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Club Education

Upcoming Club Education Seminars

NARCE - Skating Director Course - May 20-22

The Skating Director course runs Monday, May 20 through Wednesday, May 22 at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. 16 PSA credits will be given to all participants for their attendance. Completion of this course will also fulfill the education requirements of new figure skating clubs. The Skating Director's Course registration fee of $175 includes all course materials, daily lunch, and a pass to the RINK Expo trade show. To register, please visit www.NARCE.com.

The two-and-a-half-day seminar will focus on the seamless administration of successful programs and ways to build a healthy customer base, retain skaters and continue to move them through the pipeline of U.S. Figure Skating programs. Every presentation will provide information and resources that can be implemented on the local level.

Topics include:

  • All about U.S. Figure Skating
  • Growing your skating program
  • Best practices of figure skating clubs
  • Destination Sochi - making the most of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games
  • Developing profitable programs and events
  • U.S. Figure Skating's SafeSport Program
  • Our new off-ice athleticism testing program, S.T.A.R.S.
  • Resources for starting an off-ice fitness program
  • Training and managing your coaching staff
  • Synchronized, TOI and other team concept programs
  • Ideas on collaborating with your local hockey association
  • Dealing with difficult situations and customers
  • Delivering parent education
  • Real programs that work!
  • Comparison of fee structures

If you have questions regarding NARCE, please contact Jeff Theiler at 719-538-1149. Limited spots available, sign up today - class sold-out the past two years.

If you are interested in hosting a Club Education Seminar, please contact Susi Wehrli-McLaughlin at swehrli@usfigureskating.org.

 

Showcase Competition Guidelines and Procedures: Is it a Rule or a Guideline?

Join us for a Webinar on June 6

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/892026566

Please join us on Thursday, June 6th at 8pm eastern/7pm central/6pm mountain/5pm pacific for a U.S. Figure Skating Webinar on Showcase Competition Guidelines and Procedures for both nonqualifying competitions and National Showcase.  The presentation will detail the specifics of the Showcase Guidelines, with the goal of aligning nonqualifying  showcase competition events  with the structure of National Showcase; thus ultimately serving to further the growth of Showcase events throughout U.S. Figure Skating.

Title:

Showcase Competition Guidelines and Procedures: Is it a Rule or a Guideline?

Date:

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Time:

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Mac-based attendees
Required: Mac OS X 10.6 or newer

Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone, iPad, Android phone or Android tablet

Club Education

Whether your club has been around for years or it's just been formed, you're in for some interesting situations. Club members don't always click, rules are not always upheld, and the traditional management techniques don't always work. You'll learn groundbreaking ideas to deal with these issues by attending a U.S. Figure Skating Club Education Seminar.

Seminars are one-day events, lasting from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The fee is $75 per person or $250 per board of four or more members. The fee includes all materials, lunch and afternoon break. Topics include:

  • Governance
  • Legal and ethical responsibilities
  • How to recruit and retain volunteers
  • Risk management
  • Volunteering
  • Board development and education
  • Fiscal management
  • Fundraising
  • Strategic thinking
  • Rink relations
  • How to grow and retain members
  • Programming and special events

Club Webinar Resources (PDF)