I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and hope to become
your friend! Check my personal page here:
http://sgfjjkgn.topcities.com/friend.htm
Good morning,
Willowbrook-Champions FSC is now Starz of Houston FSC. Our new website
is www.starzofhoustonfsc.org.
Please notify your webmasters and constituents.
Thank you!
I passed this info on to our secretary to put in our upcoming newsletter. I'm sure that HFSC will be able to help with airport runs again this year. Best of luck this year with your competition!
Colleagues,
Please spread the word and post the application within your respective
clubs/rinks regarding the THIRD annual Star of Texas Adult Open, to be
held at Sharpstown Ice Center, on 19th January 2008. All information
may be found at our website:
http://www.icelandfsc.homestead.com/
THANK YOU!
Warm Regards to all,
Dawn
Please note that the meting planned for April 1st has been cancelled.
I will contact you later to set up a new date, probably somewhere in
May.
Good luck to our adult skaters at Nationals
Catherine
Here is the Application information for the seminar. Note that there is a $10 early bird discount for everyone. The private lessons are open to all and are on a first come first serve basis by postmark! Houston FSC is subsidizing $10 of the entry fees for its members as an FYI. Other Clubs may want to consider a similar benefit.
I just got this tonight and wanted to make sure that you passed this on to your rinks and coachs. There will be more marketing but I wanted to get this to you immediately.
I am happy to inform you that we will be hosting Audrey Weisiger's Grassroots to Champions Seminar, March 10th, Saturday at the Sugar Land Ice and Sports Center. It is an all day seminar lasting from 7am until 3pm.
Audrey Weisiger is a World & Olympic Level Coach and assisting her will be Chris Conte - National Level Coach, Sheila Theren - Master Rated PSA coach and Ernest Porthouse - Boots and Blades Guru. Topics to be covered will include: Dartfish Technology, On Ice Jump & Spin Training, Off Ice Jump and Spin Training, The Language of Skating, G2C Jump Formula, a Boots and Blades Presentation and much much more. Private lessons will be available with Audrey, Chris and Sheila. Priority will be based upon the postmark so get your forms in early. Privates will be on Friday 3/09 at Sharpstown and Sunday 3/11 at the Polar Ice
Galleria.
Please take a look at the Grassroots to Champions website at www.grassrootstochampions.com for Faculty Bios, Testimonials and more.
HFSC members will qualify for a $10 member discount and if you have your application postmarked before 2/19 you qualify for an additional discount of $10, so don't delay.
Check the web site for updates!
For questions, please contact Connie Calbat-Adams at ccalbatadams@... .
Note: The seminar form should be printed on legal size paper. I hope to post a PDF on the website tomorrow, 2/07/07 for everyone's use.
I will
be there.... And yes, commit to send last meetings' minutes out
before Friday as well as summary of where we are at with the Girl Scouts
Program.
Thank you!
Dawn
Miller
American
International Companies(r)
Vice President & Zonal Manager AIG Mergers &
Acquisitions/ Strategic Relationship Group 2929 Allen Parkway Suite 1300 Houston, TX
77019-2128 T: 713 342 7380 F: 713 831 5316 C: 281 221 5985
-----Original Message----- From: TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Mifsud Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
12:36 PM To:
TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com Subject: [TexasFigureSkatingAssociation]
Reminder - TFSA Meeting Sunday Feb 4th at 2 pm - Sharpstown
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HOLD on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4th, 2006
Sharpstown, 2pm
Please confirm if you will attend and send your inputs for the agenda
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HOLD on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4th, 2006
Sharpstown, 2pm
Please confirm if you will attend and send your inputs for the agenda
Thanks
Catherine
The rink is open on Sunday so there shouldn't be a problem getting the room.
"Catherine Mifsud" <cmifsud@...> wrote:
>This is to confirm that we will hold our next and last meeting for
>2006 this Sunday, November 19th at 2pm at Sharpstown.
>
>Could somebody confirm that we can use Sharpstown room? Thanks
>
>Please send me your item for the agenda by Saturday pm.
>
>Thanks and see you Sunday
>
>Catherine
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
This is to confirm that we will hold our next and last meeting for
2006 this Sunday, November 19th at 2pm at Sharpstown.
Could somebody confirm that we can use Sharpstown room? Thanks
Please send me your item for the agenda by Saturday pm.
Thanks and see you Sunday
Catherine
Team,
Let's keep to this coming Sunday and work with whomever shows, otherwise
we'll become tangled in the holiday season. We can use the session to set
some goals for 2007.
Thank you!
************************************************
Dawn M. Miller
Vice President
AIG Mergers & Acquisition Insurance Group/ Strategic Relationship Group
713 342 7380 - Office
281 221 5985 - Cell
----- Original Message -----
From: TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com
<TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com>
To: TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com
<TexasFigureSkatingAssociation@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed Nov 15 22:23:36 2006
Subject: [TexasFigureSkatingAssociation] Next meeting is planned for
November 19th
Our next meeting is currently planned for November 19th.
