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Summer School Schedule
ABOUT THE ICE HOUSE
The Ice House is a year round training facility designed to meet the needs of beginners to Olympic Champions. Our primary goal is to assist skaters in reaching their maximum potential. Opened in 1996 complete with four ice surfaces and a 7,500 sq. ft. off ice training facility, the Ice House is one of the largest training facilities of its kind. Training National, World and Olympic Medalists the Ice House has created an environment that is able to accommodate the needs of skaters in every capacity with one of the biggest learn to skate programs in the country and World-Class training for both beginners and international skaters.
The Ice House has been home to 2002 Olympic Champion, Sarah Hughes, 2002 Olympic Champion Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, 1998 Olympic Champions Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev, World Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen, 3-time National Pairs Champions Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman and 5-time National Dance Champions Naomi Lang and Peter Tchernychev and many other internationally acclaimed skaters.
ON ICE TRAINING
The Ice House offers a comprehensive summer training program that incorporates off ice training along with intensive on ice training. Expert coaching is available in Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Pairs, Dance, Choreography and Stroking from our large staff of highly qualified coaches. The daily schedule consists of Freestyle and Pairs/Dance/Elite sessions.
All sessions are divided into categories: LOW: No Test-Pre Juvenile, MEDIUM: Juvenile-Intermediate, HIGH: Novice-Senior, PAIRS/DANCE/ELITE: Pairs teams, solo or dancers, Dance teams and singles skaters who currently are members of the US Junior National Team, US National Team and foreign international team members.
OFF ICE TRAINING
The 7,500 sq. ft. Athletic Performance Center is housed inside the Ice House is on the 2nd floor. The Ice House’s spacious multi purpose room is also located on the 2nd floor.
The strength training and conditioning program focuses on building strength and cardiovascular conditioning. Exercises to facilitate jump height and quickness of rotation (off ice jumps) will also be included. This program is designed to meet the needs of each figure skater. A full time highly qualified strength and conditioning staff coordinates the program with access to a wide array of additional services including sports medicine physicians, massage therapy and physical therapy. For more information contact the Athletic Performance Center @ (201) 487-8444.
Specific benefits of the off ice dance program are to reinforce body position and extension, enhance creative and artistic expression and musicality. The classes also provide a sense of camaraderie in a fun and energetic atmosphere where skaters can rise to the challenges of different techniques and choreography styles. For more information contact our coordinator Christine DeVito @ (201) 801-0105. Classes and private instruction are offered in ballet and strength and conditioning.
The daily off ice stretch class will improve the skaters’ ability to prevent injury, flexibility, turn out and extension. Focused on complete body stretching with attention to posture, skaters will be taught how to apply these skills to their on ice programs to aid in spirals, spins and connecting moves presentation.