How to Dress Your Child For Indoor Ice Skating

Most indoor ice skating rinks maintain a temperature between 45 and 60 degrees, depending on the temperature outside. When you are dressing your child for ice skating lessons or free skating at the ice rink, your first challenge will be warmth. Skaters will be exercising strenuously, so it is important to dress your child in thin layers that can be removed easily as their bodies warm up. Avoid dressing your child in a bulky winter coat, as heavy coats make Read More

The Passion of Ice Skating

“Wow, did you see that!? That was amazing! What was that?” I asked the skater sitting on the bench next to me. I had just witnessed the most amazing jump as I was putting on my skates in the lobby, getting ready to step onto the ice for the first time after a nearly decade-long hiatus. The skater next to me replied nonchalantly, “Oh, that? That’s called a triple flip… David is a senior level skater and he does that Read More