In the past year I have progressed in my opinion at a medium pace. I have had many discouraged moments, finding myself feeling down because I wasn't progressing as fast as I would like. I also found out I am not the quitter I was when I was a child and much more patient and focused. I'm now wearing my Silver Star Reidell skates after retiring my Bronze stars a few months ago. The blades are Coronation Ace's and yes they have made all the difference in my skating.
Today at the rink I could have done some spins and the "fun" stuff but forced myself to work my 3 turn's both ways for almost an hour and a half. We all have that one "bad" side that we try to avoid because the other way looks oh so much better.
I have taken a lot of time helping my 11 year old daughter with her skating. I make sure she has extra skating time and her teacher is excited to see her accomplish her skating goals. I hear many schools and teachers frown on kids missing school to skate. We have not had that issue yet.
She has made it up to Basic Level 6 in less than a year. Her last group class is this week and we are hoping she passes into Pre Free Skate. She also has her first competition this month in Basic 5. I designed and made her figure skating competition dress. I used a basic pattern I purchased cheap on ebay.
As a mom I certainly put my daughters skating first. If there is a fee for classes she comes first. I have more time to practice during the day so it's up to me to show up at the rink.
As far as my progress goes. I took group lessons a few months ago and I am now Adult Level 3 on the books. I can do many moves from Adult level 3 to 6. I'm going to see if I can test up into at least level 4 soon. I earned my first skating patch and I'm still not sure what to put it on. I felt a little embarrassed about it at first because it wasn't a higher number. Feeling not good enough is an unfortunate habit i've dragged with me through my entire life. I'm not quitting anytime soon. I am planning to do my first competition in 2018.
