It looks like it's that time again! Just wanted to start this year's thread of your accompliments for 2006 and what are your goals for 2007!

Admittedly, some of my goals for this year I'm still embarassed about it b/c I STILL haven't gotten it yet and I don't even wanna tell 'ya how many years I've been working on it. But overall this year is a MILESTONE YEAR for me and I see at least 3 brand new goals!!!

Achievements:

• OMG!!! I FINALLY, FINALLY MADE BRONZE!!! Bronze Moves test was the REAL BEAR! I was injured when I was originally scheduled to take the test and then I had scheduling issues with the test chair. I FINALLY got to taking it in August and barely passed this test, but I've finally defeat the Bronze Moves monster! The big surprise for me is testing Bronze FS this year. I really wasn't ready to take it b/c of the inconsistent loop. I was surprised I passed all three judges on the Bronze FS test! Needless to say, it's a HUGE MONKEY off my back!!!
• I competed at my VERY FIRST SECTIONALS and got the Silver!!! Not bad for a debut in Sectionals!!!
• Camels last year is better this year! I have done a few camels but they aren't consistent and my ability to do them depends on quite a few factors. But when I do get it, all is balanced and at peace!!!
• Spirals are better but not consistently good yet! I'm still working on it and at times it does get close to decent (at least from what I see in the reflection of the plexi-glass.)
• Right after I passed my moves test, I seriously started working on a lutz this year!
• (Not always consistent but...) I am starting to kicking thru on my waltz jump. Occasionally I can even get some height to go with it!!! WHAT A FEELING when I do nail that waltz jump and get some height!!! (Hoping someday it will be high enough where I can actually start working on axels... but I'm not pressing my luck here...)
• Am playing around with Silver moves but not seriously working on it, other than the spirals! LOL!!! (MSF: Hey, I tried to talk my coaches into letting me do moves but the primary coach says, "OOOOOH, NO!!! We're still recovering from Bronze Moves! It's be the next millenium before you pass Silver Moves!!! NOT 'til you catch up on your jumps and spins will we start working you on those..." *shrug*)
• Hmmmm? Well, I survived Moves Guru last year!!! (Had to throw that in for all those Moves Guru students... Seriously, I'm quite envious! You guys got a WONDERFUL moves coach there!!! I still want to take him home with me to SF... along with my wonderful NYC coach!!!

Goals for 2007:

• Land a loop consistently!!!
• Land a flip consistently!!!
• Get a lutz!!!
• Get a good camel spin and MAYBE a camel-sit.
• Skate FASTER and prettier!!!
• Skate with more CONFIDENCE!!! The fear factor is starting to crack a bit. I'm not as afraid on falls, but I got a ways to go to finally conquer that fear.
• STAY HEALTHY
• Start on Silver Moves
• Get a good start on back sit
• STAY HEALTHY
• SAVE $$$ for AN. I don't knowwhich one. I'm hoping for Chicago, but it's likely I'll end up going to whichever one is in 2008. (I hope it's at where I hope it's at. )
• SAVE $$$ for new boots. My purple ones are getting old and I may or may not get new ones. I might just fill in the tougue to get a bit more support in 2007, but I definitely need to start saving for new purple boots.
• And did I mentioned STAY HEALTHY???

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Oh so this is what Jazz does when she's home sick in bed?

2006 Achievements:

In January (of this year) I couldn't skate at all! I am now working on backward edges and XOs, 3 Turns, Mohawks, and footwork.

2007 Goals:

To put together a nice program and skate well in my first competition (Canadian Adult Nationals) in March. Maybe I will test that program after and get my first official "level", then I am just going to goof around for awhile and have FUN on the ice!

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Dianne
(A.O.S.S.? Got it BAD! )

2004 Achievements / 2005 Goals thread
2005 Achievements / 2006 Goals thread

Let's see now, my goals for 2006 were as follows:

- Backspin that doesn't suck.
- Axel or any double jump.
- Sitspin.
- Camel spin.
- Daily exercise - on days I don't skate I intend to do stretching or upper body exersizes. Skate most weekdays.
- Pass pre-bronze and bronze tests. Maybe pre-preliminary and preliminary too?
- Stay motivated and focused, even when the summer comes (I wonder if I have reverse seasonal affective disorder).

Well, 2006 has definitely been a pretty slack year for me as far as skating goes. I've had no coaching for a year and a half now, went through several periods of skating only rarely, skate issues, huge employment and living situation changes, and other excuses...

Sit spins and camels have come along a little bit, but haven't been practiced nearly enough to meet my goals. I accomplished virtually nothing in 2006, but that's okay, I got new skates, and skated often enough to keep my skills about the same, even a small bit better.

