GC Seminars

Attended many seminars today. First, I went to the Future LOC meeting in my role on the Competitions Committee. Most 2012 host club representatives attended, including the Santa Rosa FSC, host of Centrals. We learned about all the requirements and expectations U.S. Figure Skating has for qualifying competitions. Then, onto Volunteers seminar to hear ideas about getting more people involved, plus suggestions for guiding/training and recognition of volunteers. After lunch, Critical issues where we had some lively discussions about proposed changes to Junior Nationals and member fees. The Athlete Development Committee shared their experiences with programs such as STARS (off-ice training) and the Program Components camp as well as plans to continue and improve these and other programs for skater development. Next for me was the seminar on recruiting officials, with presentations from all areas... Judges, Tech Panel, Accounting, Music & Announcing. After dinner was my final seminar - the Interclub forum. Representatives from Interclub associations across the county shared ideas about ways clubs can work together to achieve goals for the entire area. It was a long but educational day. If anyone would like more details on any of the above topics, please feel free to contact me.