The Roos Short Track Speed Skating Club has been based at Acacia Ridge since speed skating first became a sport. Since it was the home of Stephen Bradbury it became the default Home of the National Squad as any fast skaters from around Australia gathered here to train with Australia’s fastest skaters. In February 2010 a new skating complex was opened in Melbourne and the National Squad relocated to Melbourne taking most of the Roos Club with it. However the original Roos Club remains at Acacia Ridge and Stephen Bradbury’s name still adorns the doorway to the Acacia Ridge ice rink.

Short Track Speed Skating is the most exciting form of Ice Racing. In long track skating there are only two skaters on ice at a time and they compete against the stop watch. Short Track is much like cycling road racing where slip streaming and tactics play a huge part in the race. The top speed skaters reach 50 km/h so wind resistance plays a huge part in overall speed. Of course the best tactic of all is simply being fast enough to stay with everyone else. You never know – one or skaters in front of you might fall at the last corner!!!

So if you enjoy the sound of wind rushing past your ears and the feeling of excitement as you turn steeply into a tight corner at speed then you will enjoy Short Track Speed Skating. We skate on Saturday nights between 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm. (Except the Last Saturday of the Month).