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What is the right age to put kids on ice skates?
My neice is 3 yrs old and she said she wants to go ice skating like she sees on TV. We took her last weekend to watch us skate around the rink and see if she will have the same interests without the glamour of what she's seen on TV, and she said she still wants to skate.
Elaine.
I was thinking the same thing. I cant remember when we started skating as kids. I just remember knowing how. Maybe my parents started us early too. She had been swimming as a baby and she swims well now. She still go every Sunday to swim. But she is starting to show other interests and we want her to have the same things we did.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I have been teaching the "Learn to Skate" Program at my local figure skating club now for 6 years, and i have had taught little girls and boys that were 3 years old... but where i tought the parents were aloud to come out on the ice with them to help them out a little, and if you were under 6 years old you were required to where a helmet.. so if you are worried about her falling, don't worry, i haven't seen anything accidents.. also, we provided little on-ice walkers for them to stand up on and get the feeling for the ice without the parents being with them.. (children tend to think they don't need to do anything wile their parents are standing around)..
Source(s): Go to http://www.usfsa.org/ to find your local Figure Skating Club, or click on "programs" and there will be an area for "snow plow sam" which is for starter skaters... I have a whole book on where every single skating club is in Canada and the U.S, i can look in there for you to find a club near you.. hope this helps!! - Anonymous1 decade ago
Between 3 1/2- 5 years of age.
- 1 decade ago
I'd say the younger the better. I started skating when I was 2 and have been skating ever since. It's alot easier to learn when you are young. I'd invest in some Learn to Skate programs. They can be a big help.
- 1 decade ago
You should look into skating lessons. My rink has a Tot division and they play games to help them learn how to skate. They are divided into age groups and I know the youngest is 3 years old.
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- ScottLv 61 decade ago
I would think it might be similar to when to teach someone to Swim. The younger the better... But a person might want to check with the Ice skating rink to see if they have age restrictions... or they may be better able to help you...
- 1 decade ago
well, i figure skate, and i started when i was six.
Threeto FIve is good, it starts them out early. the problem with starting them early is that if they dont have natural talent, it's hard for them to realize what body part they want to use, and it'll take longer. It'll also take longer if you start after 10, even though the child has grown up and understands their body better, starting any sport at 10 or older is a bit late, unless you work reallly hard.
- fukuokaLv 41 decade ago
3 years is the perfect age to start. its good that kids that young start having an interest. get a pair of not too expensive skates to make her try it out. you can also bring a chair or something that they can push while skating to help them stand up.
- Elaine FLv 51 decade ago
so buy some skates for the kid the earlier the better but use bob skates for the first time and a helmet if she survives buy some proper skates we started as soon as we could walk
- johnnyonthespotLv 51 decade ago
3 isn't too early. We've had kids on our pond younger than that that are now on travelling teams here in MN. Helmets are important and the "walkers" help a lot.
