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Basic Eights
The USFSA's Basic Skills
program for general skaters is called Basic Eights. These
elements are from the Revised Curriculum 2000
(effective Sept 1, 2000)
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Basic 5 |
- Sit on ice and stand
up
- March forward across
the ice
- Forward 2-foot glide
- Dip
- Forward swizzles
(6-8 in a row)
- Backward wiggles
(6-8 in a row)
- Snowplow stop
- Rocking horse (2-3)
- 2-foot
hop in place (optional)
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- BO edge on a circle
(R&L)
- BI edge on a circle
(R&L)
- Backward crossovers
(CW & CCW)
- Beginning 1-foot
spin (up to 3 rev, optional entry & freefoot
positions)
- Hockey stop
- Side toe hop (both
directions)
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| Basic 2 |
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Basic 6 |
- Forward 1-foot
glides (R&L)
- Backward 2-foot
glide
- Backward swizzles
(6-8 in a row)
- 2-foot turn from fwd
to backward in place
- Moving snowplow stop
- Fwd alternating 1/2
swizzle pumps, in a straight line (slalom-like
pattern)
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- FI 3-turn from a
standstill position (R&L)
- Moving backward to
forward 2-foot turn on a circle (CW & CCW)
- T-stop (R or L)
- Bunny hop
- Forward arabesque /
spiral straight line (R or L)
- Forward lunge (R or
L)
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| Basic 3 |
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Basic 7 |
- Fwd stroking,
showing correct use of blade
- Fwd 1/2 swizzle
pumps on a circle (6-8 consecutive, CW & CCW)
- Moving fwd to
backward 2-foot turn (CCW & CW)
- Backward 1-foot
glides (R&L)
- Forward slalom
- 2-foot spin (up to 2
revolutions)
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- FI open mohawk from
a standstill position (R to L and L to R)
- BO edge to FO edge
transition on a circle (R&L)
- Ballet jump (R or L)
- Back crossovers to a
BO edge glide (landing position) (CW & CCW)
- FI pivots (R or L)
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| Basic 4 |
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Basic 8 |
- FO edge on a circle
(R&L)
- FI edge on a circle
(R&L)
- Forward crossovers (CW
& CCW)
- FO 3-turn from a
stand-still position (R&L)
- Back 1/2 swizzle
pumps on a cirlce (CW & CCW)
- Backward stroking
- Backward snowplow
stop (R&L)
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- Moving FO 3-turn on
a circle (R&L)
- Moving FI 3-turn on
a circle (R&L)
- Combination
move: 2 forward
crossovers, FI mohawk,
cross-behind, step into back XO, step to FI
edge (repeat 3 times CW & CCW)
- One foot upright
spin (optional entry & freefoot position)
- Waltz jump
- Mazurka (R or L)
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MR 13.11: The Basic
Skills Program is made available as a public service to any
group, individual or organization, including universities,
colleges and schools, within or outside the USFSA.
MR:
13.12: The Basic Skills Program is entirely independent
from, and not a prerequisite to, the official Figure, Free
Skating, Pair or Dance tests of the USFSA.
MR
13.22: For all Basic Skills tests, only one judge, not
related to the candidate, is required. Judges may be: any
official USFSA or Skate Canada judge, or any qualified
eligible or ineligible persons in skating appointed by the
organization conducting the tests.
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