RESOURCES
Sources and documents THAT MAY ASSIST YOU in your skating journey
Here you will eventually find a growing list of useful links that can lead you to additional resources online.
AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk — check their website for up-to-date information about the rink.
AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk – Freestyle Schedules
AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk – Learn-to-Skate Programs
Finding a Competition — Click Here for updated information on nonqualifying, qualifying, Compete USA, and Excel Series events.
U.S. Figure Skating provides up-to-date information about the sport. Click here for news.
6.0 and the International Judging System (IJS) Scoring Systems — U.S. Figure Skating competitions use one of two recognized scoring systems: the International Judging System (IJS), a point-based scoring structure that was introduced in 2004, and the ranking-based 6.0 system. Click Here for more information from USFS.
Testing — The test structure is the foundation of U.S. Figure Skating. Starting with the first test you take and through your entire career, it is the national standard that you are measured against. When you fill out applications for just about everything in figure skating, the first question will be, “what is the highest U.S. Figure Skating Test passed? This pipeline and this guideline will help you understand the structure of testing.
PARENT INFORMATION:
We want to start skating. Where do we start? Click Here for options from USFS.
Parents: – Volume 1: This guide to being a figure skating parent provides information on figure skating to assist parents as you support your children in their development and participation in the sport of figure skating.
Parents – Volume 2: This guide book is for parents of children who have found an interest — perhaps even a passion — in skating and who are skating recreationally or beginning to enter competitive skating.
Parents — How to help your skater have a healthy and successful skating experience. Skating Parent Questionnaire