Ice Skating
New football pitches, a better gym and
changing rooms are on their way!
Nearly £1.4m is to be spent by Islington Council and
other partners on improving facilities at Sobell Leisure Centre.
Works will start on 20 May and some diversions inside the centre
and to the pathways and car park may be necessary from time to
time. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause
you.
Find out more about these exciting improvements.
Public Sessions
Sobell Leisure Centre offers a 32m indoor ice rink with sound
and vision. We have sessions and courses to suit all ages and
abilities from toddlers to adults. Bring the family along for a
fun, exciting and enjoyable experience on ice.
The following public skating sessions are available each
week.
Please note: Penguin Club
sessions start in May.
Monday
|
3.45 - 5.15pm |
After school skate* |
-
|
7.45 - 9.15pm |
Disco skate* |
Tuesday
|
11.15am - 12.15pm |
Penguin Club |
-
|
3.45 - 5.15pm |
After school skate* |
Wednesday
|
6.30 - 8pm |
Disco skate* |
Thursday
|
6.15 - 7.45pm |
Disco skate* |
Friday
|
9.30 - 10.30am |
Penguin Club |
-
|
3.45 - 5.15pm |
After school skate* |
-
|
7.45 - 9.15pm |
Disco skate* |
Saturday
|
11am - 12.30pm |
Family skate** |
-
|
1 - 2.30pm |
Disco skate* |
Sunday
|
1 - 2.30pm |
Disco skate* |
Please note: individuals and groups with mobility
difficulties are requested to please ring in advance for
advice on sessions and give prior notice of attendance.
* A guardian (aged 16+) is must be present at a ratio
of one adult to supervise up to four children under the age of
eight.
** Adult supervision is compulsory to attend this session.
Guardians must be over the age of 18 and can supervise a maximum of
four visitors aged 17 and under.
Please read the ice skating safety advice to ensure you have a
safe and enjoyable skate.
Timetable key
- Penguin Club - a supervised session for you and your child.
Have fun on ice with Percy the Penguin, a skate aid that is perfect
for the pre-school age. Price includes skate hire and
penguin.
- After school skate public sessions. Penguin hire
available.
- Disco skate public sessions. The lights go down and the disco
illumination and music comes on. For all skating abilities.
- Family skate. Great fun for all the family. Penguin hire
available.
- Party booking. Exclusive hire of the whole ice rink on a
Saturday or Sunday.
- Private hire. To enquire about private hire or block bookings
please contact reception.
Prices
| - |
Child/Adult Standard
|
Izz Card
|
Izz Plus Card
|
| After school skate |
£4.80 |
£3.80 |
£2.80 |
| Disco / Family session |
£6 |
£5 |
£3.50 |
| Family ticket (up to four people including one adult) |
£25 |
- |
- |
| Extra family member |
£5 |
- |
- |
| Penguin Club (price includes one adult, one child skating and
penguin hire) |
£7 |
£6 |
£5 |
| Extra child |
£3 |
- |
- |
| Pick up a penguin hire (skating aid for under 10s available
during After school and Family sessions. 30 minutes during peak
times) |
£5 |
- |
- |
| Skate hire |
£1.10 |
- |
- |
Guardians are free. A guardian is a non-skating adult (16+) who
is looking after a child under 8 years old. All other people
entering the rink, skating or watching, pay full price during
public sessions.
Rainbow Education Learn to Skate Programme
All courses run for six consecutive weeks and you can join a
course at anytime.
We use continual assessment to record your progress throughout
the course. You can view your progress online at www.aquazone.aquaterra.org
Courses are suitable for all levels and abilities, though we
advise that children under 8 years old who cannot skate and require
assistance on the ice, to book onto our Thursday lessons,
where adults can join the course for no additional
cost*.
Mondays
|
6.30 - 7.30pm (Intermediate & Advanced only) |
Tuesdays
|
5.15 - 6.15pm and 7.30 - 8.30pm (Beginner, Intermediate
& Advanced) |
Thursdays
|
4 - 5pm (Beginner & Intermediate) |
Saturdays
|
9 - 10am (Beginner, Intermediate &
Advanced) |
Sundays
|
10 - 11am (Beginner & Intermediate) |
Levels
The different skating levels are represented by colours,
starting with red for beginners, yellow to pink for intermediate
level and green to blue for more advanced skaters. All new skaters
will start on red and progress through the different colour
grades.
Red
Get moving in a straight line
|
- Understanding of ankle, knee and hip movements
- How to fall safely
- Timing
- Balance and the feeling of movement
- Different movement patterns |
Yellow
Moving on in a straight line
|
- To be able to transfer weight back and forth and side to
side, understand the pushing principle |
Pink
Forward Circles
|
- Introduce the concept of lean
- To be able to identify the different edges of the skate
- Be able to balance in a circle with familiar positions |
Green
Moving Backwards in a straight line
|
- To achieve the same positions as learned in moving forwards
but with weight transferred towards the front of the skate |
Purple
Backwards Circles
|
- Introduce the concept of lean
- To be able to identify the different edges of the skate
- Be able to balance in a circle with familiar position |
Orange
Crossover, Turn and Push
|
- To be able to articulate moves that become a skating
element
- Introduce the principles of turning
- To understand how to use your blades to enable you to gather
momentum |
Blue
Different hip and ankle position
|
- To be able to progress previously learnt skills on to one
foot.
- To understand the movements around hip joints
- To be able to identify movement patterns |
Price
£72 per 6 week course.
Price includes a 30 minute group lesson and 30 minutes
supervised practice. Courses include free** boot covers, gloves and
DVD. Special interactive ice skates will be made available for
participants attending the Rainbow Education Learn to Skate
courses.
Ratio of 1 coach to 15 participants.
To book please visit reception, phone 020 7609 2166 or email
us.
Note: we do not offer refunds or
credits.
* Only applicable to parents/guardians
supervising their chid during the Thursday session, ensuring their
child under 8 years is fully supervised while on the ice.
** free only with first enrolment on the
course
