I have 2 30min lessons per week, then i skate 2 hours for practice the rest of the week

Yup, same here.

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It seems like we have a very different system here in Sweden.
I train 1 hour 4 times a week. And my sister who is eleven train five times a week the same hours.
To complete the training we have "off-ice" which is like jumping on the ground and practise stamina, strenght and flexibility. We also have a one hour dancing lesson once a week.
And the off-ice and the dance is included in the mebership-fee.

Hi, Lillia, and welcome.

Different countries do have different systems, of course. And also it depends on how old you are and what your skating level is. At my rink, you have to pay the teachers for your ice time (unless you use the public session), as there is only one hour of club ice each week - and many of my coach's skaters use this time for a power-stroking class. Some of us older ones would like a lower-level class, as we aren't able to do what the kids can do. They are also expected to do off-ice fitness, strength, stamina and flexibility training - one of the Mums is a gymnastics teacher and she takes the kids for off-ice works in classes, and the rest of us are able to work with her privately if we wish. I do, but not as often as I'd like due to financial constraints.

I know my coach does offer some of his skaters a "packet" that includes all these things, but not all the coaches do by any manner of means.

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Ice dancers have lovely big curves!

Our Synchro teams do a lot of off ice training. I go to the rink on two evenings, and before both sessions there is a synchro team on and they do all sorts of bits and pieces for stamnia and the like, one time during the ice cut they were doing laps around the rink!

The way the lessons work money wise depends on whether they are group or private. Group ones you pay for 8 weeks in one go, and that price includes the lesson and then you can stay on the ice until 9:15pm. Private ones work slightly different in that you pay the entrance fee on the door (£5) and then pay the coach for the lesson, which is varying amounts for each coach.