2010 US Figure Skating Govening Council Notes - by Bill

1. Membership:
   1. Introductory Membership A first-time member of USFS may register an Introductory Member for one year at a reduced rate ($25 for the 2010-2011 year.)
2. Parents Committee:
   1. Mentoring: Parent(s) of new skating members, Basic Skills in particular are mentored by a selected seasoned parent.
   2. Checklist: Create a check off list for new parents to help them through the first season.
   3. Goodie Bag: Prepare something for new parents and place it in the Goodie Bags prepared for non-qualifying competitions.
   4. Special needs skaters: Kristin Adamczyk kadamczyk99@gmail.com has offered assistance to whomever is interested.
3. Competitions Committee:
   1. Expense Reimbursements: Reimbursements should be made for expenses actually incurred.
   2. Maximums: Daily total $150; $100 for room; $10 for breakfast; $10 for lunch; and, $30 for dinner.
4. Basic Skills:
   1. Championship Series: Entry forms and related materials are available on the USFS website.
   2. Mentoring: Assign a senior level skater as a mentor. Schedule a session just for mentors and their mentee once a month or so.
   3. Bulletin Boards: Everyone likes to see their picture on a bulletin board. Update them regularly.
5. Adult Skating:
   1. Changes to Passing Averages for some tests (Pre-Preliminary through Juvenile - no change):

      Test	Standard	Adult	Masters
      Intermediate	3.2	3.0 - new	2.8 - new
      Novice	3.5	3.3 - new	3.1 - new
      Junior	4.0	3.8 - new	3.6 - new
      Senior	4.5	4.3 - new	4.1 - new
      Adult Pre-Bronze	N/A	Pass / Retry	N/A
      Adult Bronze	N/A	2.5	2.3 - new
      Adult Silver	N/A	2.7	2.5 - new
      Adult Gold	N/A	3.0	2.8 - new

   2. Vocal music Allows vocal music with lyrics in selected tests, regardless of the judging system used.
6. Short Program Requirements: These requirements for junior singles; novice, junior and senior pairs; and, synchronized skating will no longer appear in the Rulebook; they will be on the US Figure Skating website.
7. Well Balanced Programs: These requirements for several division were tweeked.
8. Synchronized Skating Teams:
   1. Intermediate skaters can cross over to juvenile, novice, junior or senior teams.
   2. Juvenile team size: 8 - 16 (from 8 - 12); majority under 12
   3. Open Juvenile team size: 8 - 16 (from 8 - 12); majority under 19
   4. Open Adult team size: 8 - 16 (from 8 - 12); majority over 18
9. Committee Chairs:
   1. Competition - Lynn Goldman (new)
   2. Judges - Dawn Eyerly (continuing)
   3. Parents - Gordon Benson (continuing)
   4. Sanctions & Eligibility - Melissa Dillenbeck (new)
   5. Synchro - Karin Sherr (continuing)
10. 2011 Governing Council Meeting: Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, Ill., on the dates of April 29 & 30, 2011.