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SFS 017 - Ice Skating I

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 1+2+0 Elective Individual Sports
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR

Course Objective

The aim of lesson; To provide students with the ability to apply the basic techniques of ice skating.

Course Content

Course content; introduction, general and special explanations about the course, introduction to ice skating and the history of ice skating, ice skating game rules and forward and backward skating practice exercises, forward lemon, backward lemon, backward skating practice exercises, forward and backward spiral skating practice exercises, right and left spiral, snow plow stance practice exercises, front to back and back to front transition to the pivot technique practice exercises, forward diagonal skating practice exercises, backward diagonal skating techniques and practice exercises, four main positions of ice skating and practice exercises, ice skating back exit practice practices, Double leg spin and spin practice exercises in ice skating and jumps in ice skating; It covers the subjects of wals jump application studies.

Required Resources

Levy, J. (2018). Adult Figure Skating 101: Ready, set, glide. Independently published, US.
Poe, C. (2002). Conditioning for Figure Skating: Off-Ice Techniques for On-Ice Performance. McGraw-Hill Education, US.
Çömük, N. ve Erden, Z. (2010). Artistik buz pateninde üçlü sıçrayış performansının çeviklik ve reaksiyon zamanı ile ilişkisi. Fizyoterapi Rehabilitasyon, 21(2), 75-80.
Açıkada, C. (2018) Antrenman Bilimi, Kuzey Kitapevi, İstanbul.
Tunçay, C.M. (2009). Buz Pateni. Efil Yayınevi Yayınları, İstanbul.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Explains the basic concepts of ice skating.
  2. Explains and applies the rules related to ice skating
  3. Performs warm-up and cool-down exercises specific to ice skating.
  4. Applies the basic techniques of ice skating.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided Practice

Assessment & Evaluation

Performance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period14228
Midterm133
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice16116
Final133

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction, general and specific information about the course, introduction to ice skating and its history, ice skating game rulesPreparation for the topic of the week.
2Warm-up and cool-down exercises specific to ice skating, forward and backward skating practice exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
3Forward lemon, backward lemon, backward slide application exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
4Forward and backward spiral gliding application exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
5Right and left spiral, snow plow stance practice exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
6Practices on transitioning from front to back and back to front using the pivot techniquePreparation for the topic of the week.
7Forward cross glide application exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
8midterm exam
9Midterm exam evaluation
10Backward Cross Sliding Techniques and Application StudiesPreparation for the topic of the week.
11The four main ice skating positions and their application exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
12Ice skating backstop practice exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
13Double foot spin turn practice exercises in ice skatingPreparation for the topic of the week.
14Ice skating jumps; Waltz Jump practice exercisesPreparation for the topic of the week.
15Final exam preparation studies
16final exam