Sessions are complete for 2023/2024. Please sign up for email notifications when we post the 2024/2025 schedule!
Information
Speed skating is best enjoyed by skaters who have previously learned some of the basics of skating on hockey or figure skates. Although the club does not offer the most basic “learn to skate” programs (for those who have never skated), we do offer a 4-week Intro To Speed Skate program. Certainly, you do not need to know how to speed skate before you come – we can help you learn that. If you are the kind of person who loves to do laps at public skate sessions at the local rink, take steps to free your inner speed skater!
Skaters who have completed an Intro to Speed Skate (ITSS) session will be invited to join the TSSC and participate in weekly practices for the remainder of the season. Skaters may only participate in a single 4-week Intro to Speed Skating session. If you do decide to join TSSC for the remainder of the season, fees will be pro-rated according to membership start date.
All classes take place at the Ford Performance Centre (previously MasterCard Centre), 400 Kipling Ave, Etobicoke – Rink 1
Winter 2024 Sessions
| 4 Week Session | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 7th Jan 14th Jan 21st Jan 28th | Youth 6-12: 1:45pm - 3:15pm Teens/Adults 13+: 4:45pm = 6:15pm |
| Feb / March | Feb 11th Feb 25th March 3rd March 10th | Youth 6-12: 1:45pm - 3:15pm Teens/Adults 13+: 4:45pm = 6:15pm |
| Cost: $200 TSSC fee + $19 Ontario Speed Skating registration fee (Includes the rental of speed skates and cut-proof ankle guards) |
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Equipment
ITSS cost includes rental of short track speed skates and cut proof ankle guards. Additionally, the participant must bring to the rink the following properly fitting safety equipment for each practice:
- Helmet (bike or hockey)
- Gloves (ideally cut-proof, but leather or hockey gloves are fine)
- Neck guard (bib style)
- Knee pads (inline skating or volleyball)
- Shin guards (soccer style and preferably without the under-foot strap)
Please Note:
- This program is not a custodial setting. As such, parents are required to stay at the arena during the sessions when their child is skating, in order to provide rink-side support in case of emergency. We kindly request the help of parents to put the mats on the ice at the beginning of the sessions.
- All our practices require safety mats. Placement during the youth practices and removal from the ice at the end of the adult practices will be done during the 60min/90min allocated to each group.
Questions?
Contact the registrar at TSSCregistrar@gmail.com if you would like to learn more about our program offering.
Sessions are complete for 2023/2024. Please sign up for email notifications when we post the 2024/2025 schedule!