"Inside Edge" News.....
TBSC FACEBOOK PAGE - A club page
has been set up on Facebook. Teresa Nielsen is the administrator.
The page will be used to communicate info to our members, as well
as post club photos and notes of encouragement and club interest.
Only TBSC members are allowed to join, and only members of the facebook
club page can see all the content. Do a search for “Tampa Bay Skating
Club” in the Facebook search box and send a request to join.

US Figure Skating Team Wristband Fundraiser
The club is selling the official US Figure
Skating Team wristbands. Adult and child sizes available. These wristbands
consist of three bands of red, white and blue that have "Vancouver",
USA & the Olympic rings as well as the words "Dream - Believe
- Achieve" in English and other languages. Cost is $6. To learn
more about them, visit the US Figure Skating web site at: http://www.usfswristbands.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=58
. Show your support for the skaters who
make the Olympic team as they represent the USA in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
New USFS Synchro & Theater on Ice Teams /Programs
Coming to TBSC
Nicole Weinstein, TBSA Skating School
Director, invites all skaters to become a part of one of our Synchronized
Skating Teams for the 2009-2010 Season. She is spearheading the effort
to build the Synchro program so that by next year we will be able
to have Tampa Bay Skating Club's first USFS Synchronized Skating Team.
In addition to forming synchro teams,
Pauline Gasparini is going to start a USFS "Theater on Ice" Team.
If you want to know how fun this form of team skating is, asking any
member of the Spacecoast FSC as their skaters have been participating
in this for the last several years and had a lot of success placing
or winning competitions.
Skaters will have the opportunity to
participate in both and when the teams go to competitions, our teams
will be able to compete in both Synchro and Theater on Ice.
Everyone is encouraged to consider participating
for the following reasons: Synchronized Skating at this level can
be a prerequisite for a place on a collegiate team at one of the many
colleges that offers synchronized skating. This not only gives you
the opportunity to take your synchro skating to the next level, it
allows you to travel around the world competing and representing your
college. Theater on Ice can give you the tools you would need to become
a professional show skater and would also give you the opportunity
to travel around the world and skate for your job! These are just
other avenues to take your skating, and both of these will help you
become a stronger skater as you progress in your skating career. Both
of these forms of team skating are a lot of fun and offer the opportunity
for meeting and making new friends, both within our club and with
skaters from other teams.
If you were unable to attend the open
house that was held on July 22, please contact Nicole or Pauline for
more information
My Two Cents Worth from the TBSC Webmaster/Judge:
I encourage all of our skaters to take advantage of these two opportunities
to further your skating experience.
Back in 1999, our club hosted the US
Synchronized Skating Championships at what is how called the St Pete
Times Ice Forum in Tampa. If any of you were a club member at the
time you may remember the team spirit and top notch skating talent
displayed during the competition. The high level of skating skills
these teams had even as far down at the Intermediate level was amazing.
Due to the use of lots of intricate footwork and other moves, it definitely
is a branch of competitive skating that all skaters should consider
being involved in.
I have had the priviledge to announce
at the Syncho East (Sectionals) and 1994 US Synchronized Skating Championships
(in Huntsville, Alabama). From my iceside seat, I experienced up close
the comraderie, team spirit, high energy and enthusiasm these teams
have. It's all about the team. Everybody had a great deal of fun.
Sychronized skating is very popular in
the Northeast & Midwest regions of the U.S and in Canada and is
insanely popular (think cult following) in many European countries,
especially in Finland and Sweden, where their teams have won many
World and International titles.
Theater on Ice is a growing branch of
skating. As mentioned above, the skaters from Rockledge have been
participating in it for several years and have had great success at
competitions. It's creative, fun and especially for people that like
to entertain.
So if you have gone as far as you think
you can go in skating or you have lost your spark and drive to continue
and don't think there is anything "new: to learn, think again.
Give synchronized skating and Theater on Ice a try. You'll be glad
you did.
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Florida, drop us a line with the '411' about your experiences. Send
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