ICE SKATING::PLZ help/?

Question

my daughter is 14, and really interested in getting into ice skating.
she has had ballet training before and at public sessions, has done exceptionally well.
how do i go about getting her into competition?
and do i need to buy her skates of her own right away?

uh no.
hockey and speed skating aren't what she wants to do.
she really wants to get into figure skating.
i've heard of people in their late twenty's getting into figure skating...

Answer 1

First thing you can do is to find a local rink or skating club. You can find them at http://www.usfsa.org/

There are two types of competitions:
- Recreational (ISI)
- USFSA ( path toward national and olympics)

You can buy a good used skates for a start, and as she is progressing, get her the better model boot and blades.

Good luck for you and your daughter.

Answer 2

You'll have to pay for lessons to start with. Be prepared that if this is the career she will choose, its very very expensive! If she is good then it will be recommended that she get a private coach. But it is highly unlikely that she will at such an older age but not entirely impossible as they start around five years old in order to learn all the spins and jumps. I wouldn't buy a brand new pair of skates until you are sure she wants to do this for a very long time, they are very expensive like around one hundred and fifty dollars. She may take a disliking to falling flat on her butt all the time when learning and also take a disliking to being told go and do it again until you do get it right. It takes alot of determination before a skater ever can think of being professional one day.

Answer 3

She would be getting a late start at figure skating at 14. How about hockey or speed-skating?

Answer 4

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