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Coaching Marika & Vitaliy are both NCCP licensed skating coaches. Based at the Deeside Ice Rink in North Wales, a facility which boasts the only full Olympic sized rink in Wales, as well as an excellent Sport Physiotherapist, a fully equipped Fitness Suite, Ballet Room and Gymnasium. We coach all types of skaters from complete beginners taking their first steps on the ice through to highly trained competitors. Figure skating and Ice Dance can be recreational as well as competitive, and first and foremost participation at any level should be enjoyable......and that's what we aim for in our lessons. |
Marika
A level 3 NCCP Ice Dance coach, Marika has extensive experience coaching ice dance and synchro skating and is also an ISU International Championship level
Technical Specialist for Ice Dance.
Vitaliy
An NCCP level 2 coach best known for his expertise in the field of ice dance also trained in Free style and Pairs back in his home country, the Ukraine, before turning his focus to ice dance.
Our work ethic is to strive for technical excellence with all of our skaters, while maintaining a fun and friendly rapport.
We believe that fun, hard work and learning go hand in hand, and encourages the development of confident, expressive skaters.
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Together High fliers We have coached Welsh Champions in Novice, Primary, Junior and Intermediate age categories, as well as medallists at British Championships. Newcomers Currently we are the first Ice Skating Coaches in the UK to be a part of the 5:60 programme for local secondary school children (pictured above). 5:60 gives youngsters an opportunity to experience different sports and activities to promote an active and healthy lifestyle. |
We're learning too!
We are also
dedicated to breaking new ground in our profession and are
both studying an Honours degree in Sport Science at the North
East Wales Institute for Higher Education to expand our
knowledge beyond pure figure skating technique and into the
exciting realms of Physiology, Psychology and Biomechanics.
