Private Skating Lessons - Oakland Ice Center

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In addition to our regular classes and practice times, Sharks Ice offers private Skating & Hockey Lessons from a variety of experienced, well-qualified instructors. To set up a private lesson, please choose from our list of coaches below.

PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATING COACHES

David Hicks

510-268-9000

dhicks@sharksice.com

Years Coaching: 20

Hourly Rate: Upon Request

Competive figure skater for 10 years, competing at the National level. Pacific Coast Junion Pair Champion in 1977. Skated professionally with the Ice Capades and coached skating for 10 years in Concord, Berkeley, and Dublin, CA. Danced professionally with the Oakland Ballet and has taught at the Marin Ballet School and the Contra Costa Ballet Centre in Walnut Creek. For six years, David was the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Diablo Ballet Company. Currently serves as the Skating Manager at the Oakland Ice Center

Specialty: National/International Competitors; Tot thru Adult Age Groups, Choreography, Ballet On & Off the Ice.

Laura Lipetsky

510-219-7481

llipetsky@gmail.com

Hourly Rate: Upon Request

3-Time US Nationals Competitor (Ranked in Top 10). Worked with several World & Olympic coaches. Performed in many shows. USFSA Gold Medalist. USFSA and ISI member as well as ISI judge. Speaks Russian..

Specialty: Basic skills, freestyle, moves and choreography - all ages and levels.

Josh Figurido

978-590-6360

shua5_3@hotmail.com

Years Coaching: 14
Hourly Rate: $90

USFSA Gold Medalist, eight time U.S. National competitor and professional show skater. Trained in ballet, jazz and tap. Coach of a top-10 Senior Lady. Loves to coach skaters of all levels! Passionate about teaching spins and jumping techniques.

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Specialty: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography

Alyn Libman

Rate: available upon request

(510) 621-9342

alyn.libman@gmail.com

USFSA Gold Medalist, National and International Competitor with Los Angeles Ice Theater. Member of USFSA, ISI, USA Hockey, and is a PSA rated coach. He is currently one of the coaches for Cold Fusion, the Adult Masters Synchronized Skating Team at the Oakland Ice Center. In addition to coaching figure skaters of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds, Alyn works extensively with hockey players to improve their power, edge control, speed, and agility on the ice.

Specialty: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Power Skating (figure skating and hockey), Off-Ice Conditioning

Laurie Mellema-Haun

sk8laurie@aol.com

Years Coaching:22

Hourly Rate: Upon Request

Laurie has 18 years of coaching experience teaching Freestyle, Power skating (Hockey and Figure), On & Off Ice Conditioning, and Moves in the Field. She is a USFSA Triple Gold Medalist with her PSA Master Sports Sciences. She is a Senior rated freestyle & Certified Program Director.

Available for privates, semi-privates, and groups. Adults and children of all ages & experience

Shawn Shubert
koachshawn@yahoo.com
Years Coaching: 18
Hourly Rate: $90

Accredited by the Professional Skaters Association, member of ISI and an ISI Judge. Teaches beginner through Senior levels in both ISI for the recreational skater and USFSA for the more competitive skater. Certified Sports Massage Therapist helping skaters with their injuries, injury prevention, range of motion, flexibility and to achieve their goals. Shawn is available at the Fremont, Oakland, and San Jose rinks.

Specialty: All ages and levels.  Proper basic skills to build jumps, spins and footwork from

Cynthia Van Valkenburg

(510) 427-5915
Hourly Rate: $100

Cynthia has 30 years of coaching experience and has been an OIC Senior Staff Coach for the past nine years. Cynthia has competed at the senior level in all three divisions of competition- Singles, Pairs and Dance and is a U.S. Junior National Pair Champion. Her students have competed at the U.S. Junior Nationals and Nationals and at the elite International level.

Phillip DiGuglielmo
415-828-7517
Sk8rphil@gmail.com
Years coaching: 17

Hourly Rate: Upon Request

National and International Competitor, Italian National Silver Medalist, Principal
Performer with Ice Capades.

Master Rated Coach by the PSA, USFS Technical Specialist, Coach of National, International and World competitors.

Phillip helps students with their development from the Learn-to-Skate through Elite Level Competion.

Specialty: Jump and spin technique, Moves in the Field, Competitors of all levels.

