ONE ACADEMY · LEARN TO SKATE

Level 9

5 Lessons

FLOW + FLIGHT

Take your skating into the air.

Level 9 brings together the control, balance, rotation, and edge quality developed throughout the earlier levels.

You will begin combining these skills into jumps, spirals, moving spin entries, and longer connected skating sequences.

The elements you have already learned now become the foundation for the first stages of more advanced figure skating.

IN THIS LEVEL

01 Forward Outside Spiral
02 Bunny Hop
03 Waltz Jump
04 One Foot Spin Moving Entry
05 Single Salchow

LEVEL 9 · LESSON 1

Forward Outside Spiral

01

WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING

Hold a Forward Outside Spiral with both legs straight and the free leg extended behind you.

COACH'S POINTS

  1. Establish the forward outside edge before lifting into the spiral.
  2. Keep both legs straight.
  3. Lift the free leg from the hip.
  4. Keep your arms extended for balance.
  5. Practice on both feet.

PRACTICE THIS

Practice the spiral position off skates first, then establish a Forward Outside Edge and gradually lift into the same position. Repeat on both sides.

READY WHEN

You can hold a controlled Forward Outside Spiral on either foot with both legs straight.

LEVEL 9 · LESSON 2

Bunny Hop

02

WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING

Move from a forward glide onto the EDGE pick, hop and return to a controlled forward glide.

COACH'S POINTS

  1. Begin with a gentle forward glide.
  2. Transfer onto one skating foot and move onto the EDGE pick.
  3. Push from the EDGE pick as the free leg moves forward.
  4. Land onto the opposite EDGE pick.
  5. Return from the EDGE pick to the wheels and continue gliding.

PRACTICE THIS

Walk through the complete pattern first. Then add a gentle glide and a small hop, landing onto the opposite EDGE pick before returning to the wheels.

READY WHEN

You can complete a Bunny Hop and return to a controlled forward glide without stopping.

LEVEL 9 · LESSON 3

Waltz Jump

03

WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING

Jump from a forward outside edge and land backward on the opposite foot with control.

COACH'S POINTS

  1. Enter on a controlled forward outside edge and bend the skating knee.
  2. Bring the free knee and arms through together for the takeoff.
  3. Let the free leg travel through the jump rather than kicking outward.
  4. Land onto the EDGE pick on the opposite foot.
  5. Ride back onto the center two wheels and hold the landing position.

PRACTICE THIS

Practice the takeoff and landing separately, then connect them with a small jump. Focus on the forward outside edge, knee action and controlled landing.

READY WHEN

You can complete a Waltz Jump and hold the backward landing position with control.

LEVEL 9 · LESSON 4

One Foot Spin Moving Entry

04

WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING

Enter your One Foot Spin from movement while keeping the same controlled spinning position.

COACH'S POINTS

  1. Approach the spin on a controlled forward outside edge.
  2. Curve around toward the spinning center rather than traveling directly toward it.
  3. Keep the entry controlled before establishing the spinning position.
  4. Use the same One Foot Spin position learned in Level 8.
  5. Add more complex entries only after the basic moving entry is controlled.

PRACTICE THIS

Start with the simplest moving entry and consistently arrive on a controlled forward outside edge before entering the spin. Keep the spin itself unchanged.

READY WHEN

You can enter your One Foot Spin from movement and establish the spinning position without losing control.

LEVEL 9 · LESSON 5

Single Salchow

05

WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING

Jump from a backward inside edge and land backward on the opposite foot with control.

COACH'S POINTS

  1. Begin with a Forward Outside Three Turn and establish the backward inside edge.
  2. Bend the skating knee while holding the backward inside edge.
  3. Bring the free arm and free leg through together.
  4. Let the jump develop from the edge rather than forcing the rotation.
  5. Land onto the EDGE pick, ride back onto the center two wheels and hold the landing.

PRACTICE THIS

Practice the Three Turn and backward inside edge first. Add the free arm and leg coming through together, then add the jump and controlled landing.

READY WHEN

You can complete a Single Salchow from a controlled backward inside edge and hold the landing position.

LEVEL 9 COMPLETE

Ready for Level 10?

Level 10 introduces more control, stronger balance, and the final elements of the Learn to Skate program, including the Single Toe Loop.

CONTINUE TO LEVEL 10