Nicola Valley Skating Club

CanPowerSkate with NVSC Follow the link to the short Promo video of our Power Skating Program. https://youtu.be/2sM6y36-u3I

New to the Skating scene and wish you knew more about skate blades, and sharpening requirements?   Proper equipment can make or break a skater, so its very important to gain some knowledge. Figure skates and hockey skates differ from one another in several ways, including the shape and features of the blade and the composition of the boots. These differences adapt each skate to its particular sport. Understanding the differences can help recreational and CanSkaters decide which type of skate is right for them. Most important is ankle support and sharpening.  Figure skates are designed with a long, gently curved blade (otherwise known as the Rocker), toe picks, and leather boots that provide support and the give necessary for deep knee bends. These features facilitate the jumps, spins and long sweeping curves that characterize the sport. Hockey skates, on the other hand, have a shorter, more steeply curved blade, no toe picks and a stiff boot usually made of rigid synth...

Our 2017-2018 Season is coming to a close, but not without great accomplishments by our 120+ skaters, the executive, and myself in my first year as Head Coach of Nicola Valley Skating Club. We are finishing our season with our last week of Spring School at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena before the ice is taken out. What a year we have had indeed! We expanded our ice times, amount of days the Club skates, and added 2 programs to the roster, with Junior Academy, Jr. STARskate, and CanPowerSkate. We attended 2 Seminars, competed at 3 Competitions in the Okanagan Region. Passed 27 Assessments before Christmas & Easter, and we ended our main season with a hugely successful Ice Show for all our skaters. Jr. Academy 2017/18 Jr. STAR Wednesday 2017/18 This year we separated the Junior Academy & Jr. STAR programs to have better emphasis on the basics of learning how to Figure Skate in the Junior Academy program. Jr. Academy is a continuation of the CanSkate program specif...

PreCan & CanSkate Hockey Helmet Policy Helmets that are required on the ice for our PreCan & CanSkate Programs. Many of you have the proper Hockey/sport Helmet that is required by our Skate Canada PreCan & CanSkate Programs. It should have this symbol on the back of the Helmet.  Ski helmets unfortunately do NOT have this CSA Approved sticker on them. We have to follow our Skate Canada guidelines for Helmet and equipment. You can purchase them from Canadian Tire, and we do NOT require the cage. So it is cheaper to get just the helmet. Some Information from Skate Canada's Helmet Policy guidelines: Clubs and skating schools must ensure this policy is enforced during all skating activities including competitions, carnival days or any other special on ice activities throughout the season for this level of skater. How should the hockey helmet fit? A hockey helmet should fit snug to prevent any shifting and maximize protection. Make sure the ...

This skating season is flying by, and we are already halfway through this Fall/Winter session at 5 weeks. There will be Assessments starting in all programs around the 7-8 week mark to fit it in before we reach our 10 week session ending before Christmas. Now that Winter has made its frosty entrance, all skaters need to start wearing more layers on top and bottom. I know its fun to wear competition style dresses and skirts to practice, but its simply not practical!!  Especially at the CanSkate level & when the temperatures are dropping into the minuses, the rink becomes colder as well. The change in the weather, means we need to most likely make a change in what we wear. A skater's environment has a significant impact on an athlete and how they perform on the ice, at all levels. Breathing in colder air, and being colder, is a physical adjustment. If your muscles are cold, you are unable perform like you usually do. Take the measures to wear extra mitts, extra sweater, a...