Private Lessons
If you are looking to enhance your learning experience, consider private ice skating lessons. Our instructors are top-notch, and our facility is a member of the "Excellence on Ice" program with the Professional Skaters Association (PSA). Lessons are a great way to help your skater focus on and improve skills that might be giving them trouble or to achieve and enhance the skills they already know.
Instructors are independently contracted. Coaches set their own schedules and rates.
Schedule
Check the BFSC Freestyle Schedule before you come for your lesson. The schedule is subject to change.
Rates
Private lesson fees are listed on the Private Lesson Request Form. These fees do not include ice time or skate rental. Private lessons are taught on BFSC freestyle ice only. This ice time may be purchased at the Pelham Pro Shop. Coaches must be paid in a timely manner for skaters to continue utilizing BFSC Freestyle Ice.
A unit is a 30-minute freestyle session. Membership packages can be purchased in the Pelham Pro Shop.
- $480 membership = 80 units
- $300 membership = 40 units
- $180 membership = 20 units
- Walk on rate of $20 per hour ($10)
All BFSC Freestyle Ice users must abide by the BFSC Ice Usage and Etiquette Rules.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel a private lesson, please notify your coach at least 12 hours in advance. Your coach may charge for lessons that are not canceled 12 hours in advance.
There are many factors involved in selecting a coach. Things to consider are personality, learning and teaching styles, and experience. You know your child and have the best idea of who might make a good fit. Keep your child's personality and needs in mind when interviewing and selecting a coach.
Here are some helpful questions to consider:
- Will the coach be a good role model and instill healthy character traits?
- Will the coach treat my child politely and with enthusiasm?
- Does the coach possess and demonstrate a good standard of ethics?
- Does the coach understand and adhere to safety considerations at all times?
- Is the coach a member of the U.S. Figure Skating and the Professional Skaters Association?
- All of our private coaches are required to be members of both
- Does the coach have PSA ratings or rankings, and have they attended a recent PSA/USFS workshop or seminar? Do they continue their education and training?
- Does the coach have a specific plan to teach the appropriate technical skills?