The athlete track includes a comprehensive curriculum designed as a tool for athletes to grow their potential as skaters.  It can be used by coaches as a guide for their athletes as well.  This track will include skills expected to be introduced, learned and then mastered in an effort to grow the skater in the most comprehensive way possible.  Along with the curriculum provided, the athletes will have access to many worksheets, drills, and exercises to enhance and expedite learning in a user-friendly and age-appropriate format.  Concepts are introduced in a methodology-based manner and re-occur throughout an athlete's progression.  Continuity, therefore, is an important aspect of this sport-science based program.

This track is aimed at developing competitive elite athletes in which skill level and age is tracked carefully for proper progression from the first steps on the ice to potentially reaching the Jr. International circuit by the age of 15.  Progression of skills will be congruent with athletic development, emotional readiness, maturity and commitment.  These factors will be considerations for inclusion of those athletes selected for this track.  

Recommended ages are associated with each level division, as both the USFS and the ISU indicate the minimum and maximum ages per level for competitive qualifying participation. 

This curriculum will foster the development of athletes who possess the interest in experiencing the competitive track of figure skating while accomplishing their goals along the way.  The E.D.G.E. track will provide a positive competitive experience for skaters whose age or development is more in line with the Excel Program leading skaters towards exciting futures in the world of collegiate competitions.  

Athletes who show great progress in correlation to their competitive age may also transfer back to the S.H.A.R.P. track with necessary milestones being achieved, athlete/family goals or commitment changes.