Susan Stark

sustark@comcast.net

510-841-2320

Hourly Rate: available upon request

Michael Chack

973 747-6014

Macattackgo@yahoo.com

Years coaching- 15 years

Hourly rate- $100

Susan has been teaching figure skating for over 20 years and Pilates for more than 10. She is a USFS double gold medalist in Dance and Moves in the Field. She particularly enjoys teaching young children and adults. Her oldest student was 89 years old when he stopped skating!

What’s most important to Susan as a teacher is helping students of all ages and levels connect more deeply with themselves through the activity of skating.

Specialty: Dance, MIF, stroking, choreography, basic skills, Pilates

U.S. National mens bronze medalist, World team member, Olympic team alternate, World University Games champion, U.S. Olympic Festival champion
International team member 10 years, U.S. National team member 12 years,
USFSA Freestyle and Figures gold
Toured professionally as male lead with "Holiday On Ice", "Disney On Ice" and various shows world wide for 12 years.
Specialize in jumps, spins and choreography for all ages and levels for figure skating.
Dance training for 8 years. Danced with "Alegra Dance Company, Greenwich, Ct

PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY & SKATING COACHES

Alyn Libman

Rate: available upon request

(510) 621-9342

alyn.libman@gmail.com

USFSA Gold Medalist, National and International Competitor with Los Angeles Ice Theater. Member of USFSA, ISI, USA Hockey, and is a PSA rated coach. He is currently one of the coaches for Cold Fusion, the Adult Masters Synchronized Skating Team at the Oakland Ice Center. In addition to coaching figure skaters of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds, Alyn works extensively with hockey players to improve their power, edge control, speed, and agility on the ice.

Specialty: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Power Skating (figure skating and hockey), Off-Ice Conditioning



Laurie Mellema-Haun
sk8laurie@aol.com

Years Coaching:22
Hourly Rate: Upon Request

Laurie has 18 years of coaching experience teaching Freestyle, Hockey Power skating, On & Off Ice Conditioning, and Moves in the Field. She is a USFSA Triple Gold Medalist with her PSA Master Sports Sciences. She is a Senior rated freestyle & Certified Program Director.

Available for privates, semi-privates, and groups. Adults and children of all ages & experience

Specialty: Basic Skills, Power Skating (hockey and figure skating) and Off-Ice Strength Drills, Freestyle