Would you like to keep going with this date or postpone to December
3rd?
Please do not hesitate to forward this meesage to whom you think it
may concern
Thanks
Catherine
Our next meeting is currently planned for November 19th.
Would you like to keep going with this date or postpone to December
3rd?
Please do not hesitate to forward this meesage to whom you think it
may concern
Thanks
Catherine
I have been working with the USFS and the Girl Scouts
Council of San Jacinto to brainstorm a patch/badge program for brownies/ girl
scouts. My thoughts are as outlined below for your consideration.
Target timeframe - January - National Skating month
Purpose - 1) Fundraising and 2) to build pipeline
into Basic Skills for our member clubs
Target audience: brownies (7-8 yrs old) then girl
scouts if the brownie program is successful
Patch and/or badge program
Patch program - One Day - Two hours -
one hour on ice, one hour off
Badge program - Three weeks, one day each week -
one hour on ice, 45 minutes off
The multi-week program on ice would be a progressive
program to learn the basics of ice skating: how to fall and get
up, how to stop, how to skate
forwards, backwards and turn etc. The day program would obviously do this
in a shorter timeframe.
Items that could be discussed off
ice:
§Exploring the sport of ice skating. What are some ice
skating sports and related supporting organizations? We could have some skaters
and/or coaches, judges join us. All very simple. We could share
books, magazines, play a video of celebrity skaters etc. History
of the sport, what are the different disciplines etc.
§Ice skating safety. What do you wear for ice skating
indoors or outdoors? What safety equipment should be worn for recreational
skating? Know how to wear and take care of a pair of ice skates. What do ice
skates look like vs hockey skates etc. What are
the rules at your
local ice rink or park?
§Stretching and 'jump' class 'teaching'
rotational jumps, landing positions, spirals, split jumps and maybe even lineup
for
a synchronized skating pattern.
We would need a facility with ice (obviously) and a little training
room, so I think all of our member rinks would work. I know the Girl
Scouts of San Jacinto has offered one Sunday a month to the troops for skating
in Clearlake. Thus far there are no 2007 dates set, so we are clear of
any conflicts, at present.
GSSJC indicated that charging a fee of $20-30, plus their
admin fee would be acceptable per participant. Obviously we have to cover
ice time and any external participants. They are very enthusiastic and
believe we will get a great turnout.
National Skating Month in January would be an ideal time to
host this program. We would get a complete 'how to guide'
with sample press releases and certificates etc from USFS. We would get 50
give aways of the promotional items including pencils, chap sticks, post-it
notepads, t-shirts and other goodies.
I am happy to spearhead this and will continue to develop the
template with GSSJC. They will need to submit a program concept only
to their headquarters by November 1st, in order to have a
patch/badge made etc, to be ready for January.
Please give me your thoughts.
Thank you kindly,
Dawn
Dawn
Miller
American
International Companies® Vice President& Zonal Manager AIG Mergers &
Acquisitions/ Strategic Relationship Group 2929
Allen Parkway Suite 1300 Houston, TX77019-2128 T: 713 342 7380 F: 713 831 5316 C: 281 221 5985
Hey - I like it. Seems you've worked it out fairly well. Let's not lose
sight of the purpose - THE JUDGES! So Kim doesn't play well with others, the
rest of us do. Norman's as an after thought did not go over well, seems all
those gold medals around their necks don't mean much in Houston.
Linda
See ya Friday
>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
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Miller, Dawn
>Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:34 AM
>To: 'texasfigureskating@...'
>Subject: Judges School Proposal
>Importance: High
>
>
>
>Dear TFSA Board,
>
>
>
>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.
>
>
>
>* One day event - Saturday
>
>
>
>* Facility needs to have ice and additional rooms for demonstration
>purposes. Seems that either Sugarland, Texas Ice or Sharpstown would be
>the
>candidates.
>
>
>
>* Focus: MIF and Pairs - for Test Judges
>
>
>
>* Ice time needed:
>
>
>
>* Two hours of ice time for MIF
>* Two hours on ice for pairs
>
>
>
>* Sample agenda:
>
>
>
>* 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
>
>
>
>
>
>* 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.
>
>
>
>* USFS will allow that we charge a nominal ($15-$25) fee for
>hospitality (breakfast/ lunch)
>
>
>
>* School participation ranges from 20-50 persons.
>
>
>
>* 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.
>
>
>
>* 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.
>
>
>
>* Next steps w/ tentative deadlines:
>
>
>
>* 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
>
>
>
>Catherine and others, please come back to me with your thoughts.
