Southwest Ice Arena

For skaters who want to refine their skills and/or enter competitions. All of our staff coaches are available for private lessons. Specialty classes are available to our competitive skaters in the form of Power, Edge and Off-Ice conditioning. For further information and details on these classes please contact Figure Skating Director Paula Bowsman

Paula (Hase) Bowsman has been teaching figure skating for 25 years, of which 22 years have been at Southwest Ice Arena. At age 7 she enrolled at SIA's Learn to Skate program, and has been skating ever since! She went on to enjoy a successful competitive skating career. Some of her accomplishments include:

•   Regional Upper Great Lakes 1979 Novice Ladies Competitor
•   1978 UGL Intermediate Ladies Bronze Medalist
•   1978 Intermediate Ladies Midwestern Silver Medalist.

Paula is a USFS, PSA and ISI member, and currently resides in Frankfort, IL with her husband and two children. 

Competitive Skating Programs: Free Skate, Power/Edge and Off Ice

Free Skate:
The Free Skate levels are designed to give skaters a strong foundation on which to build their skills. This is the point where the skater can choose whether to pursue a competitive approach to the sport of figure skating.

Power/Edge:
This on ice conditioning program will help to strengthen stroking technique, develop power, flow and proper edge control. Emphasis is on edge quality, extension, quickness, power, speed, presentation and endurance. This class is designed for Synchro team and individual freestyle skaters who wish to improve and enhance their current skating ability.

Below are a list of Competitive Class Schedule both on and off ice.

We will continue using the punch card system for ice time payment. Free Style punch cards must be punched prior to taking the ice by the ice monitor or your instructor. Punch cards are required to stay at the rink in order to prevent losing or forgetting them. 

STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED INTO THE BOX WHERE THE PUNCH CARDS ARE STORED.

Punch cards are the same as cash and SIA will not assume responsibility for cards left behind or lost. If you do not have a punch card you must pay the drop-in fee of $8.00. 

12 - PUNCH CARD $ 72.00

FS DROP IN RATE $ 8.00

1. SIA reserves the right to cancel sessions Friday with low enrollment.
2. Skaters must advise ice monitor to punch your card, or, submit drop in fee to monitor.
3. The jump harness may only be used by a coach. Skaters may not use the jump harness with one another.
4. Any skater performing their program with their music has the ultimate right of way. Please take a moment when program music is being played to identify the skater it belongs to.
5. Any skater in a private lesson has the right of way secondary to any skater performing their program.
6. A skater may have their music played a second time in a single session if time allows. Music may be played an additional time or times if all other skaters wishing to have their music played have had their music played at least once.
7. Coaches may “bump the line” and play their students music if they are giving a lesson to that student. Coaches may not “bump the line” for their students not in a lesson. A coach may not “bump the line” twice for the same student in the same ice time if other skaters wishing to hear their music have not yet had their music played.
8. Only water bottles will be permitted on the ice. No other food or drink is permitted.
9. Skaters may not leave anything on the boards during an ice resurfacing.
10. When a skater forgets to bring their free style punch card they must pay the drop-in fee ($8.00) prior to taking the ice.