It was hosted by Quinte FSC and I had three skaters trying tests, one from Quinte FSC and two from Tweed & District FSC. Elise tried her Dutch Waltz and passed; Kate tried her Fiesta and passed and Leah tried her Fiesta and Preliminary FreeSkate and passed both! It was a great day for the skaters, and for me as a coach.
The girls didn't seem to be nervous, but I was! This was the first time I partnered the Fiesta for a test day, and I was scared about the mohawk...turning backwards with the skater, yikes! During the warm-up I did the dance with each of the girls, and both times, the first mohawk was scratchy and slow. So, I did another round with each of them, and the mohawk was better...and by the third mohawk they were fine! During the actual tests everything went fine, and of course, I realized it wasn't work stressing about. Hopefully the girls couldn't tell I was nervous.
I had planned on taking pictures that night, so I would be able to post some here, but I had a music emergency and was totally distracted! I forgot to bring a copy of Leah's solo music from the Tweed arena, so I called Curt in a panic and he raced to the arena in Belleville with our laptop and a blank CD and I had to burn a new copy in the lobby while other tests were happening. It all worked out, but I would have felt terrible if we hadn't been able to get her music in time. I'm sure that I've learned my lesson now though and I won't be forgetting music for test days or competitions!
Here is a picture I took a few days later during practice in Tweed.
(L-R) Leah, myself and Kate
Our first competition of the season is on Saturday, I'm sure I'll be back with some stories (and hopefully pictures) from that event!
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