Make sure you are watching for cross traffic and take care on your speed when moving around the rink especially as you conduct more advanced moves. The more skaters on the ice – the more we must all watch out for fellow skaters. For safety reasons, we do limit registrations to 22 skaters on the ice. This limit is enforced by requiring our members to register via DASH. Please also review right of way on the ice and safety precautions that all skaters need to follow when on club ice (below).
Parents – please review this information with your skaters. Skaters who fail to execute on these rules will first receive a verbal warning, followed by a written warning, followed by a suspension from Club Ice for a period as determined by the KMFSC Board of Directors and Club Coach Directors. Be considerate in the way you use Club ice – it is there as a privilege for club members. Make room for the right-of-way skater so they have enough space. The right-of-way is as follows:
- Skaters wearing the program belt have the right of way – Give them the space they need to do their elements/pattern.
- Skaters on harness have second right of way
- skaters in lessons have third right of way
- Finally lower level skaters should give higher level skaters right of way.
- Skaters are REQUIRED to wear program belt IF they want to have right of way privileges. In each 30 minute session skaters may wear the program belt ONE time per freestyle program (short/long) OR for TWO Moves in the Field patterns OR for TWO dance patterns. Skaters are limited to ONE startover/rewind/etc.
- After wearing the program belt for the allotted time(s) skaters are still permitted to play their music, but are not permitted to wear the program belt and will not receive right-of-way.
- Although wearing the program belt gives a skater right-of-way it doesn’t mean they don’t have to continue to watch out for others. A skater in a spin is not able to move and while every attempt should be made by the other skaters to watch out sometimes they just can’t predict where you are going. A little flexibility is required even for skaters with right-of-way.
General ice rules:
- Everyone is to keep moving while on the ice. If you need to talk, retie your skates, etc. you must get off the ice.
- Skaters taking short rest periods in between practicing or talking to their coach are expected to stand near the boards.
- No one is to be on the ice when the Zamboni is resurfacing or the Zamboni doors are open.
- Skaters are expected to show consideration for each other, while concentrating on themselves and using a positive attitude to follow their own practice schedule. A HEALTHY competitive atmosphere where skaters encourage each other to progress in a friendly manner is expected.
- BULLYING in any form at the rink or outside of the rink is unacceptable and could lead to dismissal from the facility.
- Parents and visitors should observe Learn to Skate classes from the bleachers or center ice benches. The hockey boxes are reserved for the skaters and coaches.
- No horse play or racing on the ice. It can lead to injuries.
- Food is not allowed on the ice or boards. All tissues, water bottles, etc. must be removed from the wall and hockey boxes before leaving the ice. Please help to keep the rink clean.
- You MUST pay for your ice and sign in LEGIBLY on the club ice binder before skating. Repeat violators of this policy will be charged the full club ice price (rather than the discounted rate) and risk losing the discount for longer as determined by the club board of directors after a verbal warning, written warning, and “third strike you’re out” warning.
Rules for virtual testing at KMFSC
- Skaters do not need to clear the ice for a virtual test. They have paid for their practice ice. They only need to give right of way to the skater – similar to someone wearing the green band practicing their choreographed piece.
- A max of 3 strikes and you are out. If you can’t record the test in 3 tries, the skater is likely not ready. In a real test scenario, they get a max of 1 retry (if that).
- Note: this rule also must be done with regards to the time you are taking on the ice. Moves (skating skills tests) take a lot longer to get through. 3 retries would likely take the entire half hour time slot if you were a good way through the moves at each retry attempt. If you are taking 12 mins to record – you are done at that point. We must be respectful of other skaters practicing on the ice who have also paid for their ice time.
- Max of 8 other skaters on the ice to record a virtual test – this is a US Figure Skating requirement and if not followed – your video could be disqualified anyway.
- Virtual testing should be done on the slowest ice times available without a lot of bookings
- If you can, please consider taking your test at our regular December test session. This does support the club as it is very expensive to host a test session. If we are close to the December test session timeframe, we highly encourage you to make our test session successful by signing up for it and executing your testing during that time. You can always follow-up with a virtual test after that test session if you do not pass.
- Follow all other US Figure Skating Virtual Test requirements and guidelines as posted here: https://www.usfigureskating.org/sites/default/files/media-files/Virtual%20Test%20Guidelines.pdf
