Level 1 Course  in London on 7-9th May 2004

Date and venues:

• Friday 7th May 2004, 6.30 - 9.00pm. The Victoria pub, Lancaster Gate.
• Saturday 8th May, 8.30am - 7.00pm, Hyde Park. Skating skills and teaching practice.
• Sunday 9th May, 8.30am - 4.00pm. Hyde Park (Teaching and Skating skills Assessment).

Price:

£185 (or £150 for National Skate Patrol members).

When you pay the full fee, you will receive the written theory booklet for you to look at before attending the course.

Skating skills Requirements:

Teachable skills (these are the beginner level skills which you will be taught how to teach and must be able to skate perfectly, on both sides where applicable.)

• Stride 1
• Heelbrake stop
• A frame turn
• Swizzle
• Stride 2
• Spin Stop
• Grass Stop
• Parallel Turn

Additional skills (these skills are harder and are only for showing an instructor's adequate skating ability. They must be performed on both legs or in both directions where applicable). In the future, these additional skills would become the teachable skills for a Level 2 certification course.

• Backward movement
• Backward swizzle
• Stride 3
• Slalom
• T-Stop
• Forward crossovers
• Forward/backwards, backwards/forwards transitions
• Backward powerslide

Equipment:

You must wear recreational inline skates with a heel brake attached, and full protective gear (knee, wrist, elbow pads and helmet).

Preparatory Sessions

There is a chance to meet with me and other interested participants before the course in order to go through the required skating skills. This enables you to know exactly what is expected, and can help translate skills such as swizzles into actual moves. Many people do not know that names for skills when they can actually skate them fine.

There are 2 preparatory sessions in April, but they are not compulsory. They are optional and costs £15 each for the 2 hour sessions.

The dates in April for the preparatory sessions are;

Sunday 11th (Easter Sunday) 11am - 1pm

Saturday 24th, 11am, 1pm

Both sessions are at the Albert Memorial. Please let Asha know beforehand if you want to attend a preparatory course.

Asha Kirkby
IISA Level 3
Examiner Level 1

Contact

For further details, or to register, please contact Asha Kirkby, the UK ICP Examiner, via this form:.

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