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Synchronized Skating Teams

Synchro Information
Team Information	What is a Team?
Participation Information	Scrip Information
Competitions and Results	Sponsorship Information

Synchro Skill Requirements
Intermediate Team	Beginner Team
Open Juvenile Team	Open Adult Team
Pre-Juvenile Team

Tryout Information
2011-2012 Team Tryouts & Beginner Team Info	Open Adult Team Try It Days

Rhythm & Blades

Skills Needed for Beginner Team Skaters

There is no tryout for the Beginner team, below are listed skills to be working on. The list includes skills from Moves in the Field tests as high as the Juvenile level. Please work hard to learn and develop these skills. Share this list with your professional so they can help you achieve this. Feel free to look ahead to the higher team’s skill lists.

Stroking and Edges F & B stroking, power stroking, & crossovers working for: good knee bend, posture, edge quality, & extension All F & B edges F & B Changes of edge O to I & I to O Start working on F & B power pulls and F & B cross strokes Turns All three turns (F & B, O & I ) F I & FO Open Mohawks Field Moves All Spirals F lunges & start working on B F & B Shoot-the-Ducks on both feet Start working on Bauers and Spread Eagles on I edges, then O

Jumps Bunny hops Waltz jump, Half Flip, Half Lutz Stops T-stops, stopping quickly B one foot snowplow Spins Forward one foot spin Additional Off-Ice Improve overall flexibility with daily stretching– Work on doing the splits Core strengthening exercises Key F = Forward, B = Backward, O = Outside, I = Inside, R = Right, L = Left

Please share this information with your private lesson coach.

Questions should be directed to:

Vikki Dalquist
RFSC Synchronized Skating Director
sdalquist@charter.net
(507) 287-0971

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Last update 3/27/10
Contact Tim Rinkel with comments.