Synchro Skills 1 & 2 Synchro Skills 1 – majority under 9 years old as of 7/1/19 Synchro Skills 2 – majority under 12 years old as of 7/1/19

Recommendations: Skills: Synchro 1 (All skills on both feet) Skills: Synchro 2 1 group skating class (All skills on both feet) 1 private lesson per week  Forward Stroking Individual practice time should match instructed time.  Forward Crossovers ALL Synchro 1 skills PLUS:  Forward and Backward  Backward Crossovers Synchro Skills is an introductory level. Swizzles  One foot backward glides on Skaters will have fun and get an  Forward and Backward circle understanding of what Synchronized Pumps  Bunny Hops Skating is all about. Most competitions  One foot glide on a circle  Lunges and exhibitions are local. The teams (inside and outside foot up)  Spirals normally have 2 travel competitions to  2 foot forward turns  T-Stops Michigan and Wisconsin. Teams  Forward Chasses  Forward outside and inside practice once a week starting in May  Dips 3-turns through April. The spring ice show is  Snowplow stops the end of the season. This year the  Mohawks teams will be off for a month from m  Tap Toes id-May to mid-June. Bonus Elements – Synchro 1  Bunny Hops Bonus Elements – Synchro 2 The main difference in Synchro Skills 1  Lunges  Back Lunges & 2 are the age requirements and some  Spirals  Backward Chasses skill requirements.  Backward Crossovers  Shoot the ducks  Forward inside and outside edges  T-Stops

Preliminary, Pre-Juvenile & Open Juvenile Preliminary – Must be under 12, majority under 10 as of 7/1/19 Pre-Juvenile – Majority under 13 as of 7/1/19 Open Juvenile – Must be under 20 as of 7/1/19 and passed Pre-Pre Moves Recommendations: Skills: Preliminary Skills: Pre-Juvenile (All skills on both feet) (All skills on both feet) 1 group skating class 1 specialty skating class ALL skills from Synchro skills sheet ALL Preliminary skills PLUS: (power/edges) PLUS:  Backward power 3 turns 1 private lesson per week  Forward and Backward  Forward and Backward Cross Individual practice time should perimeter stroking Strokes match instructed time.  Forward Power 3 turns  Forward and Backward Power  Swing rolls Pulls These levels are competitive. There  Back Lunges Bonus Elements – Pre-Juvenile is more travel involved with these  Alternating backward  Forward inside brackets teams. Teams practice once a week crossovers to backward outside  Forward edge starting May through April. The   Spirals on a curve  Stag Jumps spring ice show is the end of the  Upright and Sit spins season. This year the teams will be Bonus Elements – Preliminary off for a month from mid-May to  Biellmann spiral Skills: Open Juvenile mid-June. Off-ice sessions are  Spread Eagles (All skills on both feet) added in the fall through the  Split Jump competitive season for these teams.  Illusion ALL Pre-Juvenile skills PLUS:  Backward shoot the duck  Forward inside brackets The main difference between these  Front T-Stop  Forward outside rockers levels are age requirements and  Backward 3 turns  Forward twizzles some skills requirements. Open  Forward twizzles  Backward single  Forward and Backward Cross Juvenile will skate older skaters  Outside spread eagles both Strokes than the rest of the teams. ways  Heal Stretches, any direction,  Heel stretches, any direction, any leg any leg Bonus Elements – Pre-Juvenile  Two difficult turns in a series  Counters Juvenile Must be under 13 as of 7/1/19 and passed pre-juvenile moves

Recommendations: Skills: Juvenile Field Moves (on both feet):

 Outside spread eagles 3 private lesson per week (Freestyle, Should already be able to demonstrate the  Spirals outside edge and change Moves, ) following with proper extension, knee bend/rebend, undercuts, toe point, power edge Individual practice time should and posture  135 spiral, correct grip match instructed time.  Biellmann spiral Basic skills (on both feet):  Other Beneficial Classes:  Stroking  Backward shoot the duck Power class, Edge class,  Crossovers Flexibility/Stretch class, Ballet  Chasses Freestyle Skills:  Swing Rolls  Split jump This is a competitive, IJS qualifying  Three turns – outside and  Stag jump level. Juvenile practices May- inside  All single jumps  Axel or highest jump of choice August, with boot camp taking  Backward power three turns  Upright tuck spin place in July. There will be  Mohawks  Cross Strokes  Illusion practices two days a week (one  Power Pulls  I spin or Biellmann spin weekday, one weekend) with a skills  Single Twizzle day added during the competition  Back lunge Team Skills: season starting in September. The  Push under Push back (R over L  Pivot block with steps – RFI 3 competitive season runs from crossover with undercut to RBO turn, RBO double 3 September through January 31st with L extension)  Traveling Circle – No hold and with the season extended through  Crossover to turn under connected February with the qualification for yourself  Rotating Wheel the US Synchro Championships.  Front T-Stop  Box Intersection  Steps during no hold element Off-Ice sessions will be added  Bunny hop  Chang of hold during backward before or after practices throughout  Forward inside brackets  Forward outside rockers crossovers the season. During the competition season, additional practices will be added.

Intermediate/Novice Intermediate – Under Age 18 as of 7/1/19 and passed Juvenile moves Novice – Under Age 16 as of 7/1/19 and passed Intermediate moves

Recommendations: Skills: Intermediate Skills: Novice (All skills on both feet) (All skills on both feet) 3 private lesson per week (Freestyle,

Moves, Ice Dance) ALL skills from Juvenile skill sheet ALL skills from Intermediate PLUS: Individual practice time should match PLUS:  Brackets, Counters and Rockers instructed time. – forward and backward – all

 Forward inside Twizzles edges Other Beneficial Classes:  Backward outside Twizzles  Twizzles (2 & 3 rotations) – Power class, Edge class, (single) forward and backward – all Flexibility/Stretch class, Ballet edges

Series of Turns:  Forward change edge spirals These levels competitive, IJS qualifying  LBI rocker, LFI bracket, LBO (outside to inside and inside to levels. Intermediate and Novice counter outside) practices in May-August, with boot  RFI counter, RBI rocker, RFI  180 Spiral camp taking place in July. There will bracket  Biellmann Spirals (Forward be practices two days a week (one  Skater’s choice of 3 difficult outside and Backward flat) weekday, one weekend) with a skills turns in a series  Difficult spin of choice – sit day added during the competition spin and up season starting in September. The  Pivot Block with 2 difficult competitive season runs from turns September through January 31st with the season extended through February  Travel Wheel with the qualification for the US  Duck under change of edge Synchro Championships. Off-Ice spirals sessions will be added before or after  Death Spiral practices throughout the season. During the competition season, additional practices will be added.