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Basic Adult

The USFSA Basic Adult program is for adult skaters who wish to learn basic skating skills.  It is not a prerequisite to any USFSA Standard Test. These are the elements as defined in the Revised Curriculum 2000 (effective Sept 1, 2000)

Adult 1 Adult 3
  • Falling and recovery
  • Forward strides and glides
  • Forward swizzles (4-6 in a row)
  • Backward skating
  • Backward swizzles (4-6 in a row)
  • Forward one-foot glides (one times the skater's height, R&L)
  • Two-foot turns in place
  • Snowplow stops (R or L)
  • Forward curves on 2 feet
  • Forward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle (CW & CCW)
  • Forward chasse' on a circle (both directions) 
  • Backward edges on a circle (BO & BI, CW & CCW)
  • Backward crossovers (CW & CCW)
  • Inside mohawk (R to L or L to R)
  • Basic FO and FI consecutive edges (4-6)
  • Forward progressives (CW & CCW)
  • Footwork sequence: beginning with a 2-foot swizzle, to a forward progressive, followed by a forward Chasse', ending with a 2-foot side lunge around in a small circle.
  • Beginning 2-foot spin 
  
Adult 2 Adult 4
  • Forward stroking
  • Backward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle (CW & CCW)
  • Moving 2-foot turns on a curve (CW & CCW)
  • Forward edges on a circle (FO & FI, CW & CCW) 
  • Forward crossovers (CW & CCW)
  • Backward one-foot glide (R or L)
  • Backward snowplow stop (R or L)
  • Forward pivot (one direction only)
  • Forward 3-turns (FO & FI, R & L)
  • Perimeter stroking with crossover end patterns
  • FO to FI change of edge sequence
  • Alternate backward crossovers with 2-foot transition
  • Footwork sequence: 3-5 forward crossovers to an inside mohawk, 3-5 backward crossovers, step-forward inside the circle and repeat
  • Power 3-turns (one direction only)
  • Backward chasse's on a circle (CW & CCW) 
 
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