| Saugeen
Shores Skating Club
In the summer of 2003, the Southampton
Figure Skating Club amalgamated with the Port Elgin Figure Skating
Club to form the Saugeen Shores Skating Club (SSSC). Merging two
clubs has increased our coaching team. We now offer our members
more choices in both group and private lessons. The coaching team
combines individual strengths to create programming with an attitude!
We are sanctioned by Skate Canada
and a member club of the Skate Canada-Central Ontario Section. We
offer a full range of programs throughout the Spring and Fall as
well as our regular season. Programs include Canskate (learn to
skate), Star Skate (test program) and competitive programs.
Children as young as three years
old can join our programs and learn to skate in a fun recreational
environment. Parents are not required to be on the ice while their
child is skating but we do encourage parents to be at the rink while
their child is on the ice.
Regardless of which ice sport children
choose, that is hockey, ringette, figure skating, or speed skating,
they must all learn the same basic skills. If the child learns the
basic skills with the Skating Club first, it will be easier for
them to concentrate on the specific skills associated with a particular
ice sport. A young person entering hockey, for example, will be
able to learn hockey skills and the rules of the game far more effectively
if they have already learned the basics of skating.
SSSC is a not-for-profit organization
served by dedicated volunteer board members and a highly skilled
group of Professional Coaches. Our values fall in line with that
of Skate Canada, which is an Association dedicated to the principles
of enabling every Canadian to participate in skating throughout
their lifetime for fun/fitness and or achievement. |
