- A maximum of 22 contract/walk-on skaters will be permitted on the ice during a session. Priority will be given to SNHSC Club members.
- Keep Moving. If you are not moving, your back should be touching the boards.
- Get up immediately after a fall. Lying on the ice is not allowed, unless directed to do so by your coach.
- Be aware of your surroundings. Look both ways before leaving the boards!
- Per rink rules, no one is allowed to carry hot or cold beverages on the ice. All beverages (water bottles, coffee cups/mugs, etc) must be kept on the boards and not consumed anywhere on the ice surface other than at the boards.
- Do not sit or climb on the boards. Please use the penalty boxes/benches or leave the ice if you need to sit.
- Only skaters, monitors, coaches and invited guests are allowed in the hockey box, music box, or the door areas during club sessions. Skaters who wish to speak to their parents or a visitor during a session should do so off the ice and away from the door.
- Your ice time is the wrong time to have conversations with your skating friends. If you must talk for extended periods (more than 30 seconds), please do so off the ice.
- Please show consideration for the ice monitors, table staff and everyone around you. Many are volunteers and deserve to be treated with respect and courtesy.
- Be aware of your language and your actions. Swearing, yelling, or kicking the ice are not allowed, BUT excitement, kind words, and support are always allowed! Always respect the self esteem of those sharing the ice with you.
- Program and dance music will be played in the order requested of the music monitor. At the discretion of the music monitor, play order may have to be adjusted. The monitor will indicate who is up to skate their program. If time allows, a program may be played a second time.
- A coach may request that a student’s music be played out of order one time during that student’s lesson. This rule does not apply if there are no others waiting for music.
- The following priority will be followed regarding right of way on the ice:
- Skaters performing their program (including ice dances)
- The skater wearing the vest always has the right of way, without exception!
- Skaters in a lesson with a coach
- All other skaters
- No more than one similar pair or two solo dancers can skate side-by-side at a time. NO shadow dance clusters of three or four skaters allowed.
- All spins should be practiced in/near the center of the ice. Jumps should be done in the corners when not being performed in a program.
- Please conduct yourself at all times with courtesy, common sense and respect for others. The Southern NH Skating Club prides itself on a culture of inclusion, kindness, fairness and consideration for all skaters, parents, coaches and volunteers. If you are not abiding by the foundational principles of our club’s culture, you will be given a warning. If you choose to disregard these principles, you will be asked to leave the ice and will risk being banned from all future SNHSC sessions. This rule applies to all who skate on, volunteer for, or work on our ice.
By participating in SNHSC activities and programs, you agree to abide by the rules detailed above.
Please sign & return the last page of the form linked below to the Ice Monitor.