2007 is, decidely, to be a year of great progress for Casey's Skating...I'm going to start having regular lessons with a new coach soon, and really applying myself. So, though I didn't really get any closer to my 2006 goals this year, I will accomplish them all in 2007, and am raising the bar as well - I must catch up:

- Good, consistant backspin.
- Sit spin as low as possible.
- Consistant and good camel spin.
- At least some beginning ability to do back sits and back camels, as well as any sort of change foot and combination spin.
- Consistant lutz.
- Axel, double salchow, double toe, and double loop.
- Skate at least 5 days a week, consistantly.
- Take 3 lessons a week, consistantly.
- Better flexibility.
- Better upper body strength.
- Pass the following tests at a minimum: Pre-bronze, pre-preliminary, bronze, preliminary, silver, juvenile, and bronze in pairs.
- Make good headway in the pairs world with sk8pdx.
- Practice pairs every weekend possible.
- Learn the first 6 dances well enough to pass the first two dance tests.
- Begin competing, prepare for AN 2008. If possible, compete in both freestyle and pairs.

Sounds a bit lofty, but I'm confident more than ever. I will accomplish all of this and more...2007 is going to be a great skating year.

Oh, and this humors me (from my 2005 goals):
I have that one down pretty well - 34 revolutions in a scratch spin is my current record on video...

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"What matters is not experience per se but 'effortful study'."
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Its ironic that these threads are done towards the end of the year when my best skating period is in the middle of the year. And everything is usually at a standstill around now.

Can't remember if it this year or last year that my flying spins improved?

But I got a consistent I spin, a beginner beilman spin, a beilman spiral position this year.

And had a short but sweet period where my double salchow consistency went over 50%

Next year:
I want that double salchow consistency to stay throughout the year... not just during my peak training period...gah!
I want the double toe already!
I want the double loop too.
I want consistent change of edge spins with NO travelling!
To stop looking at the ice
Butterfly and death drop (started practising them off ice alot more now)

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Tidesong

Weel, from 2005/2006 thread:

- get all my singles and at least 3 different spins + backspin

hmmm.... here I'm sort of on track.... meaning I can do each of those at least once on a good day.... it just never happens to be a competition day, or a test day, or for that sake, when my coach is watching!

- pass NFM and NISA Level 1

got that

- start competing in pre-Bronze

now I need to add: "... and finish at least second from the bottom!"

- and maybe start thinking about axel and doubles?

well.... that's what I'm still ding here... thinking. That's about it.

For 2007 I have only one goal: start scoring above 2.0 in competitions.

And a few more, also important:
- figure out whether to stay in my job for another year;
- get a proper skating photo web site up and running;
- get my level 1 coaching license;
- launch the adult skating programme and finally start handing out all the marketing materials for it that gather dust around my house.

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• No tests for me; Husband took and passed Level 1 Bronze Elements and Free Skating tests (today!).
• He competed his free programme three times, winning twice and is now British Champion at the Men's Elementary Age Group III category.
• My artistic programme did very little this year; I think I got one 3rd place with it in a closed Club competition.
• As a couple, we won one free dance class in a walkover, and took Bronze by default with it in one competition after a spectacular crash.
• We won two separate compulsory dances, neither enough to give us overall Gold medals in the class in question. We took two Silvers and a Bronze in compulsory dance classes this year.
• We took Bronze in the British Adult Championships, the first time we haven't finished last in that competition!

So overall a very pleasing year.

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

WELL DONE!

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Achievement 1 ~ somewhat recovering from surgery/injury to compete at Halloween Classic

Achievement 2 ~ passing my Silver Moves (September) & Silver Free (November)

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1. Passed Silver Tango on the 4th outing.

2. Tested American Waltz twice and got invited back for a 3rd attempt.

3. Survived competing Killian/Blues at EG Pickens Pro-Am. Not pretty but survived without falling.

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American Waltz... Once, Twice, ???? ...

Q: How many coaches does it take to fix Jen's Dance Intro-3 Problems
A: 5 and counting...

When I stepped onto the ice on 3 January 2006, returning after 18 years, my goals were to make friends and keep fit. I thought I would do ice dance, with the aim of *possibly* doing competitions in about 4 years' time. I simply thought I would not have the ability to free skate because jumps and spins would be beyond me/

Little did I know how this new (well, rediscovered) hobby would snowball into a semi-obsession, often skating at least 4 times a week, starting competitions, and free-skating and dancing. Not only skating, but talking about it with others online!

So as for my initial goals, I have more than achieved them - met a bunch of great people, got slightly fitter and lost a stone in weight (14 pounds).

Back in the summer, I set myself the goal of working on lutz before Xmas. I am just getting to grips with flip so am nowhere near achieving that one, but overall when I considered what I have achieved compared to what I thought I would achieve, I supposed I haven't done too badly.

