Ice Oasis

Skating is one of the most important aspects of hockey, and often, the most overlooked.  The stronger the skater the better the player! At Nazareth Ice Oasis we believe it's important for children to have a good foundation of fundamental skating mechanics before they begin to learn the other skills needed to play hockey.

Our Skating School is one of the largest in the Bay Area and professional instructors teach all classes. Our three-step Skating School Program for Hockey Players helps young players quickly accelerate from fundamental skating to Starter Hockey to Rookie Hockey Camp, where sticks and pucks are introduced. In this way the program ensures fundamentals are in place before children enter the Ice Oasis Youth Program — giving them a step up in developing their hockey talent.
 
Our Program for Hockey Players
Our skating program for beginner hockey players is strong in developing fundamentals.
 

 
Step 1:  New to Skating
(Classes: Tots Level 1 and 2, and Beginning 1) (30 min) Cost: $104

•    Ages: 3 to 6 Offered: Tuesday 3:30pm, Wednesday 5:20pm, Saturday 11:45am
•    Entry criteria: No experience needed. These classes help get kids accustomed to being on the ice and being in skates.
•    Covers: Standing, gliding, proper way to fall and get up, introduction to backwards skating and stopping.

Step 2:  Introduction to Hockey Skating
•    Ages 6 and up offered on Saturdays at 11:45am (30 Min) Cost: 104

•    Entry Criteria: Beginning I (Pass)
•    Covers: Ready position, gliding in ready position, One foot inside edge glide around cone, controlled turns, crossover walks, control stops (right/left), backwards skating. You must test out of Starter Hockey to participate in Rookie Camp.

Step 3: Introduction to Hockey (Link to Current Session)

•    Ages 6 and up offered
   o    Rookie Camp 1 and 2 Sunday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm (60 min, 8 Weeks) Cost: $104

•    Entry Criteria: Starter Hockey (Pass)
•    Rookie Camp 1 Covers: Straight line one foot pushes, forward stride, backwards-C cuts, and backward glide in ready position. Also covers basic puck work including stationary stick handling, forward skating with the puck, forward skating while stick handling, and an introduction to passing.
•    Rookie Camp 2 Covers: Wrist shot and backhand shot introduction, control turn with puck, positioning fundamentals, backward crossover introduction, backwards snowplow, and game play.
Instruction focuses on mastering the basic skating skills in full hockey equipment. In order to participate in team practices mastery of these fundamentals is required.

Sign Up
Our staff is always available to answer any questions you may have. To learn more you can contact:

For Step 1: Susan Blaisdell, Skating School Director,
            sblaisdell@iceoasis.com

For Steps 2 and 3:
    Ruben Ayala, Youth Hockey Coordinator
        rayala@iceoasis.com
    Chris Knight, Hockey Director
        cknight@iceoasis.com
    Kevin Whitmer, Assistant Hockey Director
        kwhitmer@iceoasis.com

Or call 650-364-8090 during office hours for more information.