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P.O. Box 11121 • Minneapolis, MN 55411• 612.82.SKATE (75283) • info@robichons.com

Robichon's® Skate Camps 2005
The Minnesota Basic to Marathon Skating Camp
All levels and Abilities
Lanesboro/Harmony, Minnesota

August 5 -7th, (Friday through Sunday)
The Event: The Minnesota Learn-to-Skate Camp is designed for skaters from out-of-town who desire world class instruction yet is not in there area. We cater to all levels from the recreational basics to marathon fanatics. The weekend getaway is full of top instruction, adventure and fun! On your weekend vacation camp, expect to increase your confidence, skill and fun on skates, learn cutting edge skating techniques, receive world class instruction, world class service, meet new friends, skate scenic trails, relax and have fun! Whether you are wanting to learn-to-stop, develop the coveted double push or simply relax and skate this is the event for you.
Description: Our chosen destination is a high demand destination for guests throughout the Midwest and beyond! When you arrive you will know why. In addition to offering, the best of biking, hiking, inline skating, fishing, canoeing, shopping and fine dining, the terrain and towns are nothing less than breathtaking. Lanesboro and Harmony are both small charming towns comfortably nestled in a serene valley surrounded by breathtaking views of picturesque bluffs, forest groves, impressive roving rivers and more than 60 miles of paved trails creating a mosaic for which to inline skate.

All Smiles!
We personally have skated these and know the best paths to skate!The town locals proudly boast Lanesboro's recognition as one of the "50 Best Outdoor Sports Towns" and "One of the 100 Best Small Arts Town's" in the nation!. In this learn to skate vacation, we will teach skills from our unique standard beginner through advanced intermediate Outdoor Skate Basics™ & Cool Moves skate curriculum. Upon completion of fun and exhilarating inline skate instruction at your will, we will skate the trails rolling along the rivers and forest groves offering panoramic like refreshing views. Off skates, We will explore the local distracting attractions. We offer a home-town and fine dining experience, an optional tour of amish culture, time to shop 'the shops', or rest-time. Prepare yourself for an extraordinary Weekend Getaway. Click here for more information on our host town of Lanesboro.

Your Host: Robichon's®, is a world leading inline skate school with world leading inline instructors.

As inline skating became popular in Robichon's home state of Minnesota, Robichon's grew with it. During the days of inline skating's launch and Robichon's has proven itself to be one of the first and best instructional programs of its kind!

 

Robichon's® Teaching System:
Whether you are just learning to stop or working on that pesky yet trendy double push, we will teach it! It is our ultimate goal to make sure you are safe, learning, and having lots of fun! We teach our home-grown Outdoor Skate Basics™ and trail skating skills necessary to navigate the great outdoors and most marathon courses! We will also teach our first of a kind Marathon Technical and Tactical Course. Our Outdoor Skate Basics™ offer the fundamentals of skating and NEW functional movement, stopping, turning, speed control and terrain negotiation or protective skills at each new level. We will teach our unique curriculum for beginners up to advanced. You will find each of our levels builds off skills mastered in the previous level. When you master the skills in one level, you are prepared to progress with success to the next fun level!

The Marathon Technical and Tactical Training focuses on skills specific to skating and inline marathon and includes paceline activities, paceline rotations, slowing and stopping without a brake forward crossovers and the double push !

We explain and demonstrate each new skill in easy steps, guide your practice to ensure your success and provide individual attention. Throughout we provide fun, captivating activities carefully chosen to secure your new technical secrets into muscle memory. All the while, we listen intently to each individual often tailoring instruction to suit both the individual and the group's desires and needs. We use proven experiential teaching methods of Robichon's Inline Skate School - a world leader in inline skate instruction and the International Inline Skate Association's Instructor Certification Program, a former governing body of inline skating. Once taught through Robichon's® Teaching System, you will know everything you need to know to skate safely outside and better prepared to reach a new personal best in your next inline marathon!


"Robichon's… is one of the most respected skate schools around!" - Team Florida

Your Instructor / Guides: Your instructor/ guides are two of the most experienced and highly trained Instructors in the world. Both being from Minnesota; the birthplace of inline skating, they had the unique opportunity of being involved with inline skating development and instruction methodology from its beginnings. Through dedication, diligence, rigorous training and an intense love for the sport - each has become a Master and/or Level 3 Instructor. Only a handful of Master Level 3 instructors exist in the world today. We are proud to serve you with two of the first and few! Your Instructors Blaine Ruggles and Noelle K. Robichon are experienced experts in inline skate instruction. Capture your chance to skate with Blaine and Noelle!

"thank you for being such a shining example of finesse and timing" - Eddy Matzger - First man to climb Mt. Kilamanjaro on inline skates

About You: Most importantly, your instructors are guest service driven and deliver service with care! We define our success by your success. When you are happy, we are happy! Often our customers finish our skate adventures feeling exceedingly esteemed and happy from all of their successes. This makes us happy. Let's take your skating to the next fun level. If you ever wanted to begin or have MORE fun on inline skates, now is your chance! Join us for a skate getaway of a lifetime!

The Skills: The skating skills below are some of our Outdoor Skate Basics™ & More you can learn or improve:
Stops/Speed Control - Heel Stop 1 - 3, The Quick stop™, Spin Stop, Grass Stop, T-drag and Uphill and Downhill skating techniques, slowing or stopping without a brake and more...
Turns - Y-frame, Parallel and Lunge Turns, 2- Step Turns, Forward Crossovers
Transitions - Front to Back and Back to Front Transitions
Movement - Forward Stride 1, 2 and 3 (efficient skating), the coveted double push, Backward Stride 1 & 2 and much more
Terrain and Protective - protective falling, safe T, the defensive skate position™, the stabilizer™, stretching and much more…

Pricing: The fee is only $550.00 (includes lodging, most meals, professional guides, van support and top instruction).

$395 (Instruction only)

For further details contact Robichon's at info@robichons.com.

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