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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Peter Martell children and taught them not only Memorial contributions may be CONTROLLER how to skate, but also how to face made to the EAA ASCEND summer Elizabeth Kibat life with confidence and courage. camp program, which introduces MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Donations may be made in Katy’s teenagers to aviation: EAA 1083 – Sandey Carlsen memory to Cops for Kids with Cancer, ASCEND, P.O. Box 44, Salisbury, NATIONAL SKATING EVENTS 14 Michele Lane, Braintree, MA, 02184. NC, 28145. COORDINATOR Kim Hansen
NATIONAL SKATING PROGRAMS COORDINATOR KATY HAYDEN Liz Mangelsdorf Kathleen “Katy” (Desmond) Hayden, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER/EDITOR Eileen Viglione 75, of Hingham, Mass., passed
ADVERTISING/SPONSORSHIP/ away Feb. 16 at her home. TRADE SHOW MANAGER Carol Jackson Katy was the founder, owner and director of Winterland Skating ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RICHARD GAW MANAGER School for 40 years. She also BILL HOWARD Jeff Anderson established and directed the Hockey William “Bill” E. Howard of J. Richard Gaw, 89, of Owensboro, Ky., passed away Feb. 18 at ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Jump Start program. She received Concord, N.C., passed away March Angela Tooley numerous awards throughout her 12. Bill died of natural causes his home. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES career, including the ISI Great Skate at PruittHealth-Town Center in A past president of the Ice Skating Jennifer Carlsen Award, 1998; ISI Erika Amundsen Carla Murrell Harrisburg, N.C., just a week after Institute, Gaw brought the first Wendi Osterheldt Award, 2012; and ISI Woman of the celebrating his 93rd birthday. ice rink and hockey to Owensboro. Shirley Rothrock Year, 2015. Katy was inducted into He was manager of Owensboro A past treasurer of the Ice Skating ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT the Bay State Games Hall of Fame in Sportscenter from 1957 to 1977 Institute, he was inducted into Devan Lee 2013 and was recently inducted into and served as manager of various the ISI Hall of Fame in 1996. ISI’s Hall of Fame. She served as the Kentucky State Parks. ISI OFFICERS District 1 representative to the ISI Bill opened the Holiday Ice Rink He is survived by his wife of 63 President Rob McBride board of directors for many years. in a former garage in 1962, before 1st Vice President Janice Forbes years, Alma Knott Gaw, and children, building a facility in a new location in 2nd Vice President Lisa Fedick “In our business, there are strong- Tom, Barbara Roach, Monica 1967. For another 30 years, Holiday Treasurer Kevin McCormack willed people with diverse agendas, Moore, Jimmy, Angie Mudrick Secretary Margy Bennett Ice Rink offered a safe and fun and Katy managed to pull them all and Teresa Tatum, as well Immediate Past President Jim Hartnett environment for skaters. Past President Jim Lange together and unify them,” said ISI as 13 grandchildren, 10 great Executive Director Peter Martell. Bill was preceded in death by his grandchildren and two sisters. “She did it with a wonderful mix of beloved wife of 64 years, Sarah DIRECTORS Memorial contributions may District 1 Alane Swiderski charm and toughness.” Jane, and his son Bruce. He is be made to St. Jude Children’s District 2 Robyn Bentley survived by his daughter, Jane District 3 Tiesha DiMaggio Beloved wife of 50 years to Robert Research Hospital, 262 Danny Conversano, and son Stuart Howard, District 4 Christine Wilson Brinton E. Hayden, a retired Boston police Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105. District 5 Larry LaBorde chief, Katy inspired thousands of in addition to four grandsons. District 6 Julie Goddard District 7 Cassandra MacDonald District 8 Amy Forbes District 9 Rachel Bruemmer ISI OFFERS PRO-RATED HOCKEY TEAM RATES District 10 Jane Schaber District 11 Caroline Baker ISI’s pro-rated hockey team registration rates are available District 12 Debbie Lane through Aug. 31. Rates are as low as $200 for a youth team and District 13 District 14 Paige Scott $275 for an adult team. For more information, contact the ISI District 15 Randy Winship office at 972-735-8800. District 16 Cindy Solberg District 18 Glyn Jones Builders & Suppliers Doug Peters Instructors David Santee Commercial Facilities Scott McCoy GOLD GIRLS TO SHINE in Public/Not-for-Profit Facilities Ed Peduto Schools/Colleges/Universities Jamie Baringer ISIA Benefit Show—Gracie PSA Representative Gerry Lane and Carly Gold will headline USFSA Representative Homer Hagedorn this year’s ISIA Benefit on Ice ISIAsia Representative Harry Janto Leo Show Friday, July 29, during PPIRMC Representative Ryan Shaffer ISI Worlds week. For more MIAMA Representative Troy Ciernia MIRMA Representative Judy Sniffen information, see page 28. Education Foundation Don Bartelson Lifetime4 Honorary Member Carol Zdziebko ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 One Size Fits All??
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U.S. OPEN PROFESSIONAL FIGURE Their former coach, Mr. John Nicks, will PSA ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS introduce them as they are inducted into Friday, June 3, 6:30-9:30 P.M. Tuesday, May 31, 7 P.M. the ISI Hall of Fame. Join PSA President Angie Riviello and the Fiesta Rancho Sobe Ice Arena Awards Committee for cocktails, social ON-ICE SESSIONS Free admission; transportation provided. networking and the 48th Annual PSA Thursday, June 2, 8 A.M.-1:45 P.M. Awards Dinner, “An Evening in Paris.” ISI BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLES The 2015 U.S. Figure Wednesday, June 1, 7:45 -9:15 A.M. Skating/PSA Coach of Join us for the popular ISI breakfast the Year, Rafael Aruty- roundtables, offering attendees the unyan, will be among IAIM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT opportunity to network and discuss outstanding skating All four iAIM tracks will be offered during industry issues. professionals present- conference, including the new Advanced ing on-ice sessions at the Las Vegas Ice Skating Director Course. Conference- KEYNOTE SPEAKER SCOTT HAMILTON Center. Arutyunyan’s past and present goers not registered for the iAIM courses Wednesday, June 1, 9:30-11 A.M. students include 2016 World silver may attend any of the sessions at no medalist Ashley Wagner, also a three-time Four-time World cha- charge, but a registration fee is required U.S. champion and Olympian; 2016 U.S. mpion and 1984 Olym- for those wishing to take the full course, Champion Adam Rippon; 2016 U.S. bronze pic gold medalist Scott receive the course manual and take the medalist Nathan Chen; as well as World Hamilton will kick off certification exam. For more information, champions Michele Kwan and Sasha Cohen. the conference with his inquire at the conference registration desk. keynote address on “The T-MOBILE ARENA TOUR State of Skating Today. ” Thursday, June 2, 8:30 A.M.
