ANNOUNCEMENT: Certification date for New Patrollers - Sunday, March 19th,
9:30am.




THE CENTRAL PARK SKATE PATROL IS DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE HAVE SAFE

SKATING FUN in Central Park. It helps skaters and general park users

enjoy the Park, teaches stopping skills and safe skating techniques, and

assists the injured. It is a wonderful group of dedicated skaters having

fun while doing good! You also get to meet new skaters as they are

starting to learn.




TIME COMMITMENT: Central Park Skate Patrol volunteers must commit to a

minimum of one four-hour shift per month, during the skating season,

mid-April to mid-October. Shifts run from 1 pm to 5 pm on Saturday and
Sunday.

Occasionally there are special events outside of these hours where you can
earn

"extra credit". We know that people have lives and jobs and vacations, so
it's

a minimum average; if you are traveling a lot on business one month, for
example,

do an extra shift on another month. Of course you are welcomed and
encouraged

to do more shifts.




REQUIRED SKATING SKILLS: The emphasis is not on being an elite skater,
rather on

wanting to perform a community service by helping others, and being
competent

enough to teach the basics and set a good example. You should be comfortable


enough to skate a loop of the park (6.1 miles or almost 10K) in about 45
minutes.

We never race, except maybe in an emergency. This is not a good time to
practice

speed skating, but you should be able to get from point A to point B in a
hurry,

if needed. You should be able to skate backwards in front of a student at
slow

speeds on a shallow incline in order to offer support, reassurance and
guidance.

You must have a heel brake and know how to use it. You should also be able
to

demonstrate at least one other type of stop, such as the t-stop or spin
stop.

Remember, we are only insured to teach basic movement and basic stopping
with the

heel brake, but as teachers, we need to be a few steps ahead of our
students.




NEW PATROLLER CERTIFICATION:

WHEN: Sunday March 19th at 9:30am.

WHERE: North Meadow Recreation Center in Central Park at 97th St. - RAIN OR
SHINE!

From the East or West sides take the path north of the 97th St transverse
and follow it to the middle of the park.

- Go into the Rec. Center meeting room. (Parks Dept. building with
basketball courts in front)

BRING: SKATES WITH A HEEL BRAKE - REQUIRED. HELMET AND WRIST GUARDS ARE
MINIMUM

required protective gear.



Bring a pencil or pen, too. The 3-hour certification is designed to bring
you up to

speed on what we do on Skate Patrol, teach procedures, etcetera, and do the
necessary

paperwork for insurance purposes. It consists of introductions, watching a
video

produced by the National Skate Patrol (NSP), and "class room" review. Then
we go

outside with skates for the practical portion. This consists of teaching you
how to

teach stopping using the NSP Instructor Certification Program (ICP) teaching
model.

We'll take turns playing teacher and student and learn how to teach
beginners and

correct common mistakes.



QUESTIONS:


CONTACT prankin@..., or call Paul at 917-881-0266 to register for the
class.

We hope you can make it on Sunday March 19th at 9:30am.

Please share with other interested skaters. Thank you for your time and
consideration.

The Central Park Skate Patrol is a fun, gratifying experience.



FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION visit the website:

www.skatepatrol.org and click on "Join" or "FAQ".





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