Choreography Tips & Tricks
Skaters & parents can use the rink template as a resource for program planning and run through.
Skate Sharpening
DO NOT GET YOUR SKATES SHARPENED AT THE RINK. We RECOMMEND personally taking your skates to Marty Storm. You can contact him directlly 317 -259-1819 to make arrangements.
Music Library
Contact your head coach and/or Coach Andrea for music inquiries. Andrea has an extensive digital music library for any skating program. See coachs' policy sheets for fees involved with music editing.
Video analysis
It is easier in now to observe and analyze the techniques of skaters with the prevalence of inexpensive consumer digital video cameras, laptop computers and powerful video analysis programs. With frame-by-frame comparison available to all coaches, it is now possible to accurately construct a computer model used by successful skaters and coaches. Jumps and spins can be broken down into individual phases or stages. And the common characteristics of each phase of the successful execution of jumps and spins can be determined through observing frame by frame video.
Harness
Many of the rinks we teach at have a jump harness, which we will sometimes use to help students learn difficult jumps. Please ask your head coach for more information.