- Joined
- Apr 10, 2019
It's been suggested to me that if I want to up my game and really give this skating thing a serious try, that I should start going to freestyle sessions. Right now, there's one rink near me that has Tuesday night public skate, and that is only until early August when hockey takes over again. All other public skate at the rinks in my area are Fri night, Sat afternoon and night, and Sunday afternoon.
My main rink has two sheets and lots and lots of freestyle time in the morning and early afternoon. Being a working adult, if I were to do this (can't believe I'm even considering it because the rink is in the opposite direction from my house from my office), I'd have to go early in the morning.
This past weekend, I spoke to a coach about who is allowed on Freestyle sessions. Seems like the norm in the US is to only allow anyone in Freeskate levels, with some rinks allowing skaters who've passed Basic 6 (and I found one rink who allows anyone who's passed Adult 4). The coach (long time, I think) didn't really think there were any hard or fast rules, unless it was a kid, who would need to have a coach with them. She said, it's different with adults, and as long as I can get up by myself, the sessions are pretty quiet and I should feel free to come.
I've been skating for 2 months and am still working on Basic 3 skills (by myself, I'm a returning skater and am comfortable with that so far). I've not been taking LTS classes but I am having my first private lesson next weekend on a freestyle session. This will be with a different coach, and I will ask her opinion as well, and maybe take a look at the log in sheet from previous weeks to see how many people are coming on weekday mornings.
I'm so surprised that I actually have this option at my level, but I did see a comment on Reddit recently about rinks needing any fees that adults are willing to pay. This particular rink is my main rink, another near me (that I've not been to) I know definitely restricts their freestyle to advance skaters, and they have to sign up in advance.
My main rink has two sheets and lots and lots of freestyle time in the morning and early afternoon. Being a working adult, if I were to do this (can't believe I'm even considering it because the rink is in the opposite direction from my house from my office), I'd have to go early in the morning.
This past weekend, I spoke to a coach about who is allowed on Freestyle sessions. Seems like the norm in the US is to only allow anyone in Freeskate levels, with some rinks allowing skaters who've passed Basic 6 (and I found one rink who allows anyone who's passed Adult 4). The coach (long time, I think) didn't really think there were any hard or fast rules, unless it was a kid, who would need to have a coach with them. She said, it's different with adults, and as long as I can get up by myself, the sessions are pretty quiet and I should feel free to come.
I've been skating for 2 months and am still working on Basic 3 skills (by myself, I'm a returning skater and am comfortable with that so far). I've not been taking LTS classes but I am having my first private lesson next weekend on a freestyle session. This will be with a different coach, and I will ask her opinion as well, and maybe take a look at the log in sheet from previous weeks to see how many people are coming on weekday mornings.
I'm so surprised that I actually have this option at my level, but I did see a comment on Reddit recently about rinks needing any fees that adults are willing to pay. This particular rink is my main rink, another near me (that I've not been to) I know definitely restricts their freestyle to advance skaters, and they have to sign up in advance.