Terms used:
Club
A not-for-profit organization that is operating for the general purpose of providing Skate Canada skating programs and is managed by a volunteer board of directors.
Evaluator
An individual sixteen years of age or older who is responsible for evaluating assessments in the STAR 6-Gold structure. Evaluators are qualified to assess in one or more disciplines.
Evaluators
An individual sixteen years of age or older who is responsible for evaluating assessments in the STAR 6-Gold structure. Evaluators are qualified to assess in one or more disciplines.
Section
An organization incorporated or organized in a particular province or territory (and in some cases, a combination thereof) strategically aligned with Skate Canada, that may receive funds from provincial or territorial Governmental Authorities and be subject to applicable sport recognition programs and transfer payment arrangements. Each Section is held to the governance and operating requirements of their respective province and / or territory(ies) and is responsible for skating in their respective jurisdictions.
Skating School
An organization other than a Club that is operating for the general purpose of providing Skate Canada skating programs.
Spins
An element where the skater rapidly revolves, centred on a single point on the ice, while holding one or more body positions. In singles and pairs, a spin must have at least three revolutions to be considered a spin. The minimum number of revolutions in a position is two without interruption.
This assessment guide has been designed to assist all stakeholders who are involved with the assessments of any STAR 1-Gold level assessment.
Please note: The resources for all written assessments in the STAR 1-5 and 6-Gold structures will be consolidated. Printable "manuals" or books, will be available for purchase once the final versions have been created. As an interim solution, all resources will be available in a downloadable PDF format only.
STAR Assessments
Resource Guides
Assessments at the STAR 1-5 level are designed to support skater development within their own environment and remove barriers such as extra costs, inconvenience and time constraints. Assessments at the STAR 6-Gold level are offered in an "external evaluation" environment (i.e., assessed by an evaluator), with the exception of Skills that may be assessed by either an evaluator or the skater's qualified coach assessor.
The documents below support coaches, evaluators, assessment coordinators and skaters with the logistics, descriptions and standards for each element, program or dance at the STAR 1-Gold level.
In order to ensure you are using the most up to date Assessment Resource Guides, please make sure the date beside the appropriate link matches the date in the footer of the document.
- STAR Assessment Resource Guide (July 2024)
- Skills: Assessment Resource Guide (August 2024)
- Freeskate: Assessment Resource Guide (August 2024)
- Dance: Assessment Resource Guide (August 2024)
- Artistic: Assessment Resource Guide (July 2024)
- Synchro: Assessment Resource Guide (August 2024)
- Diamond Dance Standards
Summary Documents
The documents below support coaches, evaluators, assessment coordinators and skaters with assessments at the STAR 1-Gold level.
- Skills Exercise Patterns
- Spins - Difficult Variations
- Dance Patterns for Assessment
- Diamond Dance Patterns
- STAR 1-Gold Standards
Virtual Assessment Reference Guides
The documents below support coaches, evaluators, assessment coordinators and skaters with virtual assessments at the STAR 6-Gold level.
- Virtual Assessments - Club, Skating School and Coach Reference Guide
- Virtual Assessments - Section Reference Guide
- Virtual Assessments - Virtual Evaluator Reference Guide
- Virtual Assessments - Service Technician Reference Guide
Standards Videos
STAR 1-Gold standards videos can be found on the Skating Development Video Library as a resource for coaches, evaluators and skaters. Examples of STAR 1-Gold content are available at either "above" standard, "below" standard or "at" standard (i.e., Gold, Silver, Bronze).
Please note: Due to revisions in the STAR assessment structure, assessment outcomes in this library may not be accurate. We appreciate your patience while we update this library.
- STAR 1-Gold Skills
- STAR 1-Gold Freeskate Elements
- STAR 2-5 Freeskate Programs (STAR 6-GOLD TBD)
- STAR 1-Gold Dance
- STAR 5-Gold Artistic
- STAR 1-5 Synchronized skating
Access Skating Development Library
Assessment Sheets
Assessment sheets are available for STAR 1-Gold for coaches, evaluators and assessment coordinators.
In order to ensure you are using the most up to date Assessment Sheets, please make sure the date beside the appropriate link matches the date in the footer of the document.
- STAR 1-Gold Skills (July 2024)
- STAR 1-Gold Freeskate Elements (July 2024)
- STAR 1-Gold Freeskate Programs (July 2024)
- STAR 1-Gold Dance (July 2024)
- STAR 5-Gold Artistic (July 2024)
- STAR 1-5 Synchronized skating (July 2024)
- Diamond Dances
Music
- Skate Canada Series Pattern Dance Music
- Skate Canada Series 8 Pattern Dance Music
- List of Approved Music for Pattern Dances
Assessment Coordinator Guide
This guide contains information regarding the processes and logistics of offering assessments at the club or skating school level.
Access Assessment Coordinator Resource Guide (August 2024)
eLearning for Assessments
There are many eLearning opportunities to further discover how assessments in STAR 1-Gold are completed.