OSSA Virtual Training Resumes!

We are excited to announce that Spring OSSA Virtual Training is resuming!

OSSA Virtual Dryland will start on Saturday May 8, 2021, with a new time: 10am Eastern Time. Ryan and Sean McAnuff will continue to lead our skaters through a sport-specific dryland program. Meet Ryan and Sean here:

Ryan and Sean Bio

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We are adding an OSSA General Strength and Mobility Session on Mondays at 7:30pm, starting on Monday May 10, 2021. This session will be led by Naime Tugac, Registered Kinesiologist. Her sessions will focus on general strength and mobility to complement your speed skating-specific workouts. Meet Naime here:

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Any OSSA skating member who has permission from their club coach can attend these sessions.

Register HERE to join! Even if you have participated in previous OSSA Virtual Dryland sessions, please register again.

Thank you to the Canadian Red Cross and Government of Canada

Thank you to the Canadian Red Cross Society, together with the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund, who supported Ontario Speed Skating as a non-profit that provides direct services to those who are vulnerable to the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19. With this generous funding, Ontario Speed Skating was able to offer weekly Virtual Dryland sessions and 3-layer cloth masks to all skating and coaching members of the Association. Weekly Virtual Dryland was offered throughout the summer of 2020 to keep our members active and engaged throughout the lockdown, and OSSA-branded masks were delivered to each club by early 2021 to support return to sport activity.

Thank you to the Canadian Red Cross for funding our initiatives to return to safe and meaningful participation in speed skating during COVID-19.

OSSA Virtual Long Track Technical Development Opportunity

In order to offer development opportunities throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic for Long Track skaters who are bound for Canadian Youth Long Track Championships and Canada Cups, Ontario Speed Skating, in partnership with Speed Skating Canada and RBC Training Ground, is hosting a Long Track Technical Development opportunity. This program will consist of a video submission and a virtual follow up session with an Ontario Long Track coach.

This program runs from February 26 - March 26, 2021.

Details and the registration link can be found on the OSSA website HERE.