Hello everyone,
I have been reading up on the forum since my 7yo daughter started getting more serious about figure skating this year. While we work with a coach (and her team), before I have the conversation with her in more details, I do want to get some feedback here first as you guys have been great on insights for many others. Dad and I are both clueless as how this sport goes, but I’m learning.
In short, I’m planning ahead for next year (June 2020 forward) and getting a handle on how our skating schedule would look like next school year and to arrange other activities around it.
My daughter started skating at 5, exactly two years ago. The first year we did weekly LTS group sessions on and off, some public skating. Second year when she was 6, we did weekly LTS consistently. She got more interested and started to ask for more ice time. She started a second weekly LTS about 8 months ago, weekly private lesson 6 months ago. Right now, she skates 4 days a week (~5 hours on ice, about half of the time with instruction, half self practice), 2 LTS sessions, 2 private lessons. She is in free skate 1, working on pre pre MITF, and having her first singles competition coming up in Feb 20. In general, I, as a total outsider, feel like she is progressing well, or at least progressing. She is not the most audacious on ice (not fast, maybe still getting comfortable on ice), but she is willing to try jumps, spins and in general motivated enough to use self practice time somewhat efficiently.
She in her own words, would like to compete in regionals as a juvenile (as the most feasible level) in a few years. She also wants to go to sectionals or placed top 4, but I don’t know if she understands how tough that is. Let’s say a good/competitive juvenile regional competitor under 12 of age is her goal for now, could I get a more of a breakdown of where she needs to be to get there for the next 6mo, next year or two? I’m aware there are MITF and FS tests to go through. I have also been on the Canadian site where they outline hours and milestones etc, and feel we are in the middle in terms of ice time now? But that again speaks to an average child. I have no idea if my daughter is average, below or above. Maybe she needs more to catch up as lots of kids at that competitive level start younger than 6? For next year, what is a good amount of ice time/lesson time to be at given where she is now? 5/6days a week? 8 hours on ice a week?
Thank you!!!
I have been reading up on the forum since my 7yo daughter started getting more serious about figure skating this year. While we work with a coach (and her team), before I have the conversation with her in more details, I do want to get some feedback here first as you guys have been great on insights for many others. Dad and I are both clueless as how this sport goes, but I’m learning.
In short, I’m planning ahead for next year (June 2020 forward) and getting a handle on how our skating schedule would look like next school year and to arrange other activities around it.
My daughter started skating at 5, exactly two years ago. The first year we did weekly LTS group sessions on and off, some public skating. Second year when she was 6, we did weekly LTS consistently. She got more interested and started to ask for more ice time. She started a second weekly LTS about 8 months ago, weekly private lesson 6 months ago. Right now, she skates 4 days a week (~5 hours on ice, about half of the time with instruction, half self practice), 2 LTS sessions, 2 private lessons. She is in free skate 1, working on pre pre MITF, and having her first singles competition coming up in Feb 20. In general, I, as a total outsider, feel like she is progressing well, or at least progressing. She is not the most audacious on ice (not fast, maybe still getting comfortable on ice), but she is willing to try jumps, spins and in general motivated enough to use self practice time somewhat efficiently.
She in her own words, would like to compete in regionals as a juvenile (as the most feasible level) in a few years. She also wants to go to sectionals or placed top 4, but I don’t know if she understands how tough that is. Let’s say a good/competitive juvenile regional competitor under 12 of age is her goal for now, could I get a more of a breakdown of where she needs to be to get there for the next 6mo, next year or two? I’m aware there are MITF and FS tests to go through. I have also been on the Canadian site where they outline hours and milestones etc, and feel we are in the middle in terms of ice time now? But that again speaks to an average child. I have no idea if my daughter is average, below or above. Maybe she needs more to catch up as lots of kids at that competitive level start younger than 6? For next year, what is a good amount of ice time/lesson time to be at given where she is now? 5/6days a week? 8 hours on ice a week?
Thank you!!!