Michigansk8er
10-16-2003, 05:34 PM
Hi,
I was just wondering if anyone else finds it VERY strange that USFSA has the same competition criteria (regarding standard tests) for both adult Silver and Gold. Both levels say a competitor at that level can not have passed any higher than the Standard Juvenile Free Skating test. Huh? So, you can go out and test Juv (which is essentially the gold test), but still skate silver. How ridiculous is that? It's not a huge issue at my level (Class III), but I can see where it would be in Class I. A young adult could compete at Juv through college on a college team, then decide to go the adult track...........with the decision to compete at either Silver or Gold. Was the same logic used for this as for the adult moves? One has to wonder. Anyhow, I think the criteria should be as follows:
Pre-Bronze - no higher that pre-pre
Bronze - no higher than pre
Silver - no higher than pre-juv (instead of the current juv)
Gold - no higher than juv
I'd like to see USFSA change this. Does anyone have any comments or opinions either way?
Thanks!
I was just wondering if anyone else finds it VERY strange that USFSA has the same competition criteria (regarding standard tests) for both adult Silver and Gold. Both levels say a competitor at that level can not have passed any higher than the Standard Juvenile Free Skating test. Huh? So, you can go out and test Juv (which is essentially the gold test), but still skate silver. How ridiculous is that? It's not a huge issue at my level (Class III), but I can see where it would be in Class I. A young adult could compete at Juv through college on a college team, then decide to go the adult track...........with the decision to compete at either Silver or Gold. Was the same logic used for this as for the adult moves? One has to wonder. Anyhow, I think the criteria should be as follows:
Pre-Bronze - no higher that pre-pre
Bronze - no higher than pre
Silver - no higher than pre-juv (instead of the current juv)
Gold - no higher than juv
I'd like to see USFSA change this. Does anyone have any comments or opinions either way?
Thanks!