And USFS are so nice for making that freely available.
I completely agree with you. The New Moves committee made quite an investment in researching, planning and organizing the implementation. They took the time and money to record those videos and build the well-thought out webpages with the patterns.
Yes, though unfortunately the changes made to the adult moves THIS year aren't listed there. They are correct in the tests book, but I wish someone would update the website.
I never said it reflected the current rules and patterns - I was clear in saying those webpages were built for the 2010 new moves implementation and were just a basic pattern guide. Why would they update it? The 2010 changes are all there; adding the 2011+ changes would be changing history, so to speak. The link was enough to answer the question of "What do the USFSA Moves patterns look like?" asked upthread.
Frankly, I have no vested interest in lauding or criticizing the USFSA, but those pages (and the adult versions) really are great resources. Yet, every single time someone mentions those videos, another finds a reason to tear down the USFSA.
Would I want to see an up-to-date video rulebook with passing standards and common errors demonstrated? Sure.
Would I want to pay for that resource? Probably - I own the PSA Moves videos and the older ones are better than the new one.
Would an adult skater pay for it? Probably not - someone would buy one and copy it for others, lol.
For my purposes in expediting student learning, these are fine. The skaters demonstrate the basic pattern, the correct, current patterns are in the rulebook, and it jump-starts lessons, saving us both time and money.
I doubt they'll ever update that page, but maybe jjane* or someone else could put together a good, passing-standard library of video links and patterns. That would be really useful for adults and if permission was given to the USFSA, it could be used to update the existing Adult videos that so many have complaints about.
* jjane was mentioned because of her interest in online information gathering and linkage.