S xxx

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

Oh right, hear are my goals for 2007:

- Sort out basic forward and backwards skating, spin entry, stop looking down, and get edges on my back cross-rolls
- finish passport, work on MIFs and past first test
- Get a lower sit-spin
- Get more than 3 revs in a camel
- Start learning a camel-sit
- get flip, lutz and start working on Axel
- get forward dances to a decent standard and work more on backward
- compete in club competition in spring/early summer
- STOP beating myself up about lack of progress!

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

12th AN.
Skated with Rob!
First international event, and a gold in gold pairs to boot!

Next year - enjoy and have some fun with music.

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My accomplishments are minor compared to many of yours, but I'm proud of them:
In 2006 I:
-Started skating lessons for the first time in 16 years (I had previously passed Basic 1).
-Passed Basic 3, Basic 4, Adult 2, Delta, and Basic 7
-Gone from not being able to do a 2 footed spin to being able to get 6 rotations on a very beginner one-footed spin.
-Allowed my blades to leave the ice through a bunny hop, a shaky ballet jump, a beginner waltz jump and a beginner toe loop.
-Focused on developing basics, enough that my edges have been complimented by 2 different instructors.
-Selected a coach who I will start lessons with in the new year.

In 2007 I hope to:- skate at minimum 2 times a week. (Tuesday- 1 hour practice and 30 minute lesson, Saturday- minimum 1 hour practice)
- turn my one footed spin into a real scratch spin, entrance and all
- take my basic waltz jump and toe loops into true jumps
- pass Adult Pre Bronze Moves in the Field
- work with and observe other instructors to become a good tots instructor

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What I need is a montage...
Visit my skating journal or my Youtube videos (updated with 2 new videos Sept 26, 2009)

Yeah, surprising I did it while hackin' a lung or two out... (Nah, I was bored. You can only watch so much soap operas, trashy talk shows and infomercials. The Food Channel's stuff wasn't that great either. But I got LOTS of rest last night! )

Annabel: Congrats to Robert!!!

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

See Jazz - you should have let me mail you those tapes. Then you'd have something interesting to watch. Well, get healthy - we want to see you on the ice later this month.

Apparently, I didn't add any goals to last year's thread, but here are my results for 2006:

Coaching Achievements:
Have several freestyle students, in addition to several regular private students.
Teach group lessons at two different rinks; was asked to teach at two others!
Have a 90% "re-sign" rate on group lessons! WooHoo! (I'm a bit proud of that; parents ASK for their kids to be in my groups!)
Passed the PSA Basic Accreditation exam! I'm somebody!
Attended several professional development seminars and conferences. Learned a bunch of stuff and can't wait for more!

Skating Achievements:
Actually got some coaching on the tests
Resolved knee and foot issues, lost (some) weight
Regain control of my various body parts to skate more steadily
Improved footwork somewhat; learned new techniques
Started working on USFSA MITF and Freestyle test preparation

2007 Skating Goals:
Regular lessons; might add some dance instruction (might not )
Take and pass one or more of the d**n USFSA MITF and Freestyle tests!
Pass the ISI Gold Judge certification exam
Attend a PSA Pace or National Conference (haven't decided which yet.)

I thought we did these threads in the Spring as well - you could just wait...

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WOW! That is a lot of tests! Good luck! It would be really exciting if you do it... are there even that many test sessions in a year in your area? (Are you having to do MITF and Freestyle for each level? Or do you have moves done already?)


Now I feel completely unambitious because pre-bronze mitf is my single test goal. I don't even think I'll be able to get both MITF and freestyle done this year.

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-Jessi
What I need is a montage...
Visit my skating journal or my Youtube videos (updated with 2 new videos Sept 26, 2009)

My 2006 Achievement was I pass my Senior Gold Moves in the field test!

Yeah, yeah! I know, I know. Then again, I was sorta half watching the TV shows and half sleeping anyway. See... if I had gotten the tapes, I would not be RESTING! I would be watching the tapes!!!

And come hell or high water, I will be skating with you NYC guys later this month. (Maybe it's time for me to set a date and time huh? It's looking like Friday last afternoon, early evening at Hackensack according to the poll. FrankR... be there or be triangular!!!)

WOW!!! That's impressive! Then again, when you gave me some tips this summer, I suspected that you would be a good coach.

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

2006 Achievements:

1. Went to my 1st ANs! (I came in last/10th place, but who cares - I went to ANs! )
2. Finally got new skates
3. Competed interp for the 1st time ever at Buckeye (and got 2nd place!)
4. Overall improved jumps, spins & footwork
5. Got an outside spread eagle!
6. Started an off-ice aerobics regiment
7. Had a blast skating with my friends!

2007 Goals:

1. Get that blasted lutz consistent!
2. Skate better at ANs (even if I don't place, better, I really want to SKATE better than I did in Dallas!)
3. Start working on Silver moves more seriously
4. Start working on axel & 2sal more consistently
5. Continue having a blast skating with my friends!

