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.

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.

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

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
 

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.

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