Lisa Clark Skating
lisaclarkskating@gmail.com | 905-467-9077
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TESTIMONIALS
I have known Lisa since I was about 5 / 6 years old. I started out skating at a young age but as the years progressed, I picked up bad habits in my skating stride and poor posture. I started skating with Lisa on and off where she focused a lot on edge work. Ever since I learned the technique to edges with Lisa people have always complimented me on my edges but always ended the compliment with “you need to work on your stride and posture.” It was so frustrating for me to hear this constantly because I thought I was working on my stride and posture. I thought I was doing proper training to correct my development. Turns out, skating with Lisa, on and off, didn’t help me at all. I needed Lisa’s consistent instruction and encouragement. This past summer I devoted 20 plus hours of training with Lisa, consistently, where we not only worked on edges, stride and speed but Lisa worked on my confidence and finding a way for me to believe in myself. Lisa was always the one person who said “Brennan, you CAN skate, it’s not that you can’t skate. You just need some fine tuning and you need someone who will give you the attention and focus in order to iron out some of the tweaks.” As soon as I heard Lisa say this to me, she lifted my spirits. While on the ice with Lisa, I was surrounded by players of high calibre, from current OHL players, recently drafted players to those hoping to be drafted, all of which wanted to bring their skating to the next level. The important part of being on the ice with Lisa is the ability to ask questions without being made to feel stupid. If I asked Lisa a question about the drill she wanted us to perform, she always took the time to break it down for me, even giving me reasons WHY it’s so important, in-fact Lisa is such a visual instructor that it would be extremely difficult not to succeed in your skating development goals while under Lisa’s instruction. Many hockey schools and power-skating instructors send ‘other’ instructors out to instruct their sessions, leaving players wondering who they will have as instructors from one session to the next. Many do not provide correction or detailed explanations, but Lisa Clark is not like other hockey schools or power-skating instructors. Lisa is ALWAYS on the ice at her scheduled sessions. Lisa is ALWAYS the instructor from session to session and Lisa will ALWAYS provide detailed explanations to every drill. I didn’t realize it at the time, as I was training with Lisa to improve my overall skating ability and appearance, but Lisa was also building my confidence at the same time. When I got to Lisa this past Summer, she knew I was low in confidence and didn’t believe in my own skating ability. She knew there was so much negativity spread around me about my skating ability, so instead, Lisa reversed all that negativity and turned every bit of it into a positive. She made me smile everyday. She made me want to go to power-skating. Let's admit it, most people dread power-skating, or skating with no pucks). Every time I was on the ice
with Lisa my desire and confidence grew more and more and then finally Lisa said “Brennan, I want you to believe in yourself as much as I do”. I can’t thank Lisa enough for being such an amazing person. I now have a boat load of confidence when I hit the ice with my team, and I continue to work on building the confidence. Lisa’s not only my skating instructor (and the ONLY one I will skate with) but she’s also my friend. Lisa is brilliant at what she does, she loves what she does and every skater on the ice can feel her love radiate. I continued with skating sessions with Lisa into the fall/winter season and do not plan on any more on and off sessions with Lisa rather my plan is to be skating with Lisa for as long as she’ll skate with me. She truly is the best I have ever skated with. Thank you, Lisa, for not only being my instructor but my friend as well. Brennan Othmann– Flint Firebirds – Ontario Hockey League [2nd overall pick].
About a year ago or so, I started skating with Lisa. Over the course of that past year, not only have I thoroughly improved on all aspects of my skating ability, I have overall also become a better person. When working with Lisa, she provides detailed explanations and knowledge into making me a better skater. When I started with Lisa, I had trouble staying low and bent on a consistent basis, and my upper body movement was poor. Now, I have developed muscle memory and it comes to me automatically to stay low always and keep my upper body calm and still. Lisa always brings a positive attitude and bright appearance into our skating session and she always makes laugh. She believes in the skaters she works with and she puts her heart and soul to support their development. After trying many different skating instructors, there is none close to Lisa as she has made my skating as strong as it is now. I really notice the difference of how it is much easier to maintain a strong, powerful, and effortless stride the whole shift. Thanks Lisa! You are the best!!!