Is it that time of the year again?

My 2006 goals were:
1. Pass Bronze MIF and FS.
2. In the jump category, get a flip, a better loop, and maybe (at least try) a lutz. In the spin category, continue to improve my back scratch, get a sit-change sit, and maybe (who knows?) a camel.
3. Land all of my jumps and do well on my spins at NYI, and not fall or otherwise make a fool of myself on the 8-step mohawk in the Bronze MIF event. Start climbing my way up the Bronze ladder.
4. Get an interpretive program.

OK, well......

1. Yep! Passed Moves in May, FS in August. Finally! And more important, I became a better skater in the process.

2. My loop is better - the takeoff is more correct, I get more height on it, and I land it pretty consistently. Of course, there's still improvement that needs to be done. I now have a sorta flip - technically correct and recognizable, but needs more work to actually be able to put it in my program. I have started working on the lutz, mostly doing setup exercises, and tried it a few times - still a ways to go. As for spins, my backspin is much improved and pretty consistent - generally I'm getting about 4-5 revs. I am working on sit-change sit, have done some in practice, tried it in comp. Camel is still a work in progress.

3. I skated OK at NYI, completed all my elements except the backspin, and did not fall on the 8-step in the MIF event. Unfortunately, I finished last in FS, but came out of the cellar at May Day with a 2nd place finish (out of 5). Then at Wilmington in July, I got my first ever 1st place in Pre-Bronze/Bronze CM (3 skaters total). As for climbing out of the cellar in Bronze, well....at the Chesapeake Open, I was last with all last place ordinals, and at HC, I was last with mixed ordinals (actually the majority of the ordinals weren't lasts, and I tied with someone else for the next highest spot, but lost the tiebreaker, as always - lol). Perhaps at NYI, I'll actually not finish last.

4. No, haven't had time or money yet for this. I thought about signing up for a number in the holiday show, which would have given me something to use, but due to a combination of circumstances, I decided not to. Maybe I can still get an Interp program before AN, if I go.


My 2007 goals:

1. Improve all jumps and get a consistent flip and lutz.
2. Get a consistent change-foot spin, camel, and continue to improve sit and forward scratch.
3. Pass Silver MIF (this is an early candidate for Goal Most Likely To Be Rolled Over Into Next Year - lol).
4. Go to AN if I am able, and skate well and have fun.
5. Skate better, with stronger elements and more speed and flow, at comps.
6. Get an Interpretive program, especially if Goal #4 is achievable.

And last but not least, see Sk8pics back on the ice!

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Terri C is a Bronze lady!
Gold Moves, here I come!

AMEN to that!!!

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Last year my goals were to:
1. Land a loop
2. Get a consistent forward spin
3. Test/pass pre-bronze MITF and FS

WELL....
1. I landed a loop once. Have not been able to replicate it. I am most definitely not an edge jumper.
2. Get a consistent forward spin. Accomplished as well as a more consistent back spin and the start of a camel.
3. Haven't even tried yet. The waltz 8 and the new 3 turn pattern will be the death of me.

Goals for 2007
1. Test/pass pre-bronze MITF and FS
2. Land my loop consistently as well as land my flip and lutz which believe it or not are closer than my loop.
3. Manage a proper sit spin and get my camel to be more consistent.
4. Get my first program and consider competing it.

Accomplishments:

I started skating!

Goals (from tiny to lofty):

Bend my knees more, and quit staring at the ice!

One single jump.

Scratch spin.

USFSA freestyle 1, and pre-bronze MIF.

Thanks Casey for the links, but I guess I didn't participate in the 2005/2006 one. D'oh!

2006 accomplishments:

- I LANDED MY AXEL! (I'm certain this was one of my goals, since it has been oh, for about three years now.) Not only that, but it looks like it's here to stay - I've skated 5 times since I started landing them last Thursday, and I've landed at least one each session. I did two for my coach in a lesson Tuesday. The ice was really horrible today and I felt crappy, but I still managed to land one.
- I tested Junior MIF in November. Didn't pass, but the goal was just to test in the fall - passing on the first try would've been a bonus. I did come close, and two of the judges had a few moves over passing. Dratted power pull-rockers!!!

2007 goals:

- NUMBER ONE PRIORITY: Pass Junior MIF
- Pass Silver FS and maybe Gold FS
- Land clean double sal
- Work in earnest on double toes, not just once every four months

2006 Achievements:

Passed Bronze Moves and FS
Placed first in some adult events
Practiced my program consistently


2007 Goals:

Land that axel (I am sooooo close)
Pass Silver Moves and FS
Keep my current silver program and train for 08 Adult Nats, wherever they may be, even if I actually have to fly (major phobia).
Do three program runthroughs per week
Skate program with some inkling of artistry