>From: "Miller, Dawn" <dawn.miller@...>
>Reply-To: TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com
>To: "'TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com'"
><TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [TexasFigureSkatingAssociation] FW: Judges School Proposal
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:23:35 -0500
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Miller, Dawn
>Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:34 AM
>To: 'texasfigureskating@...'
>Subject: Judges School Proposal
>Importance: High
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>Dear TFSA Board,
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>Please see below, in bullet format, initial details I obtained from the
>USFS
>representative Sam Singer, as well as my thoughts on organization. I
>believe
>this would be an invaluable service to the local skating community and to
>our regional judges if TFSA were to facilitate this event in the early
>Spring 2007.
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>* One day event - Saturday
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>* Facility needs to have ice and additional rooms for demonstration
>purposes. Seems that either Sugarland, Texas Ice or Sharpstown would be
>the
>candidates.
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>* Focus: MIF and Pairs - for Test Judges
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>* Ice time needed:
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>* Two hours of ice time for MIF
>* Two hours on ice for pairs
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>* Sample agenda:
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>* 7:30 - 8:00 - Registration - continental breakfast
>* 8:00 -10:00 - Welcoming remarks, general overview of rules, new
>changes, overall skating standards
>* 10:00 -10:15 - Break
>* 10:15 -12:15 - MIF - On-ice demonstrations and discussions AND
>conduct actual tests and have judges trial and discuss
>* 12:15 - 1:00 pm - Lunch - Buffet
>* 1:00 - 1:30 - Q&A for MIF
>* 1:30 - 2:30 - PAIRS Off ice demonstrations w/ different level pairs
>can be side by side doing various lifts and different features
>* 2:30 -2:45 - Break
>* 2:45 -4:30 - PAIRS - On-ice demonstrations/ discussions and - if
>possible, have pairs go through programs w/ actual or practice tests, i.e.
>pairs can skate a program and be judged as a test - trial judges can get
>credit;
>* 4:30- 5pm - wrap up discussion, including Q&A for PAIRS
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>* In terms of ice time, its four hours of actual time. We would
>obviously need to shift the agenda around to accommodate the most cost
>effective use of the rink. Perhaps the lunch, Q&A and Pairs off ice
>section
>can be taking place concurrent with a public session, so that we can avoid
>paying for that ice as well, as I believe most rinks in town have public
>sessions on Saturday afternoons.
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>* USFS will allow that we charge a nominal ($15-$25) fee for
>hospitality (breakfast/ lunch)
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>* School participation ranges from 20-50 persons.
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>* Assuming ice costs of $275/hr and that we schedule efficiently to
>only need the four hours, plus food conservatively at $150 (I know this is
>high). We should probably provide paper pads etc. Thus initial costs look
>to be approximately $1300, which almost empties the TFSA coffers. Remember
>though that TFSA will receive annual $50 dues in January from each of four
>clubs and some costs will be offset by the hospitality fee.
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>* Perhaps we could consider asking each member club to subsidize the
>TFSA expenses by $150 each or so, as this benefits everyone equally.
>Considering Houston/ regional judges are utilized by IceSkate USA, I am
>happy to approach them to help with costs as well.
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>* Next steps w/ tentative deadlines:
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>* Board agreement to pursue - by Friday 9/30
>* Agreement of potential early Spring date ranges - by 10/6
>* Agreement of facility (more specifically ice costs confirmation) -
>by 10/13
>* DMM to reach out to Sam Singer then Robert Rosenbluth to start the
>set up faculty/ agenda - 10/15
>* Determine organizing committees/ volunteers - next TFSA meeting
>(Nov)
>* Identify hotel/ other accommodation needs for out of town attendees
>(Nov)
>* Publicize etc. - by 12/1
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>Catherine and others, please come back to me with your thoughts.
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>Thank you
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>Dawn
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>Dawn Miller
>Vice President
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