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he condenser plays a vital role in the refrigeration is a summary of the refrigeration capacity and horsepower process, as it is the component that rejects all of the heat requirement in a single figure and shows that for every degree Tabsorbed by the chiller, plus the heat of compression the condensing temperature increases it results in a loss of added by the compressor. If not handled properly, the system performance of approximately 1.5 percent. refrigeration capacity, energy efficiency and longevity of the In selecting a larger, more efficient condenser, it is also entire refrigeration system suffers. important to consider existing heat recovery heat exchangers The evaporative condenser is matched to the system such as those used for snow melt pits. If your condensing compressor capacity and takes into account the maximum local temperature is too low there is a chance that the existing heat ambient wet bulb temperature as provided by local weather recovery initiatives will be reduced. With proper integrated station historical data. A condenser with higher capacity will system design you can operate at lower condensing temperatures provide lower condensing temperatures. The following chart for improved system performance and your heat recovery shows the same refrigeration compressor operating at a variety systems can work properly as well. of condensing temperatures. An evaporative condenser takes advantage of evaporating water to assist with the cooling process. The benefit is driven
CONDENSING DISCHARGE HORSE- COEFFICIENT OF by the fact that the wet bulb temperature is almost always CAPACITY TEMP TEMP POWER PERFORMANCE lower than the corresponding dry bulb temperature. In many geographic areas, the depressed wet bulb temperature can 75 F 193 F 59.3 tons 53.6 5.22 be significantly lower than the dry bulb temperature. As an 85 F 214 F 56.5 tons 60.0 4.44 example, consider that the design dry bulb temperature of Las 95 F 235 F 53.5 tons 66.1 3.82 Vegas in summer is 108.4 F, whereas the corresponding wet bulb 105 F 254 F 50.5 tons 71.8 3.32 temperature is 67.8 F. This 40.6 F difference would easily improve system performance by over 50 percent if using an evaporative The left-hand column shows the discharge temperature condenser rather than an air-cooled condenser! starting at 75 F and rising in 10 F increments to 105 F. The second When water evaporates, the distillation process leaves minerals column illustrates the increase in the compressor discharge behind. The potential for the quantity of minerals left behind is temperature as the condensing temperature rises. It is a well- dependent on the hardness of the water in your geographic area accepted rule of thumb that you cut oil life expectancy by half and the amount of run time that your system operates daily. In for every 20-degree rise above normal operating temperature. some areas, as much as 20 pounds of mineral per day can be Compressors operating at higher discharge temperatures produced, which can result in reduced refrigeration efficiency experience a significantly higher rate of component failures. The if left on the condenser coils. One manufacturer has claimed third column illustrates the significant decrease in refrigeration that a scale deposit as thin as 1/32” can reduce heat transfer by capacity with rising condensing temperatures and the fourth 27 percent. column shows the negative effect rising condensing temperature The condenser evaporates approximately 0.24 pounds of has on compressor horsepower. The coefficient of performance water per minute per ton of refrigeration while in operation. So if your facility has a 100-ton plant that operates 14 hours per
8 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 day it would evaporate 20,160 pounds per day (2,414 gallons). In order to help reduce the buildup of solids, it has been a long- held practice to blow down one gallon of water for every gallon evaporated. In many municipalities, blowing down so much water can be expensive, not to mention wasteful. For this reason it is essential that you consult a reliable water treatment company in your area to choose the most efficient course of action for your particular water conditions. Effective water treatment will keep your scale buildup under control, improve system efficiency and reduce the amount of water that is blown down the drain. Baltimore Air Coil has recently launched a new series of condensers that addresses the problem of scaling on the condenser coil through their adiabatic design TrilliumSeries condenser. Rather than have water directly evaporating on the condenser coils and depositing minerals, the evaporation takes place on a media material that stands off from the condenser coil itself. Any minerals left behind would be held in suspension and mostly wash away with the blown-down water. Occasional New self-contained, high efficiency ammonia systems with cleaning of the sump is still required. refrigerant charges less than 100 Another recent movement afoot in the refrigeration industry pounds are now available. is the trend to reduce refrigerant charges to improve safety and the exposure to financial loss common in the past when large refrigerant charges were occasionally lost due to leaks. The new BAC TrilliumSeries condenser includes a new extended surface be accounted for in the design process in order to minimize microchannel coil design rather than the traditional larger round efficiency loss to the system. This design style offers the tubes. This proves advantageous as it only requires water on the advantage of zero scaling left on the condensing surface. Being hottest of days and also reduces on the condenser refrigerant that the heat is transferred directly from the condenser into a charge by about 90 percent. glycol solution, it makes it easy to use up to 100 percent of the In an effort to further reduce refrigerant charges, new waste energy for building heating systems, with no need to add self-contained, completely packaged ammonia systems with any more refrigerant heat exchangers. refrigerant charges of less than 100 pounds are now available. New fluid cooler technology designs are also taking advantage The condensers on these packages are either plate and frame of the evaporation of water. These adiabatic fluid coolers have or totally sealed plate and shell with the heat being directed a very large finned heat transfer coil that requires no water on outdoors to evaporative cooling towers or fluid coolers. The the majority of the days year-round. On extremely hot days, added heat exchange imposed by a closed loop fluid cooler must water is atomized into the entering air stream, cooling through evaporation resulting in no mineral condensing on the coil itself. The fan motors are speed controlled electronically commutated and only absorb enough power to maintain the required Scaling on the condenser coils condensing temperature. Low speed fans combined with sound results in reduced efficiency. reduction fan blades keep the sound level to a minimum. It is nice when challenges create opportunities. That has been the case over the last few years when it comes to condensers where operational problems and regulatory issues can be solved simultaneously. With the new adiabatic condensers and fluid coolers, we no longer have to deal with scaling on coils, wintertime freeze-ups and high water consumption, plus we are able to utilize more efficient, packaged systems with greatly reduced refrigerant charges, which helps solve regulatory and safety issues.
Art Sutherland is the founder and president of Accent Refrigeration Systems, which specializes in the design, manufacturing, and installation of high efficiency mechanical systems for the ice rink industry.
ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 9 Child Abuse PREVENTION by Lisa Ciolli
Build Awareness and Security at Your Facility
articipation in youth sports Young and Trusting uphold those important young values, can build self-confidence and careful not to damage the child’s athletic character, as well as motivate Children come into a sport trusting the experience – or far worse. P adults and individuals around them a child to fulfill his or her greatest The facts are startling: potential. Experiences and achievements — forming relationships with coaches, • In 2014, approximately 3.6 million can provide skills and building blocks teammates, parents and facility staff, referrals were made to child for children that remain through and looking for acceptance and safety protection agencies involving about adulthood. A young athlete’s training within that community. The bonds and 6.6 million children. environment can be a positive and safe friendships that take root can be strong • An estimated 1,580 children died in haven, creating opportunities for hard and long-lasting as the child grows in their 2014 as a result of abuse and neglect — work and excellence while nurturing his sport and in life. The child’s relationship between four and five children a day. or her love of the sport. When a child with his or her coach and staff is generally • One in 10 children will be sexually is struggling with issues of abuse, his or based on the belief that an adult authority abused by the age of 18. her focus on a positive, healthy athletic figure is someone of understanding, • 90 percent of child sexual abuse experience and dreams of achievement integrity, safety and security. Those victims know the perpetrator in can tragically diminish. associated with the team must work to some way.
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12 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 for action to quickly help children in their an older child. There are not always care if they do suspect abuse and need to outward physical or behavioral signs report. This program has also developed of abuse. Coaches and parents should As a sports community, we a child-friendly presentation to empower be familiar with some of the following, share a role in protecting and kids, teaching them safety rules and how which are common. Physical abuse can to speak up and seek help if necessary. The include non-accidental injuries resulting serving our young athletes. The need for programs is evident as studies in physical harm to a child. Injuries can key is prevention and education indicate 40 to 50 percent of athletes be caused by punching, beating, kicking, to help maintain a culture have experienced anything from mild biting, burning, whipping, breaking harassment to severe abuse. Childhelp bones, and hair pulling. Failure to seek of awareness and security. Speak Up Be Safe for Athletes has medical attention for injuries is also a Building strong pillars involving been reviewed and overwhelmingly form of abuse. Physical of abuse in sport staff, coaches, parents and supported by sports psychologists and may include scenarios in which a coach Olympic consultants at the Foundation or parent compromises a child’s safety or educated children, will engage for Global Sports Development, as health by forcing or suggesting he or she our athletic community to well as several Olympic medalists and play injured or forces exercise as a form work together as a safety net for colleagues in the field. of punishment. Emotional abuse can sometimes young athletes. be hard to identify but can be just as Defining Abuse – damaging and have life-long effects. What to Watch for Emotional abuse can be described as abuse can also be when the adult Childhelp defines child abuse as neglect, causing severe adverse effects on a child’s withholds emotion, attention, love, value physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional emotional development and well-being. abuse and spiritual abuse. Most of the This can be done by using language or and support from the child. A parent who time the abuser is someone the child actions that are derogatory, degrading, consistently shows disgust, disapproval or knows and trusts, like a parent, family humiliating, belittling, isolating, or call worse, can interfere with a child’s positive member, friend, teacher, coach, or possibly the child out as inadequate. Emotional development, psyche and self-concept.
ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 13 Some behavioral indicators of abuse to be aware of may include a child missing practices; not wanting to be alone with Adults or even teammates, ignoring boundaries and crossing lines, make a particular person or avoidance of a relationships uncomfortable, inappropriate, dangerous or possibly abusive. person; afraid to go home; sudden loss of interest in sport or wanting to quit A facility will minimize risk factors and create a culture of safety and the team; increasing withdrawal or transparency for athletes and facility participants when it establishes and depression; performing significantly lower communicates clear policies. than his or her abilities; demonstrating aggression or rage; and exhibiting signs of eating disorders, self-harm or lack of is a lot more complicated. Why didn’t adult is narcissistic, ignores policies and concern for personal safety. anybody step in and stop the abuse? All follows their own set of rules. Adults or If a scenario leaves you worried, fearful I ever got from the other hockey parents even teammates, ignoring boundaries for a child’s well-being, or you think was a concerned, ‘Are you ok?’ And, of and crossing lines, make relationships something seems out of place or just course, I’d say, ‘Yeah, I’m fine.’ That would uncomfortable, inappropriate, dangerous plain wrong — report your suspicion. be the end of it. Nobody called the cops. or possibly abusive. A facility will Facility owners’ and athletic organizations’ Nobody ever confronted him.” minimize risk factors and create a culture policies and procedures should include Facility owners and staff have a unique of safety and transparency for athletes and child abuse hotline numbers and local perspective as they work long or “off” facility participants when it establishes mandatory reporter information. Childhelp hours of operation and may take notice and communicates clear policies. provides a National Child Abuse Hotline of things, people or routines that seem 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) strange or unusual. The great majority of staffed by degreed counselors 24 hours parents, coaches and staff want the best It is NEVER a Child’s Fault a day, seven days a week. Childhelp for kids, to keep them safe from harm, It is very important to listen if a child says Hotline counselors can answer questions and do not abuse children. “Safe” adults something is wrong or discloses abuse. It on reporting, offer local resources and respect physical, sexual and emotional takes tremendous courage for a child to support to adults and children alike. boundaries and interact cooperatively tell someone, especially an adult, that they In The Player’s Tribune, O’Sullivan and appropriately with others, including are being hurt. Child abuse is tragically sadly reflects, “The second question kids. Red flags should go up when an underreported because many victims are
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14 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 confused by their perpetrators and have 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) and community of safety and compassion that been told no one will believe them. Child they will refer you to your local services. gives the next generation of recreational athletes are often intimidated, shamed or As a sports community, we share a and aspiring ice skaters, hockey all-stars, even threatened to keep their secret. role in protecting and serving our young and Olympic hopefuls their winning edge It is NEVER a child’s fault if he or she athletes. The key is prevention and and support in life. is abused. It is important to support the education to help maintain a culture of child by assuring that he or she did the awareness and security. Building strong right thing by telling — do what you pillars involving staff, coaches, parents can to make them feel safe. Let the child and educated children, will engage our know you will need to make a report and athletic community to work together as get help. Child abuse must be reported a safety net for young athletes. Keeping to local child protective services and/ a watchful eye on interactions in and or local law enforcement. If you are around the rink puts you on the frontline unsure whom to call, contact the 24-hour of security in youth skating sports. A Lisa Ciolli is Childhelp’s Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at secure and positive facility creates a prevention outreach coordinator. For more information about If a scenario leaves you worried, fearful for a child’s well-being, or you think Childhelp Speak Up Be something seems out of place or just plain wrong — report your suspicion. Safe for Athletes or to Facility owners’ and athletic organizations’ policies and procedures receive free training to promote safe sportsmanship, you can should include child abuse hotline numbers and local mandatory contact her at [email protected]. reporter information. Childhelp provides a National Child Abuse Hotline Childhelp was founded in 1959, 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) staffed by degreed counselors establishing it as the leading national not-for-profit dedicated to helping 24 hours a day, seven days a week. victims of child abuse and neglect. For more information on programs and services, visit childhelp.org.
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ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 15 Coaching THE HEALTHY SKATER
Skaters At-Risk Eating Disorders 101
Despite a particularly high prevalence of eating disorders in the figure skating community, many of us don’t have all the facts about eating disorders. Get a better understanding of these complex diseases and learn how to recognize them with this latest installment of EDGE’s series on eating disorders.
wo years into coaching Sydney,* Molly noticed the Types of Eating Disorders once bubbly, enthusiastic skater seemed to be fading. Eating disorders are mental illnesses that affect males and female Sydney had become withdrawn, her passion for skating T of all ages. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental gone. In addition to the drastic personality change, Molly Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) lists four eating disorders: watched Sydney’s healthy, athletic body get smaller and smaller. anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and Molly met with Sydney’s mother who had also seen her other specified feeding or eating disorder. Figure skaters can daughter’s health and personality transform. Equipped with a develop any of these devastating disorders. basic knowledge of eating disorders and their symptoms, Molly told Sydney’s mom she suspected Sydney had an eating disorder. • Anorexia nervosa: Skaters who struggle with anorexia Sydney’s mother agreed, and together they formed an action typically weigh themselves often, portion food carefully and plan and convinced Sydney to undergo treatment. eat very little despite a rigorous workout schedule. These If Molly hadn’t known some information about eating skaters tends to think negatively and fearfully about food disorders, she might not have recognized what Sydney was going and their bodies. Warning signs include relentless pursuit of through. Instead, she was able to see symptoms and intervene thinness, fear of gaining weight, over-exercise, distorted body — possibly saving Sydney’s life. Given the high prevalence of image, weight loss and anxiety. eating disorders in the skating community, skaters and coaches • Bulimia nervosa: Skaters who struggle with bulimia should be educated about these diseases in order to recognize compensate for eating by ridding themselves of excess food. the symptoms in themselves and others. Compensatory mechanisms may include purging, laxatives and excessive exercise. Frequently eating large portions of food followed by behavior to offset weight gain is a common warning sign. Skaters with bulimia might visit the restroom shortly after eating and feel depressed or anxious.
• Binge eating disorder: Skaters with binge eating disorder eat large amounts of food to soothe negative emotions. After bingeing, skaters with this disorder usually swing to another extreme and restrict their caloric intake — often resulting in bingeing again. Warning signs include repeatedly consuming excessive amounts of food without hunger, eating to cope with negative emotions, and feeling out of control, self- loathing and depressed.
• Other specified feeding or eating disorder: Skaters may struggle with a combination of the DSM-5 eating disorders or present symptoms not defined at all. An example of an eating disorder that is particularly relevant to skaters is anorexia
16 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 athletica. Described as having an obsession with excessive exercise, this disorder is most commonly found in high- Given the high prevalence of eating level athletes. Symptoms include over-exercising, self-worth disorders in the skating community, determined by physical performance, and fixation with calories, fat and weight. skaters and coaches should be educated about these diseases in Recognizing an Eating Disorder order to recognize the symptoms in It’s not always easy to recognize an eating disorder. Some skaters themselves and others. may outwardly suffer, while others work hard to hide what they’re going through. And even though we tend to think that people who struggle with an eating disorder look a certain way, that’s not necessarily the case. Just as healthy bodies range in size, • National Association of Anorexia and Associated Eating so do the bodies of individuals with eating disorders. Typically, Disorders (anad.org) you cannot tell someone struggles with an eating disorder by looking at them since many maintain an average body size. • Academy for Eating Disorders (aedweb.org) So, how do you recognize an eating disorder? Start by doing *Name changed for privacy. what you’re doing right now: educate yourself. Learn about each Article submitted by The Emily Program. Since 1993, eating disorder and its physical and mental symptoms. Once The Emily Program’s experienced multidisciplinary staff familiar, you’ll be better equipped to recognize the signs of disordered eating behavior in yourself and skaters around you. has provided exceptional care and effective treatment for individuals struggling with eating disorders and related Learn More issues, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, There are many places to learn more about eating disorders: compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder, compulsive • The Emily Program (emilyprogram.com) exercise and related mental health concerns. Facilities are • National Eating Disorders Association located in Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. (nationaleatingdisorders.org) For information, visit emilyprogram.com.
ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 17 One of the major principles of a Double-Goal Coach® — a coach trained ELM TREE by Positive Coaching Alliance to develop “Better Athletes, Better People” OF MASTERY by pursuing wins and the more-important goal of teaching life lessons through sports — is teaching athletes the “ELM” Tree of Mastery.
