Beginner Hockey
The Fox Motors Hockey Association is a development first club dedicated to helping youth players achieve their goals in hockey and teaching life’s lessons through youth sports.
Beginner Hockey Road Map
Southside Skating School
The first place to start in your hockey journey is in the Southside Learn to Skate program. Once skaters complete up to Basic 3 in our program they are eligible for Learn to Play
Classes are offered Tuesdays and Saturdays. Click the link below to learn more!
FAQ
Arrive 20-30 minutes early on the first day of class to be sure you are able to check-in your skater, get skates on, and bundled up before class.
All levels will meet their coach off ice on the first class of the session.
Parents are not allowed on the ice or in the hockey boxes during Learn to Skate. We kindly ask parents to sit in the stands during class.
All beginning skaters between 3 and 6 years old are placed in the Snowplow Sam Level 1 class. All beginner skaters ages 6 and older will start in Basic Skills Level 1. On the first day our coaches will ensure that skaters are in the level that best suits their skills.
Helmets are required (a bike helmet is fine).
Skaters are encouraged to wear layers, with a sweater or jacket, waterproof pants, gloves, and a helmet.
As you move through our program and into our hockey or figure skating classes, other attire and equipment may be required.
If you have a new skater, we recommend using figure skates for their first session. Figure skates help new skaters balance a little more easily when they are first starting out. If your skater's intention is to play hockey, then when they are able to stand and move on the ice, hockey skates are fine to transition into.
Skates should fit snug, we recommend one size smaller than the shoe size and thin socks or nylons are suggested.
We suggest new skaters take advantage of rental skates for their first session or two. Once the skater gets more comfortable, we then suggest purchasing a pair of hockey skates or figure skates. Our coaches have a lot of experience and can point you in the right direction of where to go and skate brand.
We do not offer pro-rated costs if your skater can't attend all session days.
If your skater misses a class they may do a make-up class on a different class day during the week - just let a coach or the program director know.
Otherwise we do not offer refunds or credits other than extenuating circumstances that must be shared with the program director and is up to their discretion.