Figure Skating
Pepsi Ice Midwest offers "Freestyle Sessions" for those wanting to practice their figure skating skills and also for those interested in taking private figure skating lessons. Please view this month's freestyle calendar here.
We have lots of opportunities available to recreational and competitive skaters. These opportunities include ice shows and competitions for skaters of all levels and abilities. We also have camps and seminars for beginning through advanced skaters. Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved in any of these great opportunities!
If you are interested in progressing your skating or need a little extra help, you may be interested in doing a private lesson with one of our trained figure skating coaches. We will be happy to set you up with a private coach if you are interested in private lessons.
For those of you looking to get more involved in figure skating, think about joining the Silver Blades Figure Skating Club! Silver Blades was established in 1939 and has been the home club to many national and international competitors. Silver Blades is the home club at Pepsi Ice Midwest and provides all sorts of opportunities to get more involved in skating for recreational and competitive level skaters. Please check out the following link to their website: www.silverblades.org.
Questions? Contact Kay Gentges at kgentges@icemidwest.com
Silver Blades Figure Skating Club of Kansas City
Since the year 2000 Pepsi Ice Midwest located in Overland Park, KS has been the proud home rink of the Silver Blades Figure Skating Club of Kansas City, which is one of the oldest clubs in the United States. Established in 1939, the club has been proudly represented by many International and National competitors.
The club hosts their annual USFS Heart of America Invitational Figure Skating competition, which is the oldest in the Midwest, at Pepsi Ice Midwest each year.
United States Figure Skating (USFS)
United States Figure Skating, established in 1921, is the official governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States, recognized as such by both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Skating Union (ISU). As the governing body, U.S. Figure Skating's mission is to provide programs to encourage participation and achievement in the sport of figure skating. USFS is the official learn-to-skate program of the National Governing Body for figure skating and the road to the Olympics.
Pepsi Ice Midwest's Learn to Skate program is a member of the United States Figure Skating Basic Skills program. The Basic Skills program helps you learn all the fundamentals of figure skating - it's simply the best way to take to the ice. The Basic Skills program is designed by U.S. Figure Skating to be the best beginning ice skating program that is fun, challenging and rewarding for all ages and abilities.
Figure Skating Elite
Hello Parents and Pepsi Ice Midwest Group Class Skaters,
(*Currently there is No Basic Skill Practice Ice Available. Basic Skill Practice will resume in September). Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice helps skaters better retain the skills taught in group class. Practice also builds confidence and self esteem. And practice prepares skaters to pass their evaluation on the last day of class so they can move to the next level of skating. (There is a U.S.F.S. badge for each of the Eight Basic Skills Tests a student passes. Badges can be purchased in the Pro Shop.) Boost Skills! During this practice ice time, “Booster” lessons are available for the skater who may need one-on-one instruction on a specific skill he or she may be having difficulty with in group class. Booster lessons are $10 per 10 minutes. PSA Coaches will be available for an additional lesson fee for the skater who wishes to learn a skating program or compulsory program for the upcoming Pepsi Ice Midwest Basic Skills Competition on Saturday, October 30th, 2010. This is an opportunity we hope skaters will find beneficial. You may purchase a punch card prior to the practice session from 3:30 – 4 pm. Cash or checks are accepted. Checks are made payable to “Figure Skating Elite”. Credit cards are not accepted at this time. Please check in with the ice monitor for each session prior to getting on the ice. The ice monitor will be collecting money and punching cards either at a table near the entrance to the rink or at rink side. Prepare your skaters for the 4th Annual Pepsi Ice Midwest Fall Invitational Basic Skills Competition scheduled for October 30th, 2010 (Entry Deadline is October 1st, 2010)! If you choose to not be on the email contact list or have received this email in error, please reply and your email address will be deleted.
For more information please contact:
Karen Tornquist at (913) 908-0567 or Karen@FigureSkatingElite.com .
Figure Skating Elite.com (click here)
