I pay $50 for a 50 minute lesson. But as others have said, the fee isn't everything, and their other advice is well founded. Not all coaches like teaching adults, some do it because they look at it as easy money and don't push the adult to excel. Others have come to really enjoy adults. One other issue is that at the lower levels (doubles and below) there are many excellant coaches who have chosen not to coach higher levels (time, cost, travel, family responsibilities, etc.) Also there are some coaches of experience who have chosen not to get a PSA rating as there still exists bad feelings about some coaches who got rated based on other than their skating/teaching abilities. Since that time, their own years of experience and learning has continued to grow, they have found their personal nitch and do not see a need to get a rating at this time in their career.

Remember when you think about the cost of a coach, factor in how many hours (cost to you) of practice that you will be putting in between lessons. A good coach and lesson should suffice for every 3 other days of practice. It amazes me how many skaters can't seem to practice on their own.......

One of my coaches is $60 an hour. The other is $72 an hour.

My coach is on the pricy end...$115/hour...but two things keep it cheap for me in the long run:

a) I moved to Chicago from DC last year. The ice in DC was $11 for 45 minutes, and here it's $6-$10 for an hour depending on the rink. So I save on ice time. ANd I warm up thouroughly off-ice before putting my skates on so I really maximize the whole hour and don't waste 20 minutes warming up and stroking.

b) she coaches me only 20 minutes twice a week, and gives me so much to work on and think about that I feel like I get a ton for my 20 minutes. And I take notes when the lesson's over!

Bottom line for me is I'm seeing good results, so I think it's money well-spent. And when she's out of town, her assistant, who is cheaper and knows all the same stuff, steps in and coaches me.

9$ (Canadian) for 15 minutes...it's cheaper to skate in Canada!

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Coaches here have stayed the same for another year (I asked my coach if he was putting his prices up, and he said, "We'll all do it together, or not at all!"): for the Level 3 and under coaches it is £6.50 per 15 minutes, and for the elite coach it is £7.50 per 15 minutes. That's, respectively, US$11.84 and US$13.66 per 15 minutes.

We also pay our coaches for teaching ice time; they then pay rent to the rink. We pay either £4.00 or £4.50 (US$7.28 or $8.20) per session or, for 3 or more sessions per week, it's £10.00 (US$18.21) per week. The downside of that particular bargain, though, is that you have to pay it 52 weeks/year, even if you are going to be away. And it doesn't include club ice, or public ice. But it works out as good value, I think.

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My coach (whom I just started lessons with a few weeks ago) charges $18/ half hour. Don't be fooled by the reasonable cost - he's the best instructor I've had, in terms of both skill and personality. I think he deserves a little more money, but hey I'm not gonna complain.

My previous "coach" charged $22/ half hr and wasn't nearly as experienced or helpful. GRRRR!!!

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Andrea

My coach is $60/hour....in other words, $1/minute ;-)

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In Edmonton - it depends on the level of the coach.
A top level coach $76/78 per hour (Level 4)
Level 3 - $60/62 per hour