EDIT: yes, I spelled the title wrong... Troubles: :'(

Well... As you all know, life can suck sometimes... Mine seems to be atking that rout currently. Just to let you all know, I figure skate. PSU's ice rink just got a new skating director.

Ok, now that you are cuaght up on that, let me fill you in on the events that may send my skating inot a slum here. In July I sprained my anlkle. I resprained it about 4 weeks ago, just as I was about to make a full recovery. Because of that, I missed a test to rais my "official level" up to preliminary. My parents wanted me to do keystones (all state games), but I fealt I wasn't ready, and I just wanted to test in july, then do PSU's spring ice show. Well, we recently found out that in order to do the spring ice show solos/small (4-6) group, I needed to pay $20 to audition. Huh? We found out about it a week after the test. To test for the small group, I needed to be a minimum og preliminary level. The solo was completely out of the question. So my coach (she is supposed to be the co-director of the show) said that I can audition now, and then get tested in january. So, I get my hopes up, thinking I am going to have a nice small group this year, hurrying to get my program done, and about an hour ago, my caoch calls and say the new skating director isn't letting me audition! I really almost started crying. My coach said she got into a screaming match with her, as Meg (my caoch) had not found out that I NEEDED to go to the nov 14th test in order to audition. WTF!!! I HAD A FRIKIN SOLO LAST YEAR!!! XO I have 11 gold medals, could easily pass the test even if I had a sprained ankle, and (not meaning to brag) people love me. I don't really understand it, but every time I do a program, even if I mess up, the crowd loves it. I get so into the music that it just kinda become it. People like me. Unfortunatly, our new skating director says that we must audition so that we don't pick favorites. So only the really good kids (who most are b*tches. I am one of two boys at the rink and I only like about three of the 15 some girls who regularly skate) get to have a solo. And thats not picking favorites. I am sorry, but not letting me skate because I hurt myself? It just doesn't make sense. Now grantit, I can still skate, but I will be in a group of 20 people who are a lower level than me (and probably younger too) and I will stick out like a sore thumb.

So... Here is my question for you guys, and please respoond. I am having a lot of trouble with this. Should I skate with the munchkins, be embarased, and weather through it? Or, should I be a stubborn rebel and skate solo without PSU for the spring and show them all what I can really do? What do you think?

Last edited: Monday, November 21, 2005 at 3:11:43 AM

I'd say skate with the lil one's it's only going to make the new director look like the fool she is PGG, and people are going to ask, "why are you there".And then you can tell them how dufuss did this to you, make sure and put the innocent I been wronged face and be very nice, this director is doing what I see most new managment people do, they come in with the attitude, there's a new sheriff in town and we gonna run this my way, which 99% of the time fails, so your just gonna come outta this smellin like a rose and this idiot that did this is gonna look awful goofy for holdin you back.

RS

Option 2, skate solo and show them what ur made of! ;)

Well... That helped...

Puch him in the stomach

^ her... And no. Thought about it but no.

Ok, I went to talk to her today in group lessons. She always teaches our class, except tonight. I was appaled. She went to one of the lower classes, and kept avoiding me through the whole session... I just wanted to talk...

If you are good , why do it with real low plp? GO SOLO

^ not that simple. Figure skating, wether ppl relize it or not, is very expensive and I cannot do it without PSU's support. Let me put it this way. A pair of boots (without blades) at my level costs around $350-$400. If I didn't skate we would be doing a bit better finacialy, true, but I love to do it, so that is why I stay.