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…
QnA: Recommendations for Diet and Exercise Programs
ASK THE SKATING PRO Q. My daughter is 10, and she has been skating for two years and she is now on her Axel but not landed it yet. I…
To Be or Not to Be…A Corporation
A feature of Coaches' Corner for Ice Skating World by David Shulman (PSA Legal Counsel - 1997 ) Reprinted with premission from : The Professional Skater Magazine May / June…
Obtain a New Professional Position with Help from PSA Coaches Manual
by Shirley Carlson Hughes (New Age Professional Skater (NAPS) Chairman - 1996) Reprinted with premission from :The Professional Skater Magazine February / March 1996 - pp. 27 - 28. ©1996 by…
Perceptual Modes or V.A.K Learning Styles
by Ann-Margreth Frei Reprinted with premission from :The Professional Skater Magazine March / April 1997 - pp. 13- 14. ©1997 by Professional Skaters Association Learning styles or perceptual modes of learning represent…
Centering Spins
by Janet Champion Reprinted with premission from : The Professional Skater Magazine May / June 1996 - p. 12. ©1996 by Professional Skaters Association Many skaters come to me for spin…
QnA: When do I Get My Daughter her own Figure Skates?
ASK THE SKATING PRO Q. What sort of skates should I get for my three year old daughter who has yet to go skating but seems to have a great…
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…