Wilmington Ice Arena, Home of The Skating Club of Wilmington

Member Club since 1957

The Skating Club of Wilmington
has been teaching the community to skate since 1965. Our programs encourage a true love of the sport, from Beginner to Advanced; Recreational to Competitive. We offer skating lessons from Preschool to Adult by accomplished professional coaches with excellent Learn-to-Skate Lessons, private Figure Skating Lessons, Synchronized Skating Teams for adults and children, and instructional Ice Hockey programs to help you join a team. All these programs
are offered to the public and club membership is not required although we recommend it if you want less crowded ice times, more skating sessions and discounted session rates.

Order Videos of Ice Show Now

DVD's and VHS tapes of each ice show are now available for sale. New for this year is your choice of Thursday's, Friday's or Saturday's performances, plus for an extra $10 you can have separate individual skating numbers on DVD or VHS tape. Deadline for orders is May 18, 2008.

Click Here for Video Order Form

Order Photographs of Ice Show Now

Photographs containing the ice show numbers of all 3 nights, plus many numbers in the dress rehearsals of each ice show are now available for sale on one DVD. Deadline for orders is May 18, 2008.

Click Here for Order Form

Upcoming USFSA Tests

Moves in the Field / Freestyle Tests
on Thursday Morning, May 15, 2008
...and...
Dance Tests on Sunday, May 18, 2008

Applications must be signed by coach and accompanied by required fees. A letter of permission to test must also be received if Home Club is other than the Skating Club of Wilmington.

Special requests must be clearly noted on applications. We will do our best to accommodate, but cannot guarantee those requests will be met.

Application deadlines for both tests was April 30. No Refund for cancelled tests.

SCW Scholars Award Program is Announced

It's that time of the year again when we wish to recognize those skaters who are training and competing for the club while maintaining excellence in their scholastic endeavors. Like last year, there will be two levels of recognition: one for those earning a 3.0 or above grade point average; a second for those achieving a 3.5 or above grade point average in their coursework. For further information and an application form, please click here for a PDF file or a WORD file to download.

Phil Fraser has moved into his new home and would enjoy visitors! His address is Regal Heights Healthcare & Rehabilitation at 6525 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707.

Upcoming USFSA Tests

Moves in the Field / Freestyle Tests
on Thursday Morning, May 15, 2008
...and...
Dance Tests on Sunday, May 18, 2008

Applications must be signed by coach and accompanied by required fees. A letter of permission to test must also be received if Home Club is other than the Skating Club of Wilmington.

Special requests must be clearly noted on applications. We will do our best to accommodate, but cannot guarantee those requests will be met.

No Refund for cancelled tests. Application deadline has passed.

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The Skating Club of Wilmington's
43^rd Annual Summer Competition

Skate Wilmington 2008
Thursday-Saturday, July 24 - 26

Additional announcement information will be provided soon. IJS will be used for Juvenile and above in Freestyle, Pairs and Couples Dance. All other categories will use the 6.0 judging system.

Club News & Services

The Skate Shop for Champions

Need your blades sharpened? The Sharper Edge Pro Shop offers expert sharpening to your requirements. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call (302) 656-5005 to arrange an appointment or drop off your skates for fast service. The Sharper Edge Pro Shop is the premiere shop for figure skating sales and service in the Mid-Atlantic Region.


For further details, call Dot at SCW @ (302) 656-5005

Coming & Ongoing Events

Programmed Dance every Monday night at 8:40 PM
Youth & Adult Synchro Teams. Group Lesson participants and members are welcome to join the teams for only the low cost of group coaching fees. Every Sunday, 1:10 PM. See Synchro Primer.
Wilmington Selects Ice Hockey Teams. Click here for further information
Group Lessons, Series 5 began in early April. Series 5 will be the last series until the Fall season. Registrations for the Fall Group Lessons will begin again in late August.
Mark your calendars for June 7 and 8. On Saturday, June 7, we are planning to have a fundraising garage & craft sale at SCW, and on June 8 we will have our Annual Meeting with awards, games, food, as well as our traditional reports which will be handled in a much more informative and visual way with tables manned by volunteers.
In August we expect to have Benoit Venne back and in September we'll have an ice dancing weekend with instruction.

Did you know?
Many events and services at SCW do NOT require SCW membership, such as ballet classes, off-ice conditioning, birthday parties, USFSA tests, competitions, public skating, group lessons, ice skating exhibitions, use of the snack bar, skate sharpening and mounting, skate shop purchases, ice shows, and even Programmed Dance sessions!

SCW prohibits the use of roller/inline skates, skateboards, scooters, bikes, and Heelys in the building.

Please drive slowly as you approach or leave the Club's parking lot. Many children use our facility! One-fifth of all children 14 years of age and younger who die in motor vehicle crashes are pedestrians. Don't forget that the speed limit on Carruthers Lane, West Park and East Park Drives is 25 MPH! State Park rangers have been seen giving out speeding tickets off East Park Drive.

A recent incident in our parking lot has reminded all of us to think about reducing our chances of having our car broken into. Please make sure that you leave nothing in plain sight inside your car. All valuables should be carried with you or locked in your trunk.

SCW Webmaster suggests using Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox for Internet browsers, AVG Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus, Comodo Firewall & Anti-Virus, and Adobe Reader to read PDF files. All programs are available free. Click on the logos shown below to download. Any programs that you download are at your own risk. Please note SCW's disclaimer.

Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed for the Skate Wilmington competition in July and a number of committees that are lacking members to help spread the work load. SCW is not much different from any other non-profit organization that relies on volunteers to help manage all our events. Join in the planning and activities that all of us enjoy at SCW and make it an even better club and facility! We also need a newsletter editor to help us re-start a quarterly newsletter with the latest news, including new members who have joined, who is competing, who's winning what, and what upcoming events are of interest to all our members. For information how to volunteer, please contact any Board member. For a list of Board Members, please click here.

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