The USFS Governing Council listened. Figures are coming back to the foundation of our skating. Thank you for pushing this across the finish line.
November 21, 2012
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Thank you for supporting "Bring Back Figures!"
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Reached 250 supporters
September 18, 2012
September 2, 2012
The momentum is undeniable. It is clear that the skating community wants the foundation back.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2012
27 Comments
I believe that the art of the figure has been lost in an attempt to streamline and "move" forward or advance skaters more quickly. Precision, attention to detail and discipline are skills required to excel in all areas of life and more and more sports where exacting practice and discipline are key, seem to be dumbing down what was once considered standard practice. A huge loss!
Free skating has become gymnastics on ice. Lets bring back the beauty of figure skating including school figures.
TEACHING SKATING IS LIKE TRYING TO TEACH HIGHER MATH, ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, ETC WITHOUT BASIC MATH SKILLS. MOVES DO NOT!!!!! CUT IT!!!
Having had two of my children sustain overuse injuries, I was, and am today, a strong advocate for the use of figures as a training aid. I believe that the muscle control and strength that cleanly-executed figures provide can help prevent needless injuries.
Figure skating has lost so much because we do not teach them the basics. New skaters cannot hold an edge, let alone know which edge they are skating on. They don't understand the difference between 3 Turns, Brackets, Counters and Rockers, and trying to teach them loops is a joke! Even the coaches who could teach their students basic figure moves can't because there is no space on a freestyle nor is there time because parents don't see the value in it. If skaters HAD to spend at least two sessions a week on clean figure ice, rinks would make more money, coaches would make more money and we would produce better quality skaters who probably wouldn't have as many injuries either because both their bodies and brains would be warmed up and awake!
Figures teach you more about your body and help with control, such a shame they got rid of the eliment the "Figure Skating" was named after.
Should never have been abolished in the first place!
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The USFS Governing Council listened. Figures are coming back to the foundation of our skating. Thank you for pushing this across the finish line.
November 21, 2012
Final supporters
Thank you for supporting "Bring Back Figures!"
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 18, 2012
September 2, 2012
The momentum is undeniable. It is clear that the skating community wants the foundation back.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2012
27 Comments
How many "modern" skaters have the level of edge control and discipline necessary to pass even an Intermediate figures test? Figures differentiate STRONG skaters from skaters who can simply jump and spin. Bring them back!
I believe that the art of the figure has been lost in an attempt to streamline and "move" forward or advance skaters more quickly. Precision, attention to detail and discipline are skills required to excel in all areas of life and more and more sports where exacting practice and discipline are key, seem to be dumbing down what was once considered standard practice. A huge loss!
Free skating has become gymnastics on ice. Lets bring back the beauty of figure skating including school figures.
TEACHING SKATING IS LIKE TRYING TO TEACH HIGHER MATH, ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS, ETC WITHOUT BASIC MATH SKILLS. MOVES DO NOT!!!!! CUT IT!!!
Having had two of my children sustain overuse injuries, I was, and am today, a strong advocate for the use of figures as a training aid. I believe that the muscle control and strength that cleanly-executed figures provide can help prevent needless injuries.
Figure skating has lost so much because we do not teach them the basics. New skaters cannot hold an edge, let alone know which edge they are skating on. They don't understand the difference between 3 Turns, Brackets, Counters and Rockers, and trying to teach them loops is a joke! Even the coaches who could teach their students basic figure moves can't because there is no space on a freestyle nor is there time because parents don't see the value in it. If skaters HAD to spend at least two sessions a week on clean figure ice, rinks would make more money, coaches would make more money and we would produce better quality skaters who probably wouldn't have as many injuries either because both their bodies and brains would be warmed up and awake!
Figures teach you more about your body and help with control, such a shame they got rid of the eliment the "Figure Skating" was named after.
Should never have been abolished in the first place!
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How many "modern" skaters have the level of edge control and discipline necessary to pass even an Intermediate figures test? Figures differentiate STRONG skaters from skaters who can simply jump and spin. Bring them back!