Professional Coaching Staff
Sara Roch Brayton - Director
Sara is no stranger to the ice, starting skating as toddler she has been on skates her entire life! During her competitive years, Sara has won 2 International and 5 National Synchronized Skating Championships. Her background, training and education is in the technical disciplines of Ice Dancing and Moves in the Field where she has attained the highest level of achievement in US Figure Skating earning her Gold Dances and Senior MIF Tests.
Sara has over 20 years of experience as a skating instructor coaching all levels from LTS to National competitors.
She has focused her attention on training hockey players for the last 7 years. Sara has experience as the Director of the NRI Vikings Power Skating and Hockey Skills' Program. She is a former PHC Blue Chip Selects Power Skating Coach and was previously involved in the PHC LTS program. Sara works with various teams throughout the state and has worked with hundreds of players in New England.
Skating has kept Sara grounded her entire life and she is passionate about passing on her education and unique skill set to athletes who strive to improve their game performance!!
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Power Skating Instructors
Jeremy Bovay
Jeremy grew up playing youth and high school hockey for the Sandstoners in Potsdam, NY. He played two years of college hockey for SUNY Canton before transferring to Syracuse University in the ESCHL, where he was a 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
Upon starting a family after moving to RI, he coached youth hockey for 9 years and ran
Jeremy grew up playing youth and high school hockey for the Sandstoners in Potsdam, NY. He played two years of college hockey for SUNY Canton before transferring to Syracuse University in the ESCHL, where he was a 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
Upon starting a family after moving to RI, he coached youth hockey for 9 years and ran several hockey/skating clinics. He is keeping busy on the ice now providing power skating lessons for RI Elite Skating Academy.
Jeremy is a family man with his children growing up playing the sport. He is a middle school science teacher in Cranston and has lots of experience working with children both on and off the ice. He is excited to share is passion and knowledge with the future generation of players!!
Ethan Jasmin
Ethan grew up playing youth hockey in RI for the Providence Hockey Club. He was selected for the National Yankee Conference Camp for 3 years and was one of the best 2004 born players in New England. From there he split his high school career spending 2 years playing for Ponaganset High School and then transferred to Worcester Academy t
Ethan grew up playing youth hockey in RI for the Providence Hockey Club. He was selected for the National Yankee Conference Camp for 3 years and was one of the best 2004 born players in New England. From there he split his high school career spending 2 years playing for Ponaganset High School and then transferred to Worcester Academy to play prep hockey for another 3 years. In that span he won the Conference Finals in his junior year which led him to become captain for his senior year. Ethan has continued his education and hockey career at Niagara University where he is a freshman on the club hockey team.
Ethan joined the academy in the spring of 2024 and he is looking forward to another season on the ice helping to develop the next generation of players!!
Ellen Roch Sauco
Ellen is a former US Figure Skating competitor and coach. As Sara's older sister, the duo grew up training and competing on the same skating team. Ellen was a top competitor winning an international championship as well as 4 national titles with her synchronized skating team. Ellen trained in the power skating disciplines of ice danci
Ellen is a former US Figure Skating competitor and coach. As Sara's older sister, the duo grew up training and competing on the same skating team. Ellen was a top competitor winning an international championship as well as 4 national titles with her synchronized skating team. Ellen trained in the power skating disciplines of ice dancing and moves in field where she earned her Gold Level dances and Senior MIF skating tests - achieving the highest standards in US Figure Skating.
Ellen is an experienced coach with over a decade of experience as a power skating instructor, her extensive education and background in technical skating is an asset to this all-star team! Ellen is excited to continue coaching for her second season with RI Elite Skating Academy!
Allison Drake
Allison started skating at a very young age. She played for her town youth program in Massachusetts up until high school where she was on the varsity team freshman year through her senior year.
After high school she went on to play with the URI Women's Hockey program for 2 years where she competed in Division 1 of the American Collegia
Allison started skating at a very young age. She played for her town youth program in Massachusetts up until high school where she was on the varsity team freshman year through her senior year.
After high school she went on to play with the URI Women's Hockey program for 2 years where she competed in Division 1 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and the Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL).
This is Allison's second season working with RI Elite Skating Academy where she offers 1:1 private power skating instruction as well as group classes.
She is excited for another season!!