This week’s question comes from a mom whose club is disintegrating. Here’s what she wrote: My club is falling apart even my coach agrees the club will be done by winter. It only...
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Ask the Ice Moms: My Figure Skating Club is Dying....
This week’s question comes from a mom whose club is disintegrating. Here’s what she wrote: My club is falling apart even my coach agrees the club will be done by winter. It only has one night of ice time a week and only one BS class a week and it is only half ice (while the other half is FS ice). The club is dropping ice time and changing the times every two months and...
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Which Adhesive Should I Use to Glue Figure Skating...
To read all the posts about figure skating dress crystals, click here. The two most common glues for flat-backed crystals on figure skating outfits are hot fix and and E6000. Both glues work, but I’m partial to hot fix crystals for practice wear and E6000 for competition wear. It’s a lesson I learned the hard way: I messed up. I made a pair of really cool practice pants...
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How Do You Balance Homework and the ...
Today is Ice Girl’s first day of the new school year. She’s nervous...
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How Can I Improve My Confidence on t...
Isabelle, a young reader, sent me this question: I am starting group lessons...
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Commandment Six: Respect Figure Skat...
VI. Thou shalt not criticize the judges. If you complain about the judging or...
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Ask the Ice Moms: Figure Skating Coa...
This week’s reader question is about weighing friendship and ethics, not...
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Do You Talk about Money with Your Fi...
I’ve made no secret about my thrifty nature. The only thing I love more...
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Figure Skating and that Whole Job Th...
Today Ice Girl is testing. I am working a half day. I came in a half hour late...
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Figure Skating Testing: Money vs. Ch...
The changes to U.S. Figure Skating’s Moves in the Field patterns take...
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Commandment Five: Acknowledge Your F...
V. Thou shalt acknowledge thy child’s fears. A first competition (or every...
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Ask the Ice Moms: Should I Put My Fi...
Today’s question comes from a reader who is trying to weigh the benefits...
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Buying Figure Skating Boots? Make an...
When you send your figure skater out on practice ice, she can wear a hand-me...
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Do You Ever Withhold Figure Skating ...
If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know that I, Ice Mom,...
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Book Review: Fundamentals of Alignme...
Thomas, A. (2008) Fundamentals of Alignment & Classical Movement for...










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