Forest Lake Area Schools Community Education

5/6th Grade Basketball will focus on skill development including dribbling with both hands, proper shooting techniques and passing while learning more in depth about gameplay positioning, offensive/defensive techniques and rules during this recreation league. 5/6th Grade Basketball is an introduction to what students will experience at the middle school basketball level. For an example of game schedules from previous years, click here. Students will participate in one practice night a week for 8 weeks while also playing 6 games throughout the season. Once the game schedule begins, you will have one practice night and one game night each week. The first two weeks of the season will consist of practice only. Coaches may choose to practice two nights during the first two weeks. Students must be registered by their current grade, no exceptions. All participants will receive a game t-shirt if registered by the deadline. Please indicate your student’s t-shirt size when registering. Volunteer coaches are needed! Open to all levels of experience, this program is dependent on volunteer coaches so please click here for more information on coaching. Practices will be held at elementary schools within the Forest Lake area. When registering, please select which school your student would like to play for. We will do our best to schedule practices at or near the elementary school that your student is registered for. Volunteer coaches will notify you of your practice and game schedule prior to the start of the season. Games will be held at the Forest Lake Area Middle School (FLAMS). Friend Requests - we will do our best to honor one friend request per player. Both players must have each other listed to be honored. Important dates and times: Fee Increase: Registration fees will increase after the deadline of December 3 from $109 to $129. Practices are currently set to begin the week of January 6. Games are set to begin January 20. Please see last year's schedule for an example by clicking here. If you have any questions, please contact us at 651-982-8392.

Does your child have lots of energy? Do they like performing and entertaining others? Cheerleading might be a great sport for them! In this intro to cheerleading, kids learn all the basic skills that it takes to be a cheerleader including how to tumble, stunt and lead a crowd. After mastering the basics, we will put the skills together into a short routine that will be performed for family and friends. We might also get to perform at a Forest Lake Area School sporting event! A t-shirt and pompoms are included. Please wear comfortable clothing, athletic shoes and bring a bottle of water. 4306-FA24A Grades 1-3 4306-FA24B Grades 4-6

Prerequisite, passed Tots 1. Tots (Ages 3-5) will focus on learning to skate, falling down, getting up, standing and marching independently. Pre-Alpha (Age 6+) will focus on forward and backward swizzles, one and two-foot glides, backward wiggles as well as the Tots focus. Participants must be registered by their current age. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards. Our skater to coach ratio is 12 to one per class. For more detailed information, please visit, Ice Skating Information.

Prerequisite, passed Tots 2. Tots (Ages 3-5) will focus on learning to skate, falling down, getting up, standing and marching independently. Pre-Alpha (Age 6+) will focus on forward and backward swizzles, one and two-foot glides, backward wiggles as well as the Tots focus. Participants must be registered by their current age. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards. Our skater to coach ratio is 12 to one per class. For more detailed information, please visit, Ice Skating Information.

Prerequisite, passed Tots 3. Tots (Ages 3-5) will focus on learning to skate, falling down, getting up, standing and marching independently. Pre-Alpha (Age 6+) will focus on forward and backward swizzles, one and two-foot glides, backward wiggles as well as the Tots focus. Participants must be registered by their current age. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards. Our skater to coach ratio is 12 to one per class. For more detailed information, please visit, Ice Skating Information.

This course is for hockey players interested in strengthening their skating skills, increasing their speed/power and improving edge quality. Hockey Lessons will focus on strengthening skating skills, increasing speed/power, improving edge quality and fundamental skills. Participants must be able to stand up on the ice without assistance. Hockey Skills 1 participants must be currently or previously enrolled in Community Education's Intro to Hockey program (groups 3-6). Hockey Skating Skills 2 participants must have passed Pre-Alpha (Level 4), Hockey Skating Skills 1 or be enrolled in "Mites" or above. Our skater to coach ratio is 12 to one per class. For more detailed information, please visit, Ice Skating Information.

This course is for hockey players interested in strengthening their skating skills, increasing their speed/power and improving edge quality. Hockey Lessons will focus on strengthening skating skills, increasing speed/power, improving edge quality and fundamental skills. Participants must be able to stand up on the ice without assistance. Hockey Skills 1 participants must be currently or previously enrolled in Community Education's Intro to Hockey program (groups 3-6). Hockey Skating Skills 2 participants must have passed Pre-Alpha (Level 4), Hockey Skating Skills 1 or be enrolled in "Mites" or above. Our skater to coach ratio is 12 to one per class. For more detailed information, please visit, Ice Skating Information.

Prerequisite, passed Pre-Alpha. Participants will start in Alpha and progress to Delta. The difficulty of each skill will increase with each level. Some of the skills you will learn include right and left outside edge 3-turns, bunny hops, backward crossovers and more. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha first. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards.

Prerequisite, passed Alpha. Skaters must demonstrate 6 backward crossovers in a row with no toe-pushes in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Both T-stops must have speed going in and come to a complete stop using the outside edge of the back skate. During backward stroking, skaters should hold the glide portion for 3 seconds. The T-stops are the most difficult element in this level. Participants will start in Alpha and progress to Delta. The difficulty of each skill will increase with each level. Some of the skills you will learn include right and left outside edge 3-turns, bunny hops, backward crossovers and more. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha first. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards.

Prerequisite, passed Beta. Skaters must demonstrate both right and left outside edge 3-turns with speed and clear entrance/exit edges. Both mohawks must be tested in the mohawk step sequence with appropriate speed. Skaters should come to a complete stop with a 90 degree turn to pass the hockey stop. The mohawk sequence is the most difficult element in this level! Participants will start in Alpha and progress to Delta. The difficulty of each skill will increase with each level. Some of the skills you will learn include right and left outside edge 3-turns, bunny hops, backward crossovers and more. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha first. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards.

Prerequisite, passed Gamma. Skaters must demonstrate both right and left inside edge 3-turns with speed and clear entrance/exit edges. Skaters should hold their lunge for a distance equal to their height and exit with a 1-foot glide to show control. The bunny hop can be performed on either side and must take off of and land on the toe pick. Skaters must demonstrate 4-6 forward inside and outside edges with a perpendicular push across the long axis and no toe-pushes. Participants will start in Alpha and progress to Delta. The difficulty of each skill will increase with each level. Some of the skills you will learn include right and left outside edge 3-turns, bunny hops, backward crossovers and more. If you have not participated in Community Education’s Skating Lessons in the past, you must register for Tots or Pre-Alpha first. Skaters are evaluated regularly and when the Skating Director feels a skater has mastered all of the skills in their level, they will be moved up to the next level/class. Skaters must officially test out of each level and demonstrate skills in accordance with ISI national testing standards.