Ice Etiquette

 

Music Reminders

• All music is played from ipods
• Put on a belt when your music is playing.
• Coaches always go first.
• There is a white board with the skating request order listed.
• If you have had your program many times in the session, be courteous and let others go in front of you.
• The music will be played from the boards at the penalty box. Politely ask the music mom for your solo or dance. Or ask your coach to play your music for you.

Ice Etiquette

What is etiquette? Etiquette is any special code of behavior or courtesy. At any level of skating, it is important that skaters follow a few basic rules to keep everyone safe and allow each skating session to be enjoyable and productive. Here are a few rules of etiquette to follow while on the ice…

• Be aware of the skaters around you. You are out on the ice for enjoyment, however, being “heads-up” and paying attention to all the other skaters will make it easier to all to have fun and learn.
• Be polite. You may say “excuse-me” to a fellow skater while you are trying to do your element (jump, spin, skill, and dance).
• No profanity! This includes the music being played.
• No talking in the middle of the ice. It is unsafe for all skaters to be talking in the middle of the ice surface, please move to the side boards if you wish to have a discussion.
• Who has the right of way? A skater doing their solo. All skater’s should be aware of each other’s music. This skater typically will wear one of the provided bright colored belts for easy identification to all skaters. A skater who is in a lesson has the second right of way. When the session ends, the zamboni has the right of way and ALL SKATERS and COACHES must exit the ice when the session is over.
• Skaters are expected to be training at all times on the ice.
• Skaters must get up quickly when they fall and keep moving.
• Skaters should spin in the middle of the ice and jump at the ends, unless practicing a element in a section of their program.
• Skaters should pay special attention to those around them when practicing camel spins and backward spirals.
• Skaters should allow sufficient maneuvering room around skaters who are preforming  spins, jumps or doing their solo. Move away from them and give them space.
• Be aware of one another and look where you are going.
• Always look both ways before leaving the boards and look in the direction you are travelling.
• Refrain from lingering in the lutz corner.
• Drink at the boards ( no glass containers of the ice) and not eating on the ice.
• Ensure the doors along the rink are closed while the session is in progress.
• Coaches should teach from the side.
• No phone use at ice level and no ear buds while skating. Skaters are not allowed to record themselves or each other.
• The Red Deer Skating Club encourages a positive environment to be displayed by ALL, including parents in the stands and lobby, coaches and skaters. Please set a good example for our club.