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- Jul 6, 2014
Hello! Just as background, let me say that I've wanted to skate my whole life, but never had the opportunity before to do so. Now at 19 years old, I recently gave myself that opportunity. I've been serious about skating for the last 6 weeks or so, and have been progressing pretty quickly. I'm really passionate about it, and I love it more that I thought I would. Now I'm seriously considering pursuing it as a future career - in choreography. I think this is something I have a lot of potential in.
However, I don't feel like I'm in the right place to do so. I don't live in a skating community, and the rink at which I practice does not inspire me. Sometimes I show up and I feel so out of place being at a skating rink that I just want to go home. I have trouble with my confidence a lot. I have a coach, but he sees me more as a recreational adult skater. I'm afraid to tell him I want to be more serious about the sport because I'm afraid he'll just roll his eyes. Mostly, I just feel stuck with where I am.
If I pursue this, I want to give it everything I have, and that includes where I train. I have this increasing desire to move to a more serious skating rink. I want to train with the best coach I can, someone who knows everything about skating and can give me the best foundation possible. I don't care how far I get with skating - I may never be able to do double jumps - but I want to be able to say that I gave myself the best resources I could and learned as much as I could.
The problem is, I don't know what coach would take me. I'm a 19 year old beginner. I feel like a lot of coaches, especially top coaches, wouldn't take me seriously and think of me as a waste of time. I'm an extremely dedicated and hard-working person. I know what it's like to train many hours a day and practice even when I'm exhausted (I used to be a musician). But I feel like that's not good enough. What do you think? Do you think a top coach who trains from beginners to advanced skaters would take me on as a student? Should I even bother pursuing this? What do I say to these coaches? How do I explain my situation to them?
Also: please tell me how I can be realistic about this. I don't want to get carried away, but I do want to become a choreographer. I hope you can understand where I'm coming from when I say I want to train with a different coach who can help me with that.
However, I don't feel like I'm in the right place to do so. I don't live in a skating community, and the rink at which I practice does not inspire me. Sometimes I show up and I feel so out of place being at a skating rink that I just want to go home. I have trouble with my confidence a lot. I have a coach, but he sees me more as a recreational adult skater. I'm afraid to tell him I want to be more serious about the sport because I'm afraid he'll just roll his eyes. Mostly, I just feel stuck with where I am.
If I pursue this, I want to give it everything I have, and that includes where I train. I have this increasing desire to move to a more serious skating rink. I want to train with the best coach I can, someone who knows everything about skating and can give me the best foundation possible. I don't care how far I get with skating - I may never be able to do double jumps - but I want to be able to say that I gave myself the best resources I could and learned as much as I could.
The problem is, I don't know what coach would take me. I'm a 19 year old beginner. I feel like a lot of coaches, especially top coaches, wouldn't take me seriously and think of me as a waste of time. I'm an extremely dedicated and hard-working person. I know what it's like to train many hours a day and practice even when I'm exhausted (I used to be a musician). But I feel like that's not good enough. What do you think? Do you think a top coach who trains from beginners to advanced skaters would take me on as a student? Should I even bother pursuing this? What do I say to these coaches? How do I explain my situation to them?
Also: please tell me how I can be realistic about this. I don't want to get carried away, but I do want to become a choreographer. I hope you can understand where I'm coming from when I say I want to train with a different coach who can help me with that.
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