The 2025 Abilities Meet was held on November 29, 2025
Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a huge success! And a special thanks to all the skaters.
General Information for YK Abilities Meet
Skaters must have safety glasses (NOT tinted) and a strap for this meet.
Please note: all YKSSC meets, are screen free. Kids are welcome to play board/card games in the change rooms or cheer on their fellow skaters on the ice!
Download the Parent Guide to Speed Skate Meets.
Volunteers are needed both on and off the ice to make this event happen!
Lots of on-ice and off-ice volunteers and officials are needed to run an event like this. Possible roles include:
- Timers
- Place Judges
- Lap Counters
- Starters
- Referees – on the ice
- Track Stewards – on the ice
- Water
- Runners
- Recorders
- Certificates
- Clerk of the Course
- Announcer
- Food Coordinator
- Set-up and Take-down
If you are interested in helping out, please email ykspeedskating@gmail.com.
If you are interested helping make food to keep our volunteers feed during the meet, please email ykspeedskating@gmail.com.
Make sure your skaters have freshly sharpened skates for the Meet!
Speed skates have a different type of blade than hockey or figure skates and therefore need to be sharpened in a special way. Skates should be sharpened before the season, at least once a month and before events/meets to enhance a skater’s ability and protection of our skates. Please ask your coach to have one of our Competitive Skaters sharpen skates for your younger skater. The cost is $15 and goes directly to the skater.
Past Protocols
Protocol Annual Schools Ability Meet 2024
Protocol Annual Schools Ability Meet 2023
Protocol Annual Schools Ability Meet 2022
Protocol Annual Schools Ability Meet 2021