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The skills challenge – for all inline and quad skaters – offers you a step-by-step CHALLENGE to expand what is possible on skates

Currently offered in Skating / Artistic Skills, Slalom, and Tricks.

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  • Get a step-by-step list of skills that build upon one another
  • Discover new moves to learn, based on your level and interest, to expand your skating ability
  • Take on the challenge to set a goal and then rise up to meet the challenge
  • Receive stickers and patches to mark your achievement
  • Get your name on our Hall of Fame
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  • Use the skills list as a curriculum to structure your classes by skill level
  • Promote the challenge to keep students engaged
  • Test your students up to any grade level you’ve achieved minus one (e.g. If you’re a Level 4 in Slalom, you can test students for Levels 1-3 for Slalom)
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  • Use this webpage or print out the booklets to keep track of skills you’ve mastered
  • Watch the videos linked below or reach out to your SkateIA instructor to learn the next moves
  • Get tested in person by your instructor or online by sending us videos of your skills (your tester may charge a small fee)
  • Receive a sticker or patch to denote your achievement and have your name placed in our hall of fame
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Skating / Artistic Skills

Level 1 ? Expand Level 2 ? Expand Level 3 ? Expand Level 4 ? Expand Level 5 (? coming soon) Expand
  • Swing Rolls
  • Crossovers in a Circle
  • Transitions – Inside Edges
  • Transitions – Outside Edges
  • Draw
  • 3 Turn – Outside to Inside
  • 3 Turn – Inside to Outside
  • Spiral – Backward
  • Cross Behind – Front Transition
  • Crossovers in a Circle – Backwards

Download printable booklet

Levels 1-3 Levels 3-5

Slalom

Level 1 ? Expand Level 2 ? Expand Level 3 ? Expand Level 4 Expand
  • J-Turn
  • Reverse J-Turn
  • Brush
  • Backward Brush
  • Special
  • Heel Toe Back Snake
  • 1 Cone Crazy
  • 1 Cone Double Crazy
  • 1 Cone Back Double Crazy
  • Drift
Level 5 Expand
  • Wiper
  • Fan Volte OR Total Cross
  • Swan OR Screw
  • Toe Wheeling (4 cones)
  • Heel Wheeling (4 cones)
  • Crazy Legs
  • 1 of: Rekil / Reverse Rekil / Total Foot / Foot Shift
  • Footgun OR Touch Down
Level 6 Expand
  • Other of: Swan OR Screw
  • 2 more of: Rekil / Reverse Rekil / Total Foot / Foot Shift
  • 1 of: Wheeling Eagle / Inverted Side Surf
  • Jumping Special
  • 1 of: Back Footgun / Bw Touchdown / Kasakchok / Christie / Deck Chair
  • Back Heel wheeling OR Back Toe Wheeling (4 cones)
Level 7 Expand
  • Other of: Back Heel wheeling OR Back Toe Wheeling
  • Sewing Machine (2 cones)
  • Seven (2 cones)
  • Wheeling Fw-Bw (4 fw – 4 bw)
  • Cobra
  • Chicken Leg (2 rotations)
  • 1 other: Back Footgun / Bw Touchdown / Kasakchok / Christie / Deck Chair
Level 8 Expand
  • Seven (4 cones)
  • Wheeling Shift (4 cones)
  • Wheeling Rekil
  • Chicken Toe (2 rotations)
  • Backward Cobra
  • Toe Inverted Eagle OR Butterfly
  • 1 of: Bw Deckchair / Toe Christie / Bw Christie / Back Kazakchok / Footgun Foot Spin

Download printable booklet

Levels 1-3 Levels 4-6 Get iPhone / iPad app

Tricks

Level 1 ? Expand Level 2 ? Expand

Download printable booklet

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