Assessments
Assessments happen regularly at Ingersoll Skating Club. The format of the evaluation depends on the Program and level of the Skater.
Skaters in CanSkate are assessed on a regular basis during their session by our Professional Coaches. In each Stage of CanSkate, they can earn ribbons for Agility, Balance and Control. Once they have achieved the set of three, they are awarded a badge for the completion of the stage. This process allows each skater to progress through the program at their own pace. All CanSkate athletes are provided a progress report in December, and an end-of-season report card in March.
Once stage 6 is completed, skaters have the opportunity to decide whether they wish to focus on hockey skills in the Advanced Power Skating Skills program, or figure skating in the STARSkate program.
Assessments in STAR 1-5
STAR 1-5 is the official "Learn to Figure Skate" program of Skate Canada. The Ingersoll Skating Club offers this program to support all of our skaters using the Skate Canada Standards.
- Testing at this level is done by our Coaching Team on lesson ice.
- Parents will be notified by the Coaching Team that a skater is ready to test.
- There is a testing fee of $12 per test that is collected by ISC and transferred to Skate Canada.
- Payment of these tests can be made via e-transfer to ingersollskatingclub@outlook.com or with cash/cheque before the test is administered.
- All of our skaters results are submitted to Skate Canada online and are tracked under their name and Skate Canada number.
There are different categories that a skater can work towards:
- STAR 1-5 Skills
- STAR 1-5 Freeskate Elements
- STAR 1-5 Freeskate Programs
- STAR 1-5 Dance
- STAR 1-5 Artistic
These are exciting milestones for our skaters and we love celebrating them with you. Testing at this level helps prepare athletes for the next levels in assessment, which are STAR 6-Gold Assessment Days.
Assessments in STAR 6-Gold
STAR 6-Gold is the official "Learn to Compete" stage of development of Skate Canada. At the beginning of every season Ingersoll Skating Club and Dorchester Skating Club work together to schedule Assessment Day opportunities for our skaters.
- Testing at this level is done by a Skate Canada Evaluator on scheduled Assessment Days (not during regular lessons)
- Coaches will prepare a final list of skaters who are deemed ready to test for the Assessment Day two weeks in advance.
- Parents will be notified by the Assessment Coordinator that a skater is invited to test.
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Test fees payable are broken down as follows:
- $12 per test is collected by ISC on behalf of Skate Canada.
- Additionally, an administrative fee of $5 for one test or $8 for two or more tests is collected by ISC to help offset the costs associated with hosting an Assessment Day.
- An additional $10 “Guest Skating” fee will apply when a skater is welcomed to participate in our Assessment Day without skating in a regular session at our Club. This will be applied once per Assessment Day regardless of how many tests are being attempted.
- All Payments must be received 7 days before scheduled test dates. After this, we have enacted a no refund policy so that we can submit the final schedule with Evaluator*
- All of our skaters results are submitted to Skate Canada online and are tracked under their name and Skate Canada number.
* Exceptions: In cases of withdrawal due to injury or other unforeseen circumstances, the Skate Canada fee is to be waived but the administrative fee stands.
More information
Specific details on pass requirements for each STARSkate test can be found in Skate Canada's handbook. Reach out to our Assessment Coordinator, Hilary, with other questions.
