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Assessment: Ongoing element assessment in program; Balance, Control and Agility
Passing: Each element must meet its description and requirement; stage completion follows program progress system
Where: normal club/skating-school session
FORWARD STATIONARY BLADE PUSH
Stage 3 · Learn-to-skate
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Technical standard: • Perform on the skater’s foot of choice • Sustain the glide for a minimum of 2 seconds
Quality standard: From a standstill position, the skater places their feet in a T, V or L position (does not have to be precise). The skater applies pressure to the back foot and pushes off using the side of the blade. The skater then transfers their weight to the skating foot and maintains a one foot glide. The free foot should be held close to the skating leg. This skill must be trained on both feet. The glide is permitted to be performed on a straight line or a curve.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform the skill through a minimum of 6 pylons
Quality standard: From forward skating, the skater initiates a glide on two feet, applies pressure into the ice and uses a knee bend rhythm (down/ up, down/up) along with twisting/leaning of the upper body to navigate through a slalom course of pylons set in a straight line. Arms are used freely to aid in upper body twist action.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform 1 full circle in each direction using a minimum of 75% of blade pushes
Quality standard: From forward skating on a circle, the skater initiates a glide on two feet, no wider than shoulder-width apart. Using the side of the blade, the skater applies pressure to the outside foot to perform a push that extends behind the skater at an approx. angle of 30° before leaving the ice. The inside foot remains on the ice. The skater will hold the glide on the skating foot for approximately one second before returning to two-foot glide. Repeat. Emphasis is placed on the bend before for the push, therefore a small glide between pushes is permitted and expected. This skill must be trained in both directions, clockwise and counterclockwise.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform a series of a minimum of 4 walking crosscuts in each direction
Quality standard: From a standstill position the skaters stands with feet parallel, placed perpendicular to desired direction of travel. The skater transfers their weight onto one foot and crosses the other foot over to be placed on the ice. From the crossed position, the skater picks up the foot that is under and places it back to the starting position. Repeat. This skill must be trained in both directions to allow each foot the opportunity to be crossed. It is accepted and expected for the skater to hold the crossed position to ensure balance and control are achieved.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform on each foot in both directions
Quality standard: From forward skating on a curve, the skater initiates a glide on two feet and then transfers their weight to one foot and continues to maintain the glide for a minimum of two seconds. This skill must be performed on both feet, in both directions, clockwise and counterclockwise, to allow the introduction of both inside and outside edges on each foot. Ideally, the free foot should be held close to the skating leg for increased balance.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform 2 different complete stops
Quality standard: From fast forward skating, the skater initiates a glide on two feet and bends their knees/ankles. Using the right, left or both feet, the skater applies pressure to the ice with a force that produces a quick stop. Stopping with the left, right and both feet must be trained.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform a minimum of 6 consecutive sculls
Quality standard: From backward skating or a stationary position, the skater bends their knees/ankles and bring their toes together. Their heels face outward while pressure is applied downward initiating a backward motion as the feet move outward. The feet glide outwards to create lobes/curves. At a maximum, the lobes of the sculls are slightly wider than the shoulder width of the skater. Maintaining the backward momentum, the knees/ankles rise as the skaters pulls their heels together to close the scull and repeat the action. Emphasis should be placed on “down/up/down/up” rhythm.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform on each foot • Perform each glide for a minimum of 1 second
Quality standard: From backward skating, the skater initiates a glide on two feet for a minimum of one second and then transfers their weight to one foot and continues to maintain the glide for a minimum of one second. The glide may be performed on a straight line or curve. This skill must be performed on both feet. Example: Backward skating, two-foot glide into at right backward glide, backward skating, two-foot glide into a left backward glide. Ideally, the free foot should be held close to the skating leg for increased balance.
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform on the skater’s foot of choice • Sustain the glide for a minimum of 2 seconds
Quality standard: From backward skating, the skater gains as much speed as they can and initiate a glide on one foot. This skill must be trained on both feet. The glide may be performed on a straight line or curve. Ideally, the free foot should be held close to the skating leg for increased balance.
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform a turn in both directions
Quality standard: Following the same description as Stage 2, the skater will perform this skill with a quick turning action and a sustained exit glide.
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2021-04; current-linked 2026-09-04
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform a turn in both directions
Quality standard: Following the same description as Stage 2, the skater will perform this skill with a quick turning action and a sustained exit glide.
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Perform a full 360° turn while maintaining momentum in and out of turn in the direction of the skater’s choice
Quality standard: From forward skating, the skater will initiate a series of small steps to rotate 360°, like the 360° march in Pre-CanSkate. This skill must be trained in both directions, clockwise and counterclockwise. The skater must maintain forward momentum throughout this turn. This skill introduces the concept of weight transfer needed for the future development of the C step.
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Quality standard: From backward skating, the skater initiates a glide on two feet, bends their knees/ankles and applies pressure downward. The skater then pushes off the ice, using their arms, knees/ankles in an explosive manner so that both feet leave the ice. The skater lands on two feet and returns to the start position/glide with bent knees for a sustained glide. The skater must demonstrate a controlled glide both in and out of the jump. Emphasis is placed on the “bend, up, bend” knee and ankle action.
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Skate CanadaCanSkate Element Descriptions and Requirements
Technical standard: • Complete 1 full lap of the perimeter in the skater’s direction of choice
Quality standard: Following the same description as in Stage 1, the skater will perform this skill with more speed, power, and a consistent/even rhythm. Two-foot glides between pushes are no longer acceptable for this level.
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