Skaters need to work productively and move themselves forward when they are on the ice.
They should be respectful towards coaches, other skater’s and their parents at all times.
Skaters should be involved in skating to learn and to follow instructions.
Skaters should be safe on the ice for their own safety and for others around them. Please follow all of the rules a rink has for their ice time, plus the other rules I teach you~ they are a standard in the figure skating world.

Families should support their skater’s mental health by addressing any mental health needs their skater has. If you don’t, your skater’s progress will be challenging. Please let me know if there is something I need to know about the skater’s mental health, however, I am not a licensed counselor or psychiatrist so I cannot “fix” a mental health issue in skater, especially if it is a diagnosed mental health issue. Families cannot ask me to fix their skater’s mental health~ you must find a professional that supports figure skating.
Families also support skater’s mental health by scheduling downtime for their skater, by not over-scheduling the skater with activities and by understanding just because kids have a lot of energy, they actually need more time to mentally re-charge than an adult.
Eating regular, nutritious meals, getting enough sleep and enough water also helps skater’s mental health.
Mentally, our goal behind figure skating is to build the skater’s confidence, grow their self-esteem, teach them to persevere and to overcome adversity and to have joy in their lives.

As someone who works with your skater a lot, I usually know their moods and personality.
If I observe any behavior out of the ordinary, I will let you know. Sometimes kids just are tired, had a long day at school, etc.
Skaters’s acting rude, disruptive or not willing to work simply won’t be taught that day after we have encouraged them. If this behavior persists, it will be addressed in a meeting with the parents and the skater.
If a skater shows any behavior that is harmful to themselves or others, they will be asked to leave the ice, and the family will be notified.
In a situation where there is extremely harmful or unsafe behavior, the skater will be removed from the ice immediately, and the family will called immediately. At that point, you will be notified that your skater is “on pause” working with me or any of the other coaches we work with until I receive an action plan from the family on how they are going to address the skater’s mental health, preferably through the use of a professional. After I receive some sort of proof that the skater is safe to return to skating, then I will begin working with them again in a restricted manner. If the behavior returns, I will let the family know that I will no longer be working with the skater, and that their contract immediately has ended.
In any situation of very extreme behavior that is unusual, unsafe or harmful in any way, I will end the contract with the skater in that moment, and the family will be notified.