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    Skating Lessons

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

Hicks, David

510-268-9000

dhicks@sharksice.com

Years Coaching: 7

Hourly Rate:  $80

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, 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.

Lipetsky, Laura

510-219-7481

sk8ngbeauty@yahoo.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.

 

Figurido, Josh

978-590-6360

shua5_3@hotmail.com

Years Coaching: 11

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

Libman, Alyn

alyn.libman@gmail.com

323-428-6184

Hourly Rate: $70

 

USFSA Gold Medalist, 19 years of competitive figure skating experience.  Experience working with hockey players to improve power, edge control and speed on the ice.  Alyn is the former Team Captain and Member of Nationally and Internationally ranked Los Angeles Ice Theater Team.  Trained with U.S., Russian, and Chinese Olympic Coaches.  Enjoys working with a wide variety of students of all ages, skating levels, and backgrounds.  Member of USFSA.

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

 

 

Mellema-Haun, Laurie

sk8laurie@aol.com

Years Coaching:18

Hourly Rate: $80

 

Laurie has 18 years of coaching experience teaching Freestyle, Power skating, On & Off Ice Conditioning, and Moves in the Field.  She is a USFSA Double 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 


 

 

 

 

Van Valkenburg, Cynthia

(510) 427-5915  
Hourly Rate:  $90

 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: 13
Hourly Rate: $90

 

National and International Competitor, Italian National Silver Medalist, Principal
Performer with Ice Capades.
Senior Rated Coach by the PSA, USFS Technical Specialist, Coach of National and International level competitors.
Helps students with their development from the Learn-to-Skate level throughnational and international level of competition.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY & SKATING COACHES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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