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Skating Lessons Page - Updated April 8, 2006

Class lessons available through the City of Sacramento fo $30.

Available Individual Lessons:
  • Free Stopping Lessons: At the Monday Night Skate, there is usually someone from the Skate Patrol before the skate (From 6:50 to 7:00 p.m.) who can help beginners.
Deluxe individual lessons:


  • Regular lessons from the Webmaster, Bernie Scoville: Flexible lessons covering whatever you want to cover as long as you want to cover it for $35. Skills that can be taught include:
    • Wearing Pads
    • Falling Safely
    • The Ready Position
    • The Heel Stop
    • The T Stop
    • The Grass Stop
    • The Duck Walk
    • Normal Striding and Gliding
    • Advanced Striding and Gliding
    • The A Frame Turn
    • The Parallel Turn
    • The Crossover Turn
    • Walking up a Curb
    • Skating up a Curb
    • Walking up Stairs
    • Walking down Stairs
    • Skating down Stairs.
  • Additional information:


  • Skates, pads, and helmets can be rented in Old Sacramento at the corner of Front and J Streets for $8.00 for a lesson, or $10.00 for 24 hours, or $12.00 for the weekend (a very special price).

  • Group lessons can be negotiated and scheduled at special prices.

  • Satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Bernie Scoville at (916) 447-8288 or Email address graphic.
  • Eddy Matzgar speed skating workshops
  • United Skate Schools Group Instructor Search
  • Inline Skate Resource Inline Skate Instructors
  • USA Inline Fit Instructor Search
  • Local IISA certified instructors, who request it, will be listed on this page at no charge.
  • Information on past 2003 participation in the Free Skate Lesson Program

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