Asheville Ice Skating Association / Angels on Ice

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AISA email: [email protected] | phone: (828) 258-4852

PRE-SEASON TRAINING SCHEDULE . FIGURE SKATING . SKATING LESSONS . HOCKEY

Asheville Ice Skating Association
Due to overwhelming interest, the Asheville Ice Skating Association (AISA), formerly Angels on Ice, has expanded its program offerings to include hockey, speed skating, and group and private lessons for adults and seniors.
AISA got its start last year, with Angels on Ice, Asheville's first figure skating club. Approximately 45 boys and girls, ages 3 to 17, participated in the program. Highlights of the club's first season included a complete production of The Wizard Of Oz on ice (the skaters even got to meet and skate with Kenneth Feld's professional Wizard cast), a "Men In Black" exhibition show performed at an Asheville Smoke game, and a Spring Break Ice Skating Camp at the Civic Center.
The 1998/99 season also marked the first time Asheville was represented at a figure skating competition. Five skaters from Angels on Ice went to Greenville's 7th Annual "Break The Ice" Competition on May 15, competing against some of the best youth skaters in the Southeast. Angels on Ice returned home with 3 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Medals.
The 1999/2000 season will be a busy one for AISA program directors Serenity and Johnathon Allen. In addition to Angels on Ice, they will also offer speed skating, private and group lessons for adults and seniors, a "Special Skater Program" for chidren and adults with disabilities, Home School Skates, and special programs for Girl Scout and Boy Scout groups, day care centers, church groups, and, possibly, UNCA students.
Of all the new programs slated for AISA's coming season, hockey may be the most eagerly anticipated. In November, AISA, in cooperation with the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club and the Tarwheels Adult Roller Hockey League, will launch two recreational hockey leagues, one for juniors and one for adults. "I can't wait!" says local hockey fan John Dixon, who grew up playing hockey in Western Massachusetts. "It's going to be a blast!"

Pre-Season Training: August 2-Sept 30
The 1999/2000 AISA season officially begins in August, with pre-season training sessions at various locations in Asheville. Training sessions are open to all skaters, including beginning hockey players preparing for the fall season. The cost is $160 per month.
Schedule for Fall Training Sessions:
Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Powerblading for endurance and technique, at Riverview Park on the corner of Amboy Rd. and Riverside Dr.
Saturdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Muscle conditioning at Premier Cheerleading Gym on Sardis Rd., just past Biltmore Square Mall on Route 191. Participants will use trampolines, tumble tracs, and other equipment at the gym to prepare for the coming season.
Training on ice will resume on October 2nd at the Civic Center and at the Pinebridge Center in Greenville. (See below.)

Call 258-4862 to register for the 1999/2000 skating season!!
Space is limited, so register early!
Registration is now being held for the 1999/2000 Fall/Winter ice season. Choose from four monthly packages! Please register early as the number of participants will determine, to some degree, the amount of time we are able to reserve at the Civic Center rink.

Angels on Ice: 1999/2000 Season Highlights
Following are a few of the special events and programs we are looking forward to this coming season:
Millenium Ice Show - excerpts from classic 20th Century Entertainment (Snow White, Star Wars, My Fair Lady, The Sound Of Music, Indiana Jones, Cinderella, The Nutcracker, and much more!)
Asheville Symphony Live Concert On The Ice - New Years Eve, our skaters will do the Waltz...
Competitions- We plan to participate in several regional events this season, and we hope to take the team to The ISI Winter Classic, in Dallas, Texas, in February.
Ice Skating Camps - Camps are planned Christmas, Spring Break, and early Summer.
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Many skaters are needed For Millenium Show
and the Asheville Symphony Waltz!
No Experience Necessary! (Especially Boys!!!)
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AISA will also provide Asheville with a figure skating and recreational supply source. 'Skaters Heaven' will sell everything from skates & blades and girls & boys outfitting to hose and gifts such as jewelry. Local suppliers will also provide ice hockey equipment. In fact, equipment is available NOW! Call 258-4852 for more info and catalogs.

Adult & Senior Lessons
Coaches : Johnathan and Serenity Allen
Ice Skating Institute Certified/ 'Angels On Ice' head coaches
Group lessons, one hour a week. Cost $60.00/month. Lessons include:
Stretching and off-ice exercises (before ice time)
10 minute warm-up
25 minute group lesson (approximately 10 per group)
25 minute supervised free skate, with some one-on-one instruction
Instructors will teach everything from the basic fundamentals (skating forwards and backwards, two-foot turns, two-foot spins, stopping, etc...) to higher elements such as jumping and spinning.

Junior & Adult Hockey
Offered in cooperation with Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club and Tarwheels Adult Roller Hockey League. No experience necessary to participate. We will need 40 players minimum to form leagues, so call now to register! Cost $175/season. 1st Season, November-January; 2nd Season, February-April.
Junior teams (approx. 15 per team) will be organized according to age and skill: (3-5) (6,7,8) (9-12) (13-17); Adult teams organized according to skill, with 15 members per team.
NOTE: Hockey players are welcome to join Pre-Season Training being offered Aug 2-Sept 30.
Sign Up Now!!! Space is Limited!!! 268-4852

Call us today at (828) 258-4852 to register for fall and winter classes!!

Contact: Johnathan and Serenity Allen, 828/ 258-4852
e-mail: [email protected].