Learn To Skate
Welcome to FVHA Learn to Skate! We’re excited to get your young skater out on the ice and help them build confidence, learn the fundamentals and, most importantly, have some fun along the way!
Thanks to the generous support of the Grand Foundation, Learn to Skate is offered FREE to participating families. A huge thank you to the Grand Foundation for helping us make this opportunity available to young skaters in our community!
Our goal is simple: help kids become confident and then competent on their skates, all while having fun and developing a love for being on the ice.
Throughout the program, our experienced coaches will introduce skills progressively, starting with the very basics. Kids will learn how to put on and get comfortable in their skates, safely get up after falling, walk and move on the ice, develop balance, begin using their inside and outside edges, run, stop, turn and even navigate and jump over obstacles. As their confidence grows, we’ll begin introducing many of those same skills while skating backward.
Learn to Skate is approximately six weeks and includes 12 on-ice sessions. Every child develops at a different pace, and that’s perfectly fine. Our focus is on creating a positive, low-pressure environment where kids are having fun while becoming more comfortable and capable on their skates.
Parents, we do ask for your help! Please plan to assist your child with getting dressed and ready for the ice and remain available during each session in case your skater needs help with equipment, a restroom break, or simply needs to warm up. The IceBox is cold, so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
And for kids who finish Learn to Skate wanting more, we hope this is only the beginning. Skaters will have the opportunity to continue into FVHA’s Learn to Hockey program later this winter, where they’ll put on hockey gear, pick up a stick and begin learning the game in a fun, age-appropriate, low-impact environment.
We’re excited to get started and can’t wait to see your young skater out on the ice!
Ages
Learn to Skate is designed for beginning skaters of all ages and experience levels. Kids can start as young as 4 years old, and absolutely no previous skating experience is necessary!
Whether it’s your child’s very first time putting on skates or they’ve been on the ice a few times but are still finding their feet, we’ll meet them where they are and help build their confidence from there.
When
Learn to Skate is tentatively scheduled to begin in early November and run for approximately six weeks, with a short break around Thanksgiving.
Sessions are tentatively scheduled for:
Tuesdays & Thursdays
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
IceBox Ice Rink
Please note that dates and times are subject to change as we finalize our season schedule. Registered families will receive confirmed program details before we hit the ice!
LOCATION
Practices will be held at the Fraser Valley Ice Box, located within the Fraser Valley Sports Complex in Fraser, Colorado.
SEASON COST
Thanks to the generous support of the Grand Foundation, Learn to Skate is offered FREE to participating families. A huge thank you to the Grand Foundation for helping us make this opportunity available to young skaters in our community!
LTS 2026
FVHA’s Learn to Skate program is the perfect introduction to the ice for young, beginning skaters, and the program is FREE!
This approximately 6-week program is tentatively scheduled to begin in early November and is designed to help kids build confidence and have fun while learning the fundamentals of skating. Our experienced coaches will work with players on everything from putting on and getting comfortable in their skates to balance, movement, stopping, falling safely and getting back up, and confidently maneuvering around the ice.
Long time Coach, Mikey Hicks, will lead the program with an emphasis on creating a fun, positive and low-pressure environment where kids can learn at their own pace and develop a love for being on the ice.
Before registering for FVHA Learn to Skate, all participants must first register with USA Hockey using the link below. Once you have your player’s USA Hockey membership number, you will be able to complete the FVHA Learn to Skate registration.
Please note that the Learn to Skate start and end dates are currently approximate. Specific dates, times and additional program information will be communicated to registered families as we get closer to the start of the season.
And Learn to Skate is just the beginning! Kids who enjoy the program will have the opportunity to continue into FVHA’s Learn to Hockey program, another approximately 6-week session tentatively beginning in early February. Players will put on hockey equipment, grab a stick and begin learning the game through fun, age-appropriate drills and low-impact, house-league-style play.
No previous skating or hockey experience is necessary. Come learn, have fun and get comfortable on the ice!