Penguin Pal One

• Sit and stand up with skates on: off the ice
• Sit and stand up with skates on: on the ice
• March in place
• Forward marching: 8-10 steps
• Forward march into two-foot glide (1/2 - 1 body length)
• Dip in place
• Dip while moving

Penguin Pal Two

• Scooter or T-push (R & L foot)
• Forward skating across the width of the arena
• Foward swizzle action in place
• Forward swizzles: 4-6 in a row
• Snowplow stop skid action in place
• Two-foot hop in place
• Helicopter turn

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Beginning Skate 1

• Sit on ice and stand up
• Forward marching across the ice
• Forward two-foot glide
• Dip while moving
• Forward fish: 6-8 in a row
• Backward wiggles: 6-8 in a row
• Snowplow skid in place
  • Bonus: Two foot hop in place

Beginning Skate 2

• T-push into forward two-foot glide (R & L)
• Forward one-foot glide (R&L)
• Backward two-foot glide from backward wiggles
• 1 forward + 1 backward fish; 2-3 in a row
• Backward fish; 6-8 in a row
• "Tango" turn: both directions
• Moving snowplow stop: R or L
  • Bonus: Curves on two-feet

Beginning Skate 3

• Forward skating across the ice
• Forward pumps on a circle; 6-8 consecutive, both directions
• Moving forward to backward two-foot turns, both directions
• Beginning backward one-foot glides (R & L)
• Backward snowplow stop with skid, R or L
• Forward "Zig-Zag"/Slalom pattern
  • Bonus: Forward inside pivot (R&L)

Intermediate Skate 4

• Forward stroking with correct use of blade
• Forward outside (FO) edge on a circle (R & L)
• Forward inside (FI) edge on a circle (R & L)
• Forward crossover; 4-6 consecutive, both directions
• Advanced backward one-foot glides; one body length (R & L)
• Backward pumps on a circle: 6-8 consecutive, both directions
  • Bonus: Forward Lunge, R or L

Intermediate Skate 5

• Backward outside (BO) edge on a circle ( R&L)
• Backward inside (BI) edge on a circle ( R&L)
• Backward crossovers; 4-6 consecutive, both directions
• Moving backward to forward two-foot turn, both directions
• Backward stroking
• Hockey stop, both directions
  • Bonus: Shoot the Duck

Free Skate Fundamentals

• Forward outside (FO) 3-turns froma standstill ( R&L)
• Forward inside (FI) 3-turns froma standstill (R&L)
• Forward spiral in a straight ling (R or L)
• T-stops using the correct edge ( R&L)
• Bunny hops (R&L)
• Side toe hops; both directions
• Two-foot spin; 4-6 revolutions, optional entry
  • Bonus: Beginning one-foot spin (2-3 revs.)

Pre Free Skate

• Forward inside (FI) open Mohawk from a standstill; R to L & L to R
• Backward crossovers into a back outside (BO) landing edge, both directions
• Moving back outside (BO) reverse Mohawk; R to L & L to R
• One-foot upright spin; 406 revolutions, optional entry & free leg position
• Moving FO 3-turns (R & L)
• Waltz jump from 2-3 backward crossovers
  • Bonus: BI pivots (R & L)

Free Skate 1

• Forward perimeter stroking pattern, both directions (PP MIF)
• FO & FI edges; 4-6 consecutive (PP MIF)
• Moving FI 3-turns (R & L)
• Mohawk step combination; both directions
• Scratch spin from 2-3 backward crossovers; 4 revs. ( free foot crossed in front)
• 1/2 Flip
• Toe Loop
  • Bonus: Waltz jump/Side toe hop/Waltz jump

Free Skate 2

• Forward sprials in a straight line, R & L (PP MIF)
• BO & BI edges, 4-6 consecutive (PP MIF)
• Moving BO 3-turns ( R & L)
• Beginning back spin; 1-2 revolutions, optional entry & free foot
• 1/2 Lutz
• Salchow
• Watlz 3-turns, 3 in a row (R & L)
  • Bonus: Forward spiral variations

Free Skate 3

• Forward & Backward crossovers in a figure eight pattern (Pre MIF)
• FO & FI consecutive spirals; 4-6 (Pre MIF)
• BI 3-turns (R & L)
• Waltz Eight pattern (PP MIF)
• Advanced back spin; 3-4 revolutions with free foot crossed in front
• Waltz jump/Toe Loop
• Salchow/Toe Loop
  • Loop Jump

Adult 1

• Falling & Recovery
• Forward marching across the ice
• Forward two-foot glide
• Dip and tuck
• Forward Swizzles
• Scooter pushes or T-push
• Forward strides/strokes & gliding
• Backward skating
• Backward swizzles
• Forward one-foot glides: R & L
• Two-foot turns in place
• Snowplow stops: R & L
• Forward curves on two feet
• Forward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle: both directions

Adult 2

• Forward stroking
• Moving snowplow stop
• Backward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle: both directions
• Moving two-foot turns on a curve: both directions
• Forward edges on a circle: outside & inside, R & L
• Forward crossovers: both directions
• Backward one-foot glide: R & L
• Forward Chasses on a circle

Adult 3

• Forward slalom
• Gliding hockey turns: R & L, with speed in and out turn
• Forward stops & starts
• Lateral marching crossovers: both directions
• Backward edges on a circle: outside & inside, R & L
• Backward crossovers: both directions
• Backward snowplow or V-stop
• Forward inside Mohawk, R to L or L to R
• Basic forward outside & inside consecutive edges (4-6)
• Forward progressives

Adult 4 

• Forward three-turns: outside or inside, R & L 
• Perimeter forward stroking with crossover end patterns
• Forward outside to inside change of edge sequence
• Alternate forward crossovers with forward inside egde transition
• Alternate backward crossovers with two-foot transition
• Footwork Sequence: 3-5 forward crossovers into an inside Mohawk followed by 3-5 backward crossovers, step forward outside the circle and repeat
• Forward arabesque/spiral, R or L
• Forward lunge, R or L