tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post7903089867945157941..comments2024-03-20T05:41:12.410-04:00Comments on The Ice Doesn't Care: US Figure Skating Changes Its LTS program....again (EDITED)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-25204689525806484792016-05-04T16:45:09.986-04:002016-05-04T16:45:09.986-04:00USFS just ought to lift the entire LTS program fro...USFS just ought to lift the entire LTS program from ISI because they've copied everything else.<br />Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-12684154809630716662016-05-04T13:13:15.238-04:002016-05-04T13:13:15.238-04:00I'm curious to see how this all pans out...I'm curious to see how this all pans out...Eva @ Eva Bakeshttp://www.evabakes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-3458055605801202622016-04-30T19:00:48.718-04:002016-04-30T19:00:48.718-04:00In my area, rinks cater to hockey, freestyle gets ...In my area, rinks cater to hockey, freestyle gets what's left over.Babbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-12143770403573864392016-04-30T17:45:28.179-04:002016-04-30T17:45:28.179-04:00I agree with you on the fitting and tying issue. H...I agree with you on the fitting and tying issue. However, I'm concerned that USFS didn't address the issue that the rental skates at most rinks are absolute crap--no sharpening since Hector was a pup, and all the support of a lace handkerchiefBabbette Duboisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721808053479678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-11405401351854363822016-04-30T13:18:51.002-04:002016-04-30T13:18:51.002-04:00Adults have always gotten the shaft with ice skati...Adults have always gotten the shaft with ice skating. Rinks cater to young skaters and hockey, at least in my area. Freestyles and group classes are almost non-existent for adults with day jobs.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305706048178256604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679510245284968389.post-32542903268816402552016-04-30T11:25:48.645-04:002016-04-30T11:25:48.645-04:00As usual, the focus is pushing more kids into the ...As usual, the focus is pushing more kids into the front end and adults are sort of the caboose on this train. Not that I blame them since USFS's goal is moving kids through the system to get people for the Olympic team. But I'll bet that the fastest growing demographic in ice skating is...adults. As for the negative feedback being 'poor early experiences in classes for the kids,' my question would be - tell me more. What made the experience bad and make the child not want to come back? Child was dressed in cotton sweats, got wet and cold and was miserable? (in which case, the parents need to be told more explicitly how to dress the kids in terms of snow pants or fleece pants that won't get wet and make the kid cold. Is it a skate fit/lacing up issue? A lot of parents taking their kids to lts are not skaters themselves - a short fitting and lacing up workshop before the first class would be a good thing to do. Are the parents' fears of the kids falling and hitting their heads (even with a helmet) transferring to the kids? In which case, parents need to be sent the workbook BEFORE the first class and it should definitely say something like, "Your child is going to fall on the ice. This is part of the learning process. Please do not be overly anxious with the child; we want the kids to enjoy their experience. Or, is it a problem with instruction - I don't know how the lts instructors get trained but it certainly seems to me that there are ones which are really good with the little, new skaters and some who really don't care to deal with kids at that age and stage. On the other hand, there are people teaching at the adult level at my rink where frankly, I'm not sure they have a good idea of what makes adult new skaters different than kids, how to deal with physical limitations and so on. So I wonder about that issue as well.Toby Wollinhttp://www.kitchencountereconomics.comnoreply@blogger.com