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FREE SKATING
Components of Free Skating Performance
Free Skating Performance Chart
Hierarchy of Components
Talent
The Problems of Talent
Ice Time, Equipment, Lessons
Annual Training Volume
Determining Weekly On-Ice Training Volume
Training For Free Skating
Measuring Success

THE LEARNING YEARS
BEGINNER:
Beginner
Beginner Goals
Beginner Curriculum
Beginner Glossary
Reward Stickers For Beginners
Beginner Report Card
Generic Beginner Report Card

JUNIOR:
Junior
Junior Goals
Junior Curriculum
Junior Glossary
Junior Report Card
Generic Junior Report Card

INTERMEDIATE:
Intermediate
Intermediate Goals
Intermediate Curriculum
Intermediate Glossary
Intermediate Stickers
Intermediate Report Card
Generic Intermediate Report Card

SENIOR:

Senior
Senior Goals

THE TRAINING YEARS
Advanced
Advanced Goals
The Post Training Years

COACHING
Coaching
Free Skating Coaching Chart
Core Coaching Competencies
Team Teaching
Curricula
Mental Preparation

TRAINING
General Training Principles
Periodization
Drills
Good Training Habits
Stroking
Stroking Drills
Circular Exercises
Straight Line Exercises
Challenge Games
Fitness Testing & Dryland Training
Thoughts on Designing Effective Programmes
Mission Statements

THE LONG TERM
Long Term Planning
Long Term Plan for World Leading Performance
Relative Importance of Training Phases
Timing of Skill Acquisition
Timing of STARSkate Tests

MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Sport or Art?
Evaluation
Choreography
Tactics
Music
The Choreographic Process
The Programme Components Rewritten
Teaching Artistry 
Creative Movement
Interpretive Skating
 
JUDGING
Criticism
Responses To Performances
Free Skating Judging Chart

CUMULATIVE POINTS CALCULATION (CPC)
CPC Overview
Who's Who?
Jumps
Spins
Spin Levels
Spiral Sequences
Step Sequences
Grades of Execution
Programme Components
Finding the Final Score for Elements

AMATEUR ICE SHOWS
About Amateur Ice Shows

RUNNING ORDERS:
The Truth About Toys
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
10th Annual Earth Day on Mars
Celebration
Circus! Circus!!
Carnival of the Animals
Virtual Reality
Holiday on Ice

Casting
Rehearsals
Tips for A Successful Show

SKATING HISTORY
A Short History of Skating
Field Figures
Continuous Figures
Combined Skating
Special Figures
Free Skating Figures
The Evolution of School Figures
The Evolution of Ice Skates
Antique Ice Skates
The Poetry of Skating
  
ABOUT CHERYL RICHARDSON

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
SEMINARS:
Seminars
Seminar Ideas
Seminar Packages
Fees & Booking Information

MEMORABILIA FOR SALE:
Antique Ice Skates for Sale 1
Antique Ice Skates for Sale 2
Vintage Books for Sale
Other Items for Sale

BOOKS:
Basic Ear Training For Skaters
Excerpt: What Is Ear Training?
Excerpt: The Beat
Excerpt: Dynamics
Excerpt: Expression

QUOTES AND PROVERBS
Quotes on Courage
Quotes on Criticism
Quotes on Dreams and Aspirations
Quotes on Experience
Proverbs

SKATING RELATED READING

OSBORNE COLSON OPEN MEMORIAL

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