Beyond the Blade toolkits
SkaterSense
SkaterSense will make evidence-based wellness information more accessible and actionable for adaptive skaters by combining research, adaptive-specific considerations, and community input into a free digital toolkit.
Beyond the Blade toolkits
Three toolkits. Each one opens as a page you can read, print or save.
- NutritionWhat foods/snacks to eat before you skate · How long you should wait before eating and skating
- Physical HealthList of exercises good for warming up: backed up by science · Effective and safe flexibility exercises
- Mental HealthTips for getting over a mental block · Understanding skating-related fears
Why SkaterSense
When researching resources for adaptive figure skaters, I was surprised by how few existed. For figure skaters, topics related to nutrition, physical well-being, and mental health were most prevalent in existing resources, and I wanted to replicate that level of support and guidance for adaptive athletes. As a result, I founded the initiative SkaterSense to raise awareness of the lack of resources for adaptive figure skaters and to provide skaters, families, and coaches with toolkits, checklists, and interactive resources to make skating more inclusive.
Coaches Corner
Resources for coaches working with adaptive skaters, and a form where coaches share their own strategies and resources.
More to come shortly…
Adaptive programs
- Montclair State Ice Arena, Monarchs programMontclair, NJ
- Essex Special Skaters at Codey ArenaWest Orange, NJ
- Special Olympics New Jersey (figure skating)Lawrenceville, NJ
- Navigators Adaptive Sports ClubBayonne, NJ
- Special Olympics of Mercer County, Princeton Figure Skating ClubPrinceton, NJ