Silver Blades Figure Skating Club The Inside Edge V OLUME 2, ISSUE 1 FEBRUARY 2014 Inside this issue: Feature Skater - Junior Ladies - Melissa Tyson Autumn Cup / Club Championship 2 It’s every girls dream to be a Mel is a great role model for Autumn Skating Camp 2 Princess, and when you love younger skaters, A Level 1 skating….. accredited coach with almost Olympic Trophy/ Artistic Challenge 2 Melissa travelled to her first 5 years of coaching experi- interstate competition at the ence, she’s young, fun loving What’s Happening - Club News 3 age of 7 and first represented and confident and she loves South Australia at the Na- sharing her passion for skat- NZ Masters & ANZAS 3 tional Championships when ing. She teaches her students she was 11. She has since to work hard and chase their Synchro News 3 competed at Nationals in dreams and for Mel, her goal every division from Primary is to travel and perform with Ice Etiquette & Safety 4 to Junior. Melissa has trav- Disney On Ice. Over the elled overseas to represent years Mel has recreated all of Winter Olympics 4 Australia in competition and her favourite Disney charac- ters from Beauty & the has also had the opportunity Silver Blades Club Committee to skate in spectacular Ice Beasts Belle to 101 Dalma- Shows. Currently studying a tions Cruella DeVille. President: Stephanie Huot Secretary: Tracie Mason Bachelor of Psychological Treasurer: Chris Clark Science at UniSA, Mel loves Committee Members: Narvy Min, Tony to keep fit and active and has Carpenter, Rosa Triulcio, Kinga Gasiorowski fallen in love with Aerial Club Adviser: Richard Laidlaw Silks. She is often found Competition Convenor: Stephanie Huot hanging precariously from 2 ribbons pushing her flexibil- Dates to Remember ity to the limit. Don’t try this 16 Mar - Silver Blades Skating Camp at home, Mel has been in training for 9 months to 19 Mar - Silver Blades Committee Meeting hang in positions like these! 24 Mar - Silver Blades AGM ————- 30 Apr - Silver Blades Committee Meeting E-News Competition Dates Keeping our skaters and par- SBFSC AGM 13 Apr - Silver Blades Club Championships ents up to date with all the & Autumn Cup latest news, achievements Monday 24th March 2014 18-21 Apr - Olympic Trophy - Melbourne and events! Commencing at 7:00pm 19-20 Jul - SA Skate Articles are welcome from At Ice Arena, Thebarton. 20-21 Sept - SA State Championships & skaters of all ages and skating All members welcome. Spring Cup levels. Please send your ideas, Details of the meeting and Public Holiday 31 Oct, 1-2 Nov - Panda Challenge news and photos to nomination forms can be Monday 10th March 28 Nov - 5 Dec - Nationals [email protected] found on the club website. Please advise of your inten- All skaters are reminded that tion to attend to secre- Monday 10th of March is a [email protected] no public holiday so no practice later than COB Friday 14th or skating lesson will be held March 2014 on this day. Autumn Cup & Club Championships Silver Blades together with you with a program, please Volunteers needed! Skate School are pleased to speak to Deb Barrett, Skate Volunteering at a club compe- announce the first local com- School Co-ordinator. En- tition is a great opportunity to petition for the season. tries close at 6:30pm on meet new people, enjoy a new Sunday, April 13th Thursday 20th March, experience, and most of all 2014. Entry forms and pay- 3:45pm-7:45pm have loads of fun. We have a ment details are available on selection of jobs including The format will remain the the Silver Blades Club web- meet and greet, marshalling, same as last years April Fun site check-in and much more. In a Skate with both Technical few weeks there will be a list of and Artistic divisions. Skaters opportunities for volunteering of all levels are encouraged to and we will be calling for help. ‘have a go’! (The IJS System will be in place for higher level skaters) If you would like to participate but don't have a private coach to help Autumn Skating Camp - Guest Coach - Kylie Fennell Exciting news! The Silver Sunday 16th March Blades Autumn Skating On Ice: IceArenA (8am-12pm) Camp just got even more exciting. Olympic Coach Off Ice: ActorsInk* (1pm-3:30pm) Kylie Fennell will be on and On Ice: IceArenA (4pm-6pm) off the ice giving our future $110 Members stars an insight on what it takes to reach the ultimate $135 Non– Members skating goal. Open to all Skaters - Aussie Skate, Preliminary to Senior and Adult Bookings are essential and numbers are limited. *ActorsInk 12-20 Morney Street, Adelaide,5000 Register on the club website Kylie