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SPECIAL INSERT Conference2009 ISI & IceTrade Arena Show JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 Management Roundtable: Employee Issues & Practices A Trip Down Memory Lane with ISI Pioneer Bill Howard Leak Detection Tools & Techniques Skating School Standards Volume 11, Number 4 Contents January/February 2009 PUBLISHER Ice Skating Institute EDITOR Lori Fairchild 20 Leak Detection EDITORIAL ADVISORS Peter Martell Tools & Techniques Randy Winship PRINT PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Carol Jackson GRAPHIC DESIGNER Logan McCoy Employee Issues CONTRIBUTORS & Practices Bacharach Inc. Carrie Clarke 8 Lisa Fedick Dianne Powell The ISI EDGE (USPS 017-078, ISSN 1522-4651) is published bimonth- Competition ly; January/February, March/ April, May/June, July/ August, ST September/October, November/ 32 AND Skating December; by the Ice Skating ARD Institute, 6000 Custer Road, Build- School ing 9, Plano, TX 75023. Annual ST Test Subscription Rate is $24.00 per AND year. Periodicals postage paid at ISI Pioneer Standards Plano, TX, and at additional mail- ARD ing offices. Bill Howard ST Clas POSTMASTER NOTE: Send ad- AN dress changes to ISI EDGE, c/o DA s The Ice Skating Institute, 6000 RD Custer Road, Building 9, Plano, TX 75023. Printed in the U.S.A. Subscriptions available through membership only. 16 ©2009 by the Ice Skating Insti- tute. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited unless expressly Departments authorized in writing by publish- er. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by contributors do Announcements. 4 not necessarily represent the views of the Ice Skating Institute, iAIM. 14 the publisher or the advertis- ers. Submissions of manuscripts, Coaches’ Corner. 26 materials, photographs, and art- work are made at mailer’s risk ISI Judge Certification List . 30 and must include self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage ISIA Education Foundation Report . 34 for return. No responsibility will be assumed for unsolicited mate- Calendar (ISI-Endorsed Competitions & Shows/Exhibitions). 36 rials. ISI reserves the right to edit material submitted for content and space consideration. Ice Arena Association News . 38 Classified Advertising. 40 And Another Thing. 42 Dedicated to providing leadership, education and services to the ice skating industry. Ice Skating Institute 6000 Custer Road, Building 9 Plano, TX 75023 Phone: (972) 735-8800 Announcements Fax: (972) 735-8815 e-mail: [email protected] www.skateisi.org New staff members join ISI office ISI International Headquarters Executive Director PLANO, Texas — The Ice Skating Institute is pleased to welcome two new staff members. Peter Martell As the director of management programs and services, Sean Flynn will work closely with ISI Controller & Trade Show Manager Administrative members, the Ice Arena Institute of Management (iAIM) and the ISI Hockey Karen Schaffer program, among other duties. Flynn, a native of Chicago, is iAIM-certified in ice arena management, Director of Management operations and programming and has seven years of experience as a hockey director and six years Programs & Services Sean Flynn in arena management. Previously, Flynn played professional hockey in the United Hockey League. Director of National Skating Programs & Events Logan McCoy, ISI’s new graphic designer, is a Louisiana Randy Winship native and a graduate of The Art Institute of Dallas. His duties Membership Coordinators include design and production of ISI marketing, advertising, Kathy Chase communications and event materials; publication layout and Angela Tooley design; and Web site/electronic communication support. Sean Flynn Logan McCoy Advertising Sales & Print Production Manager Carol Jackson ISI e-news to debut this month Senior Accountant & PLANO, Texas — The newISI e-news, a biweekly electronic newsletter, will be launched this month Sponsorship Sales Manager Stuart Sedransky via e-mail to all Administrative, Professional and Builder/Supplier members for whom the office has current e-mail addresses. The new communications vehicle will include industry and association Graphic Designer Logan McCoy news and announcements, special member-only offers and more. It will replace, consolidate and expand on ISI’s current CrossCuts and weekly e-mail Updates. An occasional ISI Bulletin will be Information Services Coordinator Jeff Anderson distributed between editions of the newsletter as necessary. If you do not currently receive e-mail communication from ISI, please make sure your address is registered with the ISI office and that Administrative Assistant Mary Ann Mangano the ISI domain name is not blocked by