Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center

Skating School Classes - Now Enrolling! Session Dates: May 3 - June 12. Visit www.Skatebowl.com for more info and registration

#Repost @usadultskating with @make_repost Amy Pisoni was 8 or 9 when she first asked her mom for skating lessons. "I was already in ballet at the time, but I watched so much skating on TV that I knew that was what I wanted to do. It wasn't until I was 10 when I had my first lesson. I loved watching skating as a kid. My favorite skater to watch was Michelle Kwan. Now, skating is my world; it gives me purpose. It challenges me to face my fears, yet allows me to express myse...lf in such a way I can't otherwise. One day I will be an old lady skating on a Coffee Club session with my best friend!" "I'm so grateful for the adult skating community. They have more faith in my abilities than I do at times, and it feels really nice to know that all the hours on the ice have paid off. I'm thankful for everyone who has supported me in some way throughout my skating. It's been a long and challenging road for me, but I am grateful for every inch of it. This may sound cliche, but if there's a will, there's always a way. Never give up on your dreams." #adultsskatetoo #lifetimeonice

Great Job Kate!

For the first time in the history of the Yerba Buena Buena Ice Skating & Bowling Center - we are closed on this thanksgiving day. Although we won't have our traditional Family Coffee Club with all of the wonderful treats made by Bonnie LaVonne Legg - We are grateful that all our families are staying home and having a safe holiday. Holiday Blessings to you all

#Repost @brianboitano with @make_repost Happy 22nd anniversary to Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center San Francisco. Time has flown by.

Skatebowl campers having a blast during Ultra Bowl. Come join the fun! Spaces still available for Session 2 & 3.

Skatebowl campers enjoying camp with a surprise guest and Zamboni driver!

Can't wait to see our skaters back on the ice!

Skatebowl Camp now enrolling! For more information and to register, check out: http://skatebowl.com/Summer-Camp

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Congrats to Dinh and all our class of 2020 Seniors!

We love watching our skaters grow! When I was little, I watched the movie Inside Out. After watching it, I asked my mom if I could do ice skating. My mom didn’t know if there was any ice rinks in San Francisco so she googled it and found Yerba Buena Ice Center. When we went there, I told my mom that I wanted to learn ice skating, so she enrolled me. This picture was taken during my first skating school. It was very hard for me but I wanted to skate and my dream had come true! And now, all the efforts count and skating has become part of my life. I hope I can get back on the ice soon! By Chloe #isiproud #skatingschool @ Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center

Proud to have Maggie skate with us! #adultsskatetoo Maggie Harding started skating when she was 10 years old. "It was on a school field trip to Legg's Ice Rink in San Francisco. My parents didn't allow me to go on the first day, but my brother went, and when he returned, he gushed about it, so they allowed me to go on the second day. I fell lots! I grabbed one of the chaperones from behind and knocked him down onto my back with him on my belly! They had me sitting at in ...the lobby "resting" while everyone else was still having fun. I went back out and had a great time (although I learned to never grab someone from behind!). Shortly after, we moved out to the Sunset district of SF. We discovered an ice rink out in the avenues, closer to where we lived. We started going there on the weekends whenever possible. I was a rink-rat. In the mid 1990's I heard about the USFS adult skating programs. I started skating again. I hired my first skating coach and started testing in the adult track. In 1997, I entered my first ever skating competition (remember, I was a rink-rat and had never competed as a kid/teen). I was hooked! I had found my passion for skating again. It was also then that I needed to look for another career. I wanted a career that I could love what I do and help others, too. I was always interested in how the body works and moves. I didn't want to be a skating coach because I didn't want skating to be my "work". Skating was/is my passion and my way to release tension from a stressful job. I went back to school and got a degree in Kinesiology: Exercise and Movement Science. Being a certified personal fitness trainer has allowed me to continue with my passion and my way to release tension from life's stresses... that is skating. I feel fortunate to get paid to do what I love to do, and now I get paid to play. It also keeps me fit, and now I help others keep fit off-ice, too." Maggie landed her first double jump in her late 30s. She served as the Adult Skating Committee Chair from 2002-2005. "I learned that there are a lot of very talented adult skaters among us! I think I'm proudest of coordinating and getting the 'toe-pick' medal created. See more

Can’t wait to see our skaters lace up and get back on the ice!

Miss seeing this kid skate. Soooo much determination! Can’t wait to SKATE

Hope you are resting up for your return to the ice!

Happy Earth Day from YBISC! Did you know: it takes approx. 130 gallons of water to create a fresh sheet of ice.

So proud of Miss Kate Wang!