What's in Your Figure Skating Binder?

Thanks to Anonymous for suggesting this post.

It was a golden day when Ice Coach gave Ice Girl her first figure skating binder. Ice Coach had printed out a cover for the binder that had current high-level figure skaters’ photos on it and, of course, Ice Girl’s name.

What should go in the binder? Here’s a list, thanks mostly to Ice Coach.

• The calendar with contracted ice times


• The full club ice schedule (for walk-ons)


• Notes from lessons


• Moves patterns (USFS)


• Moves common errors (USFS)


• Moves test standards (what the judges look for, USFS)


• Goals


• What to practice for warm upthings to work on during ice time- jumps, spins, moves, programs


• Off ice exercises & stretching


• Competition entry forms & requirements (I.G. needs to put this in her binder)


• Extra paper


• Pen


• Large sharpie for ice-draw moves, jumps or spin patterns to work on


• Extra hair tie


• Sharpening schedule-keep track of how often you sharpen you skates


• Handy phone numbers (parents, coach, local rinks for open skate times)


• Critique photos. (This isn’t in I.G.'s binder. I saw another coach take digital photos of a skater’s program, print them out, and point out good and bad positions.)

What’s in your binder? Share the contents in the comments!