, please cut laces and burn the ends to seal them.

Care of Skates:

• Skate guards should be worn when walking to and from the ice as they protect the edges of the blades.  Permanent damage to the blades can result from walking on concrete without guards. 
• After each wearing, the skate blade should be dried with a cloth and stored without guards.