Effort, WHY AN ELM TREE? opponent, judging, and even differences in ice conditions from venue to venue are In PCA online courses and in the just some of the factors that influence the Learning & 2,000-plus live group workshops the outcome of a competition. But nothing organization leads nationwide each year keeps a skater from making maximum for schools and youth sports organizations, effort. PCA uses acronyms to help coaches Mistakes Even before competition, making the remember certain principles and pass effort to get the right rest and nutrition them on to their athletes. ELM stands for are OK Effort, Learning and Mistakes are OK. is important, as is the effort required to maintain focus in the minutes before by David Jacobson E EFFORT and during routines. Those can pay off in terms of competitive results, but even Coaches should emphasize effort for if they don’t the coach’s emphasis on the a variety of reasons. Effort is just about value of effort is a lesson that your skaters the only thing skaters completely control will use throughout their lives — in sports about their performances. The quality of and beyond.
18 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 L LEARNING M MISTAKES In sports, as in life, PCA hopes coaches help their athletes go for greatness. The emphasis on learning is important, Legendary college basketball coach Emphasizing effort and learning are because that is how athletes improve. John Wooden once said, “The team that terrific starts. The finishing touch is to let Skaters can learn from success or from makes the most mistakes probably will them know mistakes are OK, especially failure, but the latter tends to be the greater win.” Mistakes often result from pushing if they learn from their mistakes and source of insights that lead to improvement, the envelope, taking chances, stretching continue giving full effort. if for no other reason that falling short of a limits, growing and learning. Athletes For more than 1,000 free resources goal somewhat forces you to examine ways who are staid, stale and predictable for youth and high school coaches, to do better. Coaches can remind athletes eventually suffer in terms of competitive parents, athletes and administrators, visit that they are not failing so much as they results and may not persevere in the sport PCADevZone.org and use the search field are learning. That will keep your skaters because they grow bored with pursuing to find videos featuring U.S. Olympic encouraged and willing to try new skills the aesthetically safer, less-challenging figure skater Rachael Flatt. and stick with it until they are proficient. routines. David Jacobson is Again, this has a great payoff beyond It is fine to have a system and to coach senior marketing the actual skating competition. In all other skaters to compete within it. However, communications and facets of their lives, your skaters will have coaches who overreact to mistakes cause content manager at to try new things. Sometimes they will their athletes stress and make them so PCA. He has coached succeed, other times not. The better you nervous about mistakes that they end up and officiated youth equip them to learn from success and making even more. Or, skaters become sports, including failure, the more able they will be to adapt, so intent on avoiding mistakes that they baseball, softball, basketball and flag learn, and improve through whatever life skate too tentatively to achieve all of football. throws at them. which they may be capable.
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ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 19 Make Social Media A PERSONAL BEST A Little Practice Can Take Your Business Further Than You Dreamed
20 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 by Catherine Mitchell
… Social media can support marketing, communications and brand awareness. It can help increase business, attendance at events or programs and elevate your facility’s profile in your community.
o matter what you think about social media, it has Does your facility already have established social media channels? one thing in common with skating. If you don’t practice, • Yes, and we rock them! Nyou don’t improve. • Yes, but we sporadically, rarely, or never use them If you’re the sort who’s competitive, then you may have been • No, we are complete beginners frustrated by the 24/7 changing nature of social media, especially • I don’t know what this question means as it relates to marketing your business. Because you want to win, As you can see, there’s a wide range of possibilities. No matter right? But the rules keep changing, the choices of platforms or what your answer is, though, you can advance your goals with a channels keep growing, and your precious minutes are focused strategic plan for social media, one that starts with some basics on other things. Even if you’ve tried your hand at a social media and builds on successes. If that sounds like a familiar strategy, strategy for your facility, chances are that your success was read on. limited. (More below about options to improve that result, by the way.) The good news is that it’s not too late to add social media to FIRST STEPS: SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES your marketing mix and reap benefits or ramp it up to improve How you choose to use social media can be quickly determined your results. by identifying your goals in any of several categories. For Like any good coach, I’ll ask you to start by evaluating your instance, social media can support marketing, communications basics. Let’s quickly review where you are. and brand awareness. It can help increase business, attendance
ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 21 Social media channels are terrific tools for businesses because they allow you to measure results almost instantly, and that is one of the reasons that they continue to be popular with marketers and advertisers as well as users.
at events or programs and elevate your facility’s profile in your If you want to reach parents and kids, you’ll choose the community. Have you devised a specific strategy? No need to social media channels where you’re likely to find them. On belabor it. Think about your top one or two goals and focus on Facebook, you can set up a “Facebook Page” and share posts and how to apply social media to reach them. information as your facility, just like big brands and companies Start by identifying your audiences for the goals. Yes, you can do. You can even create “Events” and send invitations through have more than one audience! Think about it. You have students, Facebook. Let’s take a deeper look at Facebook. parents, instructors, staff, vendors, community members – your potential audience members will have particular interests and FACEBOOK: A GOOD PLACE TO START effects on your strategic plan. Once you’ve identified two or three specific goals — get more It makes sense to align your audiences with your goals, just as students, increase event attendance, attract sponsors — you’ll you would align how you spend practice sessions with particular find that using social media allows you to directly target your tournaments and competitions. And it makes sense to find out audience and quickly determine whether you’re making progress. where your audiences are on social media channels. Facebook? First, let’s discuss approaches for sharing content. Although Pinterest? You’ll want to go to the social media channels where much of social media seems to happen instantaneously and in you can attract existing community members and build your the moment, smart brands use the channels to program strategic own profile. content that is shared regularly. You can do the same. A good For example, many American parents use Facebook and approach is to use the Rule of Thirds. Pinterest, but many teenagers prefer platforms like Instagram Divide your types of content into three “buckets” or thirds. and Snapchat. Vendors and community members are likely on For example: LinkedIn, while global audiences can be reached through Twitter • Business and marketing posts – news and offers from your and YouTube. business • Activity posts – what’s happening at your venue • Leadership posts – what’s new and awesome in the skating world You’ll want to integrate these posts into your marketing and communication plans, and there are a number of ways to schedule posts so they appear on your Facebook Page regularly and when each is appropriate. You can use the schedule feature in Facebook or a free tool like Hootsuite to manage more than one social media channel. Simply write up a week’s worth of posts and schedule them. Add a photo, a link to a registration webpage or a link to another information site. Posts with photos and links are more engaging for audiences. Since many things that happen at your facility are known in advance, you already have exciting news to share. Plus, you can share the content offered by other great sources, such as the Ice Skating Institute! Check out the ISI Facebook Page for great content and ideas. At some point you might want to share photos or videos from live events. This is exciting, but use caution if you’re photographing minors and be
22 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 particularly sensitive about identifying people. You can always share a photo or video later, once you’ve gotten appropriate releases and permissions. Although it’s legal to post photos ™ taken at a public event on social media sites, protect your ARID-Ice scores customers and your facility’s brand by establishing a clear policy and making it transparent by publishing it on your Facebook with a fog, condensation, mold and Page and your website and displaying it at your facility. drip free environment for over 400
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Catherine Mitchell, Ph.D.(c), is a principal at CommCurve, A Communications Practice, where she helps organizations leverage communications to meet business goals. An accomplished communicator whose skills, experience and insights help organizations meet critical objectives, she has developed and led corporate-wide initiatives in engagement, branding, marketing, social media and change management. As an academic, her research has included communication in virtual environments and new media. You can follow her on Twitter at @catherineonline.
ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 23 THE ALL-IMPORTANT RINK GUARD
he rink guard (skate guard or ice monitor) is All rink guards should be familiar with the arena’s one of the most important roles in the ice arena. rules and must be vigilant about enforcing them as TOften the rink guard is the first or one of the well as following through with the rink’s disciplinary primary points of contact for your customers. In fact, measures. the interaction with your rink guards and front desk Rink guards should be familiar with the various staff will likely have a much greater impact on the overall programs at the arena including learn-to-skate classes, customer experience than any manager might have. learn-to-play hockey classes, leagues and camps. As The primary job of ambassadors of the arena, they will often be asked today’s rink guard is still the questions about these programs. If they do not know enforcement of rules and the answer to a question, they should either find out the creation of a safe skating the answer or direct the customer to the appropriate environment. In addition, personnel for he or she must have further assistance excellent customer service so that the question and communication skills, may be answered in A properly trained may act as a teacher, should a timely fashion. staff of rink guards, have the ability to entertain Increasingly, cus- who are mature, your customers and may tomers are looking responsible and be a key component in any for more from personable, will go emergency situation. When their public session a long way toward hiring for these positions, experience. They you must find mature, want value for making public responsible and outgoing their money and sessions enjoyable people who you can train a reason to come and productive. to be the face of your arena. back to your arena. Candidates should have, To enhance their or be encouraged to obtain, skating experience, certifications in CPR and rink monitors can run trivia contests for customers, first aid. The arena should The primary job of today’s play games (Simon Says; Red Light, Green Light; offer its own classes in rink guard is still the karaoke, etc.), organize scavenger hunts or lead skills emergency procedures, demonstrations. enforcement of rules and first aid and CPR during Public sessions should be an important feeder the creation of a safe the year to refresh staff on program for your arena. In this day and age of mobile skating environment. how to conduct themselves phones, video games and reality TV, now, more than in emergency situations. ever, you must make your public sessions entertaining The teaching process for and enticing for customers. A properly trained staff a rink guard should include of rink guards, who are mature, responsible and classroom time, off-ice observation, shadowing with a personable, will go a long way toward making public more experienced staff member and hands-on experience sessions enjoyable and productive. with real-time evaluation by managers and peers. Written exams also serve as an effective training tool. For more information on how to ensure that During the education process, managers should stress your rink guards are effective customer-facing the importance of uniforms, punctuality, grooming and employees, please email [email protected] for a customer service. free digital Rink Guard Training Manual.
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ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 25 and free leg swing forward in unison up to their maximum height before rotating around the landing foot. The hands should Coaches’ be together in a nice open position before exiting on a back outside edge. The exit glide should match the entry glide. The Corner most common error is pre- rotation. This is when the skater turns too early and pulls in too quickly. It is best to try to jump up and out while attempting the Axel jump. Coach Two: I first introduce the skill, describing the takeoff, air position and landing. Then I have the skater practice GR8 SK8 TIPS the takeoff action by first standing along the wall and rising thru the knee, ankle and toe as the free leg comes thru. We ne of ISI’s goals is to draw our also discuss exploding thru the rocker community of coaches together at this point. Once they have a good Oto network and share advice for understanding of the takeoff action along the betterment of the ice skating industry. the wall, we practice the snapping action Below, you’ll find tips from several ISI along the wall as well. From there, I have coaches on teaching specific skating the skater try a bell jump, to teach the ISI skater attempting an Axel moves and techniques. A sincere thank skater to explode straight thru the takeoff you to the coaches who participated. before rotating. After this, we usually do introduce skaters to their eight edges at Interested in sharing your GR8 SK8 tips a number of practice exercises meant to this time, if they have not learned this with readers, or have a topic you would mimic the Axel ( for example, waltz jump- already (which they should have). like addressed? Please send to editor@ loop jump, backspin check out, backspin • I also find it helpful to ensure that the skateisi.org. jump out, stand still waltz jump-loop skaters can do two-foot turns on a circle. jump-backspin and check). I will also put Teaching the Axel • I find that having skaters stand along the the skater on a hockey circle, with their wall, practicing a plié, helps with knee bend Coach One: Young skaters are usually very hips, head, and shoulders turned in and and the turn out of the feet for this skill. enthusiastic about learning how to do an feet crossed mimicking the feel of the air • I also like to draw a circle around a cone Axel; however, due to its unique forward position. I will have the skater hold for and have the skater skate around the take off it is often difficult to master. five seconds and then check out. After all cone on the forward inside edge of one Therefore, it is important that they first of this, I will have the skater try the Axel, foot. I then have the skater turn their learn some basic off and on-ice techniques, paying attention to the takeoff action and free toe out and place the free foot on which will help skaters learn correct body staying in a backspin. the ice. The skater now has two feet position during and after the Axel. Once a skater has landed an Axel, I on the ice and is skating in a position After an appropriate warm up that try to get them to add a toe loop or similar to that of an inside spread eagle. includes stretching, the skater should do loop as soon as possible to help develop From there, I have the skater pick up the some quick jumps straight up and down. confidence in their ability to do the Axel. foot that they began the drill on, thus Next, he or she should jump up vertically completing a very rough mohawk. This and rotate 360 degrees bringing their arms Coach Three: Have a strong foundation drill is good for demonstrating to skaters in tightly to the right side of their body on the waltz jump, loop jump, and back that mohawks are performed on edges. or the axis side. Next, he or she should scratch spin exit hopping backwards on the landing Begin by walking through the motion of Coach Two: Learn the balance of entry leg, which should follow the same arc as the Axel. Add small jump to back scratch and the exit of the mohawk before trying the entry. There are also several on-ice spin then check out of spin. Help the skater the turn. exercises the skater should do such as a feel axis of rotation with these movements Help the skater understand how to back scratch, waltz jump to a back scratch, before trying to attempt the jump. rotate, turn, and check a two-foot turn and inside Axel. before trying it. From the entry: Back There are four main stages of an Axel Teaching the Mohawk up straight, extend free foot, then place jump: Entry, takeoff, position in air and Coach One: I have learned the following free foot at instep of skating foot in a landing position. To begin, the skater from teaching the mohawk: T-position. Begin turning hips to then should spring off the ice on a forward • Skaters need to know that it is step on other foot. Extend free foot with outside edge. It is important that the arms performed on an edge. I usually back up straight.
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ISI District 1 credential. Thank you Donna, the William L Chase arena staff (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New and all of the volunteers and judges who pitch in to make this Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) competition great! It is with great sorrow that District 1 acknowledges the loss by Alane Swiderski, District Director of a great leader, mentor and supporter, Katy Hayden. Katy’s Greetings from District 1! By the time this extensive professional achievements and acknowledgments is published, the competitive season will be are being noted in several forums. Here in District 1, many of coming to a close in District 1. 2016 us knew Katy on a different level and experienced firsthand competitions, all in Massachusetts, inclu- ded: The Tropical Escape, Feb. 7, Salem; Bay why our industry is a better one because she was part of it. It State Games, Feb. 12-14, Williamstown; goes without saying that we will miss her greatly. I hope that Skate for the Love of it!, Feb. 20, Brockton; all who knew her take comfort in knowing that her legend Natick Competition, March 5-6, Natick; Lower Cape carries on in all of us and in the skating we see every day. Competition, April 2-3, Orleans; Nashoba Competition, April We’re still developing an appropriate way to honor Katy. 23, Boxborough; The Spring Sparkle, May 8, Bridgewater; and For those who follow in her footsteps, now is the time to Sharper Edge Competition, May 20-22, Concord. nominate coaches, instructors and directors for District Thank you to all of the competition directors who gave our 1 Professional awards. Nominations are due by July 1 and skaters opportunities to perform this season! awards will be presented at the fall seminar. Our final competition of the season is District 1 New District 1 credentials will be issued for the 2016/17 Championships scheduled June 23-26 in Natick, Mass., competitive season. Information will be released during and hosted by veteran competition director, Donna Rozon. the District 1 Championships if not before. Preparations Information and entry forms are available on the District 1 are underway for the 2016/17 seminar and educational website. Many volunteers and judges are needed and coaches who wish to put skaters on the ice can do either to get their opportunities. For more information on “any and all things ISI District 1,” please visit isidistrict1.com.
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30 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2011 ISI District 2 learn-to skate recreational ice skating program and the iAim (Upstate New York, Pennsylvania) educational professional development program. Both are designed to help you be successful. If you haven’t taken a look by Robyn Bentley-Graham, CAE; District Director at what they have to offer lately, please do. The new materials I am happy to see a renewed interest in the are FUN and user-friendly! ISI and what it has to offer in District 2 this I commend all those who completed continuing education year. It was nice to receive calls and emails, and vowed to better themselves this year, regardless of where and to see Facebook postings from directors, training was obtained. The industry will be stronger because managers, coaches, skaters, and parents, of you! We had a number of coaches complete their weSKATE saying that ISI had put the FUN back in certifications. I also want to thank owners and managers their program/competition/building, and who have made the commitment to hire a quality, trained better yet, it was financially successful. staff, and who have allowed them to attend training sessions We can do better, however, and all of us will benefit. I because they see the value in professional development. Of realize that I’m “preaching to the choir” to most of those note are those who sponsor and pay for staff training! reading this, but if your rink or a rink that you know of is If you haven’t heard, this year the ISIA Education Foundation struggling to make ends meet, doesn’t have a loyal customer added a new Professional Development Scholarship, intended base, or notices that skaters just don’t seem to be having fun, for ISI members desiring to improve their ice arena industry perhaps it’s time to take a look at ISI programs. knowledge. For more information, visit skateisi.com/ISIAEF. Coaches, if you’re having success in your skating school Don’t forget, we continue to offer traditional scholarships for program or facility, why not share your enthusiasm with ISI skaters who are entering college/technical school, and we others? If you don’t feel comfortable doing so on your own, are now offering scholarships for skaters currently enrolled please ask for help. ISI is a membership organization here in a post-secondary institution. to serve you, our members. ISI’s motto of “participation, I am pleased to announce that we will hold an education not elimination,” carries over, and the idea of teamwork seminar to include weSKATE certification classes and a free and networking on a more regional basis has never been coaches’ education seminar this fall in Indiana, Pennsylvania, more important. Managers, skating directors, hockey and at Tennity Ice Pavilion at Syracuse University. The goal is directors, club officials, parents and others need to work in to host managers’ sessions in those areas of the district as well. collaboration to have a successful facility these days. The two Visit the District 2 Facebook page and skateisi.org for more biggest assets we have to offer our members are the weSKATE information.
