Star 1 - Gold Assessment Structure
STAR 1-5 is designed to provide assessment opportunities that occur on a regular training session during the regularly scheduled lessons for the skater. This removes barriers and encourages solid development that aligns with the skater’s rate of progress versus scheduled assessment days. All STAR 1-5 assessments are assessed by a coach assessor.
STAR 6-Gold is designed to provide assessment opportunities that occur on a regular training session or on a designated assessment day. Evaluators assess all STAR 6 – Gold assessments. They may be qualified in all or some disciplines and must be recognized by the section. Coach assessors may only assess Skills in STAR 6 – Gold. They must also be qualified and must be recognized by the section.
Long Term Development Pathway
Although the following Skate Canada LTD rectangle defines the Podium Pathway and the STAR Pathway, there are many pathway directions for participants to explore. From Learn to Train and onwards, the Canadian system provides performance opportunities at the club, regional, provincial, national, and international levels in all four skating disciplines of our sport – singles, pair skating, synchronized skating, and ice dance.
Assessment Sheets
The assessment sheet is to be used by the Evaluator and/or Coach Assessor. The sheet contains:
(1) The top portion for the assessment coordinator to use for assessment submission purposes
(2) The bottom portion outlining the detailed results and feedback about the skater's performance from the coach assessor or evaluator.
(3) The back of the assessment sheet contains the standards for assessment and additional comments.
Skate Canada Assessment Structure
The STAR 1-Gold assessment structure consists of assessments in Skills, Freeskate, Dance, and Artistic. The chart above is an overview of the assessments available to skaters within the STAR 1-Gold assessment structure. Skaters may move through the assessments at their own pace but must complete the full level in the discipline prior to moving to the next level in the same discipline.
Additional discipline requirements:
- Freeskate: Skaters may move through the Element assessments or the Program assessments independent of each other. If a skater requires a designated STAR level for an event or recognition, both the Elements and Program portion must be complete.
- To be recognized as a skater who has achieved a Gold Freeskate status, skaters must have passed both the STAR 10 Elements and Program, as well as the Gold Program.
- Dance: Skaters may present the dances for assessment in any order within each level of the STAR structure. All dances within the level must be passed before moving to the next level. For example, a skater may pass the dances in the following order: 6C, 6A, 6B.
- STAR 9, STAR 10 and Gold levels require two of three dances to be successful for completion of the level.
- Artistic: Skaters must have passed STAR 4 Skills to be eligible for a STAR 5 Artistic assessment or event.