The University’s ice arena opened for the 2016 summer season Monday, the longest day of summer.
The ice arena will host public skate on Thursdays from 7 to 8:50 p.m. and Fridays from 6 to 7:50 p.m. through the season end on Sept. 2. General public admission is $5 and students and faculty have a discounted rate at $3 with ID.
Cheap Skate is held all week from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. with admission being $3 for everyone.
Skate rental is available at $3 for both events.
The arena also holds special programs throughout the summer for both local youth and adults.
Hockey clinics are open to youths three-years-old to mid-teens that have prior skating experience or have completed the arena’s Basic Two or higher level in the Learn 2 Skate program.
The Learn 2 Skate program is a set of classes dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of moving on ice. Each class is divided by age and adjusted for skill level. The classes include Basic One through Basic Eight. Basic One through Three are beginner level, Basic Four and Five are intermediate, and Basic Six through Basic Eight are advanced. Adults, 17 and older, have a special class teaching all levels of Basic One through Eight. There will also be two different Beginner classes separating ages 5-7 and 8-16.
In addition to the summer line up of events, the ice arena will hold two figure skating camps and 1 hockey camp. Each camp requires Learn 2 Skate Basic Two or higher or equivalent experience. More information on previously mentioned events can be found in the graph to the right.
The Falcon Hockey camp will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday the week of July 18. Learn 2 Skate Basic Two or equivalent experience is required and registration is $200.
Registration for all events is open to the public, with no registration needed for Public Skate.
All information, including forms, can be picked up from the ice arena or online at the arena homepage, http://www.bgsu.edu/ice-arena.html. Any questions can be directed to Program Coordinator Laura Fischer through email at [email protected] or phone at 419-372-8686.
Check this week’s printed edition for a graph of dates and prices.
