1ère lame: requirements
CSNPA handbook 2026/2027, 21 August 2026. Original French is preserved. An independently reviewed English technical translation is not yet available. Display order is not a statement that every earlier item is a prerequisite.
Working translation, not independently reviewed. Original French controls.
Outward: walk forwards, then glide upright on two feet. Return: walk forwards, then glide on two feet in a crouch.
Assessment: I can move on the ice by gliding and lowering my body.
Original exercise: 1. Aller/retour en déplacement avant
Aller: Marcher en avant puis glisser debout sur 2 pieds
Retour: Marcher en avant puis glisser sur 2 pieds en position accroupie
Original assessment: => Je sais me déplacer sur la glace en glissant et en me
baissant.
CSNPA 2026/2027, page 46. Working English translation.
Consecutive forward swizzles (citrons)
Assessment: I can perform swizzles.
Original exercise: 2. Enchaînement de citrons avant
Original assessment: => Je sais faire des citrons
CSNPA 2026/2027, page 46. Working English translation.
Snowplough action from a standstill
Assessment: I can skid.
Original exercise: 3. Chasse neige à l'arrêt
Original assessment: => Je sais déraper
CSNPA 2026/2027, page 46. Working English translation.
Turn around on two feet using small marching steps
Assessment: I can turn around.
Original exercise: 4. Rotation sur 2 pieds en piétinant
Original assessment: => Je sais me retourner
CSNPA 2026/2027, page 46. Working English translation.
Small jump on the spot
Assessment: I can make a small jump.
Original exercise: 5. Petit saut sur place
Original assessment: => Je sais faire un petit saut.
CSNPA 2026/2027, page 46. Working English translation.
Source pages 46. General organisation, assessment and attempt rules elsewhere in the handbook also apply.
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