Figure skating help?

Question

ok do you think that someone who can compete a pre-preliminary compulsary program should be in competition with a full program........also what is the best way to find out where there's competitions at also is there very many ice skating rinks that aren't ALL about HOCKEY??? because most rinks I try to find competitions at there like strictly hockey rinks and my rink really doesn't have alot of competitions and my coach doesn't really tell me where there's competitions cause most of the girls I know could care less about competing and I'm freeskate 6 and im like ya I wanna compete duh but I just don't know so any tips that you have would be much appreciated....thanks 4 ur help

Answer 1

You may want to check the website for your skating region. Quite often they'll post competition announcements and results, etc. If you know the name of your skating region just google it and you should be able find it easily, if you don't know, just ask your coach.

Answer 2

Most rinks get the majority of their money from their hockey programs, so yes, most rinks are about the hockey. With that said, there are some rinks that have more emphasis on figure skating than others. If you focus on the rinks that have a figure skating club associated with them, you may do better.

Do you belong to US Figure Skating? Their magazine, "Skating", has a section which lists many upcoming competitions. Their website has more. But neither are entirely complete, especially in terms of small, local competitions.

Most local figure skating clubs list their upcoming competitions on their web pages, so you can check there.

Lastly, if your current coach isn't interested in competitions, but you are - you may want to talk to her about it, and also have your mom talk to her. If she can't help you with competitions, then you may need another coach.

That may mean that you leave this coach and go to another one. But it could mean that you add a second coach. I have two coaches - this isn't unusual.

Answer 3

Go to www.usfsa.org and search for clubs in your area. You can contact the rinks/coaches for that rink and find more about the figure skating, and competitions in your area. I don't think that you need to be doing a ton of competing at free skate 6 because a lot of them are for some of the higher levels. Also on www.usfsa.org you can look up some of the competitions that are available in your area that you can compete in.

Answer 4

im sure u can, but you can check out the requirements of the prepreliminary compulsary program online by typing it in, or checking out the ISU (International Skating Union) handbook.

In order to find a rink not all about hockey, check out the following site, and scroll down and typein ur zipcode, state, and/or city. Then visit the club, their website, or call them for more info. Good Luck! :D

Answer 5

Find out what the skating clubs are for all the rinks near you, then go to their websites, if they have them, and most of them list when the upcoming competitions are.

Answer 6

if you have passed the pre-pre tests for freeskate and moves in the field you can comepete as a pre-pre skater. Most pre-pre girls have or else are working on a axel. They alomst all try them in competion.. not saying that they are all landed. lol! to be sucess ful you should be comforable with a axel, a camel spin, a layback and a basic step sequnence, unless you have nice spirals if you do, put those in instead. You shoudl see if there is anotyher coach you can work with who would be more helpful about these things. Feel free to e-mail me if you have anymore questions.

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Answer 7

i'll keep this short
-go on websites to find competitions
-not all rinks are dedicated to hockey
-yes you should do both things
-when you get to a higher level the competitions will find you

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good luck

Answer 8

while you're thinking of enjoying hockey and you opt for to bypass speedy on the ice, hockey skates might prob be the perfect for u. yet for ice skating training, you opt for ice skates, reason you may no longer do the countless skating strikes w/hockey skates.