The question: Is it possible to have private coaching in Vancouver when I am disinterested in competing or taking the exams?
The context: I will be moving to Vancouver soon and I would like to continue my figure skating lessons. The thing is, the system in Vancouver seems to be very different from the system in Beijing, where I currently live. Beijing has multiple rinks located in shopping malls, and so people can drop in anytime. Private coaching at the rink I went to was much more of a thing than group coaching. From what I've seen online, the opposite is true in Vancouver. There are few to no rinks in malls, set drop-in times, and it seems the only way to get private coaching is if you join a club, aim at taking the exams, and/or compete.
I have no intention of competing, and I find myself to be more motivated to learn/do something when it's for its own sake, rather than for something else.
(This may not make much sense, but I can assure you that time and time again I've had my interest and motivation for something dimmed when I'm doing it for an assignment/standard/exam etc.)
(Yes, this is a problem in school)
I am open to group coaching, but I would prefer private coaching. So, would any who skate in Vancouver have answers, or have I perhaps gotten the situation wrong?
The context: I will be moving to Vancouver soon and I would like to continue my figure skating lessons. The thing is, the system in Vancouver seems to be very different from the system in Beijing, where I currently live. Beijing has multiple rinks located in shopping malls, and so people can drop in anytime. Private coaching at the rink I went to was much more of a thing than group coaching. From what I've seen online, the opposite is true in Vancouver. There are few to no rinks in malls, set drop-in times, and it seems the only way to get private coaching is if you join a club, aim at taking the exams, and/or compete.
I have no intention of competing, and I find myself to be more motivated to learn/do something when it's for its own sake, rather than for something else.
(This may not make much sense, but I can assure you that time and time again I've had my interest and motivation for something dimmed when I'm doing it for an assignment/standard/exam etc.)
(Yes, this is a problem in school)
I am open to group coaching, but I would prefer private coaching. So, would any who skate in Vancouver have answers, or have I perhaps gotten the situation wrong?