I was going to check my rulebook this morning to be certain, but I'm pretty sure that's the way it is. A skater may be allowed to talk to their coach before the MIF element reskate, though, to explain to the coach what the judge(s) requesting the reskate wants to see. Or at least that's how we do it at my club.

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OK, so to clarify, a skater may not practice a moves element in any way before the reskate? So if, for example, the judges tell me I need to reskate the 5-step mohawk b/c my 4th step was flat, or the power 3's b/c they didn't like my 3-turns (hanging free leg), I couldn't practice the 3rd to 4th step transition or do a correct 3-turn right by the area where my coach was standing (in other words, not actually where the test pattern is, but in a corner-type area)?

Actually, I did apparently step to a flat on step #4 in the 5-step when I recently tested Bronze MIF, but I passed the move anyway. I'm trying to correct that problem, though, b/c I know I can't count on the judges being that forgiving in the future.

I was wrong... The last sentence of TR23.01 states "A brief rest and warm-up is permitted before the reskate is performed." Brief = exactly that... it's not like the skater gets a full 4 or 5 minute warm-up....

additionally....

TR23.01.A "After a MIF test only one (1) element may be reskated. The reskate may consist of the entire element of a portion of the element."

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