Moves in the Field

The members of the Moves in the Field Task Force are pleased to present the revisions to the current testing structure. This group was charged with the duty of examining the current tests with two goals in mind:

1. To find methods to shorten the length of tests while still allowing the skater to demonstrate important skills bilaterally

2. To re-introduce skills that have been part of figure skating for decades but were not included in the original introduction of the moves tests

Many of the current moves ask the skater to perform a skill in one direction, stop and then perform the skill in the opposite direction. Sometimes it's clockwise to counter-clockwise, and sometimes it's forward to backward, but the task force has taken several of these moves and revised them to flow continuously--saving time without sacrificing what the skater is meant to learn from the skill. These improvements will not only save valuable ice time during tests but also lesson and practice time.

Moves were originally created to help preserve the form and accuracy of the turns that are an essential part of figure skating. Until now, however, loops and twizzles have been overlooked. New patterns including these turns complement the threes, brackets, counters and rockers that have been part of the moves structure since its inception. While new moves are being introduced, some current moves are also being deleted from the test structure. Overall, the task force believes it has retained the best of the old moves tests and added new moves to present a logical and progressive test structure.

The links below lead to the new tests. Video examples of the new and revised moves are presented here, and eventually all moves will be included to provide a resource center for the entire new moves test structure. Diagrams and descriptions are available here for all the moves.

• Revised Moves in the Field Test Structure and Implementation Plan (PDF)

• Pre-Preliminary Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Preliminary Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Pre-Juvenile Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Juvenile Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Intermediate Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Novice Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Junior Moves in the Field Test
  
  
• Senior Moves in the Field Test
  
  
  • Revised MIF Diagrams (5/4/10)

• Revised Adult MIF Summary (9/1/10)

Please e-mail comments to movesinthefield@usfigureskating.org.



Wayne Hundley, Task Force Chair, Tests Committee Chair
Deveny Deck, Pairs Committee Chair
Janis Engel, Dance Committee Chair
Hal Marron, Singles Committee Chair
Karin Sherr, Synchonized Skating Committee Chair
Brandon Forsyth, U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors, Athlete Member
Jeff DiGregorio, U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors, Coaching Member (MP, MFS)
Ben Miller, Athlete Development Committee Chair (BA)
Steve Hartsell, Athletes Advisory Committee
Kelley Morris-Adair, PSA President (MM, MD, MFD, RFS, Level V Ranking)
Damon Allen, Singles, PSA (CFS)
Janet Champion, Singles, PSA (MFS, MG, MM, Level V Ranking)
Jillian Cipresso, Synchro, PSA (MT)
Mark Fitzgerald, Singles, PSA
Christine Fowler-Binder, Dance, PSA (MM)
Doug Haw, Singles, PSA (MFS, MM)
Sharon Jones-Baker, Dance, PSA (MD, MM)
Gerry Lane, Dance, PSA (MD, MFD, MFS, MM, Level V Ranking)
Kerry Leitch, Pairs, PSA (Level VIII Ranking)
Kris Shakarjian, Singles, PSA (MFS, MM, CG, CF, CD, Level IV Ranking)
Becky Stump, Synchro, PSA (MT, MM, MG, CFS, Level V Ranking)
Peggy Tamres, Singles, PSA (MFS, MM, SD, CG)
Holly Teets, Synchro, PSA (MT)

(PSA ratings)