I find this a little depressing because I seem to have made little progress.
Coaching issues, injuries and so forth: Mid-way through this year I switched to a new coach and discovered just how wrongly I was doing everything.

So for 2010, it appears my goals are pretty much the same as they have been for the past 2 years:

continue to improve my overall skating and footwork
be able to do all basic spin positions
all single jumps through to lutz.

Again

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Katz

Saved by Synchro!
I was over it, now I'm into it again !

• Solid, consistent, fully rotated loop jump from back crossovers
• Solid, consistent, fully rotated flip jump
• Pass the Hickory Hoedown
• Bonus goal: pass silver moves, preferably without falling on my head during either the 8-step or the back 3 pattern! (Fine 97% of the time, flailing wildly the other 3% of the time!)

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You miss 100% of the shots you never take.--Wayne Gretzky

Well Joyful all I can say is that you must not have been here 4 years ago when I set foot on the ice for the first time at age 56. I could barely stand up on skates and EVERYBODY here was wonderfully supportive and encouraging. Everybody was SO great that it kept me going through the tough times.

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I retired from competitive skating this month, just shy of 4 years. I reached my initial goal (Canadian Adult Nationals) TWICE with a Freeskate Bronze in 2008.

My goal for 2010 is to keep skating, keep improving, and ENJOY myself (sans the pressures of preparing for competition). It is nice to have a little "free time" and to go on the ice for the pure joy of skating.

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

Hi

My skating goal for 2010 is to improve on every aspect of my skating. I would like to be able to do a proper loop, get my sit spins lower, and continue to improve on my spins, and learn new spins.

londonicechamp

I didn't post here, but my 2009 goals were to pass Pre-Bronze Moves & Free Skate and Bronze Moves & Free Skate...which I did.

My goals for 2010 are:

* Land flip consistently
* Land lutz consistently
* More revolutions on my camel
* Low sit spins
* Enter some competitions (first one of last weekend in Jan.)

Bumping this thread as a reminder that the goals won't achieve themselves. 2010 isn't over yet - technically, skaters have until the end of the season (June 2011) to meet their goals.

Now's the time that most skaters plan their skating season goals and objectives. Take a few minutes today to think things through and make sure you communicate your plan to your coach(es) and family.

Don't be afraid to set new goals that are achievable if the ones on record were a little ambitious.

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I'm a slacker. Other than rooting for everyone at Easterns, I haven't reached the other goals or even seriously worked on them.

Money: new skates for all three of us set me back, plus I really needed to spend money on some unexpected expenses, so I'm building back my emergency fund before spending money on my own skating.

Lessons: The coach I wanted doesn't have time in her schedule. I have to look around at other rinks.

Exercise: I was exercising daily, but haven't done it since the kids got out of school. I spend way too much time working during the day, then I coach at night, so I'm overscheduled. Once synchro starts, things will change.

New objective: to make sure I skate regularly, I'm going to commit to the adult synchro team. I'll just try it for the season. Hopefully, it will improve my edging and turns.

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Good luck with synchro, Isk8NYC!

I'm happy to report that I'm back on the ice - got back on after the 6-month healing time. Soon after I wrote that post, I starting icing my leg/ankle for 20-30 minutes twice a day for 2 months, then once a day after I went back to work in late January (had worked at home), for another 4-5 months or so. Got my foot in my skate in late January, albeit uncomfortably, lol, and got a much better fit by the end of Feb. Swelling is almost completely gone. Doc is always a bit shocked by it when he sees me.

So I haven't needed a new skate but I do need a better-paying job, which I haven't found yet. But I'm skating 2-3 times a week now and can even skate 2 sessions in a row. Still can't do turns on the left foot (b/c at my appt in June, there was still a small portion of the bone on one side that hadn't fully healed) but I'm doing crossovers and right-foot turns,and my coach has been teaching me some dances. My next doc appt is Sept 1 - I sure hope it's healed by then - and then we're going to schedule surgery to have the hardware removed - the screws and rod are causing me some pain and range of motion issues - which will take me off the ice for a month or so.

My original goal, before my injury, was to at least attempt Gold MIF this June. I think that will have to be pushed back to around next June. Even though I was only off the ice for 6 months, I feel like I've been set back a year, b/c it will probably take at least 6 months to get back to where I was.

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

Dare I say pass ISI FS4? Definitely a stretch for flip and loop are new, but if the right foot cooperates...
Also backspin on the correct edge, please

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