Beginner Full Season | Better Skater Program Spruce Grove

Location Stu Barnes Arena

Time 4:15 to 5:00

Day Thursdays October 1 to December 10 2025 then January 7 2027 to March 11 2027

Better Player offers a unique program for hockey players, ringette players and recreational skaters. We have our better skater program that is only skating. It is a program for the 4-year-old learning to skate, as well we can take the 50-year-old that simply wants to stay in shape. We offer something for every age group and every skill level. The Better Skater program will take a skater through a well-planned progression of balance, control and agility to develop a superior technical skater. These skaters are more capable of handling themselves because they have a stride that generates maximum speed with minimum effort and the have mastered edges and stopping. Throughout the program skaters will develop using his or her body in a coordinated effort to develop maximum power, agility and speed

Better Player Better Skater programs are based on Skating ability alone, not based on an age group that may correspond to a hockey or ringette age group.  There are learn to Skaters all the way up to 3rd year hockey players attending the beginner program.

What to Expect

-first lesson small groups will be formed and made based on current over all group abilities.

- 21 well planned progressive lessons covering all the main basic skating points.
(Forward, backwards, Stopping, Turning, Balance, and intro to Cross overs)

-a healthy balance of new skills and review of learned skills to help improvement

- 10th and 20th lesson will be a fun game days

-there is a learn to skate group in the beginner program. (so, no skating experience is needed to attend)

What we Expect

-Proper fitting equipment (advice will be provided after lesson one if there are concerns or questions)

-helmets be warn at all time as well as gloves and full sleeves

-Be able to learn and behave in a small group setting

- desire to listen, learn and have fun.

What you NEED

-CSA Approved helmet, or a dot, Snell approved winter sport helmet

-Gloves that cover the full hand

-Pair of lace up skates,

-full sleeves, no skating in a t shirt

Extra recommendations

-full equipment is not mandatory but is a recommended option but it is your option

-hockey/Ringette stick can be brought and skated with even though we do not play with rings or pucks

-all hard plastic has to be covered.  No Bare shin guards exposed to ice. Shin pads and elbow pads need to be covered by socks or jersey or jacket and or snow pants.