PRACTICE SCHEDULE

2024/2025 Practice Schedule

This is the general practice schedule for our training groups. You can also see all VSSC events in a Google calendar and a printable calendar.

The 2024-2025 season runs from September 1, 2024 to March 30, 2025.

2025 Spring Break – Modified Schedule

  • Mondays: no change
  • Wednesdays: no change
  • Saturdays March 15, 22, 29: extra sessions 6am-8:15am
  • Sundays March 16, 23, 30: practice will be 1:45-6:30 NOT 5:30-9:30. Beginners start dryland at 1:45 with ice at 2:35, intermediates start dryland at 3pm with ice at 3:50; advanced/masters start dryland at 4:30 with ice at 5:15pm.  
 MondayWednesday (ice: 4:45-6:45)Sunday (ice: 6:15-9:30)
Practice Times

Dryland Practice
5:30-6:30

Combined dryland practice for all groups:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced/Masters
Special Olympics

Beginner
4:30-4:45pm Ice Clean / Skates on!
4:45-4:50pm Mats on
4:50-5:40pm Ice (50min)
5:40-5:45pm Skates off
5:45-6:15pm Dryland (30min)

Intermediate
and
Advanced/Masters
(shared ice time)
4:55-5:25pm Dryland (30min)
5:25-5:40pm Skates on!
5:40-5:45pm Ice Clean (track only)
5:45-6:40pm Ice (55min)
6:40-6:45pm Mats off

Beginner
and
Special Olympics
(shared ice time)
5:30-6:00pm Dryland (30min)
6:00-6:15 Ice Clean / Skates on!
6:15-6:20pm Mats on
6:20-7:15pm Ice (55min)

Intermediate
6:30-7:00pm Dryland (30min)
7:00-7:15: Skates on!
7:15-7:20pm Ice Clean (track only)
7:20-8:25pm Ice (65min)

Advanced/Masters
7:45-8:15pm Dryland (30min)
8:15-8:30pm Skates On!
8:25-8:30pm Ice Clean (track only)
8:30-9:25pm Ice (55min)
9:25-9:30pm Mats off

LocationKitsilano Community Centre GymnasiumKitsilano RinkKitsilano Rink

Drop-ins

Members from other speed skating clubs can drop in to practices if they meet our  criteria. Learn more here.