Saugeen Shores Skating Club

August - September 2017

The Saugeen Shores Skating Club is busy planning and organizing for the upcoming 2017-2018 Season. It will be here before you know it, and we can’t wait!

Registration / Information Events We are pleased to offer easy, online registration:

http://www.saugeenshoresskatingclub.com/registration.html After you have registered simply bring your payment to one of the following events,

or on the first night of skating. Members of the SSSC Executive and Coaching staff will be at the following events to assist

with the online registration process and to answer questions about our programs.

Synchroskate Join Team Continuum!

x x x The fastest growing sport on ice!

Synchronized skating or “synchro” is a specialized discipline of skating involving groups of eight or more skaters performing various group formations and maneuvers. Skaters will learn how to perform as one unit executing circles, blocks, lines, wheels and intersections in unison to music, while learning and demonstrating quality edges, power and flow. Skaters from the Jr. & Sr. STARSkate program from any skating club are welcome to participate. Sign up at early registration or at the leisure fair! Come Join the Fun!

Saugeen Shores Leisure Fair Wednesday, Sep. 6 - The Plex

6:00-8:00 pm

Wednesdays – 4pm

Starts October 11th Come join your fellow

skaters in a new on and off ice skating boot camp!

Skaters will spend 45 minutes on ice doing focused jumping, spinning and stroking drills. Skaters will then spend 30 minutes in off-ice/dry land training.

Don't miss this chance to build your agility, balance

and strength on and off the ice.

Early Registration/Information Event Tuesday, Aug. 22 - Lakeshore Recreation

7:00-9:00 pm

Who’s Who? President – Ken Rhyno

Registrar – Jolene Rhyno Treasurer – Sandra Meyer

Secretary – Lisa Kerr Test Chair – Tamara Fenton

Event Coordinator – Julie Pilger Canskate Rep – Michelle Venne Wardrop

Fundraising – Tanya Martin Public Relations – Nina McMeekin

Coach Rep. – Brittany Sanderson

2017/2018 Coaching Staff

Janet Dawson Melissa Fedorchuck

Jessica Foucault Melanie Marshall Sarah Raynsford

Brittany Sanderson Cyndi Siefried

Amy Thompson Michelle Venne Wardrop

“Every footwork sequence we do, every spin, every lift, every move – it all comes back to the basics, it is all those fundamentals that we learned in CanSkate.” ~Tessa Virtue.

When do we start? Fall Session

Mon. & Thurs. Sep. 1-Oct. 5 Jr. STARskate 5:00 - 6:30 Sr. STARskate 6:15 – 7:50

Regular Season

STARskate begins Oct. 11 Canskate begins Oct. 12

Canskate & Pre-STAR Skate Canada’s flagship program. For decades Canskate has been teaching the best skaters in Canada how to skate. Our Canskate program (Stages 1-4) and Pre-STAR program (Stages 5-7) are our dynamic learn-to-skate programs that focus on fun, participation and basic skill development for all ages.

Junior+Senior STARSkate Skills, Tests, Achievement & Recognition. Offers skaters of all ages the opportunity to develop solid fundamental ice skating skills in the areas of ice dance, skating skills, free skate and interpretive skating. STARSkate teaches figure skating skills in a group and/or private lesson format. Lessons are delivered in a progressive and sequential manner and include awards and incentives. Skaters have the opportunity to take Skate Canada Tests through a nationally standardized testing system.

We offer lots of ways to keep up with club news!

www.saugeenshoresskatingclub.com Saugeen Shores Skating Club

Emails from ssskatingclub@gmail.com and our club bulletin board at the Plex!

The SSSC is looking forward to another fun filled year. We are excited to be hosting a number of special events including Ice Dreams, Strut Your Stuff and Battle of the Blades. These events are fun for our skaters and are a significant source of revenue for the club, helping to offset costs over a number of years. We are also running the main gate at Pumpkinfest which results in a donation to the club. To make sure each of these events is a success we are asking each Canskate family to volunteer for one or more events and each Junior/Senior family to volunteer for two or more events over the course of the year. More information is available when you register. Indicate which events you are interested in volunteering for and we’ll reach out with more details and available shifts as the events get closer. During the skating season the SSSC

will run a few select fundraising campaigns to help offset skating costs. We encourage our skating families to participate and share on social media. Watch for Little Caesars, Beefway and Cinnabon campaign details.

Visit Edees Place in Listowel for all your skating gear!

1180 Wallace Ave N, Listowel, ON N4W 1M5. Toll free: 1-800-399-0282.

***If you are going for a fitting its best to call 24 hours ahead of your visit to make an appointment.

Now is the time to try on those skates from last season or make plans to buy some new ones! Be sure to fit your skates properly. Ensure that you're wearing a pair of thin socks that you would typically use for figure skating, when you try on the skates. Your toes should not be bunched up at the tip, and the foot should not feel squeezed into the skate at the sides. Toes should be able to slightly wiggle.

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