Jesse Fishman – Kitchener Rangers – Ontario Hockey League
I️ learned so much from Lisa skating, she’s not only taught me things on the ice, but off the ice too. I️ consider her not only as a coach but as a friend too. I️ learned so much for her skating. When I️ first started out I️ would hop while I️ skate and my arm would be all over the place, but over time she made drill specifically for me to help me with those things I️ needed to work on. Lisa taught me how to do tight turns quick. We would start at the bottom of the circle and we would do explosive crossovers around it and quickly do three tight turns. Being a bigger guy tight turns would give me an edge over the smaller guys and would make my game that much better. Lisa’s drills are next to none,
they keep me focused during the skating session. I’ve gone to a lot of different instructors, but Lisa’s skating was by far the best. What I️ liked best about her teaching style is she incorporates game like situations, cool moves you should try. We use a puck after we master the skating without one. She’s not only a great instructor but she’s a great person. She will joke around tell us why we do that drill. In all she is the reason my skating is where it is and why I️ can beat defence wide, I️ owe a lot to her.
Stephen Halliday – Dubuque Fighting Saints – USHL
“Several of our NHL, OHL and NCAA prospects have worked with Lisa Clark and she has made a tremendous positive impact of each player's overall skating ability. I have worked with many skating coaches over the years and Lisa is without a doubt, one of the very best. I highly recommend her.” Jeff Jackson - Orr Hockey Group
FALL/WINTER I focus on Privates, Semi-Privates and Teams. For more information please contact me by
email: lisaclarkskating@gmail.com or cell: 905 447 1488.
SUMMER 2020 - LISA CLARK SKATING – CAA CENTRE My CAA Centre sessions in Brampton will run Wednesday's starting on June 24 until Wednesday, August 19 [nine weeks]. These sessions fill fast so be sure to book sooner than later.
Class times:
Noon – 1 p.m.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
A total of 10 skaters will be signed up for each session. Cost is $550.00 per skater.
Limited spaces available.
Any questions please contact Ken Hornick at 905 447 1488.
I have known Lisa since I was about 5 / 6 years old. I started out skating at a young age but as the years progressed, I picked up bad habits in my skating stride and poor posture. I started skating with Lisa on and off where she focused a lot on edge work. Ever since I learned the technique to edges with Lisa people have always complimented me on my edges but always ended the compliment with “you need to work on your stride and posture.” It was so frustrating for me to hear this constantly because I thought I was working on my stride and posture. I thought I was doing proper training to correct my development. Turns out, skating with Lisa, on and off, didn’t help me at all. I needed Lisa’s consistent instruction and encouragement. This past summer I devoted 20 plus hours of training with Lisa, consistently, where we not only worked on edges, stride and speed but Lisa worked on my confidence and finding a way for me to believe in myself. Lisa was always the one person who said “Brennan, you CAN skate, it’s not that you can’t skate. You just need some fine tuning and you need someone who will give you the attention and focus in order to iron out some of the tweaks.” As soon as I heard Lisa say this to me, she lifted my spirits. While on the ice with Lisa, I was surrounded by players of high calibre, from current OHL players, recently drafted players to those hoping to be drafted, all of which wanted to bring their skating to the next level. The important part of being on the ice with Lisa is the ability to ask questions without being made to feel stupid. If I asked Lisa a question about the drill she wanted us to perform, she always took the time to break it down for me, even giving me reasons WHY it’s so important, in-fact Lisa is such a visual instructor that it would be extremely difficult not to succeed in your skating development goals while under Lisa’s instruction. Many hockey schools and power-skating instructors send ‘other’ instructors out to instruct their sessions, leaving players wondering who they will have as instructors from one session to the next. Many do not provide correction or detailed explanations, but Lisa Clark is not like other hockey schools or power-skating instructors. Lisa is ALWAYS on the ice at her scheduled sessions. Lisa is ALWAYS the instructor from session to session and Lisa will ALWAYS provide detailed explanations to every drill. I didn’t realize it at the time, as I was training with Lisa to improve my overall skating ability and appearance, but Lisa was also building my confidence at the same time. When I got to Lisa this past Summer, she knew I was low in confidence and didn’t believe in my own skating ability. She knew there was so much negativity spread around me about my skating ability, so instead, Lisa reversed all that negativity and turned every bit of it into a positive. She made me smile everyday. She made me want to go to power-skating. Let's admit it, most people dread power-skating, or skating with no pucks). Every time I was on the ice
