Over the many years of my skating and coaching career, I have noticed some trends when it comes to ice time. It’s kind of funny, because you have two complete different philosophies when it comes to Recreational Rinks and Training Centers. Recreational Rinks tend to have early morning sessions and afternoon sessions that may sometimes interfere with school hours. With Recreational Rinks it’s about being able to fit in all groups of skaters, such as us Figure Skaters, Hockey, Short`Track/Speed Skating, Public Sessions and other types of Groups that I may not have mentioned. For parents, especially the ones who…
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Hi! I have finally decided to open up a blog about skating. I am hoping to inform and educate people who are looking to get more out of skating. This blog may be good for skating parents, skaters and even coaches. The sport of Figure Skating doesn’t just involve skating. There are so many things that play big parts in this beautiful, yet complicated sport. You have things such as off-ice training, mental training, season planning, music selection, injury recovery, and many more to deal with when you are involved in skating. I will be covering many of these topics…