How Do I Choose a Coach?
by Candyce Mairs copyright Bruno Rosa The selection of a figure skating coach is an important one and should be thoughtfully considered. The combination of personalities between the skater and the…
What You Need to Know About Skate Sharpening
by Eric Neubauer How frequently should skates be sharpened?Typical sharpening frequencies range from every 5 weeks for a daily skater to every nine months for a once-a-week skater. In general,…
What Things Do I Look For in a Coach?
by Gina Oesterlei Coaches are usually former competitive skaters; while no former training is necessary to be a coach, most coaches have passed tests as well as competed during their skating…
How Can Synchronized Skating Help my (or my child’s) Figure Skating?
by Dierdre Dizon Drill teams and precision have received a bad wrap. While some parents may have let their daughters join a team for a year for fun, if your child…
Web 2.0 Offers New Stages to Young Skating Choreographers
By Kate McSwain Until recently, young figure skating choreographers had few opportunities to expose their work, promote progressive creative ideas, or connect with elite artists in the field. However, with…
Gratitude from an Ice Skating Fanatic
by Katherine Ruch In terms of being dedicated to the cause, I have thought about whether or not I'm just really dedicated, slightly nuts, or a happy mix of both?…
Welcome Back to Figure Skating
by Marta Nilsen Did you take ice skating lessons when you were younger? Maybe you stopped because of financial resons, or possibly logistics. Whatever the reason, you never realized your…
Common Sense and Fun Approaches to Teaching Basic Skills
by Rebecca Nagle Snowplow 1, 2 & 3 or learn-to-skaters can be very playful with a creative coaching mind. As we all know, attention spans are very short and the…
Following My Own Instructions: A Plan for this Skating Season.
By Katherine Ruch Fall is in the air. I make this statement for a whole variety of reasons. The kids are back in school, the school supplies have been bought,…
Sports Ethics
by Susan L. Ward Ethics is a complex philosophical subject because it involves the study of morality and human values. Defining values in terms of sports participation is a difficult…
