The Basics

We use IceReg to register and track progress of our skaters. IceReg registers your child with the Iqaluit Speed Skating Club, the Nunavut Speed Skating Association, and Speed Skating Canada. This is necessary for our insurance and to allow your child to participate in future events and competitions.

Speed skating requires crash mats around the edge of the rink. We need and expect parents and skaters to help either put them out or put them away at each practise. It only takes 10-15 minutes if everyone helps!

Our First & Fast Strides program is for younger children who can already skate a bit. They don’t have to be able to skate well, but if they cannot skate at all, we recommend first joining the Ookpik Skate program at the Iqaluit Skating Club for a season.

Programs & Fees

If this is your first time registering for Developmental or Advanced, please confirm your child’s eligibility with their coach before registering.

Equipment

Rental included with membership

Cut-proof skinsuit

Short-track skates

Hard guards

Soakers

Cloth

Required but not included

ASTM F1849 Helmet

Cut-proof gloves

Neck guard

Ankle guards

Shatter-proof glasses with cord

Alternatives for First & Fast Strides only

Hockey helmet

Leather gloves

Bicycle, skateboard, and snowboarding helmets are not acceptable.

Coaches have the final say on accepting any safety equipment.

“Required but not included” items must be purchased – once they’ve been worn once, we cannot give them to another skater.

We stock and sell all equipment required. You are free to purchase it elsewhere, but be aware that Amazon and Canadian Tire do not sell equipment that meets speed skating requirements.

Registration

1) Review and choose your program

Review our programs and fees, schedule, safety rules, and club rules, then select the appropriate program for your child. If you have any questions, please ask before registering! Some of the fees are paid to other organizations and are non-refundable

2) Register with IceReg

• Create or sign into a parent/guardian account
  When you first create an IceReg account, it is your account, not your child’s. Enter your own information. Parents’ accounts can be used to register multiple children.
• Register your child
  *** If another parent/guardian has previously registered your child, do not proceed! We need to link their IceReg ID to your account. Get in touch with us. ***
  After your parent/guardian account has been created, you’ll have the option to “register someone else” – this is where you enter your child’s information to register them.
  Select the program and payment option
  Each program has the choice of a single payment or three payments.
• Register as a Club Athlete
  When asked to select the Athlete Membership Options, choose Club Athlete.
• Sign all waivers
  Each organization (Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Speed Skating Canada) sets its own rules for registration, so you may be asked to enter some information more than once and to sign multiple agreements. These are all necessary for our insurance and to allow your child to participate in events other than the lessons.
• Pay the membership fees

3) Join our WhatsApp group

We make announcements for schedule changes, cancellations, and special events on our WhatsApp group. While we also post on Facebook and other social media, this is the platform where we only post announcements. Please join!

After the lessons start, you may also be invited to join a group managed by your child’s program coach. Please join that as well – it’ll be where the coach communicates information specific to your child’s group.

4) Bring your skater to equipment fitting

We’ll announce an equipment fitting and pick-up date on WhatsApp. Bring your child to get fitted for skates and other equipment.