Questions on Governing Council 2018

[sk8lady]

Just read through some of the Adult Committee suggestions and I'm totally confused.
-The well-balanced program requirements removed many of the requirements for specific items--i.e., no specific spins. Does this, or will this, apply to tests as well? (Because a camel with the leg at or higher than the hip is mighty tough when you have back issues.)
-The adult and "adult 50+" (replacing the "masters" category for adults) dance pattern indicates four classifications, pre-bronze (or preliminary, can't remember which), bronze, silver, and gold. Where are pre-silver and pre-gold? (Since I've been working on the Foxtrot and European for over a year now!)
Anybody know?

[FigureSpins]

I saw that they posted the new GC book, but haven't had a chance to read through the document as yet. 

So glad they're changing the "Masters" test standard title to "Adults 50+" for Moves and Dance.  "Masters" was confusing because of the different reuses with different meanings. 

The WBP requirements went into effect for tests on 9/1/2017. 
https://www.usfigureskating.org/content/Test%20Refresh%20-%20FAQs%20-%20Club%20PowerPoint.pdf

I think the Adult Committee reorganization is intriguing - that's a lot of subcommittees.

They've lowered the Adult Figure age from 25 to 21.  That's fine.


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[sk8lady]

TY, Figure Spins! I didn't look at the GC documents last year, so I missed the aligning of tests with the WBP requirements. Now if my jumps are ever solid enough to make me feel I SHOULD be Silver, I can test!!

[ChristyRN]

They've lowered the Adult Figure age from 25 to 21.  That's fine.

Have the age categories changed again?? I was a 3, then a 2, now almost a 3 again. It's crazy.

[FigureSpins]

Have the age categories changed again?? I was a 3, then a 2, now almost a 3 again. It's crazy.

Compulsory Figures testing, not Freeskate competition.

[FigureSpins]

Read this today:

FTR 2.02 The adult figure tests are divided into three classes to be taken in the following order: bronze, silver and gold.
A. To qualify for any adult figure test, the candidate must be twenty-five (25) twenty-one (21) years of age or older and
must have passed the preceding adult figure test.

Implementation date: July 1, 2018

Interesting - lowering the age bar is a good idea.

[Doubletoe]

-The well-balanced program requirements removed many of the requirements for specific items--i.e., no specific spins. Does this, or will this, apply to tests as well? (Because a camel with the leg at or higher than the hip is mighty tough when you have back issues.)

Yes, the idea was to align the test requirements for each level to correspond to the well-balanced program rules for that level.  That way, not only does the skater no longer need to have a separate test program and competition program, but the skater can elect to use a competition as a test session.  As long as the required WBP elements were completed and the overall quality of the performance was considered passing level by the judges, the skater can basically use that competition scoresheet as proof of a passing test.  This should lessen the workload for judges as well as making it easier for skaters to pass freestyle tests, especially in areas where there aren't a lot of local judges.

[ChristyRN]

^^^So does submitting a competition score that qualifies as a passing test score mean we don't have to pay test fees if we pass this way?

[Isk8NYC]

^^^So does submitting a competition score that qualifies as a passing test score mean we don't have to pay test fees if we pass this way?

The test chair has to enter those scores and the USFSA still charges a test registration fee.  The fee should be less expensive since the clubs don't have to rent ice or pay other expenses.

[FigureSpins]

2018 GC Blog:  http://governingcouncil2018.blogspot.com/
(Thanks to the blogger!)