Make the most of the cold months and sign your littles up to learn a new winter sport. Whether your littles have dreams of being the next Dylan Larkin or Meryl Davis (did you know they both trained at USA Hockey Arena!?), kids as young as 3 can lace up and hit the ice for a Learn To Skate class. Here are some places to sign up throughout metro Detroit!
- USA Hockey Arena (Plymouth)
- Detroit Skating Club (Bloomfield Hills)
- Arctic Edge (Canton)
- Dearborn Ice Skating Center (Dearborn)
- Adams Butzel’s Jack Adams Memorial Arena (Detroit)
- Farmington Hills Ice Arena (Farmington Hills)
- Suburban Ice (Farmington Hills)
- Garden City Ice Arena (Garden City)
- Eddie Edgar Arena (Livonia)
- Suburban Ice (Macomb)
- Novi Ice Arenas (Novi)
- Onyx Ice (Rochester)
- John Lindell Ice Arena (Royal Oak)
- Southfield Sports Arena (Southfield)
- Kennedy Recreation Center (Trenton)
- Troy Sports Center (Troy)
Here are a few Learn To Skate tips from USA Hockey!
- Session consist of 25 minutes of formal lessons and 25 minutes of supervised free skate
- At the end of each session, skaters will receive an evaluation form marking their progress
- Wear warm layers with freedom for movement, gloves or mittens and a helmet
- Securely tied skates have laces snug at ankle & allow for flexibility above ankle
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