- Joined
- Nov 13, 2012
SWP if I remember, was larger when Nevada was in the group. Now you have half of California and AZ.
I know for a lot of clubs in warm weather states, clubs were decimated by the crash in the economy. So many skaters had to quit, ice was just too expensive. Clubs are rebuilding - check out the news from the Stockton Figure Skating Club! - and putting out some strong skaters. Families still tend to be very practical not knowing when bubble will burst so if their skater wasn't a top inter-club skater, they might not go to the expense of regionals when it is out of state, so they just get the top skaters in the area signing up. Interclub is a competition series. I don't know how similar costs are - I think it was 185 for juve and up including an admin fee plus online fee, practice ice is not included, there is a 10 admission fee daily. And you have to drive, stay at a hotel etc... I guess I wouldn't judge based on how many skaters you see at regionals to determine the skating health of a region. For for juv, almost 80 girls participated in the club comp mixer events in one region.
I know for a lot of clubs in warm weather states, clubs were decimated by the crash in the economy. So many skaters had to quit, ice was just too expensive. Clubs are rebuilding - check out the news from the Stockton Figure Skating Club! - and putting out some strong skaters. Families still tend to be very practical not knowing when bubble will burst so if their skater wasn't a top inter-club skater, they might not go to the expense of regionals when it is out of state, so they just get the top skaters in the area signing up. Interclub is a competition series. I don't know how similar costs are - I think it was 185 for juve and up including an admin fee plus online fee, practice ice is not included, there is a 10 admission fee daily. And you have to drive, stay at a hotel etc... I guess I wouldn't judge based on how many skaters you see at regionals to determine the skating health of a region. For for juv, almost 80 girls participated in the club comp mixer events in one region.