tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post785427166082856571..comments2024-03-12T17:53:41.023-05:00Comments on Ice Mom's Adventures in Figure Skating: Basic Skills Competition: Focus on the Mental GameIce Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05639175462486739483noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-3522215446868875192010-02-14T19:21:50.264-06:002010-02-14T19:21:50.264-06:00Hi Ice Mom. Please continue on writing. I find you...Hi Ice Mom. Please continue on writing. I find your blogs very interesting.Paul @ Russian Architecturehttp://www.kocheshkov.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-53258019902094277602010-02-14T08:46:33.832-06:002010-02-14T08:46:33.832-06:00I agree. Good judges are in big competitions.I agree. Good judges are in big competitions.Titushttp://www.opalhost.com/contact.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-29966849037744731132009-08-27T20:31:11.807-05:002009-08-27T20:31:11.807-05:00Thanks so much for your help! I am a competitive f...Thanks so much for your help! I am a competitive figure skater and you have helped me (and my mom, who was glad to find another skating mom who felt her pain) so much! Keep writing! :)iSkaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508528673278602664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-80515872532657737862009-08-22T12:37:41.234-05:002009-08-22T12:37:41.234-05:00Excellent point, Katiedear. Want good judging? Go ...Excellent point, Katiedear. Want good judging? Go to a big competition with real judging. It's my understanding that the requirements to judge at Basic Skills are two: USFSA member and 16 or older.<br /><br />However, unqualified or not, it's still a good lesson to learn: judging isn't always fair. It's good for kids to learn how to deal with that. It occurs in all kinds of sports: little league, flag football, youth soccer, etc.<br /><br />I also believe that organizers try to find qualified folks and that these amateur judges try hard to be fair. Fairness doesn't always happen, though.Ice Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639175462486739483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-83080060844328810342009-08-22T06:53:09.705-05:002009-08-22T06:53:09.705-05:00You might feel better about competition results if...You might feel better about competition results if you have real U.S.F.S. judges at your competitions instead of coaches.katiedearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146679195365134226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598357895737427353.post-46023979784268642882009-08-04T15:59:50.824-05:002009-08-04T15:59:50.824-05:00Great post!
Re: kid skating against someone twice...Great post!<br /><br />Re: kid skating against someone twice her age >> I concur that there are difficulties when kids are not matched well with regard to age. I was always the older skater, and at different points in my skating career I found it more/less difficult to skate against a younger skater. When my body was still changing (around 14 maybe), it was very hard to skate against younger skaters who seemed so much more flexible, less top heavy, and all around cuter. Once I hit my mid-teens, moved up a few levels, and adjusted, I felt that it was easier to compete against the girls half my age than it was in my early teens. <br /><br />I agree that it's an important lesson for kids to learn when competing against someone of a different age. You learn that there are strong points to every age group. That aspect of skating helped me learn important lessons when I was younger which I feel have carried me far in my professional life today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com