ISI Administrative members can now register their hockey league teams without having to register players individually. Players receive the same insurance coverage and benefits as ISI individual hockey members. This new process not only makes registering teams a breeze, but also provides a tremendous cost savings. Pro-rated registration rates are available March 1 through Aug. 31. Rates are as low as $200 for a youth team and $275 for an adult team.
For more information, contact the ISI office at 972-735-8800.
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District 2 will be offering two educational opportunities this Skaters in East Tennessee joined together to present a fall and is open to requests from facilities who wish to host Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer fundraiser the weeks leading up to additional education programs later in the season. Please “Scott Hamilton & Friends on Ice” Feb. 20 at Knoxville Civic contact me at [email protected] or Liz Mangelsdorf, Coliseum. ISI director of skating programs, at [email protected] if you are The coliseum hosted a special opportunity to meet and interested. greet many of Scott’s famous skating friends, including Katia Gordeeva, Yuka Sato, Paul Wylie, Sinead and John ISI District 5 Kerr, Jeremy Abbott, Alissa Czisny, Ryan Bradley, Michael (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Weiss, Kim Navarro, Brent Bommetre and Steven Cousins, the night before they performed in the show. Skaters from Carolina, Tennessee) the area were even privileged to skate in the “pre-show.” A by Larry LaBorde, District Director, and Julia Hardin, celebration, featuring dinner and dancing for more than 870 Skating School Director, Chalet Ice Rinks guests, followed the show. The Ice Chalet in Knoxville, Tenn., hosted Scott Hamilton’s Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer event is a great the 4th Annual ProSkaters Performance opportunity for kids of all ages to join together to raise Camp and Auditions March 19-20. Thirty- money through a peer-to-peer fundraising program. This eight aspiring professional skaters from all is sponsored by the Provision CARES Foundation, a non- over the United States attended the two-day profit organization dedicated to cancer research, education workshop with presenters Richard Swenning, and survivorship. Their vision is to have a Sk8 to Elimin8 Adam Blake, Anna Cobb and Su Jackson- Cancer event in every ice skating rink in the country. Wagner, to learn the ins and outs of show skating. Producers In December, the Pelham Skating School and the from Feld Entertainment, Willy Bietak Productions, American Birmingham Figure Skating Club, both in Alabama, presented Entertainment Group, and Ice MAXX Productions observed a special holiday show, “Christmas at the Movies,” at the the skaters and gave them feedback following individual Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena. auditions. At the conclusion of the camp, skaters performed The Robert Unger & Larry LaBorde School of Ice Skating in a show — spotlights and all before a live audience — with in Knoxville, Tenn., beat its previous ticket sales records for “Mr. Debonaire,” Richard Dwyer, performing his signature the 28th Annual “Nutcracker on Ice” shows — 132 skaters routine with four of the skaters selected to be his “Dwyer girls.” performing in six shows over five days, Dec. 1-5.
ISI District 9 (Illinois, Kansas, Missouri) by Rachel Bruemmer, District Director I have only been District 9 director for a short time now and I am taking the time to try to contact everyone in our area to increase involvement and communication in our district. My intentions are to develop an ISI District 9 website where we can post all competition information, job postings, event news and hopefully some fun information about our district. The Wayne C Kennedy facility in South County, St. Louis, Miss., was closed for the entire season due to renovations. They intend to reopen the facility on Oct.1, according to the most current update from their skating director. 2015/16 competitions in our district, all held in Missouri, included: City of Fountains Fall Fling, Nov. 7, Line Creek Community Center Ice Arena, St. Louis; Winter Blast District The 2017 ProSkaters event is scheduled for the last weekend 9 Champs, Jan.15-17, St. Peters Rec-Plex, St. Peters; Meet Me in April, and plans are in progress to expand the program to in St. Louis, March 5-6, Webster Groves Ice Arena, Webster three days. Groves; Capital City Classic, March 18-20, Washington Park The “Blades of Decatur 2016 Ice Skating Competition” on Ice Arena, Jefferson City; and ISI Synchro Champs, April 8-10, March 19 in Decatur, Ala., included several skaters from St. Peters Rec Plex. Alabama Special Olympics as well as many other amazing 2015 shows and competitions included: Annual Winter skaters of various skill levels. The event was a cooperative Wonderland, Ice, Dec. 11-12, St. Peters Rec Plex; and the 2015 effort of three different area clubs. Holiday Exhibition, Dec. 13, David S Palmer Arena, Danville, Ill. 32 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2011 2016 shows included: The 44th Annual Ice Show, March in the area. Skaters and coaches are always excited to see a 1, Granite City Ice Rink, Granite City, Ill.; 54th Annual Ice national competition come to our area. Show - Off the Pages, March 4-6, Washington Park Ice District 11 is off to a good start this year. In January, Sun Arena, Jefferson City, Miss.; Annual Ice Show, March 5, Pekin City Blades, El Paso, Texas, hosted their first figure skating Memorial Ice Arena, Pekin, Ill.; Broadway, April 30, Owens camp. Their skating school director, Sandra Pelko, reports Recreation Center, Peoria, Ill.; and Journey to Neverland - that their goal was to bring in new skaters. They had a good 22nd Annual Spring Ice Show, May 13-16, St. Peters Rec-Plex. turnout and added new members to their skating program. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any ICE at The Parks in Arlington, Texas, hosted their annual questions regarding District 9 events. You can reach me at Winter Party on Jan. 22. The party is free to all and goody bags rbruemmer@jeffcitymo.org. are given out to all skaters. Skaters participate in different activities, including sled rides, snowman building (this is a ISI District 10 novelty in this part of Texas), hockey shooting and, of course, (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, ice skating. The Dr Pepper Star Center in Euless, Texas, hosted the South Dakota, Wisconsin) annual Love To Skate Competition, Feb. 6-7. Christy Malacrea by Jane Schaber, CSD, District Director did a nice job organizing and hosting the event. It has been a busy and successful competition On April 1, the Sun City Blades of El Paso, Texas, hosted season in District 10! We had eight an exhibition. This allowed skaters to showcase their talent. competitions — two of which were new Jennifer Anderson, from NYTEX Sports Centre in North events. Thanks to Barb Yackel for all of her Richland Hills, Texas, is excited to report that they are hosting efforts in making sure our district their first annual open competition / summer skate-tacular, credentialing policy continues to run August 13 and 15. For more information, contact Jennifer at smoothly, and to all the competition directors 817-336-4423. who make sure the policies are followed for their events. The Dallas Stars has partnered with local rinks to continue It is wonderful to see programs and events developing offering the Little Rookies Free Hockey Trial Camps for in South Dakota to offer more competition options for our another season. These camps are open to boys and girls, age skaters, and hopefully this will help nurture their skating 4-8, and run four weeks. This program began in September programs. We are working hard to increase participation in 2013. There are approximately 10 rinks throughout our other areas of our district, including Iowa and Wisconsin. It district participating. Skaters learn basic skating and hockey is promising to be receiving calls and emails from skaters, skills. All equipment is provided and the skater keeps their parents and coaches in those states, inquiring how they can jersey. Everything is free! become a part of the ISI programs and be able to compete in Spring Break is a great time for rinks to host beginner ISI events both locally and nationally. classes, spring camps, etc. ICE at The Parks offered beginner We are well on our way with the planning of 2016 ISI classes and has recently added “Deal of the Week” promotions Worlds to be hosted by Schwan Super Rink in Blaine Minn., through Facebook and Instagram. July 25 – 30. We hope many skaters will join us for some “MN Upcoming District 11 competitions, shows, clinics and N’ice” hospitality during the event. seminars, all in Texas, include: In-House Competition, March Our district testing continues to be strong, resulting in 20, Galleria Ice Skating Center, Dallas; In-House Competition, five Freestyle 8 skaters and three Freestyle 9 skaters since April 3, ICE at The Parks; District 11 Competition, May 13-15, January. Thank you to all of the judges who give their time to Dr Pepper StarCenter – McKinney; Summer Time Show, June make these test sessions possible and to our district test chair, 11, ICE at The Parks; Summer Skate-tacular Competition, Sandy Wittmann. Aug. 13-14; NYTEX, North Richland Hills; 13th Annual All in all, our district seems to be doing well based on Open Competition, Sept. 17-18, ICE at The Parks; 2016-17 reports from skating directors and coaches, who report an Coaches Seminar, Oct. 2, location to be determined; and upswing in learn-to-skate enrollments. While competition Holiday at The Parks Show, Dec. 17, ICE at The Parks. numbers appear to remain relatively even, we continue to see skaters entering more events at the competitions. ISI District 12 (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming) ISI District 11 by Debbie Lane, District Director (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) Spring is a busy time in Colorado for skating. by Caroline Baker, District Director I am usually sending in news from District District 11 hosted the 2015 Holiday 12 during sunny weather. As I write this Challenge Championships in McKinney, report, we are having a spring blizzard. Texas. Lisa Cushley and her team did a nice Fortunately, snowy weather is nature’s job hosting this event. A big thank you to marketing tool for ice arenas! It seems to the ISI office for organizing this bring the public into the rinks. competition. The local rinks were well We still managed to host our free District 12 seminar on represented, in spite of many holiday shows the last Friday of February. We had great speakers for both ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 33 District & Association Reports
