tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post811215875014313231..comments2024-03-20T05:41:12.410-04:00Comments on The Ice Doesn't Care: I Want to skate THERE!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-68814874272796243262012-02-04T07:14:15.818-05:002012-02-04T07:14:15.818-05:00I've seen it before, and it's very useful....I've seen it before, and it's very useful. I think one of the commenters in this blog is a volunteer on it. My favorite quote on the wiki " Expect 20 weeks for a check to clear [at the center]". WoW. Just. WoW.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-11839552004410449232012-02-04T01:53:21.425-05:002012-02-04T01:53:21.425-05:00The Crown Center is not a large rink, but it may w...The Crown Center is not a large rink, but it may well have more figure skaters than any other in chicagoland. There is a wiki where some <a href="http://rcskating.wikispaces.com/" rel="nofollow">Robert Crown Center skaters</a> have tried to compensate for the rink's IT failings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-63152181299906580792012-02-03T22:16:08.411-05:002012-02-03T22:16:08.411-05:00I would not take LTS online registration for grant...I would not take LTS online registration for granted. My previous rink has long waiting lists for youth LTS program, and they put out chairs in the lobby several hours before registration starts, grandmas sit there and knit for hours waiting for numbers to be passed out one hour before registration starts... It's really outrageous.<br /><br />I do think it's a must to put some schedule / coaching info on the website to promote the rink's program, especially in a saturated market.jjane45noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-86709400188980979562012-02-03T21:55:53.709-05:002012-02-03T21:55:53.709-05:00I've had people tell me figure skaters just ca...I've had people tell me figure skaters just can't be bothered to learn technology, but the hockey rinks are just as bad.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-34744568855079082822012-02-03T21:54:38.131-05:002012-02-03T21:54:38.131-05:00Ooooh, I looked at the Ice Castle Training Center ...Ooooh, I looked at the Ice Castle Training Center website, the links to sign up for the skating school lead to a 404. Classy. And no pictures of coaches. And no explanation of LTS classes. And more 'under construction' pages than a housing development in the 50's. Thanks for the point out.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-46135399541549045522012-02-03T21:22:05.775-05:002012-02-03T21:22:05.775-05:00I think both rinks I skate at have decent websites...I think both rinks I skate at have decent websites. http://ontariocenterice.com/ & http://icetownriverside.com/<br /><br />I have been curious what is going on with Desert Ice Castle's website since they first announced it was being built. So frustrating, but then the Ice Castle Training Center in Lake Arrowhead is just as bad.Mrs. Harerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217853524675322625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-31032636744765647102012-02-03T20:47:40.431-05:002012-02-03T20:47:40.431-05:00My rink website is useless. The only thing it is ...My rink website is useless. The only thing it is good for is a schedule (assuming there are no changes, it is updated bi-monthly).<br /><br />The LTS form is usually a few months out of date (no online registration). Right now it isn't too bad- you can register for the January session that ends soon- haha<br /><br />There is no coaching information. The coaches page has some boiler plate stuff about your "pro" that I'm sure they stole from someone.<br /><br />There is no pricing information except for public and skate rental. What's "Cheap Skate"? What's "Freestyle" (they used to call it "Freeskate" but people thought that meant Free skating, understandably). How much is "Stick and Puck"? Are there minimum qualifications for freestyle or stick and puck? (really, I don't know...)<br /><br />There is information on birthday parties that is fairy extensive, and the presentation isn't offensive- so I guess that's a good thing.Jessimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442665425448000014noreply@blogger.com