Northfield Skating School

From Jason Eisold, Recreation Manager for the City of Northfield:

Arena Users & Friends,

We would like to invite you and your teams/clients/friends to the Grand Re-Opening Event of the Northfield Ice Arena. It will take place

Friday, November 7 from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Northfield Ice Arena 1280 Bollenbacher Drive.

Ceremony will begin at 11:30 with FREE open skate to follow. Tours of the renovated areas will be available. Sandwiches from Beef O’Brady’s, Hot Chocolate from the Northfield Hockey Association, and Granola Bars, Water Bottles and Souvenir Pucks provided by Johnson Controls will all be available while supplies last.

We hope to see you there!

Click here for Grand Re-Opening Invitation Card

Parents and Skaters: The 2008-09 Northfield Arena open skate schedule has been posted on the Skating Resources page. Click here to see the schedule.

Please note that open skate takes place directly before our Sunday lessons. What a great way to warm up and practice your skills! Open Skate in Northfield is ONLY $1. You won’t find ice at this price at any other arena we’re aware of.

Thanks to all of the Girl Scouts, parents, and coaches who participted in our first Girl Scout Figure Skating Fever on Sunday! We had a great time hosting a fun group of girls and young women in on and off-ice activites for our first official 2008-09 skating event. On the ice, girls participated in an introductory lesson, had free time, played games, and saw a performance with music by Northfield skater and Middle School student Anna Sheehan. Off the ice, we learned about types of skating sports, skating safety and attire, taking care of our bodies, and what you can get out skating. We even created our own synchronized skating team routine, tried out some pairs skating moves, and designed our own skating outfits. All girls earned a badge for their participation. Thank you to the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys for collaborating on this fun event!

The next Girl Scout Skating Fever will take place on Sunday, January 4th from 3:30 - 5:30pm. Contact the Girl Scouts to register!

Attention Skating Families:

The location of our 2008-09 Session 1 Parent Meeting &Volunteer Orientation has CHANGED. The meeting will now be held at Emmaus Church, 712 Linden St. N, Northfield, MN.

The time and date of the meeting are: Tuesday, Oct 14th, 6:30 - 8pm.

An email with this information will be sent to all registered families before the end of the week. Thanks!

Collaboration With:

Fun as it is, skating contributes directly to improving the most sought-after exercise goals: improved aerobic fitness, strength, endurance, and body fat reduction. Adults of all skating abilities are invited to join the Northfield Skating School and Northfield YMCA’s new Skating Lap Fitness collaboration beginning October 21st. The program will be held Tuesdays over lunch hour (11-11:45 ice time with coffee available until 12:15) Beginners are welcome! Professional instruction with coach Melanie will be followed by lap skating towards personal goals and incentives.Try something new! Bring a friend for fun and fitness! REGISTER BY OCT 16 for SESSION 1 CLASSES

View our flyer and sign up now at:
Northfield Area YMCA or: NSS Classes & Events Page

Melanie Ritz, Skating Instructor for the Northfield Skating School and Junior Club Coach for the Tri-County Club in Farmington, and Carey Tinkelenberg, Founder/Director of the Northfield Skating School, were recognized in the September/October issue of the Professional Skater Magazine for their recent coaching accomplishments. Both Ritz and Tinkelenberg traveled to the Professional Skaters Association national headquarters in Rochester, MN in July to take ratings exams. Both coaches passed their exams, enabling their certification at a higher professional level. Ritz passed the Basic Accreditation exam, a 100 question multiple choice test, and Tinkelenberg passed her Registered Freestyle and Registered Moves-in-the Field tests, both oral exams in front of a panel of Master Rated examiners. Congrats, coaches!