with Lisa my desire and confidence grew more and more and then finally Lisa said “Brennan, I want you to believe in yourself as much as I do”. I can’t thank Lisa enough for being such an amazing person. I now have a boat load of confidence when I hit the ice with my team, and I continue to work on building the confidence. Lisa’s not only my skating instructor (and the ONLY one I will skate with) but she’s also my friend. Lisa is brilliant at what she does, she loves what she does and every skater on the ice can feel her love radiate. I continued with skating sessions with Lisa into the fall/winter season and do not plan on any more on and off sessions with Lisa rather my plan is to be skating with Lisa for as long as she’ll skate with me. She truly is the best I have ever skated with. Thank you, Lisa, for not only being my instructor but my friend as well. Brennan Othmann– Flint Firebirds – Ontario Hockey League [2nd overall pick].
About a year ago or so, I started skating with Lisa. Over the course of that past year, not only have I thoroughly improved on all aspects of my skating ability, I have overall also become a better person. When working with Lisa, she provides detailed explanations and knowledge into making me a better skater. When I started with Lisa, I had trouble staying low and bent on a consistent basis, and my upper body movement was poor. Now, I have developed muscle memory and it comes to me automatically to stay low always and keep my upper body calm and still. Lisa always brings a positive attitude and bright appearance into our skating session and she always makes laugh. She believes in the skaters she works with and she puts her heart and soul to support their development. After trying many different skating instructors, there is none close to Lisa as she has made my skating as strong as it is now. I really notice the difference of how it is much easier to maintain a strong, powerful, and effortless stride the whole shift. Thanks Lisa! You are the best!!!
Jesse Fishman – Kitchener Rangers – Ontario Hockey League
I️ learned so much from Lisa skating, she’s not only taught me things on the ice, but off the ice too. I️ consider her not only as a coach but as a friend too. I️ learned so much for her skating. When I️ first started out I️ would hop while I️ skate and my arm would be all over the place, but over time she made drill specifically for me to help me with those things I️ needed to work on. Lisa taught me how to do tight turns quick. We would start at the bottom of the circle and we would do explosive crossovers around it and quickly do three tight turns. Being a bigger guy tight turns would give me an edge over the smaller guys and would make my game that much better. Lisa’s drills are next to none,
they keep me focused during the skating session. I’ve gone to a lot of different instructors, but Lisa’s skating was by far the best. What I️ liked best about her teaching style is she incorporates game like situations, cool moves you should try. We use a puck after we master the skating without one. She’s not only a great instructor but she’s a great person. She will joke around tell us why we do that drill. In all she is the reason my skating is where it is and why I️ can beat defence wide, I️ owe a lot to her.
Stephen Halliday – Dubuque Fighting Saints – USHL
“Several of our NHL, OHL and NCAA prospects have worked with Lisa Clark and she has made a tremendous positive impact of each player's overall skating ability. I have worked with many skating coaches over the years and Lisa is without a doubt, one of the very best. I highly recommend her.” Jeff Jackson - Orr Hockey Group
FALL/WINTER I focus on Privates, Semi-Privates and Teams. For more information please contact me by
email: lisaclarkskating@gmail.com or cell: 905 447 1488.
SUMMER 2020 - LISA CLARK SKATING – CAA CENTRE My CAA Centre sessions in Brampton will run Wednesday's starting on June 24 until Wednesday, August 19 [nine weeks]. These sessions fill fast so be sure to book sooner than later.
Class times:
Noon – 1 p.m.
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
A total of 10 skaters will be signed up for each session. Cost is $550.00 per skater.
Limited spaces available.
Any questions please contact Ken Hornick at 905 447 1488.
