Comments on: PSA Conference: Power in Numbers http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/ It's a cold job, but somebody's gotta do it. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: I-sk8r http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-485 Sat, 31 May 2008 04:13:56 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-485 Jocelyn inspired me to come up with a few more numbers from the PSA Conference:
- The minimum air time necessary for a tiny little girl to eke out a double loop: 0.35 seconds
- The minimum air time necessary for a world-class skater to eke out a quad: 0.667 seconds
- The number of times I saw a man from the “edgier lifestyle” conference wearing a leather kilt: 4
- The number of times in my life I have seen this before: 0
- The number of times a man from the “edgier lifestyle” conference smiled at me in the coffee shop, causing me to bolt for the door: 2
- The number of people I expected to have to speak in front of at the “Meet Your Area Representative” session: 4
- The number of people who actually came to “Meet Your Area Representative”: about 100!
- The number of PSA members as of Dec., 2007: 5,712
- The number of PSA coaches living in Guam: 2
-The number of other countries in the world where skating coaches come together and freely share their knowledge: 0
- The value of the overall conference experience: priceless…..

]]> By: bamboo-boo http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-484 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:45:39 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-484 Thanks Jocelyn! The spreadsheet was very entertaining. Congrats on your Master Rating!

]]> By: SB http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-483 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:42:15 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-483 Number of coaches on the Hyatt’s snack bar/coffee line in between lectures = 45-50

Number of employees working= 1

]]> By: IceDncr http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-481 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:23:39 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-481 Number of ratings exams one must pass in order to receive a Master’s moves rating: 4

]]> By: BA http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-475 Wed, 28 May 2008 21:35:26 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-475 Very entertaining, Joc. It’d be nice if all spreadsheets were that creative and interesting!

]]> By: pat http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-474 Wed, 28 May 2008 02:10:18 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-474 Here is one: Price of unleaded gas in Chicago = $4.21. Ugh, sounds like we’re all headed in that direction.

]]> By: DVJ http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-472 Wed, 28 May 2008 01:17:50 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-472 I loved the line about being at the conference surrounded by coaches who were also “addicted to coffee and fleece”….I found that very funny.I too love coffee and am constantly buying fresh fleece.What did we ever do before fleece?

]]> By: Martina http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-471 Tue, 27 May 2008 17:22:21 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-471 How many Russians coaches in attendance, roughly?? >2<

Great spreadsheet!!

]]> By: dancer http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-470 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:48:22 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-470 Don’t forget ISU communications 1496 and 1497 for ice dance! Though otherwise this is a very thorough and entertaining pseudo spreadsheet.

]]> By: SusanAtLifeskate http://currentskateofmind.com/2008/05/27/psa-conference-power-in-numbers/#comment-469 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:41:34 +0000 http://jocelynjanecox.wordpress.com/?p=134#comment-469 Thanks for this recap. I liked the icenetwork article as well. I was also curious what the breakdown of gender was at the conference. I’m guessing mostly women?

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