I would assume that if Sectionals went away, so would the club comps that are attached to them. (Unless it was an already established competition like the DBNAI.)

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Originally Posted by mr7740
But then if they had not received the bid for sectionals would there still have been a Central Carolina Adult Skating Classic?

I don't think that's a given - I'm not positive but I don't think (e.g.) that the NC club hosts the Adult Skating Classic during years when they don't host Eastern Adult Sectionals too. I could be wrong though. They COULD hold it, but it's not a given.

No, dearie! You are a strong stubborn older b*****d that's NOT gonna let dem young'uns beat you w/o a fight... and as Dara Torres says "Age is just a number!!!"

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And she is one amazing lady, not just in skating either!!!:

Yes, and she is 52, so she's in age class IV!

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No, they don't usually hold a separate adult comp by name without Adult Sectionals. But they always have a full slate of adult events in their Central Carolina Classic. So that club always offers opportunities for adult skaters, no matter what.

Ah, OK, that must have been the comp I was thinking of - I knew there was a Central Carolina Classic - I thought that was the one combined with Sectionals.

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Stormy explained it properly.

Many competitions still exist without the Sectionals part . . . New Year's in DC, Wyandotte in MI for example. Some clubs that host Sectionals will wrap a full competition around it that does not necessarily occur annually without winning the Sectionals bid.

My proposal was to hold the qualifying rounds at ANs (either by adding a day to ANs, which is too difficult, or using the Open events as qualifying with a weighted system, or hold extra events) rather than at a Sectional event six weeks prior. It allowed competitors to save vacation time and money, plus allowed the ANs schedule to come out earlier since we no longer had to wait for Sectional results for the Referee to make the schedule, allowed the Men/Dance/Pairs who didn't really have to qualify due to so few entries from being forced to travel just to qualify, plus some other advantages for judges, etc etc etc. There were some cons too, but I thought the pros really outweighed the cons. However, it seems people really like their Sectionals. So it's staying, and is not even under discussion at the Adult Committee. And I can live with that. But since people asked I wanted to clarify what the hullaballo was about.

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Thanks Stormy and manleywoman for the clarification, and sorry to add to the confusion!!

Cinderella's birth certificate might indicate that she's 52, but really, she is ageless. Just ageless, and gorgeous on the ice.

2010 Adult Eastern Sectional is listed as March 12-14 (same weekend as Mids and Pacifics):
http://www.usfigureskating.org/event...s.asp?id=43367

Stormy, isn't that the weekend of the new Colonial adult competition?

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Yup. We just realized that this morning and the date will likely be changed. Thanks for posting the new Easterns date though!

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I live in Pittsburgh, PA so I must compete in Easterns, correct? I would prefer MIDS since so 3 hours closer- driving!! I will join usfsa probably as an individual member.

You only have to go to your designated sectional competition if you are trying to qualify for a championship event. If you're just aiming to compete open events at ANs, you can go to whatever sectionals you want.

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US Figure Skating changed the designation of which regional/sectional you need to attend for qualifying events. If I remember correctly, it's the location of your primary training facility, not your club.

If you have to qualify for AN, you have to skate in the Adult Sectional that is for your location.

In the past some skaters (not usually adults) would club shop and join a club in a smaller region and compete there to qualify. The new rule is supposed to correct that.

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I'm just curious. I changed clubs to a Pacifics club in 2008 in order to compete at Adult Pacifics - as they were offering non-qualifying patch events. I also competed in the Gold qualifying event, though I didn't qualify.

Sara

that was a mistake, they have corrected it, the correct dates are Feb 20-21 2010

http://www.usfigureskating.org/event...s.asp?id=43367

Sara

I just logged onto USFSA event registration for standard track Regionals to see what it said on the online form. The rules for Adult competitions must be the same as Novice, Junior and Senior, because Saras needed to change her home club to a Pacific Coast club in order to compete at a qualifying event at Pacific Coast last year. For Juvenile and Intermediate, the rules are slightly different. Here's what it says on the Regionals online application form:

Singles
• Novice, junior and senior level competitors register for the regional championships based upon home club affiliation or, if an individual member, permanent address
• All juvenile and intermediate singles competitors have the opportunity to register in either:
o the region of their permanent address OR
o the region of their principal training center
§ to register in the region of your principal training center, you must train there at least six (6) months and one (1) day from Sept. 1, 2008 – Sept. 1, 2009
§ Submission of false information regarding your training center will result in your disqualification from the regional championships

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Thanks for the info!

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I thought that if you were an individual member you could enter any section's qualifying - but I could be wrong. Is there a referee that you can check with?

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Looks like it will be Pacific Coast NQ for me, because this conflicts with my best friend's wedding!

I won't be going to Easterns, but my BF is getting married and I might see all my PC friends early!

Aren't Individual Members still registered to at least a section? They probably have to enter qualifying by their mailing address.

thanks everyone for your replies and input.

So if sectionals are different weekends, someone could do more than one sectional if they are just doing open events, correct?

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