San Jose Night Skate
Adults Only
Meet the Coach
Nastassia Hamor has been helping skaters roll to their goal since 2009! Her objective is to inspire every individual she works with to not only find joy in skating but confidence within themselves.
She works with skaters of all ages and levels. Many of my skaters are young children learning a new skill. However, lots of other skaters I work with are reintroducing themselves to a childhood past time or have chosen to take up a new hobby as a means to become more fit. Some of my skaters have even worked with me to prepare for the U.S. National Championships!
Nastassia's Story
Nastassia was first taught how to skate at the age of five by my father who is an avid skater himself. For the first year or so, she hated everything about skating. However, it didn't take much longer to find herself enjoying skating around the neighborhood and in parks with her parents. Sometime later, she began going to Cal Skate Milpitas with her parents, an indoor roller rink which unfortunately does not exist anymore.
She does not remember when her love for skating ignited but before she knew it, she was spending nearly every day at the roller skating rink! It quickly became a huge passion!
At the age of nine she decided to join an inline speed skating team and competed at her first National Championship two years later. Her competitive career spanned nearly ten years, from 2003-2012. During this time she was able to earn her spot on several National Teams which allowed her the opportunity to represent the United States of America in three World Championships.
Somewhere in between this time she also earned degrees in Psychology and Kinesiology while running track and cross country for a Division II university, Cal State East Bay. She was also able to transfer her passion of skating competitively to teaching and began coaching aspiring skaters in 2009. She officially established her own business, Skate Better Now in 2016 and since then has worked with over an estimated 500 skaters!
Today, in addition to being a skating instructor, she is also an elementary school teacher where she has the amazing opportunity to inspire our future generation.