Anonymous
Post 02/10/2025 07:47     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Anonymous wrote:Don’t do it—any other sport is better.


Agree. Especially not here
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 21:35     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Don’t do it—any other sport is better.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 20:19     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Hockey is the pits
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 17:00     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
look at Wells Ice Rink on the UMD Campus in College Park as well.
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 18:13     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Cabin John or Wheaton Ice will be closest to you - both have intro hockey group lessons or private lesson instructors on their websites.

Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 17:00     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Kettler (sorry now Medstar) in Ballston is a good rink for you.

We contacted their private skate teachers and did some lessons within public skates. We also did group lessons at Medstar, St James, and Cabin John.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 15:36     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Just sign your kid up for group lessons. But if you're adamant about only doing private lessons, Canal Park will try to match you with an instructor. https://skatecanalpark.com/privatelessons/

National Sculpture Garden also offers private lessons through Washington Elite Skating School: https://www.nga.gov/visit/ice-rink.html#private
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 14:54     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Sorry for typos above! Meant to write that my kid is interested in hockey. She has skated a few times, and she skis a lot (so generally good balance). Any suggestions for private skate lessons. I feel like a big group class won't help her figure out whether she really wants to pursue this....and I only want to drive 30 minutes to a rink if she's truly into it! Any suggestions for private skate lessons would be appreciated!


I would encourage skiing and discourage hockey. I signed a burned-out hockey parent sick of staying in crappy stay-to-play hotels and eating crappy food, and driving to rinks at 5 am or 10 pm for games—anything but hockey.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 14:52     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Get on the MoCo rec page, they have tons of classes and you dont have to be a resident. the downside is the classes fill up super fast and you will also see what a shitty job dc does in managing our own facilities and programs in comparison.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 14:18     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Rockville, Greenbelt, and Bowie are going to be your options. 30 mins isn't gonna get you there, I don't think. Maybe Greenbelt would be 40ish, prob.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 14:16     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
Ice time is near impossible to get. Private lessons are going to be $$$$$
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 14:10     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
OP here. Sorry for typos above! Meant to write that my kid is interested in hockey. She has skated a few times, and she skis a lot (so generally good balance). Any suggestions for private skate lessons. I feel like a big group class won't help her figure out whether she really wants to pursue this....and I only want to drive 30 minutes to a rink if she's truly into it! Any suggestions for private skate lessons would be appreciated!
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:25     Subject: Private learn to skate/hockey lesson for 8 year old close to NW DC
My kid is sauce my interested in hockey and I think a a bunch of private skating lessons will clarify whether this is something worth pursuing. We live in Mt Pleasant (NW DC just east of RCP). Any suggestions for where to go?