your server or filter. ISI OFFICERS Universal membership term streamlines President Jim Hartnett 1st Vice President Mike Paikin process for all 2nd Vice President Janice Forbes Treasurer Rob McBride PLANO, Texas — Effective Sept. 1, 2008, ISI’s Individual and Professional membership changed Secretary Margy Bennett Immediate Past President Jim Lange from a one-year anniversary date to a new universal membership term of Sept. 1-Aug. 31. All DIRECTORS memberships will renew on Sept. 1 from now on, in conjunction with the skating season, and District 1 Scott McCoy will remain effective for a full 12 months. This change was the result of several factors: it protects District 2 Robyn Bentley District 3 Lisa Fedick members, coaches and facilities from lapses in insurance coverage and event participation District 4 Christine Wilson Brinton eligibility; it coincides with the practices of other national ice skating and hockey membership District 5 Larry LaBorde District 6 Toni Cooper organizations; and it responds to member requests for an easier and more streamlined process for District 7 Jamie Baringer District 8 Alane Swiderski tracking memberships for multiple family members as well as team members. District 9 Brigid LaMear District 10 Char Martin District 11 Liz Mangelsdorf ASEC merges with Polar District 12 Debbie Lane District 13 Cindy Jensen District 14 Paige Scott Ice Ventures District 15 Bert Blanchette District 16 Cindy Solberg ELMSFORD, N.Y. and PHOENIX — American Skating Entertainment Centers has merged District 18 Glyn Jones with Polar Ice Ventures to form the largest owner/operator of ice skating rinks in the United Hockey Dan Smith Builders & Suppliers Doug Peters States. ASEC also acquired the Cary Ice House, the Garner Ice House, the Factory Ice House Instructors David Santee Commercial Facilities Kevin McCormack and the MVP Sports Factory in the greater Raleigh, N.C. market; all will now be called Polar Schools, Colleges, Ice Houses. ASEC also acquired the operating assets of the Dr Pepper StarCenter in Grapevine, Universities Glen Danischewski PSA Representative Gerry Lane Texas, a suburb of Dallas, and entered into a long-term lease with the Grapevine Mills Mall, USFSA Representative Homer Hagedorn ISIAsia Representative Raul Gomes where the facility is located. AMMA Representative Trudy Ivory Continued on page 6 MIAMA Representative Dean Mulso MIRMA Representative Judy Sniffen ISI EDGE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 Education Foundation Don Bartelson Lifetime Honorary Member Carol Zdziebko Continued from page 4 Becker introduces supportless shielding system SAVAGE, Minn. — After two years of development, Becker Now Available! Arena Products has introduced the next generation of its Vision supportless shielding system, the Vision Radius. Becker has designed a way to OR incorporate curved tempered glass upper panels to match the radius of the lower dasher board panels. Banners & With no straight-segmented shield panels to create unusual bounces from the puck, Vision Dasher Graphics Radius offers smooth, curved corners and faster play for the Becker’s Vision Radius game of hockey. supportless shielding system Becker Arena Products $75 each recently installed the Vision (includes shipping & handling) Radius system in the new Urban Plains Center in Fargo, N.D., the new Dakotah Sport and Fitness Ice Arena in Prior Lake, Minn. To order go to www.skateisi.org and the Hartmeyer Ice Arena in Madison, Wis. Banners & Dashers Send announcements and photos to [email protected]. It’sIt’s aa GreatGreat TimeTime Starting March 1, toto bebe anan ISI Individual membership fees will ISIISI Member!Member! prorate to $9, and Professional fees will prorate to $45 for the balance of the term.* *Effective Sept. 1, 2008, ISI changed to a universal membership term for both Individual and Professional members. The term Remember to keep all of begins on Sept. 1 and expires on Aug. 31 of your memberships current each year. By Sept. 1, 2009, all memberships will to allow participation in renew on the same date each year. ISI testing and events. 6 ISI EDGE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 The OLYMPIA™ IceBear® and Battery Edger The Pollution Free Solution The OLYMPIA™ line of world leading ice resurfacers are designed to meet your exact needs with the most innovative, leading edge ice resurfacing technology backed by built-in quality, performance proven technology and global service second to none. To meet the demand for pollution free, battery powered ice resurfacers, the ICEBEAR® Electric LSK Enterprises Inc. The OLYMPIA™ Millennium and Millennium has been added to the OLYMPIA™ line. 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