Learning to Train

Learning to Train is the most important stage for the development of sport specific skills (technique). It is also stage where participants may begin to more actively engage in competition, though preparation for competition is not the focus. Many children may begin to develop a preference for a given sport, however for full athletic development skaters need to engage in a broad range of activities and should continue to be active in two to three other sports throughout the year. Focusing on a single sport is strongly discouraged.