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ISI - ICE SKATING INSTITUTE

Skill Level Descriptions

In the event of any discrepancies the official ISI test standards available from www.skateisi.org prevail.

 

Tot 1 (Ages 3-6)
Standing
Proper way to fall
Proper way to get up
Marching in standing position
Marching while moving

Tot 2 (Ages 3-6)
Two-foot jump in place
Forward swizzle in place
Forward moving swizzle
Beginning two foot glide

Tot 3 (Ages 3-6)
Push and glide stroking
Preparation for snowplow stop
Dip
Forward swizzle

Tot 4 (Ages 3-6)
T-position push right and left
Backward swizzle
One or two foot snowplow stop
Backward wiggle

Hockey Tot (no sticks)
One and Two foot Glides
Basic forward and backward skating
Balance Hockey Stop

Pre-Alpha
Two foot glides
Right and Left one foot Glide
Forward swizzles
Backward swizzles
Backward wiggle

Alpha (must have passed Pre-Alpha)
Forward stroking
Forward crossovers (Right and Left)
One foot snowplow stop

Beta (must have passed Alpha)
Backward stroking
Backward crossovers (Right and Left)
T-stop (Right and Left)

Gamma (must have passed Beta)
Right and Left outside three turns
Right and Left forward inside Mohawk Combinations
Hockey stop

Delta (must have passed Gamma)
Right and Left foot forward inside one foot 3-turn
Forward outside and inside edges
Shoot-the Duck or Lunges
Bunny Hop
Backward wiggle

Freestyle 1 (must have passed Delta) Forward Inside Pivot, Two-foot Spin, Forward Arabesque, Inside and Outside backward edges, One-half flip jump, Waltz Jump, and 1 and ½ Minute program.

Freestyle 2 (must have passed Freestyle 1) Ballet jump, One-half Toe Walley Jump, One-half Lutz Jump, One foot spin, Two forward Arabesques, Dance Step Sequence, and 1-1/2 Minute program.

Freestyle 3 (must have passed Freestyle 2) Backward Outside/Inside Pivot, Salchow Jump, Change Foot Spin, Backward Arabesque, Toe Loop/Toe Walley Jump, Dance Step Squence, and 1-1/2 Minute program.

Freestyle 4 (Must have passed Freestyle 3) Flip Jump, Loop Jump, Sit Spin, One-half Loop Jump, Two Backward Arabesques (R & L), Dance Step Sequence, and 2 Minute program.

Freestyle 5 (Must have passed Freestyle 4) Lutz Jump, Axel Jump, Camel Spin, Camel-sit-upright Spin, Fast Back Scratch Spin, Dance Step Sequence, and 2 minute program.

Freestyle 6 (Must have passed Freestyle 5) Split Jump, Split Falling Leaf Jump, Axel-Half Loop-Flip Jump Combination, Double Salchow, Spin: Cross-foot or Lay-back or Sit-change Sit, Spin combination with change of foot, and 2 ½ Minute program.

Freestyle 7 (Must have passed Freestyle 6) Double Toe Loop or Double Toe Walley Jump, Two Walley Jumps in Sequence, Combination Spin, Flying Camel Spin, One Foot Axel into One-Quarter flip into Axel, Jump in the Opposite Direction, Dance Step Sequence, and 3 Minute program.

Freestyle 8 (Must have passed Freestyle 7) Double Loop Jump, Double Flip Jump, Split-Lutz Jump, Flying Sit Spin or Axel Sit Spin, One & One -Quarter Flip into One & One-Quarter Flip into Double Salchow Jump Combination, Illusion or Camel-jump-Camel-spin, Dance Step Sequence, and 3½ Minute program

Freestyle 9 (Must have passed Freestyle 8) Arabesque/Bauer/Spread Eagle, Double Lutz Jump,  Axel-Double Loop Jump Combination, Axel in the Opposite Direction/Double Axel Jump, Three Jump Sequence, Flying Camel into a Jump Sit Spin, Dance Step Sequence and 4 Minute program.

Freestyle 10 (Must have passed Freestyle 9) Jump Combination (Double Axel-Double Tope Loop), Triple Edge Jump, Death Drop, Axels in sequence/Triple Toe Assit Jump, Double Jump R & L/Triple Toe-Double Loop Jump, Arabian Cartwheels/Butterflies, Creative Dance Step Sequence, Choice of One:  Double Loop, Double Lutz, Double Flip, Choice of One Flying Spin, and 4 Minute program.