FEBRUARY 2010 Team Excel Family Newsletter Team Excel qualifies four teams to the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships with medal winning performances and the Preliminary team earns berth in Championship Round Junior and Collegiate earn Silver Medals in highly competitive fields; Welcome to Juvenile and Novice teams awarded Pewter Medals; Preliminary team earns berth in Championship Round Team Excel! (February 2, 2010) Less than a year after forming as an organization In this issue: created to promote synchronized skating and prepare synchronized skating teams for national and international competition, Team • Basic Skills Excel qualified all eligible teams for the upcoming U.S. Competition Synchronized Skating Championships and the Preliminary team qualified for the Championship Round. • Salvation Army Show The Paul Tsongas Arena was the venue for the 2010 Eastern • Ice Chips Sectional Synchronized Skating Championships where the Team Excel Preliminary, Juvenile, Novice, Junior and Collegiate teams all • Evening with competed. Eastern Sectionals is the qualifying competition for Champions garnering the right to compete at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, which will take place this year in Minneapolis, MN • Nationals on March 3-6, 2010. • Try Outs The Junior line was awarded a silver medal after a two days of rigorous competition. After the short program on Friday, Team Excel’s inspired performance to Josh Groban’s "You are Loved" was Team Excel. tied with another team for the top spot on the points, but was awarded first place on the strength of its higher technical scores. On Promoting Synchronized the following day, the Junior line performed its long program to a Skating. medley of Celtic tunes, showcasing the skaters' grace and power. Building Character (continued on page 2) TTHEEAM LOREM EXCEL F AMILYIPSUMS NEWSLETTER SUMMERFEBRUARY 20122010 Easterns (Continued from page 1) In only its second performance of the season, the Though a newly formed organization, Team Excel Team Excel Collegiate team, skating to Slumdog features an experienced coaching staff led by Millionaire, earned a silver medal in a field of nine Director Merita Mullen, Coach of National Medal teams with a score of 78.42. This was a 26 point Winning and US World Teams, a dedicated and improvement over its initial competition committed group of parent and skater volunteers performance just a couple of weeks earlier. and an affiliation with The Skating Club of Boston, one of the premier figure skating clubs in the Skating to a medley from the Twilight soundtrack United States. The Skating Club of Boston ranging from romantic to gothic, the Novice provides practice facilities in Brighton and program featured beautifully choreographed arm Marlborough. movements designed to coincide with the dramatic musical transitions. The program, Team Excel offers skaters of all ages and levels an showcasing intricate circle footwork and a flowing opportunity to have fun, develop skating skills, moving wheel, earned them a pewter medal. grow as individuals and develop a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence that comes The Juvenile team received a pewter medal for its with working towards goals and achieving them. Mulan-inspired program with featured artful spiral circle, spread-eagles, and Ina Bauers. The Tryouts for the 2010-2011 synchronized skating technically challenging program gave the Juvenile season will be held at the New England Sports team a chance to highlight its strong skating Center in Marlborough, MA beginning March 25 skills. and continuing through April. There will be openings at each level, including Preliminary, Competing in a field of fourteen teams, the Juvenile, Novice, Junior and Collegiate. Additional "practically-perfect" Mary Poppins program of the tryouts for Team Excel's popular Collegiate team Preliminary team wowed the crowd from the very will be held in early September. beginning with a circle accented by blade-grab teardrop spirals. The performance earned them a Team Excel also offers introductory classes in berth in the Championship Round where they synchronized skating in Brighton, Marlborough finished sixth. and Weston and beginner teams in Brighton and Marlborough. Team Excel’s beginner teams Merita Mullen, Head Coach and Director of welcome all young skaters who wish to enjoy the Synchronized Skating for Team Excel said, "Being fun of skating in a team environment. a new organization, I am very proud that our skaters, coaching staff and volunteers worked so Team Excel is also hosting the first annual Boston hard in a short timeframe to accomplish what Synchronized Skating Classic on March 27 and is they did. We qualified all eligible teams for the offering clinics for all skaters at the competition. U.S. Championships and I was pleased they finished in the top four places. Our success this In addition, on February 14, Team Excel skaters weekend validates the vision of a synchronized- will participate in Skatefest 2010 to benefit The skating organization that combines experienced Salvation Army's Our Place Day Care Center for coaches, trainers and supportive volunteers with Homeless Children in Cambridge. And then on older accomplished skaters who mentor and April 10-11, Team Excel will participate in The nurture younger skaters, inspiring them with Skating Club's annual Ice Chips show which has personal passion and excitement for our sport." traditionally benefitted local charities such as the Girl Scouts and Children’s Hospital. 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Both teams had a great skate and completed all the elements in their programs successfully. Medals were awarded upstairs with kind and welcoming words from SCoB board member Gloria Miner.