SKATE4POWER/Laura Stamm Achievement Ranking Program
(ARP)
The following list describes the nine ARP levels and the techniques required to complete each level. Given the various ages and skill levels of players entering the program, achievement rankings up to "Intermediate A" may be awarded without formal testing, at the discretion of SKATE4POWER Head Instructor, Steve McLennan.
Basic
A
This initial badge requires no formal test and is awarded to all players who complete a SKATE4POWER/Laura Stamm Standard Clinic Series or Seasonal Camp.
Basic AA
This is the final test given and because of its difficult nature, it can only be given by certain instructors and is only given privately.
The following list describes the nine ARP levels and the techniques required to complete each level. Given the various ages and skill levels of players entering the program, achievement rankings up to "Intermediate A" may be awarded without formal testing, at the discretion of SKATE4POWER Head Instructor, Steve McLennan.
This initial badge requires no formal test and is awarded to all players who complete a SKATE4POWER/Laura Stamm Standard Clinic Series or Seasonal Camp.
Basic AA
- Drag toes, touch heels in v/diamond
- Stride/touch, heels in v/diamond
- Hockey stop, parallel edges (one outside, one inside)
- Forward inside edges. Two on each foot.
- Knee drops, forward and backward (no hands on ice)
- Three knee drops skating forward
- Three knee drops skating backwards
- Forward C-cuts. Glide on a straight line.
- Forward leg lifts - front, side, back.
- Forward stride, with proper arm swing
- Backward inside edges, two on each foot
- Forward outside edges - X cuts (at least two times on each foot)
- Backward C-cuts - good push and complete leg recovery, finishing with backward one foot snowplow stop
- One foot hops, 3 on each foot, 3 backward on each foot, good knee bend
- Forward crossovers on circles. Strong outside edges
- Backward leg lifts: front, side, back
- Forward C-cuts around circles. Good C-cut push and good outside edges
- Backward C-cuts around circles. Good C-cut push and good outside edges
- Forward starts, one step on toes
- Backward crossovers, C-cut push, and X push, both directions
- Backward crossover starts, both sides.
- Forward stride, showing glide pattern (outside edge to inside edge)
- Forward S-Drill, left and right foot, showing good outside and inside edges
- Backward S-Drill, strong outside and inside edges.
- Backward X cuts with leg touching hockey stick, on strong outside edges
- Forward starts, two steps on toes, showing some distance
- Start forward, skate forward, stop, start with backward crossover start, skate backward, stop (stop and start backward on both sides)
- Crossover starts, two steps on toes, both sides, showing some distance
- Advanced level, forward and backward stride, forward and backward crossovers at speed
- Turn drill with hockey stick- backward C-cut, V, push into forward stride, drag toe. Both sides
- Lateral Mobility, forward and backward Side to side jumps, showing distance, not height, land on inside edges
- Front starts, three steps on toes. Power, quickness, and distance
- Side (crossovers) Starts, three steps on toes. Power, quickness, and distance
- Backward crossover starts. Power, quickness, and distance
- Starts four steps on toes. Full distance
- Backward to forward turns, showing acceleration and correct pushes out of the turns (V and crossover turns)
- Circle turns, no crossovers, on deep edges: backward, forward, backward, etc.
- Obstacle course at speed, showing speed and agility: Land jumps and accelerate with no hesitation between strides
- S Drill, forward and backward, with high hops
- All moves in the All Star A test, now performed with the puck.
- Forward stride, backward stride, forward and backward crossovers, starts (front, side, and backward crossovers on both sides)
- Acceleration - slow to fast - double pump (straight away and corners)
- Slow to fast, frontal
- Slow to fast, using crossovers (both sides)
- Five to six strides on straight away at full speed
This is the final test given and because of its difficult nature, it can only be given by certain instructors and is only given privately.
- Forward lateral mobility with puck
- Skate forward, jump over stick, land on toe, accelerate forward.
- frontal position, with puck.
- crossover position, without puck.
- Stops and starts with puck. All starts must have four steps on toes
- Backward crossovers, slow to fast- both directions
- Bulling (protecting puck), both sides
- Forward crossovers, slow to fast, accelerate around corners, with puck
- Tight turns, figure 8's, exit tight turn accelerating with crossover start on toes. Without, then with puck
- Shooting off inside edges.
- Transition - forward to backward, backward to forward: F to far blue line, turn B. B to near blue line, turn F. Skate to far end. Two times, both sides.
- Transition - B to F, F to B: Start in corners: 3 strides B, turn F. 3 strides F, turn B. Repeat and end up at far end in opposite corner. Both sides.
- Windmill turns, both sides.