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San Diego Figure
Skating Communications
SDFSC-Enews.Org
An Information Resource for
Basic Skating Skills and Figure Skating
MITF Coaches Comments
Coaches
make every attempt to prepare their skaters to accentuate the positive
and minimize the negative attributes of each skater's performance
of the MITF elements.
Communication
between coaches and judges should be an on going process, especially
when there are many changes in the MITF elements that will occur on
Sept. 2, 2010.
Coaches
frequently
comment about
the following topics:
- Some judges seem to have different standards
depending on where they are judging.
- Some judges do not seem to be paying enough
attention when they are judging.
- The comments some judges write on the test
sheets do not relate to the marks they award.
- Some judges are erratic and on one session will
fail a test of the same quality (coaches opinion) that on a prior test
session the have passed.
- Some judges do not seem to relate to the
skaters - the judge lacks interpersonal skills.
- Some combinations of judges on a panel seem to
produce a negative energy that affects the judging results.
Information is an important tool that provides a
basis for the articles
being developed. The goal is to help facilitate
communications between judges and coaches that provides the technical descriptions
coaches use in their teaching
and for judges the basis they use to arrive at the minimum standard for
passing each level of tests.
Comments
and
suggestions are welcomed so a balance of
different perspectives can be achieved. Input from coaches and
judges will help to achieve a consensus. We hope our efforts will
result in skaters who are well prepared to test and receive a uniform
evaluation by judges from rink to rink.
San
Diego Figure Skating Communications (SDFSC) is a not for profit
organization.
The goal
of SDFSC is to provide information that
encourages
participation and achievement in the sport of figure skating.
The articles are
currently under development to serve as reading/reference
materials for seminars for
skaters, parents, coaches, and judges.
Reading
skills range from 6th grade to post graduate studies.
Your
comments and suggestions would be
appreciated.
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