Welcome
The Riverview Skating Club is a not-for-profit club sanctioned under the umbrella of Skate Canada. We are the only Skate Canada member club in West Hants
and we offer programs for any and all skaters from Beginners to Competitive, pre-schoolers to adults. We conduct four 8-week sessions throughout the year
beginning just after Labour Day and ending in mid-May. Please select any of the links to find out more about our club and what we have to offer.
Riverview Skating Club part of Skate Canada Pilot Canskate Program ...
Riverview Skating club in Brooklyn is proud to announce that they have been selected as one of 45 Skating Clubs across Canada to introduce the new, improved CanSkate Program. There were many clubs who applied, but only 45 were given the go-ahead to start training to use this program starting in September.
Over the past year, Skate Canada has continued to work towards implementing Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) philosophies into Skate Canada programming. It is an exciting time as they take the first steps towards making these philosophies a reality in our sport and making improvements in the program that will benefit all skaters. Reflecting work done by the LTAD Learn-To-Skate stage working group, feedback provided by coaches and other stakeholders over the past two sessions as well as concept testing done from Jan- April 2010, they have come forward with a draft revised CanSkate curriculum to be piloted during the 2010-2011 season, and we are part of this.
In the test sessions that Skate Canada ran, they found the new Fun Zone, and Fast Track Components received rave reviews. Hockey and Speed Skills were well received as well. Some revised concepts of the new program include more emphasis on speed and flexibility; earlier introduction of edges, turns and stroking basics; emphasis on skill progression; and Learn To Skate for all- i.e. Hockey, ringette, speed skating as well as figure skating. Emphasis is being placed on keeping parents informed as to what is going on the ice, so the coach will be talking to parents regularly.
As it is a pilot project, and is brand new, our CanSkate Coach, Lee Ann Cross has received training this spring and summer, and will be in turn be training all the professional coaches and Program Assistants at Riverview in the new teaching format. As well, we must evaluate the programs effectiveness, so feed back will be collected throughout the session, as well as at the end. Once the pilot is completed, any necessary changes will be implemented into the curriculum, so parent feedback is important. Once complete, the new and improved CanSkate Program will be launched nation wide- and we will be in on the ground floor.
Programs start Sept 6 at the Newport Rink, with a full component of programs being offered. We have CanSkate, as well as the new Hockey CanSkate, the StarSkate (figure-skating) Program, and Synchronized Skating to offer. For more information please call or email Carol 798-1082 registration@riverviewskatingclub.com
or Joan 866-9663 president@riverviewskatingclub.com.
Come join us in testing this new concept in teaching your child to skate, and have a voice in the implementation of the new Program.
Fall 2010 issue of Skate Talk now Available ...
Skate Talk is Riverview's in-house newsletter that is poublished at least once per session and contains information on Registration, Upcoming Events, weekly CanSkate themes and much more. The first issue for the new skating season is now available through the link on the left side of the page.
Eclipse Synchro Team Trying to go to Newfoundland for Eastern Regionals ...
Synchronized skating has grown in popularity around the world and Canada is considered a world-leader in this discipline. In 2000 the first ever World Synchronized Skating Championships were hosted in the United States. Canada's “Black Ice” captured a silver medal at the inaugural event. In 2003, Skate Canada was proud to host the World Synchronized Skating Championships in Ottawa, Ontario. Then in 2009, Nexxice brought home Canada’s first gold medal in the discipline of Synchronized Skating from the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Riverview Eclipse is a Pre-Novice synchronized skating team, composed of senior skaters. We are the only synchronized skating team at this level in Nova Scotia. We went to Eastern Regionals in 2009, would like to go in January 2011. Eastern Regionals in January are in Newfoundland, so we will be fundraising the next few months, and thank you in advance for supporting our efforts.
Registration for 2010-2011 Season ...
Registration dates for the new season have been set. The season starts on Monday Sept 6th for the StarSkaters and the first CanSkate session will be on Wednesday, Sept 8th at 5:30 PM. For complete details on all programs, timings, special dates and fees, please download or view the club's 2010-2011 brochure.
Registration will be held at the Newport District Rink on Sept 1st and 2nd from 6-8 PM. You can download and print the Registration Form here. If you are unable to attend either of these registration sessions, please contact our Registrar, Carol Dill, using the links on the About Us page.
During the first week of school, Elementary School students will be given an information flyer to bring home. This flyer contains information on our Learn-to-Skate programs, including the revised CanSkate Pilot program. Riverview is one of only 45 clubs in Canada offering this program. For more details on the CanSkate Pilot program, go to our Learn to Skate page.
The Synchronized Skating Program has a separate Registration Form available here.
Competition Results Now Available...
The results from the 2010 Spring Invitational are now available. Unfortunately, we only have the results from the StarSkate events. Results from the Competitive (CPC Judging) and the CanSkate events will be posted on this page once they become available. Please click
this link to see the StarSkate results.
Reminder to Skaters And Parents About Weather ...
A reminder that ordinarily, our programs proceed as long as the rink stays open and that when decisions are made to cancel events, it is usually done at short notice. If you are unsure whether or not a session hasbeen cancelled, please check this site, listen to radio broadcasts on AVR 97.7, Magic 94.9 and K-Rock 89.3 or call the rink at 757-3194. Every effort is made to advise skaters and parents as quickly as possible when these events occur. Parents are advised to use their own judgement when taking to the roads.
