Skate Club
Once you've learned how to skate, and you find out why competing in roller skating is so much fun, you become a member of the Lorain Skating Club.  We have members from all walks of life.  Young, old, skaters and non-skaters.  Every member is passionate about the sport they all love.  

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Lorain Skating Club travels to rinks and arenas to compete in their divisions.  There are a couple kinds of competitive roller skating:

  • Dance Skating

    Dance - Think ballroom dancing on skates.  Dance patterns are set in a specific configuration and tempo of music generated from the iconic roller rink organ.  You can compete with a partner (Team Dance) or solo (solo dance).

  • Figure Skating

    Figures - Unlike ice skating, figure skating on wheels is not jumping and spinning.  Figures is sort of like a game of chess on roller skates.  Skaters split their wheels over the black circular lines on the floor.  They are judged on posture, control and speed.  Some figures are forward-facing, some are backwards.  Some are a combination.  Smaller, more difficult figures are called "loops" and use a more difficult pattern.

  • Freestyle

    Freestyle - Jumps, spins, choreography.  Freestyle skating is popular and is saved for the most creative, agile and most confident roller skaters.  You've got the floor to yourself and you are judged on specific maneuvers required in various events.  

  • Freedance

    Freedance -  A combination of freestyle and dance.  You don't have to do complicated jumps, but you have to express your artistic side through your movements and to your selection of music.   

  • Precision Skating

    Precision Skating - multiple skaters on the floor at the same time doing a variety of different types of skating moving in unity and choreographed as one.

  • Speed Skating

    Speed skating - go fast and turn left, but it requires physical endurance and agility.

Meet the coaches

Coach Brenda


brenda@lorainskateworld.com


Brenda specializes in freestyle skating, teaching students young through mid twenties jumps and spins.  She also teaches figures.  Brenda is a proud mother of a national champion and has been passionate about the sport of roller skating for many years.


Brenda also enjoys teaching beginners of all ages and abilities on Wednesdays at 6pm.

Coach Emily


emily@lorainskateworld.com


Emily has been coaching for two years and specializes in beginners, freestyle, dance, figures, seniors, precision teams, show teams and quartet teams. 


Emily has won numerous gold medals in multiple events at the National Championships, competed in three World Championships (Australia, Germany,  Spain), awarded Ohio Skater "A" of the year in 2012 and earned first Wintz Award during her first year of coaching.


Emily enjoys animals and recently adopted a puppy, Leo!  She works full time at a national car rental agency and loves to travel.


Emily loves teaching our beginner class on Wednesdays at 6pm and sometimes helps out with our adult classes on Thursday mornings.  She also has a huge role in assisting with the Holiday on Wheels program each year, including many skating parts.

Coach Mary


mary@lorainskateworld.com


Mary has been coaching for over 30 years.  She's had beginners through world class, young and older skaters.  She specializes in dance, figures, free dance and precision team skating.


Mary has taken hundreds of skaters to the National Championships and her skaters have won 62 championship events.


Mary produces the Holiday on Wheels Christmas show which draws hundreds of spectators each year.  She also enjoys teaching the adult classes on Thursdays after the 10-noon session.


Mary skated and coached her entire career at Brookpark Skateland.  After the devistating fire,  she is enjoying her new home at Lorain Skate World and looking to make more life-long memories for her skaters.
Coach David

Coach David


david@lorainskateworld.com


David is a new coach, but not new to skating.  Winning many awards and completing many acheivements during his skating career, David is completing his degree.  In his spare time, he skates and is now coaching.


David specializes in Dance, Figures, Freedance and Freestyle.


David proudly plays a main character for the annual Holiday on Wheels program.

Coach Lisa


lisa@lorainskateworld.com


Lisa has been helping beginners for five years.  She specializes in dance, figures and freestyle.  She also competes and has several national placements and has represented Team USA in the World Championships many times for precision skating.


Lisa is a proud mother of two kids and is and does accounting and taxes for a living.


Lisa proudly helps play parts in our Holiday on Wheels program in December.
Lorain Skating Club practices hard and competes in different disciplines throughout the country.  There's something for everyone!  E-mail us at skate@lorainskateworld.com if you'd like more information on the Lorain Skating Club.
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