Skaneateles Figure Skating Club: News!
SFSC is hosting a Grassroots to Champions seminar on Tuesday, December 29th at the Welch Allyn Arena from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Skaters will be working with National and International coaches and this is something you won’t want to miss!! Some of the highlights are:
- Jump technique for singles, doubles and triples.
- Off-ice jumping for correct air position
- Correct take-off and landing prints
- Alignment of body positions
- Harness work
- How to prepare for competition
Download the flyer and application by clicking on the link below. We hope you will join us for this exciting learning and training opportunity!
Handout: Grassroots to Champions Seminar application
October/November Working Parent Schedule
WORKING PARENT CALENDAR
• ATTENTION Junior A Parents – Look for your name! Some Jr A parent assignments have changed since original choices were made.
• When you have completed your Working Parent responsibilities, please pick up your deposit check from the parent on duty at the Community Center rink during club hours.
• Below is the current Working Parent schedule. This schedule will also be posted on the bulletin board at the rink. Any concerns should be sent to Joan Hirsh at joan.hirsh@gmail.com. Thank you all for supporting our club by volunteering.
• Please arrive 5 minutes early for your shift. Thank you.
Thu . Oct. 1st
Basic: Wise
Junior A: Benyon
Junior B: Hirsh
Sat. Oct. 3rd
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Oct. 4th
Junior A: Czemez
Junior B: Duke
Mon. Oct. 5th
Basic: Amoia/Blair
Tue. Oct. 6th
Junior A: Henty
Junior B: Temple
Thu. Oct. 8th
Basic: Wise
Junior A: Herlihy
Junior B: Gaffney
Sat. Oct. 10th
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Oct. 11th
Junior A: Sveden
Junior B: Murray
Mon. Oct. 12th
Basic: Amoia/Blair
Tue. Oct. 13th
Junior A: Herlihy
Junior B: Temple
Thu. Oct. 15th
Basic: Byrne/Atkinson
Junior A: Glose
Junior B: Glose
Sat. Oct. 17th
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Oct. 18th
Junior A: Csemez
Junior B: Duke
Mon. Oct. 19th
Basic: Prado-Ramos
Tue. Oct. 20th
Junior A: Henty
Junior B: Temple
Thu. Oct. 22nd
Basic: Byrne/Atkinson
Junior A: Herlihy
Junior B: Glose
Sat. Oct 24th
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Oct. 25th
Junior A: Csemez
Junior B: Duke
Mon. Oct. 26th
Basic: Prado-Ramos
Tue. Oct. 27th
Junior A: Glose
Junior B: McNeil
Thu. Oct. 29th
Basic: LoPiccolo
Junior A: Prendergast
Junior B: Hirsh
Sat. Oct. 31st
Open Junior: Braun
Sun. Nov. 1st
Junior A: Prendergast
Junior B: Glose
Mon. Nov. 2nd
Basic: Torrisi
Tue. Nov. 3rd
Junior A: Herlihy
Junior B: Murray
Thu. Nov. 5th
Basic: Csemez
Junior A: Herlihy
Junior B: Glose
Sat. Nov. 7th
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Nov. 8th
Junior A: Prendergast
Junior B: Glose
Mon. Nov. 9th
Basic: Parks
Tue. Nov. 10th
Junior A: Herlihy
Junior B: Murray
Thu. Nov. 12th
Basic: Csemez
Junior A: Stanford
Junior B: Gaffney
Sat. Nov. 14th
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Nov. 15th
Junior A: Prendergast
Junior B: Glose
Mon. Nov. 16th
Basic: Parks
Tue. Nov. 17th
Junior A: Sveden
Junior B: Murray
Thu. Nov. 19th
Basic: LoPiccolo
Junior A: Stanford
Junior B: Glose
Sat. Nov. 21st
Open Junior: Sveden
Sun. Nov. 22nd
Junior A: Csemez
Junior B: Murray
Mon. Nov. 23rd
Basic: Parks
Tue. Nov. 24th
Junior A: Sveden
Junior B: Murray
Wed. Nov. 25th
Open Junior 8-11am: Hirsh
Sat. Nov. 28th
Open Junior: Glose
Sun. Nov. 29th
Junior A: Lynn
Junior B: Glose
Mon. Nov. 30th
Basic: ParksFall/Winter Registration Forms now available!
The Registration Forms needed to enroll in the Fall/Winter skating sessions at the Skaneateles FSC are now available. Please click "Forms" at left, then click on "Registration Forms". Look for the appropriate membership form and download the .pdf file to your computer to print it out and complete.
Working Parent Policy
SFSC BASIC SKILLS MEMBER PARENT VOLUNTEER POLICY
· Sign up on Calendar for two sessions per child
· Write check for $30 to “SFSC”
· Write “Working Parent Deposit” on memo line of check
· Check will be returned after both sessions worked
OR ----
· Opt out of volunteering ; add $30 to registration check
· A monthly calendar will be posted at the rink and on the web site which lists volunteers and dates scheduled.
· Should a volunteer need to cancel, a make-up date may be scheduled if any vacancies remain. Contact Deb Driscoll for this info.
In the event you need to change your session, contact Joan Hirsh, 374-0953 at least a week in advance.
