Passed Novice Moves!!

[Kim to the Max]

Hey everyone,

If you read the practice thread, you saw that I was testing Novice Moves today...and I PASSED!! Passed over by all 3 judges. Had issues with the quick rocker/choctaw pattern, which I knew, and touched down on my first bracket-3-bracket pattern and had to reskate the 1st half of it. I have a feeling that coach is going to torture me with the rocker/choctaw pattern in the future though...oh well....now it's on to Junior!!! The goal is to pass those over the summer-ish to avoid getting caught in a funky limbo...

[jazzpants]

CONGRATS, KIM TO THE MAX!!! YAAAAAY!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:

NO MORE NERVOUS TEST!!! :lol: :twisted:

[vesperholly]

Congratulations! You should be very proud, Novice is SUCH a hard test!! :)

[aussieskater]

WOW!!! :D :bow:

[jskater49]

Congratulations!

[Skittl1321]

Huge congratulations!

[looplover]

Awesome, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bow::bow::bow ::bow::bow:

[sk8lady]

Congratulations!!

[doubletoe]

Wow, that's so fantastic!! :bow: Congratulations!!
Now that you're done, can you loan all of your moves to me? I don't need the CW quick rocker-chocktaw or brackets because--ironically--those are the only things I can do decently, LOL!

[PinkLaces]

Big Congrats!!!!

[gypsy_82]

Congrats.

I passed Novice about a month ago, I was so glad to be done with that test.

[Kim to the Max]

Wow, that's so fantastic!! :bow: Congratulations!!
Now that you're done, can you loan all of your moves to me? I don't need the CW quick rocker-chocktaw or brackets because--ironically--those are the only things I can do decently, LOL!

Of course!!! :) My counters and spirals are pretty good :)

Thank you everyone...I am very excited to have passed this test :)

Coach commented that that was the quickest she has seen anyone complete that test...I was flying...coach and my friend were lucky that I like them...they were poking so much fun at me once I was done....

Here are the comments:

Back/Forward Inside 3s: Judge 1: 3.6, loss of balance 2nd end, flowed well; Judge 2: 3.6, good BI step down, perp axis and pattern OK; Judge 3: 3.5, Last end loss of balance - good recovery and attack, loss of rhythm in end pattern

Quick Rocker/Choctaw: Judge 1: 3.4, stiff across ends, laboured --> ends; Judge 2: 3.6, same as above for FI; Judge 3: 3.4, pattern shape could be better, jammed into end boards, scratchy ends - slightly off balance

Outside Counters: Judge 1: 3.5, controlled; Judge 2: 3.6, good edges in and out; Judge 3: 3.5, 1st quarter wobbly then okay with edges and rhythm

Inside Counters: Judge 1: 3.5, Make sure you're on a solid edge after back turns; Judge 2: 3.6, Same as above; Judge 3: 3.6, generally good flow and control throughout

Back Rocker/Choctaw: Judge 1: 3.6, nicely skated; Judge 2: 3.6, well done; Judge 3: 3.5, a little choppy - good overall control

Spiral: Judge 1: 3.6, Nice stretch; Judge 2: 3.6, edges ok, extension ok; Judge 3: 3.6, nice line and extension - some scratchiness

Bracket-3-Bracket: Judge 1: 3.5: reskate - 1st 1/2 foot down --> much better; Judge 2: 3.6, well done; Judge 3: 3.5, choppy turns - foot down, reskate okay

[momsk8er]

Really awesome! What a great achievement! You should really be proud. I hear Junior and Senior are not as hard.

[Skate@Delaware]

Yay Kim!!!!! So proud of you!!!

[Mrs Redboots]

congratulations!

[jcookie1982]

Congrats!!!!

[CoachPA]

Absoultey wonderful! Congratulations!

Novice has always been one of my favorite levels to coach, and my very favorite/strongest level back when I tested my MIF.

[dbny]

congratulations!

[phoenix]

Wow--congratulations!! That must be such a huge relief. I've walked through all those moves and they are really tough! :bow::bow:

[Thin-Ice]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Way to go!!!!:bow::bow::bow: