Hi okaii last year I quit skating and I was in a High class Now that I am starting again will I have to go back to Novice or somthin that Little Kids are IN?

fiqures8tinchic

That's really up to your rink and their skate school's policies.

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- Ashley

yea but im switching rinks and coach's?


fiqures8tinchic

First off, using proper and grammar with get you a lot more responses. I don't even know what you're talking about because you write so bad! This board has a lot of ADULTS on it and we aren't going to read or respond to something written like that.

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Um, well for starters, Novice is actually a fairly high level of skating. Novice is the first level of competition at events such as Sectionals and Nationals. It takes many years to be at this level, and you can't just 'go back' to Novice, since if you've actually tested above this level, its impossible to skate back a level. My guess is you're in group lessons with basic skills or something similiar? Which is perfectly fine, but I suggest knowing your terms of skating before dissing "Novice" skaters. I also suggest talking to a coach and telling them about your situation and they should be able to evaluate you and tell you what level you belong in. Good luck.

I notice you are from BC and therefore talking about the Canadian program. I don't know what" high class" means? WEre you in private lessons or group lessons?

This is how it works when you switch clubs. You sign up for the day and time (i'm talking passed canskate) that is your level. It goes by test passed. For example, intermediate ice at my club: must be passed prelim freeskate or prelim skills. Each club has different criteria. If you have passed a high level test (gold, competitive test) then you will be on ice that equals your test level,.

Well I remember that when I first started skating we had levels of Intermediate, Novice, and Advanced in our skate school, nothing along the lines of USFSA. That's what I assumed the posted to have meant.

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- Ashley

Be fair, the names of the levels do differ from country to country. In this country, we used to have two lots of Novice - the first test in each discipline (equivalent to the USA pre-Preliminary) was called that and, in fact, the lowest Field Moves test is still called Novice (followed by Preliminary, inter-Bronze, Bronze & inter-Silver). However, there was a great deal of confusion with the first level of competitive tests and competitions, also called Novice (followed by Primary, Junior & Senior, from which last competitors hope to go to Europeans, Worlds and maybe even the Olympic Games). These days we start at Level 1 Bronze... and can go through to Level 10 Gold, I think, although many younger skaters move over to the competitive levels after level 6.

But the point is, "Novice" may mean something different to skaters in different parts of the world.

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