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Program Assistants

To enable our club to deliver an effective program and to meet the requirements set out by Skate Canada, we require the help of  Program Assistants to assist our CanSkate members on the ice. The responsibilities of a PA may include:

  1. Assist the coach in delivering the program on‐ice and off‐ice
  2. Demonstrate skills and teaching progressions
  3. Lead circuits, drills, group activities
  4. Set up and take down teaching aids and equipment
  5. Take attendance
  6. Assist with Carnival choreography and lead CanSkate group performances
  7. Be a role model for young skaters

Program Assistants consist of STARSkaters and/or former Skate Canada members who volunteer their time both on and off the ice to assist our coaches in delivering the CanSkate program. Program Assistants should be 12 years of age, or have passed the STAR 1 Freeskate assessment.

All eligible STARSkaters are required to participate as a Program Assistant for a minimum of one CanSkate session per week. If there are extenuating circumstances that prohibit your skater from participating as a Program Assistant, please bring this to the attention of your coach and/or an Executive Member so the club can adjust its CanSkate program accordingly.

Program Assistants are required to attend training prior to the skating season. If your skater is eligible to be a Program Assistant, you will receive information about the Program Assistant training session upon registering your skater.