July 1, 2007

Dear Skating Professional:

Sanction by ISI and in partnership with the US Figure Skating, I would like to cordially invite you to our 7th Annual Anaheim ICE Synchronized Team Championships on Sunday, November 11th, 2007.

Enclosed in this packet are entry forms and other important competition information, such as rules and eligibility. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at (714) 518-3212.

We are very excited about this event and look forward to seeing you at Anaheim ICE!

Sincerely,

John Saitta
Anaheim ICE Skating Director

and the Anaheim ICE Professional Staff:

Michael Bautista Jessica Moore
Ellen Beaumont Kathi Pargee
Mary Becktell Sara Robertson
Richelle Dante Ian RossFrye
Emily Gray Jamie Streeter
Linda Kasalko Jim Stuart
Natalie Lau Matthew Stuart
Jill Leonard Terri Suzanne
Donna Lewandowski Sherri Terando
B.J. Lilly Lia Trovati
Claudine Mascia Marlene Van Dusen
Kathleen McMillan Sharon Wissel
Annie Middleton

COMPETITION INFORMATION

SANCTION:
Sanctioned by ISI.

COMPETITION DATES:
Sunday, November 11, 2007.

ENTRY FORM DEADLINE:
Saturday, October 6, 2007. Late entries, if accepted, will be at a double fee.

ADDRESS:
ANAHEIM ICE
300 W. LINCOLN AVE.
ANAHEIM, CA 92805

ELIGIBILITY:
All skaters entering this competition must be registered individual members of ISI or USFSA.

RULES:
The competition will be conducted in accordance with the guidelines contained in the 2006 ISI Skaters & Coaches Handbook.

VERIFICATION:
The information on the entry form must be accurate and complete. Inaccurate and/or incomplete forms will be returned. False information will result in disqualification.

JUDGING:
In fairness to our competitors, all ISI associate members (Instructors), with teams competing in this competition, must do their part in judging an appropriate number of events. Only coaches who have signed up to judge will be permitted into the Competitor’s Staging Area. There will be a hospitality room open to all judges.

MUSIC AND REGISTRATION:
All teams are to check in at the registration desk at least 1 hour prior to their scheduled event. If the competition is running ahead of schedule, an event may begin earlier than its scheduled time. Please turn in your program tape or CD at that time. Cassette tapes or CDs are to be clearly labeled with the team’s name, event, level, rink and/or club they are representing. There should be no more than one program on a tape or CD. Please rewind tapes.



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RINK SIZE:
Ice surface is 200’ by 85’ with rounded corners.

AWARDS:
All skaters will receive an award. Medals or trophies will be awarded to the teams placing 1st through 5th. Awards will be presented upon the posting of each event.

ACCOUNTING REVIEW:
Accounting review requests can be made by an ISI Associate Member to the Competition Director. Judges scores are considered final; a review is simply a verification of these scores. There will be a $50.00 fee for all reviews. If an error is found, the fee will be refunded.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
A preliminary schedule of events and judge’s sign up sheet will be sent to each participating rink.

CRITIQUE:

In partnership with US Figure Skating, Anaheim ICE has arranged for several National Synchronized USFS judges to attend this event. A USFS judge will be sitting on each judging panel viewing programs and offering critiques to each team’s head coach following all “Synchronized Skating” events. (There will be no critiques for “Formation” events.)



EVENTS OFFERED

SYNCHRONIZED FORMATION

SYNCHRONIZED SKATING

PRODUCTION


SYNCHRONIZED TEAM AGE DIVISIONS

Teams will be divided by the following age groupings (age to be determined as of July 1, 2007).

Tot Teams Majority of skaters age 6 and under
Jr. Youth Teams Majority of skaters age 8 and under
Youth Teams Majority of skaters age 9-11
Sr. Youth Teams Majority of skaters ages 12-14
Teen Teams Majority of skaters ages 14-19
Adult Teams Majority of skaters age 20 and over

DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS


SYNCHRONIZED FORMATION:

Groups of 8-24 skaters performing various formations such as pinwheels, circles, lines, blocks, etc. (similar to a marching band). The program should consist of marching and basic skating skills, with a minimum of footwork, hops or toe steps. The team should demonstrate a good knowledge of synchronized basics such as unison, straight lines, and correct holds. Formation teams demonstrate synchronized basics using any forward skating steps, such as forward marching (not loud stomping), forward half swizzles or pumps, and backward skating on two feet only. A two-foot turn must be used if two-foot backward skating is done, since a “mohawk” turn would be illegal. Only two-foot backward skating is allowed such as backward pumps. Backward chasses, backward progressives, backward cutbacks, backward crossovers, backward marching and mohawks are all illegal “one-foot” backward skating moves.

Program length:
Tots: 3:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Jr. Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Sr. Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Teen 4:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Adult 4:00 (10 sec. leeway)

There is no penalty for skating under the prescribed time.

Judging Criteria:
Correctness; duration; general overall; musical interpretation (includes meanings, rhythm, style); pattern and formations; unison


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SYNCHRONIZED SKATING:

Groups of 8-24 skaters who have mastered the basics of good synchronized skating and are executing superior synchronized formations with speed, difficulty, and accuracy. The program should contain synchronized moves along with edges, intricate footwork and a minimum of two-foot skating. There should be a minimum of stops (or pauses). Skaters should strive for continuous movement throughout the program with smooth transitions, and give the impression that it was done effortlessly. Small jumps or hops, technically difficult turns and connecting moves (i.e., brackets, Choctaws, arabesques, Bauers, etc.) are encouraged. Skating teams use forward and backward skating steps such as chasses, progressives and crossovers along with maneuvers such as backward splicing, backward eggbeaters, backward figure eight pass throughs, backward spoke wheels, blocks, lines or circles with intricate footwork. Unison, cleanness and speed are expected.

Program length:
Tots: 2:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Jr. Youth 2:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Youth 3:00 (10 sec. leeway)
Sr. Youth 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Teen 4:30 (10 sec. leeway)
Adult 3:30 (10 sec. leeway)

There is no penalty for skating under the prescribed time.

Judging Criteria:
Choreography-Pattern (includes flow); duration; general overall; musical interpretation (includes meanings, rhythm, style); technical merit (includes difficulty, variety, correctness); unison.


PRODUCTION:

This category is for your entire skating team, regardless of skating skill level and age, performed to music for 4-1/2 minutes. This is a lavish, creative, artistic work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure, using costumes and props to illustrate the number. Any and all types of skating maneuvers are permitted (including jumps and spins). All participants must wear ice skates.

Program length:
4 ½ minutes
There is no penalty for skating under the prescribed time.

Judging Criteria:
Costume and/or prop, duration, judge’s appeal, music and choreography, originality.