COMPETITION, Dates to be announced
· Sign up in September
· Work your time slot in Dec.
OR --
· Opt out of volunteering; add $25 to registration check
ICE DREAMS ICE SHOW, Dates to be announced
· Sign up in September
· Select a specific time slot in March
· Work your time slot
OR --
· Opt out of volunteering; add $25 to registration check
Please note:
The skaters depend upon you to show up and make sure their ice sessions, competition, and show are safe and fun. To this end, the Club will impose the following penalties:
· Failure to show up for working parent commitment incurs a fine of $15 per session (to be taken out of deposit check).
· Failure to report to assist at the competition results in a $50 fine; show costume will not be ordered until fine is paid.
· Failure to report to assist with the show results in a $50 fine; fine must be paid prior to next registration.
SFSC JUNIOR MEMBER PARENT VOLUNTEER POLICY
Membership in Skaneateles Figure Skating Club is made up of two parts: fees and volunteerism. All members (including adult & college members) must satisfy both requirements to be considered members in good standing. Members must be in good standing in order to use the ice, participate in any SFSC events or USFS sanctioned events (competition, test, show, etc). While members will be given the choice of opting out of volunteering, please note that the club prefers your time. Although the opt-out fees will allow the club to pay someone to work in your absence, it means additional planning & work to find/schedule willing workers. Synchro volunteer requirements are in addition to, not instead of, the club volunteer requirement. Volunteerism is separated into 2 components in order to allow members maximum flexibility in managing their time & expenses:
Competition and Show
· Membership fees are based on level of participation chosen – you may opt out of participation in one or both events - $25 per event.
· Anyone who signs up to work but then does not will be charged double the opt-out fee. $50
· At time of Fall/Winter membership registration, members will choose a general area in which they will work and then will be able to choose a specific time in the weeks leading up to the event. It will be up to members to watch for sign up sheets and shifts will be chosen on a first come first serve basis.
Working Parent
· Junior member parents must sign up for 7 sessions per skater.
· For each member, a working parent deposit of $15 per session will be collected: $105.
· Separate checks must be written for working parent deposit and registration fees. PLEASE NOTE *** Checks will NOT be cashed or deposited, unless a parent does not satisfy their obligation.
· Working parent deposit must be submitted at time of registration. Please write “Working Parent Deposit” on the memo line of your check.
· Parents may opt out of the working parent obligation in advance for a fee of $15 per shift, per child. Opt-out fees should be included in registration check, not the deposit check.
· Parents who miss scheduled sessions will be able to reschedule, ONLY IF THERE ARE ANY OPEN SESSIONS – Contact the Vice President to inquire about open sessions. Parents are responsible for contacting VP in case of the need to reschedule shifts. VP Contact info: Deb Driscoll, debdris@earthlink.net.
· Parents may not schedule sessions until all registration requirements are met (payment and paperwork).
· DATES/SESSIONS WILL BE CHOSEN ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. Parents may only sign up for vacant sessions on the calendar. If there are no available sessions that you can work, you must find someone to switch with or pay $15/session to opt out.
· Parents must find their own substitutes if they can not work a scheduled session.
· The Vice President will schedule any open sessions with parents who are willing to work to receive credits toward future membership fees.
· Your deposit will be returned after your last scheduled shift. If you did not work 7 shifts by the close of the Fall/Winter session, you will receive a bill for the shifts you did not work, at which time you may choose to write a new check or have your original check deposited and the balance credited toward your next package.
· Parents are responsible for remembering their dates/sessions. Calendars will be posted on the SFSC bulletin board at the Community Center and on the SFSC website.
· Parents must sign in when they work to receive credit for sessions. PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO DO THIS!
· WHAT DOES THE WORKING PARENT DO? Makes sure skaters sign in, collects any walk-on fees as necessary, handles any injuries, supplies any forms needed, answers questions, etc.
· WHY CAN’T A PRO BE IN CHARGE INSTEAD? Pros are there to teach, not monitor the ice. They can not do both effectively at the same time. They can not/should not be expected to take time from students to check on skaters who may be hurt or to answer questions, sign skaters in, collect fees, etc.
· WHY DO I HAVE TO VOLUNTEER IF MY CHILD IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE SHOW/COMPETITION? The competition is a major fundraiser that benefits all members by keeping membership fees as low as possible. The show is the highlight of the year for our basic skills skaters and a great deal of fun for all skaters!
· WHAT IF I CAN NOT BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEEKEND OF THE SHOW OR COMPETITION? You may sign up for one of the tasks that need to be completed in advance of these events (advance ticket sales, rink prep, goody bags, etc,). Please leave these tasks to those who truly need to avoid scheduling on the weekends of the events, out of necessity, not preference.
· WHY CAN’T THE CLUB JUST PAY SOMEONE TO DO THESE TASKS? The club attempts to be affordable for as many people as possible. Paying someone to do all the work involved would cost a great deal. This might be preferable to some members but many would simply not be able to afford to be members. Fees would go up in order to cover the costs of paid help and would also increase based on having fewer members to cover costs.
· WHY DOESN’T SYNCHRO VOLUNTEERISM SATISFY THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS? Synchro events benefit only synchro, not the club. The club does not receive any funds from synchro events.