>
>
>
>Thank you
>
>Dawn
>
>
>
>Dawn Miller
>Vice President
>American International Companies(r)
>
>AIG Mergers & Acquisitions/ Strategic Relationship Group
>2929 Allen Parkway
>Suite 1300
>Houston, TX 77019-2128
>T: 713 342 7380
>F: 713 831 5316
>C: 281 221 5985
>
>
>
>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
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Miller, Dawn
>Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:34 AM
>To: 'texasfigureskating@...'
>Subject: Judges School Proposal
>Importance: High
>
>
>
>Dear TFSA Board,
>
>
>
>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.
>
>
>
>* One day event - Saturday
>
>
>
>* Facility needs to have ice and additional rooms for demonstration
>purposes. Seems that either Sugarland, Texas Ice or Sharpstown would be
>the
>candidates.
>
>
>
>* Focus: MIF and Pairs - for Test Judges
>
>
>
>* Ice time needed:
>
>
>
>* Two hours of ice time for MIF
>* Two hours on ice for pairs
>
>
>
>* Sample agenda:
>
>
>
>* 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
>
>
>
>
>
>* 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.
>
>
>
>* USFS will allow that we charge a nominal ($15-$25) fee for
>hospitality (breakfast/ lunch)
>
>
>
>* School participation ranges from 20-50 persons.
>
>
>
>* 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.
>
>
>
>* 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.
>
>
>
>* Next steps w/ tentative deadlines:
>
>
>
>* 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
>
>
>
>Catherine and others, please come back to me with your thoughts.
>
>
>
>Thank you
>
>Dawn
>
>
>
>Dawn Miller
>Vice President
>American International Companies(r)
>
>AIG Mergers & Acquisitions/ Strategic Relationship Group
>2929 Allen Parkway
>Suite 1300
>Houston, TX 77019-2128
>T: 713 342 7380
>F: 713 831 5316
>C: 281 221 5985
>
>
>
Thanks for your research. Just a thought. It looks like we have two hours to run a test session. Perhaps a variety of levels...We should still charge the usual testing fees and that will certainly help cover some of the ice time costs. Just a thought.
Back in 1998-99, there was a judge's clinic in Sugarland/Houston by USFSA. My kids were pre-alphas at the time and I remember that the $70 fee for parents seemed a little high so I did not attend. I wanted to learn more about the judging at the time, but not willing to spend that much while my kids were still learning to count cross-overs. Perhaps we could sell some observer/coach/parent passes for a reasonable fee to help offset this workshop expense.
Could we find out what tests and how many tests and then estimate the income from that. $1300 is a lot of money and if we could reduce the costs by $400 for tests, then we could go to the clubs for about $200. I really hate to deplete the TFSA bank account below $1000. We need to do this estimate of club expense so that the local club boards can do a vote for spenditures. For example, this item may not appear on a club's budget for 2006-7 and would need to have their local board approval.
I would like to see a bid from all rinks in the area. Houston FSC got surprised with a $300 per hour bill from Sharpstown Ice, after we have been paying about $275. This price increase did not come with notification and the bill was presented to us after we used one hour and just days before our regional exhibition. We know that we could have secured ice for at least for $275 at most other area rinks if we were aware of this price hike. Clearlake is very accomodating and has lots of meeting space on the second floor and the building seems to be warmer during the cold months. Sugarland has a nice upstairs area and their rink management is trying to work with the skaters.
I am wondering about the three hours for pairs as we really don't have much pairs in this area and the need is not great. Perhaps this is something that judges need to get their certificate for the next appointment. But we would have to fly in some pair skaters. There is an adult/coach/married team from North Carolina named Johnson that could demonstrate. And of course Kristi and Glenn Norman. There is a juvenile team of Emily Chan and Daniel Terzakis. I really can't think of any others in the city that are competing. Perhaps the workshop could train on freeskate judging as well.
Calender wise, quite a few skating families will be in Denver for the 2007 Southwesterns soon. Some will be traveling as early as Oct. 7-15. So planning a meeting may be challenging this month.
-----Original Message----- From: Miller, Dawn Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
10:34 AM To: 'texasfigureskating@...' Subject:JudgesSchool Proposal Importance: High
Dear TFSA Board,
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.
One day event - Saturday
Facility needs to have ice and additional rooms for
demonstration purposes. Seems that either Sugarland, Texas Ice or
Sharpstown would be the candidates.
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
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.
USFS will allow that we charge a nominal ($15-$25) fee
for hospitality (breakfast/ lunch)
School participation ranges from 20-50 persons.
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.
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.
Next steps w/ tentative deadlines:
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
Catherine and others, please come back to me with your
thoughts.
Thank you
Dawn
Dawn
Miller Vice President American International Companies®
AIG
Mergers & Acquisitions/ Strategic Relationship Group 2929
Allen Parkway Suite 1300 Houston, TX77019-2128 T: 713 342 7380 F: 713 831 5316 C: 281 221 5985