Seminars

Skating Solutions is made up of Elite Level Instructors, ready to appear at your seminar, encompassing all levels and all disciplines and areas of skating.

We have the right team for whatever seminar you wish to host. We also have many different seminar formats set up for your convenience, and we are willing to work with you to develop a seminar customized to your needs.

Please view our list of instructors to learn about the experienced staff we have available for your Skating Solutions seminar.

*Please note: Due to our goal of each person learning as much as possible, we wish to maintain a 10:1 student to coach ratio.

Seminar Length

For your convenience, a Skating Solutions seminar can range in length from half day to 3 full days. The length depends on what type of seminar you wish and how in depth you wish it to be.

LengthDescription (Examples)
Half Day2 hours on-ice, 1 hour off-ice*
1 Day4 hours on-ice, 2 hours off-ice*
2 Days8 hours on-ice, 4 hours off-ice*

* Rough guide only. Formats are negotiable. Also please note that because of the nature of our seminars, and our goal of maximizing learning benefit, we do not like to have the students learning for more than 6 hours/ day.

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    • Half-day
    • Full Day
    • Two Days
    • Freestyle
    • Dance
    • Pairs
    • Stroking
    • Power Skating
    • Artistic Movement
    • David Islam — Barrie, Ontario
    • Emery Leger — Moncton, New Brunswick
    • Ian Connelly — Montreal, Quebec
    • Lee Barkell — Barrie, Ontario
    • Paige Aistrop — Barrie, Ontario
    • Paul Cousins — Barrie, Ontario
    • Paul Matheson — Barrie, Ontario
    • Robert Tebby — Barrie, Ontario
    • Steven Cousins — Barrie, Ontario
    • Shane Dennison — Barrie, Ontario
    • Stephan Yvars — Montreal, Quebec

Instructors

David Islam — Barrie, Ontario

Specialties

  • Choreography and stroking for dance, singles and pairs

Experience

  • Junior and Senior National team coach
  • Coached athletes at 11 National championships, 4 World Junior Championships and more than 12 international events
  • Coached 10 National and international medallinst, including 5 National champions.
  • 13 years of coaching

"I challenge myself to encourage each skater to be the best they can be in skating and everyday life through a positive learning environment"

Testimonials

Every year for the past six years the phones start ringing and people begin asking about the Seminar. Our Seminar takes place annually and skaters and coaches continue to return every year and still learn something new. The coches take all their years of experience with their athletes and pass it along to you! Thank you for your devotion, because of you we are all better ambassadors of our beautiful sport." — Stephane Yvars, Director at Elite Centre Montreal