the instructor and manager sessions. Janet Champion was in the technical events, and there were some amazing and our guest speaker for the instructors. Her topics were timely imaginative production teams and fun events, too! both on and off the ice. She zeroed in on flying spins and We held coaches seminars in Hong Kong, Thailand, China laybacks. Covering jumps such as double toe, double Lutz and and Indonesia with many coaches attending and passing their double Axels, was helpful for the instructors in attendance. bronze, silver and gold judging examination. Congratulations Janet has a vast knowledge of the sport due to her extensive to all of them and we welcome them to the judging panels. career coaching, which includes skaters from many countries. Gerry and I covered step sequences, proper edging and tricks on teaching harder turns like twizzles and loops. The managers’ track of the seminar was attended by rink managers and staff from the metro Denver area, University of Colorado (Boulder), Stephen C West Ice Arena in Breckenridge and the Wyoming facilities. Art Sutherland flew in from Vancouver, British Columbia, to present. He has quite an extensive background in ice arena management. Among his accomplishments, he has published four refrigeration manuals, distributed worldwide. Both speakers will be presenting at the 2016 ISI/PSA Conferences & Trade Show in May in Las Vegas. This will be a great opportunity for instructors, managers and rink staff to network and discuss the changing times in our industry. As far as ISI competitions in District 12, we had one in January at South Suburban Family Center. This year we included low and high level figures that were fun to watch and judge. Some of us remember our formative years in the sport spending many hours doing figures. Although at the time we felt that these exercises could be boring, we gained core strength, improved our balance and learned how to look in the direction of travel. This event triggered quite a flashback for me — the quiet spells while a figure was being skated and To encourage our members and coaches to participate the burst of applause at the end of each figure. in local open competitions, Skate Asia and other open Family Sports Ice Arena will be the site of an ISI competition competitions in the region this year, ISIAsia has launched the on June 5, where again there is demand for more figure events. ISIAsia Championship Series. This year, attendees at a selected These were just several winter and spring highlights from five of our competitions will be able to add all the team points District 12. Wishing all skating directors a prosperous summer! they earned from those competitions toward a tally, and the highest scorers can win a two-year free membership, plus Ice Skating Institute Asia (ISIAsia) some of our new offerings of jackets and T-shirts, etc. Even the by Linda Huggins, secretary, treasurer, coaches can benefit from the number of skaters they bring to Hong Kong District Director these competitions, and the highest scoring rink can become the ISIAsia Championship Series Champions! With the opening of many new ice rinks, we have welcomed 15 new member rinks last year and now have 42 members in China, Pittsburgh Penguins Ice Rink eight in Thailand, seven in UAE, six in Hong Management Council (PPIRMC) Kong, four in Philippines, three in Indonesia, by Trudy Ivory, Chair two in Singapore and one each in Taipei, Qatar, Macau, Cambodia and Kuwait. Following the welcome and introductions Last year, we held 25 open competitions, and this year at our Feb. 29 meeting at the CONSOL we will add Skate Qingdao, Skate Wuxi, Xiamen Ice Skating Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., Darcee Open Classic and iCool Figure Skating Challenge. Purvis of the Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey Our biggest event, Skate Asia, was held in Qingdao in League (PAHL) announced that the season August. Our executive director, Raul Gomes, was proud is nearing an end and they are working on to welcome approximately 1,000 skaters and, of course, the growing girl’s hockey. Asian and American referees, to the beautiful, new ice rink, Paul Day from USA Hockey reported on their disabled World Ice Arena, located in the bustling city by the sea. The player program, updates to the by-laws, Safe Sport issues and standard of the skating was generally very good, not just new rules pertaining to Tier I teams, 34 ISI EDGE SUMMER 2011 Peter Martell from the Ice Skating Institute stated that the The by-law committee presented changes to the by-laws to majority of ISI rinks are seeing an increase in public skating update them to reflect the current culture — email addresses, and learn-to-skate participation. Peter also announced his websites and revised language. retirement as ISI executive director. He will be a difficult In May, the board will meet at Beilenberg Sport Center in person to replace. Woodbury, Minn., the evening before the spring workshop. Matt Herr from the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex We will discuss final items for the workshop, stuff packets reported that the Pittsburgh Penguins purchased three utility and set up any necessary items. We had 144 attendees and 31 trailers that will be stocked with loaner hockey equipment booths for the 2015 spring workshop at Herb Brooks National that can be delivered to local rinks to borrow for Try Hockey Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. for Free days or anytime there is a need for equipment. They In May, the board also will receive the “final” layout of the are also working on a program with local school districts that fall conference. The beanbag tournament sponsored by the would provide transportation for physical educational classes vendors, following the trade show, was a great success and to ice rinks. will continue for 2016. The iAIM online piece was worked Our meeting concluded with a lively roundtable discussion out and all attendees will be able to network on Thursday on assorted topics, including ice painting equipment, Zamboni afternoon. repairs, feasibility studies, adult league referee payments, The board will meet in June at Becker Arena Products in generators, ice maintenance, staffing, and pricing on rink supplies. Savage, Minn., where we will conduct the spring conference Following the meeting, the Pittsburg Penguins invited the wrap-up discussion and review the final fall conference layout. managers council to a box suite to watch a Pens game — a Troy Ciernia and I will attend the ISI board meeting and great way to end a meeting, especially with a Pens’ win! conference in Las Vegas at the end of the month. We will be Our next meeting, to be announced shortly, will be held at meeting with ISI’s Peter Martell and Rob McBride to go over the UPMC Lemieux Complex in Cranberry, Pa. items pertaining to the 2017 joint conference in Minneapolis. The board will begin to work on the annual MIAMA report and each committee will submit their report to the Minnesota Ice Arena Managers communications director. Association (MIAMA) The next board meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 6. At that by Dean Mulso, MIAMA Administrative Assistant; time, we’ll be completing tasks for the fall conference and electing Secretary/Treasurer the new president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. MIAMA elects new board members each Have a great summer at your rinks and as MIAMA says, September, so we use an October to “Have an Ice Day.” September calendar year. With that said, what follows is MIAMA’s snapshot in North East Ice Skating Managers review from 2015 to present. In October 2015, the board held its first Association (NEISMA) meeting at the Rosemount Community by Ben Ruggles, President Center in Rosemount, Minn. At this meeting all conference The NEISMA Board of Directors has had a and committee chairs and assignments were made. We voted busy spring hosting our annual Spring on all fees for the next calendar year and reviewed the 2015 Conference and Trade Show in April at the fall conference. We discussed the importance of continuing MassMutual Center and Sheraton Hotel in to offer full iAIM courses throughout the week for attendees. Springfield, Mass. We expanded it to four The website committee reported on plans to upgrade days, included certification courses – rinkfinder.com’s main page to be more visually appealing including ISI’s iAIM Certified Arena and to continue to encourage members to use miama.org Operator-Part 1 — and added a couple more networking for all their needs. The board was reorganized, districts were events. One highlight was our keynote speaker, Ray Bourque, eliminated and “outstate reps” and “metro reps” are now who not only shared some of his experiences in ice hockey considered board member titles. but also gave his perspective on how we, as rink professionals, In February, the board met at the Waconia Ice Arena, can impact our customers’ experiences. in Waconia, Minn. The spring workshop is being planned We also hosted popular sports psychologist Adam Naylor, and will be held May 3 at the Beilenberg Sport Center in who spent the day trying to convince rink managers to “raise Woodbury, Minn. the bar,” and Ty Newberry, who led a session on “Tricks and Most of the 2016 fall conference was planned and fine- Tools” of ice facility maintenance trade. tuning continues through June. The CAM course through Looking ahead, NEISMA will continue to reach out to iAIM will be offered. The conference will take place Sept. 6-9 rinks in our region to continue providing educational and at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point, Minn. All items, such networking opportunities. In addition, we will continue as conference grants, the Padgett award and conference and to work cooperatively with ISI in helping to promote your workshop registrations, will only be available online at miama. efforts in doing the same — rather than “reinventing the org. We continue to mass email as well to the addresses wheel!” provided by members.
