2026-2027 Glenview Blades Tryouts
2026-2027 Glenview Blades Tryouts
Love skating and making new friends? Glenview Blades Synchronized skating tryouts are calling! Join a team where teamwork, trust, and tons of fun come together on the ice. Whether you’re new to synchro or ready for your next challenge, come show your skills, meet the team, and discover how amazing it feels to skate as one.
Glenview Blades
Synchronized Skating
The Glenview Blades are a group of synchronized skating teams based at the Glenview Community Ice Center in Glenview, Il. The Glenview Community Ice Center and the Glenview Park District have sponsored and administered the Blades for over 35 years. The teams have won numerous district and national medals.
In addition to competitive skating, the teams also focus on projects that benefit the Glenview community, including several volunteer events throughout the season and leadership opportunities.
We thank you for your support of our teams while we support the community around us!
Synchronized skating is a popular discipline of figure skating both in the U.S. and around the world. In synchro, teams of 8 to 20 skaters compete together in unison. Synchronized skating teams move from straight lines to form patterns such as blocks, pinwheels, circles and intersections, all choreographed to music. It is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences.
Our teams compete at local and regional competitions throughout the season.
What is synchronized skating?
The benefits of synchronized skating
Physical fitness: gain agility, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance
Social emotional learning and life skills: equally as important, skaters will:
Be a part of a cohesive team, building life-long relationships with teammates and coaches
Develop self-confidence, self-discipline and self-reliance
Learn time-management skills
Be able to perform under pressure
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”
— Phil Jackson