An average skater I suppose given that I consider myself average. I didn't grow up playing hockey like a lot of my friends and didn't take lessons as a kid. Lessons are fantastic though. My daughters are in their first season of lessons and are already showing signs of being better skaters than me. Last year we started them skating by going to outdoor rinks such as these. This year we've seen a huge improvement. I am not exagerating when I write that expect them to be much better than me by the time they are 8.