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Instructor Apprentice Program

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Instructor Apprentice Program

2024 Dates TBA

$175.00 - Sundays for 6 weeks.

Many accomplished skaters love the challenge of becoming an instructor, and the thrill of watching beginning students learn new moves under their tutelage.
Learn to Teach Inline & Roller Skating
This training is for everyone (adults and youth) who have intermediate skating skills and are looking to learn how to teach skating. The Skate Instructor Training will prepare you to teach others how to skate well.
Challenging
The course uses a very systematic and well-proven teaching model. You will learn how to technically demonstrate and teach each skill, while also polishing your own skating skills.
Improve on your Skating skills
This course will also prepare participants to take the Skate Instructor Association Instructor Certification, a prerequisite for possible future employment with Skate Journeys, or to run your own skate classes. 
Prep for SkateIA Certification
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PRICE AND DATES:

PRICE:$175.00
DATES:2024 Dates TBA
Make up: 
DAY / TIME:

Sessions are: Sundays.
8:45-9:30am & 10:00-10:45am

Both sessions are required.
First session is for practicing skating skills.
Second session is for learning how to teach.

LENGTH:6 Weeks, plus 1 Makeup class
NOTE:We offer this class once or twice a year, depending on demand. 
*Fee Waiver available

INSTRUCTOR APPRENTICE PROGRAM INCLUDES:

  • Improve on your skating skills.
  • Learn how to teach skating.
  • Set you up for success for your goals.
  • Pathway to becoming future employee with Skate Journeys.
  • Pathway to being a Instructor Apprentice , Camp Counselor, Ambassador.
  • Pathway to becoming a paid or volunteer Instructor with Skate Journeys.
  • Preparation for SkateIA Instructor Certification Program.
  • Advise about ability to passing SkateIA Certification.

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR:

  • Intermediate Skaters, Adults Level 3 & Kids Level 4.
  • Inline or Quad skaters.
  • Adults or Youth.
  • Ages 12 and Up. (Must be 12 by June 1st of the following summer).

SKILLS COVERED

  • V walk and Basic Stride
  • Heel Stop or Toe Stop
  • Pivot—Left Inside edge
  • Backwards Skating—Swizzles & Pizza walK
  • Skaters Choice
  • Parallel Turns—both directions
  • Crossovers in a circle—both directions
  • Transitions—all directions

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • SkateIA Instructor Certification program is required to teach for Skate Journeys and as professional skating instructor on your own.
  • You are not guaranteed to pass the Certification because you take the Apprentice Course.
  • You can decide to take the next SkateIA Certification or wait till you are ready.
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PATHWAYS AVAILABLE WITH SKATE JOURNEYS

Skate Ambassador Program

The Ambassador Program is an opportunity for kids 12 or older to support our summer camps. Ambassadors are skaters who have taken our Apprentice Program or, on occasions, invited to join the staff. If they have taken the Apprentice program, they may not have been ready to take the Certification.

  • These positions are exclusive to our summer camps.
  • Have attended 3 or more summer camps.
  • Level 4 Kids and proficient in skating skills.
  • Intend to become Camp Counselors when old enough.
  • Ambassadors pay for camp and take the regular classes at camp to improve their skills, plus assist the Counselors in creating and playing the games.
  • They enjoy the breaks and food with the counselors and are not responsible for any camper oversight.
  • Often we will provide a prep class at camp for our Ambassadors, so they know what skills need to be completed for the Certification.
Skate Instructor / Skate Counselor
  • We pay our staff under several conditions:
  • a. You must be 15 years of age.
  • b. We must be in need of paid staff.
  • c. You meet the necessary criteria as designated by our job description.
  • d. You must be able to teach your own class w/ at least 3 students.

SkateIA Level 1 Certification Dates

2024 Dates:
We have chosen these specific dates to go with the Apprentice Instructor fall program. 

Seattle, In person program.
Thursday, January 18, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Saturday, January 20, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, January 21, 10:00am to 5:00pm

This program is run by SkateIA which is a company Trish Alexander, our Skate Journeys executive director owns and operates. www.skateia.org.

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Certification Information

You should set aside the dates for the Certification Course, just in case.  You must attend the entire Certification Course Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday (Friday night 6pm to 9pm; Saturday 9am to 6pm; Sunday 9am to 5pm) Click here for Dates

A Skate IA Instructor course will be offered.  Click here for Skate IA certification details for Level 1 Certification. Those who want to take that test are invited to do so. It is not run by Skate Journeys. For anyone wishing to become an instructor for Skate Journeys classes and summer camps you need to know that you must also take Skate Journeys Apprentice Course first.

Here is the link to register and if you have any questions, please make sure you read all of the above and then call me! 206-276-9328.

Skate Instructor Certification Program www.skateia.org

www.SkateIA.org

Our mission is “To teach and transform lives through
inline and roller skating.”