Fennell (right) with Aussie star Cheltzie Lee at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 www.silverblades.org.au Olympic Trophy & Artistic Challenge 2014 18th - 21st April Although no official announcement has been made, the Olympic Trophy & Artistic Challenge will be held at the Olympic Ice Rink in Oakleigh, Melbourne over the Easter long weekend. The competition is open to skaters of all levels up to and includ- ing Adult. Skaters wishing to attend must submit their entries through SAISA. Entries and fees should NOT be sent directly to the organizer and need to be received by the SAISA Secretary one week before the due date to allow sufficient time for entries to be processed. Expected closing date for entries will be around the beginning of April. Keep an eye out for the announcement shortly. Page 2 Volume 2, Issue 1 What’s Happening in Our Club Membership ISA Testing Television Interviews 2014 Memberships are now Good luck to all skaters who If you missed the interviews due for renewal. Membership will be looking to complete with James and Guiseppe costs are $25 (before 30 their ISA Test on 2 March. her are the links: March) / $35 (after 30 Entries for the Friday 4 April Today Tonight - James Min March). See the Club website Test (7-8am) close on Friday for payment details. 14 March. www.todaytonightadelaide.c om.au/stories/ice-skating- **Important** prodigy Please complete the online Behind the News - James & membership form or your Guiseppe payments cannot be proc- essed and when making pay- www.abc.net.au/btn/story/ ments into the Silver Blades s3944231.htm account please ensure to use your SURNAME in the de- scription so your payments can be traced back to you. If there is nothing in the de- scription, we don't know who the payment is from! NZ Masters / ANZAS This month Stephanie Huot, Following the NZ Masters, our Silver Blades Club Presi- Steph travelled to Mel- dent travelled to beautiful bourne for the ANZAS Dunedin on the South Island International Adult Ice of New Zealand to compete Skating Competition in the 25th Annual NZ Mas- where she competed in ters Games. Today over 8,000 Technical, Artistic, Free entrants from all over the Dance and also in the Ice world compete in 70+ differ- Roos Synchronized Team. ent sports over 9 days. Steph Congratulations Steph, competed in Ladies Silver looks like you had a great Technical, Silver Artistic and time ! Bronze Free Dance. Synchro News Riedell Boots For Sale There is still an opportunity to be a part of our newly formed Synchro- Riedell LS 1310 Size 5.5 (24.5cm) nized Skating Team. We will begin with 9 3/4 inch MK Professional our 6 week program for the Autumn Revolution Blades. Only 8 hours Cup this Saturday, 8th March. ice time, perfect condition. Training begins at 6:45am for 1 $700.00 hour. If you would like to try syn- chro skating with the team make Contact: Chris 0417 865 063 sure you are ready to be on the ice at 6:45am sharp. No payment required until joining the team. The Inside Edge Page 3 Ice Etiquette & Safety - Be Aware, Be Safe, Be Nice! Safety is most important when skating and as our club grows, more skaters of all levels will be using the ice for practice. Some things to remember when taking to the ice Courtesy - Respect the rights of other skaters and BE AWARE of who is around you. If you are surrounded by skaters with significantly higher or lower skills, be ESPECIALLY careful. Be on P.O B OX 138 the look out for potential collisions! TORRENSVILLE PLAZA POST SHOP, TORRENSVILLE, SA 5031 “On Program” and “In Lesson” Skaters have Priority - The skater who is “On Program” (who’s music is playing and wearing the ORANGE belt) has the right of way at ALL times. Second prior- ity is given to those skaters who are currently in lesson with their coach. All other skaters are ex- All email enquiries should be sent to pected to give these skaters room to skate safely. [email protected] Lutz Corners - Because of the nature of the Lutz jump, it is most commonly performed in the ‘Lutz Corners’ (10:00 and 4:00). Avoid extended practice activities in these corners and be aware of skaters performing these jumps when you are in these areas. The approach to a Lutz is long and Club Website blind and the jumping skater is unlikely to see you. silverblades.org.au Dangerous Singles Moves - Camel Spins and Back spirals expose the skate blades to other skaters and once you have started the element, it will be hard for you to see those around you. Be aware of your expected space before you start the element and abort if the area becomes unsafe.