"Inside Edge" News.....
The
2009 South Atlantic Regional Championships were held last week (Oct.
14-19) and here are how skaters from our club placed"
Masha Leonov (Junior) - 6th Qualifying Round B, 10th in Short
Program, 8th in Free Skate, 9th overall.
Alana Carnavale (Juvenile) - 14th, Qualifying Round Group D
Allyson Klovekorn (Intermediate) - 8th, Qualifying Round
Group F
Ashlyn Gaughan (Internediate) - 10th, Qualifying Round
Group C
Here's a group photos of the skaters who attended
the Regionals send-off party on Oct. 1:

Competitive Edge
During our annual club meeting back in June, a trainer from Competitive
Edge Performance Training and Rehabilitation was a guest speaker and
did a seminar with some of our skaters (see photos below). This company
located in Oldsmar offers various programs to help athletes build
their bodies to help them be better competitors and help prevent injury
as well as recover from sports injuries more quickly. Fox 13 News
did a story on this company that appears on their web site. This story
features two of our skaters, Alyson Klovekorn and April Meyerscoff.
To view, click on this link:
Kids Get Lesson on Healthy Competition

New TBSC Jackets
Seeing a large group of club members wearing identical
club jackets or uniforms at a competition creates a certain presense
a sense of unity. We are proud to announce that the Tampa Bay SC has
selected the styles for the new club jackets and pants for our skaters
to wear. Samples were presented at the club's annual meeting on June
21. The colors selected are black with royal blue.
There
are two styles/types of jackets. The Savvy Skater jacket is intented
to be worn as an every-day warm-up, but can be worn for competition
warm-up or as a light weight jacket off ice. This jacket is made of
a 'Florida friendly' fabric (light weight) consisting of a 4-way stretch
fabric in black and contrasting insets in royal blue for a scuba-style
look, with white piping and a silver zipper. The jacket has a contour
cut that fits close to the body. The jacket can be ordered without
embroidery or with the TBSC logo embroidered on the back and skater's
name on the front. The jacket is also available in a warmer polar
fleece fabric. Matching pants will also be available. NOTE:
Sizing on this jacket runs a little on the large size, so it is recommended
that a sample be tried on before ordering. If you want your skater
to 'grow' into the jacket for longer use, then this sizing works well
for that.
Please note that this jacket may not be available in
the exact same fabric at this special club price on future orders.
(Current price is more than half off retail.) If you want this jacket
in this fabric, order today!
The
second style is the Jammin travel warm-up (jacket and pants may be
purchased separately).. These are ideal for wearing when the skater
is off ice or over a skating costume prior to taking the ice. The
jackets can be worn on-ice if a loose cut is more your skater's style.
The Jammin jacket has a slight contour cut to it, but not form fitting
like the Savvy Skater jacket. This is a heavier weight jacket. Though
the photo at the right shows the jacket in blue with red insets, our
jackets will be in black with royal blue insets and white piping.
The jacket is made of a quality, soft to the touch, satin micro-fiber
fabric lined in nylon, hemmed at the sleeve and waist (not elastic
as shown on the photo.) Options are available for different linings
and a drawstring waist.
Girls/ladies pants are low rise with a slight flare
leg; pants for boys/men will have a regular waist with straight leg.
Additional styling choices include: 1) mesh lining, with a full zip,
elastic with drawstring waist 2) unlined with full zip, elastic waist
with drawstring; and 3) inlined, no zip, elastic with drawstring waist.
NOTE: Pants can be lined in nylon instead of mesh at no charge.
This may work better since there is a potential that sequins or studded
stones on dresses/skating pants could get caught in the mesh lining.
These are high quality uniforms that have been custom
made for our club. While a little more expensive, they are still less
than many other skate-wear vendors that were researched. Jammin offers
warranty repairs at no charge (and will even send a shipping label!).
Jackets can be ordered with or without embroidery. Full
embroidery includeds the club logo on the back and a choice of the
skater's name (first or full name) on the front left chest area. Embriodery
is being done locally.
To order a jacket and/or pants, please contact Carol
Klovekorn at (727)945-8862 or email her at sklovek@msn.com.
She recommends contacting her to discuss sizes and options and also
taking a look at the www.jammin.com
website and letting her know if there is anything that looks interesting
to you and she can get a price quote.
For complete information, including sizing and pricing,
click on this link to download
and print out the order form
A big 'thank you' goes out to Carol Klovekorn and Steve Riddle for
all the time they put into researching companies, styles, fabrics
and cost to come up with the final choices. The jackets (and pants)
will look sharp on our skaters when they attend competitions or on
ice during freestyle sessions.
Important
Notice To All Coaches
From US Figure Skating
Beginning July 1, 2008, all coaches will have
to comply with the coaches’ registration policy in order to be allowed
to instruct/coach during the following sanctioned activities during
the 2008-2009 skating season:
Coaches who are under the age of 18 or instruct only Basic Skills group
lessons do not have to register at this time.
U.S. Figure Skating has worked with National Center for Safety Initiatives
(NCSI) to ensure that this process is convenient, secure and confidential.
The process for screening is simple and generally takes about five minutes.
When U.S. Figure Skating receives a ‘Green Light’ from NCSI, and verification
of coaches’ liability insurance from each coach, the registration process
will be finalized and a U.S. Figure Skating registration card will be
issued to the coach.
Phase I: A PDF will be updated weekly and posted on the website.
Phase II: Those officers with access to ‘members only’ will have the
option to look up a coach and verify registration. You may also ask
to see their registration card at check-in.
If you have additional questions regarding this process, please contact
Member Services at 719-635-5200. U.S. Figure Skating appreciates the
cooperation and understanding of all members to help implement this
program to ensure that the environment in all U.S. Figure Skating programs
is as safe as possible for all participants.