CanPowerSkate consists of skills divided into six levels, arranged in progressions that gradually increase in complexity. Levels 1 to 3 focus on the fundamentals of skating and Levels 4 to 6 place additional focus on the acquisition of efficient technique, speed, agility, technical aspects of stride and acceleration and skating with the puck/ring. Skaters are evaluated on skill level and are timed as they perform a test involving skills in a course-like pattern. The skater receives a mark combining his skill performance plus test time. This determines whether the skater receives a Bronze, Silver or Gold award bar for that Level.

Determination Of Awards

The skater’s total mark is a combination of the mark assessed for skill performance plus time. Skaters may earn bronze, silver or gold award.

• D1 = Developing 1 point
• D2 = Developed 2 points
• D3 = Highly Developed 3 points

LEVEL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 - You must achieve gold before advancing to the next level.

Level 1

Stopping both ways, backward skating, backward stop, tight turns both ways and fast forward skating.

• Bronze 14, 15, 16 pts. in 40 seconds or less
• Silver 17, 18, 19 pts. in 35 seconds or less
• Gold 20 or 21 pts. in 30 seconds or less

Level 2

Turning right to left and left to right, forward crossovers clockwise and counter clockwise, backward skating crossovers clockwise and counter clockwise, and the fast forward start.

• Bronze 14, 15, 16 pts. in 50 seconds or less
• Silver 17, 18, 19 pts. in 45 seconds or less
• Gold 20 or 21 pts. in 40 seconds or less

Level 3

Stopping both ways with a crossover start, mohawk (left to right and right to left turn, backward one foot stop, pivot clock and counter clockwise.

• Bronze 16, 17, 18 pts. in 45 seconds or less
• Silver 19, 20, 21 pts. in 40 seconds or less
• Gold 22, 23, 24 pts. in 35 seconds or less

Level 4

Spin-o-rama, one foot side stop in both directions, agility work, 360 both ways, pivot both ways, forward quick cross over both ways

• Bronze 20, 21, 22, 23 pts. in 1 min 15 sec. or less
• Silver 24, 25, 26, 27 pts. in 1 min. 4 sec. or less
• Gold 27, 29, 30 pts. in 55 seconds or less

Level 5

Forward skating with change of speed, forward and backward lateral movement, fast backward start, backward to forward pivot both way, backward agility, combination of pivots, and forward 360 both ways.

• Bronze 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 pts. in 1 min. 45 sec. or less
• Silver 29, 30, 31, 32 pts. in 1 min. 35 sec. or less

Level 6 with puck

Forward skating, stop both ways with cross over start, forward and backward cross overs, forward and backward lateral movement, fast forward start, combination of pivots, 180 tight turn and 360 tight turns both ways.

• Bronze 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 pts. in 1 min. 50 sec. or less
• Silver 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 pts. in 1 min. 40 sec. or less
• Gold 39, 40, 41, 42 pts. in 1 min. 30 sec. or less