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	*PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATING COACHES*
David Hicks 510-268-9000 dhicks@sharksice.com Years Coaching: 20 Hourly Rate: Upon Request	Competive figure skater for 10 years, competing at the National level. Pacific Coast Junion Pair Champion in 1977. Skated professionally with the Ice Capades and coached skating for 10 years in Concord, Berkeley, and Dublin, CA. Danced professionally with the Oakland Ballet and has taught at the Marin Ballet School and the Contra Costa Ballet Centre in Walnut Creek. For six years, David was the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Diablo Ballet Company. Currently serves as the Skating Manager at the Oakland Ice Center Specialty: National/International Competitors; Tot thru Adult Age Groups, Choreography, Ballet On & Off the Ice.
Laura Lipetsky 510-219-7481 llipetsky@gmail.com Hourly Rate: Upon Request	3-Time US Nationals Competitor (Ranked in Top 10). Worked with several World & Olympic coaches. Performed in many shows. USFSA Gold Medalist. USFSA and ISI member as well as ISI judge. Speaks Russian.. Specialty: Basic skills, freestyle, moves and choreography - all ages and levels.
Josh Figurido 978-590-6360 shua5_3@hotmail.com Years Coaching: 14 Hourly Rate: $90	USFSA Gold Medalist, eight time U.S. National competitor and professional show skater. Trained in ballet, jazz and tap. Coach of a top-10 Senior Lady. Loves to coach skaters of all levels! Passionate about teaching spins and jumping techniques. . Specialty: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography
Alyn Libman Rate: available upon request (510) 621-9342 alyn.libman@gmail.com	USFSA Gold Medalist, National and International Competitor with Los Angeles Ice Theater. Member of USFSA, ISI, USA Hockey, and is a PSA rated coach. He is currently one of the coaches for Cold Fusion, the Adult Masters Synchronized Skating Team at the Oakland Ice Center. In addition to coaching figure skaters of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds, Alyn works extensively with hockey players to improve their power, edge control, speed, and agility on the ice. Specialty: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Power Skating (figure skating and hockey), Off-Ice Conditioning
Laurie Mellema-Haun sk8laurie@aol.com Years Coaching:22 Hourly Rate: Upon Request	Laurie has 18 years of coaching experience teaching Freestyle, Power skating (Hockey and Figure), On & Off Ice Conditioning, and Moves in the Field. She is a USFSA Triple Gold Medalist with her PSA Master Sports Sciences. She is a Senior rated freestyle & Certified Program Director. Available for privates, semi-privates, and groups. Adults and children of all ages & experience
Shawn Shubert koachshawn@yahoo.com Years Coaching: 18 Hourly Rate: $90	Accredited by the Professional Skaters Association, member of ISI and an ISI Judge. Teaches beginner through Senior levels in both ISI for the recreational skater and USFSA for the more competitive skater. Certified Sports Massage Therapist helping skaters with their injuries, injury prevention, range of motion, flexibility and to achieve their goals. Shawn is available at the Fremont, Oakland, and San Jose rinks. Specialty: All ages and levels. Proper basic skills to build jumps, spins and footwork from
Cynthia Van Valkenburg (510) 427-5915 Hourly Rate: $100	Cynthia has 30 years of coaching experience and has been an OIC Senior Staff Coach for the past nine years. Cynthia has competed at the senior level in all three divisions of competition- Singles, Pairs and Dance and is a U.S. Junior National Pair Champion. Her students have competed at the U.S. Junior Nationals and Nationals and at the elite International level.
Phillip DiGuglielmo 415-828-7517 Sk8rphil@gmail.com Years coaching: 17 Hourly Rate: Upon Request	National and International Competitor, Italian National Silver Medalist, Principal Performer with Ice Capades. Master Rated Coach by the PSA, USFS Technical Specialist, Coach of National, International and World competitors. Phillip helps students with their development from the Learn-to-Skate through Elite Level Competion. Specialty: Jump and spin technique, Moves in the Field, Competitors of all levels.
Susan Stark sustark@comcast.net 510-841-2320 Hourly Rate: available upon request Michael Chack 973 747-6014 Macattackgo@yahoo.com Years coaching- 15 years Hourly rate- $100	Susan has been teaching figure skating for over 20 years and Pilates for more than 10. She is a USFS double gold medalist in Dance and Moves in the Field. She particularly enjoys teaching young children and adults. Her oldest student was 89 years old when he stopped skating! What’s most important to Susan as a teacher is helping students of all ages and levels connect more deeply with themselves through the activity of skating. Specialty: Dance, MIF, stroking, choreography, basic skills, Pilates U.S. National mens bronze medalist, World team member, Olympic team alternate, World University Games champion, U.S. Olympic Festival champion International team member 10 years, U.S. National team member 12 years, USFSA Freestyle and Figures gold Toured professionally as male lead with "Holiday On Ice", "Disney On Ice" and various shows world wide for 12 years. Specialize in jumps, spins and choreography for all ages and levels for figure skating. Dance training for 8 years. Danced with "Alegra Dance Company, Greenwich, Ct

	*PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY & SKATING COACHES*
Alyn Libman Rate: available upon request (510) 621-9342 alyn.libman@gmail.com	USFSA Gold Medalist, National and International Competitor with Los Angeles Ice Theater. Member of USFSA, ISI, USA Hockey, and is a PSA rated coach. He is currently one of the coaches for Cold Fusion, the Adult Masters Synchronized Skating Team at the Oakland Ice Center. In addition to coaching figure skaters of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds, Alyn works extensively with hockey players to improve their power, edge control, speed, and agility on the ice. Specialty: Basic Skills, Freestyle, Power Skating (figure skating and hockey), Off-Ice Conditioning
Laurie Mellema-Haun sk8laurie@aol.com Years Coaching:22 Hourly Rate: Upon Request	Laurie has 18 years of coaching experience teaching Freestyle, Hockey Power skating, On & Off Ice Conditioning, and Moves in the Field. She is a USFSA Triple Gold Medalist with her PSA Master Sports Sciences. She is a Senior rated freestyle & Certified Program Director. Available for privates, semi-privates, and groups. Adults and children of all ages & experience Specialty: Basic Skills, Power Skating (hockey and figure skating) and Off-Ice Strength Drills, Freestyle

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