Have Fun & Chill Out at the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center

Based on the guidelines of the Ice Skating Institute, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center offers beginning through advanced figure skating and hockey classes. Whether you are an experienced skater or have never stepped foot on the ice, the Ice Sports Center has a class tailored to fit your needs. All classes are taught by highly qualified instructors with many years of ice skating experience.

For children and adults wishing to play ice hockey, the Ice Sports Center Skating School Program has been specifically designed to get you up and skating in either our Youth In-House hockey program or our Adult Hockey League.

ICE BABIES - Introduce your child to the fun sport of ice skating in the right way. Instructors emphasize the proper way to fall and get up, marching while standing and then moving, balance and control. Children should wear gloves and warm clothing.

TOT 1 (Ages 4-5) - This class is for skaters who have never been on ice skates before or for those who have not had formal lessons. Children will be taught how to get up, marching, dips, and forward skating.

TOT 2 (Ages 4-5) - This class is for skaters who have completed TOT 1. They will learn forward skating, backward swizzles and wiggles.

PRE ALPHA - These classes are for skaters who have never been on ice skates before or for those who have not had formal lessons. Students will learn basic forward and backward skating, swizzles, backwards wiggles and snowplow stops.

ALPHA - Controlled Forward Stroking, Forward Crossovers & One-footed Snowplow Stops are required to pass to the BETA level.

BETA - Controlled Backwards Strokings, Backwards Crossovers as well as Left and Rights T-stops are required to pass to the GAMMA level.

GAMMA/DELTA - Only students who have passed the Alpha/Beta level, or have the equivalent skating ability may enroll in this class. Forward outside and inside three turns, mohwaks, hockey stops, forward edges, lunges, shoot-the-ducks and bunny hops are maneuvers required to pass to the next level.

ADULT 1 - This class is designed for the adult skater who has never skated or who has no formal ice skating instruction. You will learn basic forward and backward skating, snowplow stops, swizzles, backward wiggles and forward crossovers.

ADULT 2 - This class is for the intermediate skaters. You will learn three turns, mohawks, forward edges, lunges and beginning jumps and spins.

HOCKEY 1 - This class is for skaters who have not skated before. Forward strides, crossovers, one foot glides, swizzles and backward skating will be taught.

HOCKEY 2 - Students must have passed Hockey 1 or have comparable skating skills, controlled forward and backward skating and crossovers, hockey steps and proper edge work will be introduced.

HOCKEY 3 - At this level, skaters learn the basics of the game. Skaters are required to be equipped with a helmet, stick, shin guards, gloves and elbow pads. The skater will learn how a hockey stick is held and used; stick handling with a puck and rules of the game.

FREESTYLE - There are ten freestyle levels in the Ice Skating Institute program with varying degrees of difficulty in each level. Various jumps, spins, footwork and artistic maneuvers are taught in this class.