Orono Community Education

Indoor Lessons at the Orono Ice Arena

We teach fundamentals of ice skating while building confidence and skills through each lesson. The progressive curriculum ensures success from the first steps on the ice to the mastery of advanced skills. Highly Qualified USFSA trained coaching staff.

Program Director, Mary Tichy is a USFSA double gold medalist (figures and freestyle) with over 25 years of skating experience and over 20 years of coaching experience.

Freestyle 1 - 7 recommended for ages 6 and up

Skill Level Descriptions

Skaters will be divided into levels on the first day of class.

• Freestyle 5: Backward edges, three turns, back crossovers, hockey stop
• Freestyle 6/7: Backward to forward turns, backward stroking, one-foot spin, T-stops

Each lesson includes 30 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of free practice time either prior to or after your lesson.

What you should know before your skating lessons!

• Children should dress warmly (jackets, hats, mittens, etc.) because the arena is cold.
• Beginning skaters MUST wear helmets.
• Wear either leather hockey or figure skates, but please no double bladed skates.
• Parents are not allowed on the ice without skates. If you are wearing skates you may join your child in the practice area, but not in the lesson area.
• Additional lesson information will be sent out via email.