Welcome to the Amherst Skating Club's Official Web Site!

The Amherst Skating Club is a United States Figure Skating (USFS) club with 120 amateur skaters, both young and adult, and 215 non-skating adult members including parents, coaches and judges. Our home ice is the Amherst Ice Center; a four-rink facility located on Amherst Manor Drive in Amherst, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. We are a 501(c)(3) Not For Profit Corporation dedicated to promoting excellence in all aspects of figure skating. For more information please click on About Our Club.

NEW! AMHERST SKATING CLUB'S SYNCHRONIZED SKATING TEAM TRY-OUTS ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 4:OOPM!
Posted July 27, 2010

Amherst Skating Club is pleased to inform you that the try-outs for the club's synchronized skating teams are scheduled to start at 4:00pm on September 8th! Skaters from all clubs are welcome to try-out to skate on this team, and have the chance to experience this ever-expanding discipline of skating! We look forward to seeing you on September 8th! Click here to be taken to the synchronized skating page, where you can download the try-out announcement, and find information on who to call and contact; or simply click here to view and/or download the announcement! Have a great day!

NEW! AMHERST SKATING CLUB'S 24th ANNUAL INVITATIONAL & BASIC SKILLS COMPETITION NOW AVAILABLE!
Posted July 12, 2010

You can now download the form for Amherst Skating Club's 24th Annual Invitational & Basic Skills Competition. Sanctioned by US Figure Skating and Skate Canada, the invitational will be offering the International Judging System (IJS) for all Juvenile through Senior Freestyle events. The competition promises to be a great one, allowing skaters the chance to see their program point totals one more time before Regionals. Please follow the link here to get to the competition form.

NEW! AMHERST SKATING CLUB'S 3RD ANNUAL BASIC SKILLS COMPETITION
Posted March 30, 2010

The Amherst Skating Club held their 3rd annual BASIC SKILLS COMPETITION at the AMHERST PEPSI CENTER on March 20, 2010. 85 skaters showed off their basic skills learned through Amherst Skating Club’s highly successful “Skate with U.S” program. The event featured compulsory Moves-in-the-Field and Free Style skating. The Amherst Skating Club offers the United States Figure Skating (USFS) Skate with U.S. to over 600 enrollees annually. The club holds classes in basic skating skills, figure skating, hockey, pre-school and adult only classes. All classes are held at the Amherst Pepsi Center. Spring Registration is going on now and it’s not to late to sign up here. Competition Results.

NEW! ASC compete at Cicero
Posted March 22, 2010


PICTURED L to R, Bottom: Grace Hollmer, Hanna Townsend, Miranda Maslanka, Middle: Julia Nicotra, Lauren Nicotra, Mya Cappellino, Top: Abby Smith, Suzanne Wong

CONGATULATIONS to Amherst Skating Club members who competed in the 8th Annual Skate Challenge, in Cicero Twin Ice Rinks, Cicero, New York. The two day event was held on March 13 and 14, 2010. With over 34 clubs participating, this competition is becoming more popular. For full results click here

NEW! Have you considered Synchronized Skating?
Posted March 18, 2010

Synchronized skating is a great way to improve your personal skating skills while enjoying the companionship on a team. "There are so many benefits to participating in a team sport, and synchronized skating is a great way for figure skaters to compete in a sport they love while enjoying all of the aspects of working with others in a team-oriented sport.", from USFS synchronized skating webpage. The Amherst Skating Club's synchro team currently meets on Thursdays at 5:30. You are invited to try it out on April 1st and/or 15th --- FREE!! RSVP requested, but not necessary. Dawn Cerra @ kdca3119@aol.com Check out the team that is climbing the ladder --- 4th place at Skaneateles, 3rd place at Empires State Games and 2nd place at Cicero. Follow us at Niagara Invitational and see if we grab first place.