Comments on: Test Session 101

By: sarah zee

sarah zee — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:04:16 +0000

i always tell my friends it’s like getting the next color belt in karate. senior moves = black belt!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:47:08 +0000

I like the Skating Court of Law…swearing on the rulebook, that’s brilliant!

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:35:07 +0000

This is really funny- I was awful at figures but always thought that I could conquer them. Well the joke was on me. Now that I judge I am really pleased that I do not have to shuffle on the ice and look at edges. I loved it when the judges would get down on their hands and knees to inspect the edges of a second figure test after all how many flats made up a fail?
I have to say that I enjoy test sessions more now because I have the ability to put the skaters at ease having been in their shoes.

By: Jurry

Jurry — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:30:54 +0000

I love the one where the parent pressures you into letting the kid take the test, and then gets upset when the kid doesn’t pass – hey, who’s idea was this anyway?

By: BA

BA — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:39:23 +0000

I used to love testing, esp for figures, because it meant I could move up to the next level and start working on new things (read figures)! Yes, I am one of the very few who LOVED figures… the rink was so quiet, no music playing, everyone concentrating on their tracings, all you heard were edges – loved it!

By: Ann-Marie

Ann-Marie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:14:03 +0000

When I think of test sessions, the absolute worst was taking figure tests-uugghh! I had to wear a weight belt to take my second figure test because I was too light to see my edges-those were the days my friend!

By: Martina

Martina — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:07:24 +0000

Necessary yet heart wrenching part of skating. My favorite is when the kids go on their own and fill me in later.

By: sitspin

sitspin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:53:52 +0000

LOL! Judges as Mt. Rushmore. Perfect.

By: Jerry L

Jerry L — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:51 +0000

Whenever I waited to get my test papers, it was the same anxiety I felt waiting for my report card. Very nerve-wracking. But yes, it’s good for us. It makes us hearty.