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ISI-Endorsed Competitions 27-28 ...... Clearwater FL JULY and Shows & Exhibitions Tampa Bay Skating Academy – Countryside Deadline for the next EDGE calendar: June 17 Blooming Blades 2 ...... Las Vegas NV For calendar updates, see skateisi.org (Events). Las Vegas Ice Center 29 ...... Vacaville CA 10th Annual Red, White & Blue ISI Open Vacaville Ice Sports Championships All Stars 8-9 ...... South St. Paul MN 29 ...... San Diego CA Doug Woog Arena San Diego Ice Arena Summer Breeze San Diego Ice Arena ISI Open COMPETITIONS Championships 9 ...... Wilmette IL Centennial Ice Rinks – MAY JUNE Wilmette Parks District Mid-Summer Classic 7-8 ...... Yorba Linda CA 3-5 ...... New York NY The Rinks – Yorba Linda Sky Rink @ Chelsea Piers LP 9-10 ...... Decatur AL 13th Annual ISI Open Competition 30th Annual Sky Rink ISI Point Mallard Figure Skating Club Endorsed Team Competition 13th Wind, Rain or Shine ISI Team 8 ...... Bridgewater MA Competition Bridgewater Ice Arena 4-5 ...... Centennial CO “Spring Sparkle” South Suburban Ice Arena South Suburban Summer 25-30 ...... Blaine MN 13-15 ...... McKinney TX Skatefest ISI Competition Dr Pepper StarCenter McKinney Schwan Super Rink ISI District 11 Championships 2016 5 ...... Richmond VA ISI World Recreational Richmond Ice Zone 20-22 ...... West Concord MA Team Championships Virginia Commonwealth Games – Sharper Edge Skating School Figure Skating Sharper Edge “Skater’s Cup” 10-12 ...... South Lake Tahoe CA SEPTEMBER 21 ...... Flushing NY Tahoe Sports & Entertainment World Ice Arena Skate @ the Lake 16-18 ...... Arlington TX World Ice Spring Open ICE at The Parks 18-19 ...... Chicago IL 13th Annual Open Competition – McFetridge Sports Center ICE at The Parks 26th Annual School’s Out Competition LIKE US: 23-26 ...... Natick MA SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS Ice Skating Institute FMC William L. Chase Arena 26th Annual ISI District 1 MAY Championships
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13-15 ...... Wilmette IL 14 ...... West Hartford CT 26 ...... Flushing NY Centennial Ice Rinks – Veterans Memorial Skating Rink World Ice Arena Wilmette Parks District West Hartford Figure Skating Club End of Season Spectacular 41-DERFUL Spring Show DECEMBER 13-15 ...... Franklin Park IL JUNE Franklin Park Ice Arena 17 ...... Arlington TX Spring Ice Show 11 ...... Danbury CT ICE at The Parks 13-15 ...... St. Peters MO Danbury Ice Arena Holiday at the Parks St. Peters Rec-Plex Skate Through The Decades Spring Show Journey to Neverland – 22nd Annual 11 ...... Arlington TX Spring Ice Show ICE at The Parks Summertime
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ISI EDGE SUMMER 2016 37 One Last Thing... Peter Martell ISI Executive Director
ell, here it is — likely my • Virtually every rink offered a daily activities (on a per-hour basis) that an last column as ISI executive schedule of recreational, open or arena can conduct, it seems to me that the Wdirector. Over the last 19 years, public skating sessions. Today, many staff responsible for planning, promoting I‘ve written almost 100 of these articles, are offering only one, two or three a and conducting those programs are so you may be thrilled to no longer be week — and some none! among the most valuable and productive subjected to my soapbox epistles. in the arena. Having been in the arena management • The bulk of arenas had a full-time staff that included a general manager, Nevertheless, one thing that has not business since 1971, I thought it might be changed, and we must not forget, is the interesting to consider what’s changed skating director and/or hockey director. Today, many facilities are fact that we are in the entertainment over the past 45 years — and what’s reducing their program directors to business. As long as we ensure that we are remained the same. part-time positions and some arenas providing skating and hockey programs When I got started … are eliminating them completely by that are enjoyable and rewarding, we will outsourcing their programming to prosper. Only when we begin to overlook • Most rinks were comprised of sand independent companies. this most basic principle and ingredient of floors with steel pipe. Today, most new rinks install concrete floors with our business and, instead, start to gravitate While many of the aforementioned toward the overly competitive world of HDPE plastic pipe. changes to the design, construction select or travel hockey or elite, competitive or mechanical operation of arenas are • The majority of American rinks figure skating do we fall victim to significant improvements from years used R-22 Freon as their primary past, some of the trends in scheduling and (sometimes unknowingly) eliminating the refrigerant. Today, it is being phased programming are concerning. very customers that keep us in business. out and many are returning to As I have often said, ice skating and Lastly, another thing that has not ammonia (NH30) — the predecessor hockey are not indigenous activities in changed, and will not in the future, is to R-22. most parts of the United States. If we that we professionals in this industry are are going to attract the potential players extremely lucky to be employed doing • Nearly all rinks used metal halide or or skaters of the future, we have to something that is fun and fulfilling, and mercury vapor lighting. Today, many introduce them to the ice at an early age rinks are changing from fluorescent brings so much joy to others. When I in a fun environment. In most areas, that to LED lighting. began my career, I recall thinking how means via a birthday party or at a public exciting it would be to work in an arena. • Almost all were single-rink facilities. skating session. Consequently, when I Well, guess what? It was and still is. Today, the majority of new facilities see arenas eliminating public skating in It has been an incredibly gratifying include multiple sheets of ice. lieu of hockey or figure skating sessions, I career that has flown by. I hope that wonder who is going to fill those programs your involvement in arena management, • Most ice resurfacers were gasoline five years down the road if we have not operations or coaching is equally powered. Today, the majority sold introduced enough new participants to satisfying for you and that, at the end of are electric. either sport. Likewise, when I hear about arena the day, you can look back and say, “Yes, • A large number of arena managers owners or managers cutting or eliminating I’d do it all over again.” just rented ice. Today, many are program directors to reduce costs, I As Thomas J. Watson, Sr., chairman choosing to plan, promote and question their wisdom. As learn-to-skate and CEO of IBM once said, “You have to conduct their own skating and and recreational hockey and figure skating have your heart in the business and the hockey programs. programs are among the most profitable business in your heart.”
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