River Blades Skating School builds self esteem and confidence for life. Join today by calling.
(763) 232-5195
River Blades Skating School builds self esteem and confidence for life. Join today by calling.
(763) 232-5195
Give your players the tools to be successful, and learn the secrets to gain a competitive edge.
Mini-Mite-Learn to Skate-is designed to break down the basic skating skills crucial to the success of your Hockey player. Basic skills and technical positions are presented which create a solid foundation for your skater. Balance and edge control is an important skill that River Blades develops for long term efficiency speed and power.
Explosive Power Skating & Edge Class- This class is designed to increase your skaters edge control, power, endurance, quickness & break away speed. Fall & Winter Session hours 11:00-11:30 am the skaters will visit our edge class & explosive power skating stations. At each station the instructors will focus on edge control, and the skills will be broken down into simple, effective techniques. Once the techniques are understood the skill will be performed at a faster speed in our Explosive power skating stations. The exercises presented will increase blade & ankle pressure producing maximum efficiency, power & speed. An example of skills covered: Stride, Crossovers, Quick Starts & Stops, Power Pulls, Three Turns, Power Turns, Mohawks, Brackets and much more!
10:00-11:30 am
30-minute lesson with an instructor
30-minute practice in the practice area
Ages 4+ and helmets required – no sticks or pucks. Basic skills on ice without a stick – falling, marching, gliding, standing up, 1-foot standing balance, beginner swizzles, moving, beginning backward skating, 2-foot glides around cone and snowplow stops.
Ages 4+ - Building on skills from Beginner Mini-Mites. Learn forward swizzles, forward 1-foot glides, backward swizzles, hockey turns, intro to 1-foot glides around a cone, beginner stride, walking crossovers, beginning slolams.
Ages 4+ - Review of skills previously presented, advanced stride, beginning crossovers on a circle, backward slolams, backward 1-foot glides, hockey stops, intro to 3-turns and mohawks.
Ages 4 + Review of skills previously presented, backward crossovers, backward hockey turns, mohawks, inside and outside edges, technique for stopping, quickness, backward slolams, inside and outside 3-turns.
Beginning Mini-Mite Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ and helmets required – no sticks or pucks. Basic skills on ice without a stick – falling, marching, gliding, standing up, 1-foot standing balance, beginner swizzles, moving, beginning backward skating, 2-foot glides around cone and snowplow stops.
Intermediate Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ - Building on skills from Beginner Mini-Mites. Learn forward swizzles, forward 1-foot glides, backward swizzles, hockey turns, intro to 1-foot glides around a cone, beginner stride, walking crossovers, beginning slaloms.
Advanced Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ Review of skills previously presented, advanced stride, beginning crossovers on a circle, backward slaloms, backward 1-foot glides, hockey stops, intro to 3-turns and mohawks.
Updates to the Hastings Civic Arena & River Blades policies will be posted on our group lesson blog page. Stay Safe Guidelines
Please visit the Hastings Civic Arena website for updates on their public skate sessions.
Figure Skaters practice training ice & private lesson ice time is offered Fall & Winter-Friday mornings, Saturday mornings for private lessons only, & Sunday evenings. Summer Tuesdays/Thursdays in July & August.
Please contact director Amanda for more info & to sign up for & private lessons.
Beginning Mini-Mite Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ and helmets required – no sticks or pucks. Basic skills on ice without a stick – falling, marching, gliding, standing up, 1-foot standing balance, beginner swizzles, moving, beginning backward skating, 2-foot glides around cone and snowplow stops.
Intermediate Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ - Building on skills from Beginner Mini-Mites. Learn forward swizzles, forward 1-foot glides, backward swizzles, hockey turns, intro to 1-foot glides around a cone, beginner stride, walking crossovers, beginning slaloms.
Advanced Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ Review of skills previously presented, advanced stride, beginning crossovers on a circle, backward slaloms, backward 1-foot glides, hockey stops, intro to 3-turns and mohawks.
Due to Covid social distancing guidelines
River Blades is unable to offer a practice area this season.
We follow the Dakota County, State of MN & the Hastings Civic Arena policies. It is suggested face covering be worn by individuals that are unvaccinated.
Skaters please use the designated locker rooms or lobby arena chairs to put skates on if skaters are not arriving in skates.
Updates to the Hastings Civic Arena & River Blades policies will be posted on our group lesson blog page. Stay Safe Guidelines
Please visit the Hastings Civic Arena website for updates on their public skate sessions.
