Northfield Skating School

Come celebrate Halloween on Ice with Northfield’s first annual Halloween Skate!

Join us Saturday evening from 7:15 – 9:15pm and skate in (safe) costume if you choose. Limited rental skates available first come first served.

Please join us for our Session 1 Parent Meeting, Thurs 9/24 from 6:30-7:45 at the Northfield Arena.

You will receive your skaters’ class and coach assignments. We will also distribute Parent Handbooks, go over our programs, policies, equipment, philosophy, Q & A, and more. This is a great change to speak with the director and clarify what to expect from lessons and how best to help your child get the most out of our program. If you are unable to attend, please contact us for your group and coach assignment and a copy of the presentation.

Help celebrate the early opening of the Northfield Arena and the beginning of the Olympic season with FREE open skate, exhibitions by high level guest skaters, food from Beef O’Brady’s, crafts by PJ’s Crafts, and more. Limited RENTAL SKATES NOW AVAILABLE.

Saturday 9/26, 6:15-7:45, Northfield Ice Arena, 1280 Bollenbacher Drive. Bring the family and join the fun!

Attention parents and skaters: The registration deadline for Session 1 classes is Monday, Sept 14. Registrations postmarked after that date will be subject to a $15 late fee per skater. Don’t forget to sign up on our online registration page or contact us with questions. See you at the rink!

Get an Edge: Take Your Skating to the Next Level!

When: Sun Sept 27, 7pm (Following power class on our opening day. For those of you not enrolled in power, enjoy a warm beverage and watch class before our meeting begins!)

Where: Upstairs meeting room, Northfield Arena

What/Why: One of our goals is to expand opportunities for advanced skaters and increase awareness of the structure and options within skating. Skating offers many opportunities to build athletic, artistic, and life skills. Join us to learn how you can get involved!

Who’s Invited: EVERYONE. Information it intended for skaters Basic 4 and up and Adult 3 and up, but everyone is welcome to learn about future options. Skaters and parents welcome. Rarely will all of this information be available and explained all at one time!
 
Meeting Topics:
- The Structure of U.S. Figure Skating (types of skating, tests, recreation, competitions)
- Your Opportunities at NSS (program explanations)
- Partnering with NSS: Designing Your Own Programs
- Skating For Life: Collegiate and Adult Programs
- Private Lessons and Extra Practice Time
- Skates & Equipment
- Becoming a Skating Assistant/Instructor

Our 2009-10 Open House & Registration is coming up on Wednesday, September 2, from 5:00-7:00pm in the Northfield Arena lobby.

Please join us to find out about new programs and events, turn in your registration, meet new staff members, and have all of your questions answered. Feel free to spread the word. We hope to see you there!

A reminder that you can register online anytime. The Session 1 registration deadline is 9/14/09.

Welcome back! You can register 3 ways:

1) Online
2) By mail (Return form found at Goodbye Blue Monday, the arena, the CAC, and other Northfield locations)
3) Attend our Open House/Registration Night, Wed 9/2 from 5:00-7:00pm, Northfield Arena lobby, or join us at the community youth fairs Wed. 8/19 at Greenvale and Bridgewater.

We have quite a bit to look forward to this season!

See programs, calendar of events, registration, and more. Registrations are accepted as space permits in the order received. Session 1 deadline is 9/14.

Season Updates

Hand in your NSS registration form and find out about other youth opportunities in town at the community fairs this Wednesday evening, 8/19!

5:30 – 6:30pm Greenvale
7:00 – 8:00pm Bridgewater

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Northfield Arena to offer limited rental skates! Rental skates will help increase access to skating programs and events and give more people a chance to try skating at the Northfield Arena.

While we intend to build our skate supply as time goes on, for now we have a very limited amount (35 pairs total) and their use should be considered a last resort for lessons since there will not be enough to meet our anticipated demand. See FAQs for local skate shops and fitting information. If you have exhausted other options and would like to request rentals, please list skater’s shoe size on the registration form. Skates will be reserved first come first served based on receipt of registration and lesson payment. The director will inform you of availability upon receipt of registration. If skates are not available in your size please be prepared to purchase them in time for lessons. Rental skates are $18 per skater per NSS session (payable to the arena during Lesson 1). Skaters who do not pay for rentals during lesson 1 will lose their reservation.

We look forward to building our rental supply and are accepting skate donations for rentals! To donate skates please contact us or the Northfield Arena. Skates can be dropped off at the arena between 8am and 4pm M-F. Once the arena opens for the season (9/21) skates can be dropped off any time the arena is open.

A message from Deb Suppes, President of Tri-County FSC:

The Tri-County Figure Skating Club will host an Introduction to Synchronized Skating class in July and August.  We would like to extend an invitation to you to join us!  Club membership would not be required for this fun class! The class will meet on four Saturdays from 12:15-1:15 pm, July 11, 18, & 25 at Hasse Arena in Lakeville, and August 1 at Lakeville Ames Arena.  Our lead instructor will be Roni Maas.
 
The class will be great for those new to sychronized skating and a great refresher/practice for those with some prior experience.  There will be no age or skating level requirement, though forward and backward skating is helpful! I would like to get an idea of how many skaters to expect, so e-mail reponses to suppes@integra.net would be most appreciated!