CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2023/24

Season Begins                                                             September 12th, 2023

CanSkate Full Season                                                   September 13th, 2023 – May 18th, 2024

CanSkate Session 1 - Fall                                             September 13th - December 23th, 2023

CanSkate Session 2 -  Winter                                      January 10th – May 18th, 2024

Junior & Up Season                                                      September 12th, 2023 - May 24th, 2024

Special Events for our Skaters

·       CanSkate Hallowe’en Parties                               October 25th- 28th, 2023

·       CanSkate Holiday Parties                                   December 19th – 23rd, 2023

·       STAR SKATE Performance Day (Junior & Up)     December 16th, 2023

·       Valentine’s Family Skate                                       February 9th, 2024

·       CanSkate Bring a Friend Days                            November 22nd to 25th

March 6th to 9th, 2024

·       Spring Performance Gala                                    May 2024, Rehearsals and Show Date TBA                         

Test Days *                                                              November 28th to December 1st, 2023

                                                                                  February 20th to February 23rd, 2024

                                                                                   April 30th to May 3rd, 2024

*All sessions including CanSkate & CanPowerSkate may be cancelled on Test Days.

Club Closures  (dates inclusive)

·       Christmas/New Year                                        December 25th, 2023 – January 1st, 2024

·       Junior and up Resumes                                   January 2nd, 2024

·       CanSkate Resumes                                           January 10th, 2024

·       March Break                                                        March 10th – 16th, 2024

·       Good Friday                                                        March 29th, 2024

DESCRIPTIONS & QUALIFICATIONS

Skaters may only skate on sessions for which they are qualified.

CANSKATE

Must be 4 years of age by December 31, 2023. Teaches the basic elements of skating. Includes a 15-minute group lesson taught by a professional coach. Semi-private and private lessons also available. Additional private lesson time is available during Mixed Private Lesson Sessions. Please consult your private coach. CSA (Hockey) Helmets are mandatory for all skaters until they have passed Stage 5.

CANPOWERSKATE

Must have passed CanSkate Stage 3 and/or be able to skate the length of the ice and stop. Designed to enhance the skating skills needed for hockey and ringette. Full CSA-approved equipment must be worn.

JUNIOR

Must have passed CanSkate Stage 5 badge. Includes one Skills, one Class and one dryland session. Private Coaching is mandatory. No hockey or leisure skates allowed.

INTERMEDIATE

Must have passed any two STAR tests AND Junior Free Skate 3 badge.

ADVANCED

Must have passed STAR 5 Free or Member of Axel Club or STAR 6 Skills or complete set of Star 6 Dances.

ELITE

Must have passed STAR 6 Freeskate or Member of any Double Jump Club or Star 8 Skills or complete set of STAR 7 Dances.

OPEN JUNIOR & UP - Open to qualified Junior, Intermediate, Advanced & Elite skaters.

OPEN INTERMEDIATE & UP - Open to qualified Intermediate, Advanced & Elite skaters.

MIXED PRIVATE LESSON SESSION - Open all registered Scarboro FSC skaters, CanSkate and Up. CanSkaters MUST be always with their private coach on this session.

DRYLAND – Off ice conditioning classes are included with most sessions Junior and Up – please check the schedule for details.

2023-2024 FEES - see table above

ICE DANCE PROGRAMS:

Ice Dance Elite High Performance and Ice Dance Development Program by invitation only

For more information about our Dance program, please contact Carol Lane at 905-435-0892 or cjlane57@hotmail.com 

*Additional Fees:

Skate Canada & Safe Sport Fee                       $ 59

Club Administration fee (all programs)            $ 40

The Jump Start Sport and KidSport programs offer funding to support skating families in need of financial assistance:

https://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/             https://kidsportcanada.ca/ontario/ 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

All membership fees must be paid in full via Uplifter on the Club website. If you don’t already have one, you will need to create an account to register. Fees include the sessions and Dryland as stated in this brochure. The $59 Skate Canada/Safe Sport fee is levied and collected by Skate Canada on an annual basis. Membership in Skate Canada is valid from September 1st, 2023 to August 31st, 2024.

Guest skating by non-home club skaters is suspended until further notice. Home club members Junior and Up Only: $30, payable by Uplifter. Skaters may only guest skate on a session for which they are qualified. Skaters must register before skating and must contact their private coach before registering to ensure there is room on the session that day.

All regular sessions are canceled for Test Days. To be eligible to take a test, all outstanding fees must be paid before going on the ice.

SFSC accepts Visa and M/C. Registrations over $600 may be post-dated as follows- 40% at registration, 30% on Dec 1, 2023, and 30% on Feb. 01, 2024. Failure to pay on time may result in ice privileges being revoked.

THERE ARE NO MAKEUP SESSIONS.

After registration, only one change is permitted per application for $15. There is a 10% charge of your total registration invoice for withdrawals before opening day. All declined credit card transactions are subject to a $25 administration charge.

NO REFUNDS will be processed after opening day except for major medical reasons and requests must be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate. The Board of Directors must approve all refunds.

A minimum & a maximum number of skaters may be applied to all sessions at the discretion of the Board of Directors. All sessions are subject to cancellation.

Scarboro Figure Skating Club reserves the right to make changes to its programs as deemed necessary. 

The SFSC cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions, or sessions lost due to factors beyond our control.

Coaching Staff:

Karen Cherepacha 647-521-7121 kcherepacha@sympatico.ca  

Carol Lane                   905-435-0892    cjlane57@hotmail.com        

Cindy Barclay-Hubert 416-520-0664 cbhubert@rogers.com

Jon Lane 905-435-0892 cjlane57@hotmail.com

Andrea Satar           416-275-1183    andreasatar@rogers.com

Juris Razgulajevs     289-314-9847    jurisira@hotmail.com

Marc-Andre Servant 514-710-0878 mrmservant@gmail.com

Paulette Ormsby 289-316-4271 ken.paulette01@gmail.com

Lynn Tennant           416-357-2233    sk8terlynn@gmail.com

Ken Ormsby               289-316-4271 ken.paulette01@gmail.com

CanSkate Only Coaches:

Cathy Copeland 289-404-2262 catherinedcopeland@gmail.com

Liz Todd   647-309-2457     liztodd0412@gmail.com                                                                                                           

Joshua Inward jinward8@gmail.com

Analeiza Katrayan     analeizakatrayan@gmail.com

Shaelene Katrayan    647-631-1710     shaelenekatrayan@gmail.com

Program Coordinators:

CanSkate Coordinator Lynn Tennant

Free Skate Coordinator Cindy Barclay-Hubert

Dance Coordinator Carol Lane