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Taking private lessons can give your skater several benefits including:

§          Learning new skills

§          Faster improvement

§          A chance to participate in competitions

§          USFSA testing.

 

Description of Professional Skaters Assoc. (PSA)Ratings and Rankings:

PSA ratings are oral exams.  Coach’s must present teaching techniques to a board of Master rated PSA coaches.  PSA rankings are a measure of the level of competitors trained by a particular coach.

 

The following are the levels of the US Figure Skating Association’s competitive testing structure:

Freestyle and Moves in the Field:

§          Pre-Preliminary

§          Preliminary

§          Pre-Juvenile

§          Juvenile

§          Intermediate

§          Novice

§          Junior

§          Senior (aka Gold)

Dance:

§          Preliminary

§          Pre-Bronze

§          Bronze

§          Pre-Silver

§          Silver

§          Pre-Gold

§          Gold

§          International

Pairs:

§          Preliminary

§          Juvenile

§          Intermediate

§          Novice

§          Junior

§          Senior (aka Gold)

 

Below are the names, qualifications and contact information for our coaching staff.  If you are interested in private lessons the first step is to hire a coach.  You and your coach can then plan ice schedules and lesson schedules.  Please feel free to call any of our staff members for more information.

 

Amy Bauer

 

Skating Achievements: 

§          2001-03 Member of WMU Synchronized Skating Team

§          Synchronized Skating International Team

Test Achievements:

§          Gold Moves in the Field

§          Gold Freestyle

§          Gold Dance

Areas for Private Lessons:

§          High and Low Freestyle

§          Moves in the Field

§          Choreography

§          Dance

Rate: $9.00/15 minute lesson

Contact: 269-598-9184

 

Jen Heurlin-Brenne

 

Professional Skaters Association

 Ratings & Rankings:

§          Senior Freestyle Rating

§          Senior Moves Rating

§          Registered Group Instruction

§          Level III Ranking

Coaching Achievements:

§          Jr. National competitors

§          Regional level medalists

§          Has coached skaters through Gold and International freestyle, moves and dance tests.

Years coaching:  13 years

Skating Achievements:

§          1989 US National, Junior Pair Champion

§          1990 & 91 World Junior Pair Bronze Medalist

§          7-time International Team Member, pairs skating

§          6-time US National Competitor

Test Achievements:

§          Gold Freestyle

§          Gold Moves in the Field

§          Gold Dance

§          Gold Pairs

§          5 International Dance Tests

Areas for Private Lessons:

§          High and Low Freestyle

§          Pairs

§          Dance

§          Moves in the Field

§          Choreography

Rate:  $13.50/15 minute lesson

Contact: 269-327-3881

 

Jessica LaPorte

 

Coaching Achievements:

§          Regional competitors

§          Coached skaters through gold moves and freestyle

Years Coaching: 11 years

Skating Achievements:

§          Regional Competitor

Test Achievements:

§          Senior Moves

§          Junior Freestyle

§          Pre-Gold Dance

Areas for Private Lessons:

§          High and Low Freestyle

§          Moves in the Field

§          Dance

Rate: $10.00/15 minute lesson

Contact: 269-353-9668

 

Jennifer Miller
 

Professional Skaters Association

Ratings:

§          Registered Freestyle

§          Certified Moves Ratings

Coaching Achievements:

§          Regional level skaters

§          Has coached skaters through Gold and International Dance tests

Years coaching:  16 years

Skating Achievements:

§          Regional Competitor

Test Achievements:

§          Gold Dance

§          Canadian Gold Dance

§          International Dance test,

§          Novice Freestyle

§          Novice Pair

§          Junior Moves in the Field

§          Silver Free Dance

Areas for Private Lessons:

§          High and Low Freestyle

§          Moves in the Field

§          Dance

§          Choreography

Rate: $11.25/15 minute lesson

Contact: 269-660-8206

 

 

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Kalamazoo Figure Skating Club
S2 Ice Arena
5076 Sports Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49009

(269) 978-0118

e-mail:
kalamazoofsc@yahoo.com