STARSkate / Competitive Skate
Competitive Skating Programs
What is this Program
STARSkate and Competitive skate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop fundamental
figure skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skills, free skate and artistic skating. This program is a private lesson format. Skaters will be billed monthly for these lessons. To join this program and take private lessons please email director@goldenedgeskatingacademy.ca. Skate Unique in Canada, this program teaches figure skating skills in a group and/or private lesson format in a progressive and
sequential manner and includes specifically designed awards and incentives. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Assessments through a nationally standardized assessment system.
Athletes in both STARSkate and Competitive Skate will have opportunities to compete in many Skate Canada competitions.
Accessibilites
STARSkate
When you/your child registers for our STARSkate program, you also become a member of Skate Canada and will have access to:
- Opportunities to be recognized through a nationally standardized assessment system for achieving specific figure skating skills
- Invitational and interclub competitions, including the STARSkate championship stream
- STARSkate Skater of the Year awards program
- Special STARSkate events and club functions
- Opportunity to be talent-assessed
- Opportunity for personal growth and the development of important life skills such as goal-setting, self-discipline, confidence, time management, healthy lifestyle and coping strategies to deal with success and failure
Competitive Skate
CompetitiveSkate is a program for skaters in singles, pairs and ice dance wishing to compete in
qualifying events within Skate Canada.
Skaters enrolled in Competitive Skate learn a variety of life skills as they progress up the competitive ladder, and will have access to the following opportunities:
- Access to Provincial and National Funding Programs (as applicable)
- The Opportunity to be Selected to Skate Canada’s National Team
- The Opportunity to Compete at Skate Canada Sectionals, Skate Canada Challenge, and/or the National Skating Championships
- The Opportunity and Potential to be Selected to Represent Canada Internationally
- Opportunity for Personal Growth and the Development of Important Life Skills such as Goal- Setting, Self-Discipline, Confidence, Time Management, Healthy Lifestyle and Coping Strategies to Deal with Success and Failure
- Access to Sport Science Services
Skill Assessment Chart
