As an outsider looking in, I've read this discussion about testing with interest. We don't have the luxury of Adult vs standard track tests here, but we also don't have Moves test at all. Except for 3 figure pattern tests, we have only dance or freeskate tests. However, it's mooted that the system is finally introducing a Moves track next year, probably similar to the USFS one. No word on an Adult track though
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Why does the USFS system place so much emphasis on "flexibility"? Granted, "figure skating" is no longer about tracing figures on the ice, but it's also not about hoicking your feet and knees up over your hips multiple times. Why don't they give testing options - choose 1 of the following 2 moves; or choose one side only? It seems to work OK in the freeskate tests. Except for the first 2 freeskate tests, the Australian test system give element options in the freeskate tests - a "spin in one position"; a "double jump preceded by steps". No requirement that it be a camel spin, or a loop jump rather than a flip jump.
Here's a quick options menu I created for the Adult Moves tests, using the moves I could think of:
Pre-bronze = straight-line spirals on both legs.
Bronze = a shoot-the duck (both legs?), plus either a lunge (choose leg) or a spreadeagle (choose leg and edge).
Silver = backwards shoot-the duck or a backward edge spiral.
Gold = an Ina Bauer (maybe backwards?) or a COE spiral (maybe backwards?)
These choices mean that the skater is forced to learn the basic positions for camel spin and sit spin, but give an adult skater with injuries and basic wear-and-tear some wiggle room on what are supposed to be Adult tests.
If the regime insists on not giving element options in the Adult testing system but wants to test all the spirals as they do currently, maybe they could spread them out over the moves tests, by implement something like:
Pre-bronze = one straight-line spiral on each leg.
Bronze = one FO spiral and one FI spiral (choose the leg).
Silver = one BO and one BI spiral (choose the leg).
Gold = one forward COE spiral and one backward COE spiral (choose the leg).
Just some thoughts. Sorry for the long post!