Comments on: Ice Skating Lessons in NYC, Brooklyn and NJ http://www.achildgrows.com/2010/01/19/ice-skating-lessons-in-nyc-brooklyn-and-nj/ The home for Brooklyn parents Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karen http://www.achildgrows.com/2010/01/19/ice-skating-lessons-in-nyc-brooklyn-and-nj/comment-page-1/#comment-24254 Karen Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:45:26 +0000 http://www.achildgrows.com/?p=7151#comment-24254 Hi John That's where we take our son who is 3.5 years- he has some 4 year olds in his class. Here is my review of it from above: I like going to Aviator. The location is easily accessible via Flatbush Ave. Jacob Riis beach, which we love in the summer, is close by. The former aviation field has huge hangers which house the Sports Center and has numerous fields for outdoor sports. There is a brightly colored propellor plane which is a nod to its former residents and a fun greeting for the children. Parking is free and easy to find. There is a bus that goes out there too. We have taken it only to Jacob Riis beach which is a 45 minute ride. We have our 3.5 year old son enrolled in the ice skating classes called, “Snowplow Sams”. The first lessons are about falling properly and getting up. All toddlers are required to wear a helmet and the teachers are diligent about safety. The teacher/student ratio is quite high so the students all get individual attention. Last week with around 12 students there were 4 instructors. The students are grouped by age and skill level. There are other skating classes going on simultaneously and the advantage of that is that students get to see what they can learn in the future. We chose to enroll in the hour long lessons (1/2 hour instruction and 1/2 hour practice). We stay for the ½ hour skate and skate with the other students and parents. It’s really fun and somewhat less crowded than the other public skating times. However, there doesn’t seem to be any enforcement to it as a separate practice time and so people can and do enter the rink for public skating early. Unfortunately, that means you can have hockey skaters whizzing dangerously by novice skaters and figure skaters trying to practice their jumps. There are instructors skating around and if you aren’t intimidated, you can ask for some quick instructions. Hi John
That’s where we take our son who is 3.5 years- he has some 4 year olds in his class. Here is my review of it from above:
I like going to Aviator. The location is easily accessible via Flatbush Ave. Jacob Riis beach, which we love in the summer, is close by. The former aviation field has huge hangers which house the Sports Center and has numerous fields for outdoor sports. There is a brightly colored propellor plane which is a nod to its former residents and a fun greeting for the children. Parking is free and easy to find. There is a bus that goes out there too. We have taken it only to Jacob Riis beach which is a 45 minute ride. We have our 3.5 year old son enrolled in the ice skating classes called, “Snowplow Sams”. The first lessons are about falling properly and getting up. All toddlers are required to wear a helmet and the teachers are diligent about safety. The teacher/student ratio is quite high so the students all get individual attention. Last week with around 12 students there were 4 instructors. The students are grouped by age and skill level. There are other skating classes going on simultaneously and the advantage of that is that students get to see what they can learn in the future. We chose to enroll in the hour long lessons (1/2 hour instruction and 1/2 hour practice). We stay for the ½ hour skate and skate with the other students and parents. It’s really fun and somewhat less crowded than the other public skating times. However, there doesn’t seem to be any enforcement to it as a separate practice time and so people can and do enter the rink for public skating early. Unfortunately, that means you can have hockey skaters whizzing dangerously by novice skaters and figure skaters trying to practice their jumps. There are instructors skating around and if you aren’t intimidated, you can ask for some quick instructions.

]]> By: John http://www.achildgrows.com/2010/01/19/ice-skating-lessons-in-nyc-brooklyn-and-nj/comment-page-1/#comment-24237 John Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:15:31 +0000 http://www.achildgrows.com/?p=7151#comment-24237 Do you know anything about the "learn to hockey skate" program at Aviator, especially for the 4-5 year old age range? Thanks Do you know anything about the “learn to hockey skate” program at Aviator, especially for the 4-5 year old age range?

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