Figure Skaters practice training ice & private lesson ice time is offered Fall & Winter-Friday mornings, Saturday mornings for private lessons only, & Sunday evenings. Summer Tuesdays/Thursdays in July & August.
Please contact director Amanda for more info & to sign up for private lessons.
Beginning Mini-Mite Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ and helmets required – no sticks or pucks. Basic skills on ice without a stick – falling, marching, gliding, standing up, 1-foot standing balance, beginner swizzles, moving, beginning backward skating, 2-foot glides around cone and snowplow stops.
Intermediate Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ - Building on skills from Beginner Mini-Mites. Learn forward swizzles, forward 1-foot glides, backward swizzles, hockey turns, intro to 1-foot glides around a cone, beginner stride, walking crossovers, beginning slaloms.
Advanced Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ Review of skills previously presented, advanced stride, beginning crossovers on a circle, backward slaloms, backward 1-foot glides, hockey stops, intro to 3-turns and mohawks.
Updates to the Hastings Civic Arena & River Blades policies will be posted on our group lesson blog page. Stay Safe Guidelines
Please visit the Hastings Civic Arena website for updates on their public skate sessions.
Figure Skaters practice training ice & private lesson ice time is offered Fall & Winter-Friday mornings, Saturday mornings for private lessons only, & Sunday evenings. Summer Tuesdays/Thursdays in July & August.
Please contact director Amanda for more info & to sign up for private lessons.
Beginning Mini-Mite Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ and helmets required – no sticks or pucks. Basic skills on ice without a stick – falling, marching, gliding, standing up, 1-foot standing balance, beginner swizzles, moving, beginning backward skating, 2-foot glides around cone and snowplow stops.
Intermediate Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ - Building on skills from Beginner Mini-Mites. Learn forward swizzles, forward 1-foot glides, backward swizzles, hockey turns, intro to 1-foot glides around a cone, beginner stride, walking crossovers, beginning slaloms.
Advanced Mini-Mites Hockey Skating Skills Class – Ages 4+ Review of skills previously presented, advanced stride, beginning crossovers on a circle, backward slaloms, backward 1-foot glides, hockey stops, intro to 3-turns and mohawks.
Updates to the Hastings Civic Arena & River Blades policies will be posted on our group lesson blog page. Stay Safe Guidelines
Please visit the Hastings Civic Arena website for updates on their public skate sessions.
Figure Skaters practice training ice & private lesson ice time is offered Fall & Winter-Friday mornings, Saturday mornings for private lessons only, & Sunday evenings. Summer Tuesdays/Thursdays in July & August.
Please contact director Amanda for more info & to sign up for private lessons.
10:30-11:00 am Warm Up in the practice area
11:00-11:30 am Class time with an instructor
Ages 5+ 30-minute class-must be able to skate
Explosive Power Skating & Edge Class is designed to increase your skaters edge control, power, endurance, quickness & break away speed. s lesson. At each station the instructors will focus on edge control, and the skills will be broken down into simple, effective techniques. Once the techniques are understood the skill will be performed at a faster speed in our Explosive power skating stations. The exercises presented will increase blade & ankle pressure producing maximum efficiency, power & speed. An example of skills covered: Stride, Crossovers, Quick Starts & Stops, Power Pulls, Three Turns, Power Turns, Mohawks, Brackets and much more! Skaters will be separated by age and ability.
Power Skating
This class focuses on endurance & speed exercises, which will improve leg strength, quickness, flexibility, core strength, balance and skating technique.The edge class portion of the class will break down skating skills & focus on correct technique. Must be able to skate forward and have either passed Adv. Mini-Mites or one Winter season of organized hockey.
The Edge
This class portion focuses on proper form, correct technique for the stride, forward and backward crossovers, 3-turns, mohawks and more!! Skaters will rotate through stations, each station will focus on a different skating skill. No sticks or pucks just skating. Helmets are a must.
Class Time
11:00-11:30 am the skaters will visit our edge class & explosive power skating stations.
At each station the instructors will focus on edge control, and the skills will be broken down into simple, effective techniques. Once the techniques are understood the skill will be performed at a faster speed in our Explosive power skating stations. The exercises presented will increase blade & ankle pressure producing maximum efficiency, power & speed. An example of skills covered: Stride, Crossovers, Quick Starts & Stops, Power Pulls, Three Turns, Power Turns, Mohawks, Brackets and much more!
