Once skaters have passed Basic 5, they are welcome to join our Explorers class. This class does not follow a badge curriculum, but expands on skills learned and introduces new concepts including strength, speed, teamwork, and more! This class is a bridge to the more advanced skating classes available to RFSC contract skaters.
Participants in Fall and Winter sessions are invited to participate in our annual ice show in an Explorers-specific number.
Explorers Plus adds an off-ice component to our Explorers class at a package price. Skaters will participate in the contract level STARS class which meets right before the regular Explorers class. RFSC STARS Class Details
RFSC STARS Training Program Details
Become a better athlete as you become a better skater! Based on the program recently started by U.S. Figure Skating, the RFSC STARS Program will implement a system of off-ice fitness assessment and development from the STARS exercise guide used by U.S. Figure Skating. Its development is based primarily on the need to promote all-around fitness in young skaters; to push and maintain the athletic ability curve ahead of the skills curve; to ensure that young figure skaters are physically prepared to handle the introduction of new, more complex and more demanding skating skills; and to reduce the potential for injury typically sustained during the training of these new skills.
