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Practicing Professional Ethics . . . . . . . .10by Cindy Jensen

Empowering Others with“You’re-the-Kind-of-Person-Who”Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12by Jim Thompson

iAIM LaunchesDistance Learning Program . . . . . . . . .16by Jack Vivian, Ph.D.

COVER STORYIce Dreams and Fundraising EffortsBuild Bill Collier CommunityIce Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18by Suzette Machado

Ice Arena ProfessionalsGive Thumbs-Up to iAIM . . . . . . . . . . .28by Dianne Powell

PublisherIce Skating Institute

EditorLori Fairchild

Editorial AdvisorsPeter MartellPatti Feeney

Dianne Powell

Print Production andAdvertising Sales Manager

Carol Jackson

Art DirectorCindy Winn Livingston

ContributorsCindy Jensen

Suzette MachadoDianne PowellJim Thompson

Jack Vivian, Ph.D.

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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3

D E P A R T M E N T SCROSSCUTS News and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

CALENDAR ISI-Endorsed Competitions, Shows/Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

ISIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

COACHES’ CORNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

GETTING CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

ICE ARENA ASSOCIATION NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

ADVERTISER INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

AND ANOTHER THING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

A L S O I N T H I S I S S U E

ISI Test and Competition Rule Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

New ISI Manuals Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Winter Classic Individual Entry Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Winter Classic Team Entry Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

2003 ISI Adult Championships Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Bill Collier Community Ice ArenaPhoto by Suzette Machado

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003

CONTENTS

ISI EDGE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 20034

ISI Welcomes New Editor

DALLAS — The Ice Skating Institute haswelcomed Lori Fairchild as the new edi-tor of its EDGE and Recreational Ice Skat-ing magazines. Fairchild, who holds ajournalism degree from the Universityof Missouri, has provided professionalwriting and editing services for nearly100 companies and publications sinceforming her own communicationsbusiness in 1984. She led Women’sEnterprise to the Small Business Admin-istration’s Dallas-Fort Worth RegionSmall Business Journalist of the YearAward as well as finalist for best special-interest newspaper in the Dallas PressClub’s Katie Awards, which recognizejournalistic excellence in a five-statearea. She is a Dallas-area resident.

Fairchild succeeds Dianne Powellin the editor’s role. Powell, who servedas ISI’s editor for the past five years, hasrelocated from Dallas to Daphne, Ala.She continues to work with the organi-zation in an advisory and freelancecapacity. “The past five years have beenamong the most rewarding of mycareer,” Powell says. “I will miss thedaily contact with my co-workers andthe many friends I’ve made in the won-derful world of ice skating, but wewon’t lose touch. My leaving is madeeasier by our confidence in Lori’s abili-ties and experience. ISI’s magazines arein friendly, capable hands.”

John Wilson, MK BladesLaunch Web Sites

SHEFFIELD, England — HD Sports Ltd.,the maker of John Wilson and MKBlades, has launched two new Websites: www.johnwilsonskates.com andwww.mkblades.com. The sites aredesigned to provide customers with thetools needed to make informed bladechoices and to locate dealers. Amongthe other features are a section on bladecare and new products (see Resources)and the Chill Factor newsletter, con-taining skating success stories, nutri-tion and training advice.

Jet Ice Lends Expertiseto Major Events

NEWMARKET, Ontario — Over the pastyear, Jet Ice employees have lent theirexpertise to major events including the2003 U.S. Figure Skating Champi-onships in Dallas, the 2003 NHL AllStar Game in Sunrise, Fla. and the 2003World Figure Skating Championshipsin Washington, D.C. Starting with the1988 Winter Olympic Games in Cal-gary, Alberta, Jet Ice has participated inall successive Olympic events up to andincluding those in Salt Lake City. JetIce, a leading manufacturer of highquality ice paints and products, is work-ing with the organizing committee forthe 2006 Olympic Games to be held inTorino, Italy.

Ice Skating CommunityMourns Loss of JC Carey

MINNEAPOLIS — James J. “JC” Carey,a 30-year employee of Augsburg Col-lege, died suddenly on Sept. 13. Careystarted his career at the college as theice arena’s assistant manager and pro-gressed to his most recent position asdirector of athletic facilities. A friendand supporter of the ice skating com-munity, Carey served as a USHL refer-ee and hosted numerous USFSA andISI competitions and ice shows as wellas the filming of the first Mighty Ducksmovie at his facility. He was instru-mental in developing the Frosty

Dedicated to providing leadership, education and services to the

ice skating industry.

ICE SKATING INSTITUTE

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ISI INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS STAFF

Executive DirectorPeter Martell

Managing Director, Member Programs and Services

Patti FeeneyController

Karen SchafferMembership Coordinator

Kimberley RusselleEditor

Lori FairchildAdvertising Sales and

Print Production ManagerCarol Jackson

National Events Coordinator andSkating Program Director

Barb YackelAdministrative Assistant

Kathy ChaseArt Director

Cindy Winn LivingstonInformation Services Coordinator

Jeff AndersonSponsorship Sales Manager

Stuart SedranskyTelephone (972) 735-8800

ISI OFFICERS

President Jim Lange1st Vice President Mike Paikin2nd Vice President Gerry HartTreasurer Jim HartnettSecretary Margy BennettImmediate Past President Boyd Wietecter

DIRECTORS

District 1 Katy HaydenDistrict 2 Robyn BentleyDistrict 3 Richard ArenellaDistrict 4 Jeff DoucetteDistrict 5 Shane DouglasDistrict 6 Carol BurnsDistrict 7 Margy BennettDistrict 8 Jimmie SanteeDistrict 9 Dan SmithDistrict 10 Rebecca AndersonDistrict 11 Liz FolgerDistrict 12 Janise JensenDistrict 13 Bob KnoerlDistrict 14 Paige ScottDistrict 15 Donald BartelsonDistrict 16 Cindy SolbergDistrict 17 Jos PronkDistrict 18 Jean-Claude DetreHockey Spiro GiotisBuilders & Suppliers Doug PetersInstructors David SanteeCommercial Rinks Andy DeyoPublic Rinks Al TyldesleySchools, Colleges, Universities Vicki KornPSA Representative Gerry LaneUSFSA Representative Homer HagedornLifetime Honorary Member Carol Zdziebko

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Lori Fairchild

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Blades Competition, which hasbecome the largest ISI competition inDistrict 10.

“JC encouraged me to bring myISI skating school (Jump & Spin) toAugsburg in the early 1980s, and itgrew rapidly,” recalled Barb Yackel,who is now ISI’s national events coor-dinator and skating program director.“His unique spirit and caring waystouched all who knew him. I feel veryfortunate to be able to say this won-derful man was my dear friend, andhe will truly be missed.”

Carey is survived by: his wife,Sharon; two children, Tim and Joy; andtwo sisters, Pat Jensen and Deb Vokart.Memorials may be made to Our Lady ofPeace Catholic Church or AugsburgCollege, both in Minneapolis.

ARENA OPENINGS

MCCALL, Idaho — Ron and DianaSabala saw four years of hard work payoff with the grand opening of the Man-chester Ice & Event Centre in early July.The arena — named for San Diegodeveloper Douglas Manchester, whodonated $600,000 to the project — isthe Sabalas’ way of providing recre-ation for the people who live in andvisit McCall and promoting economicdevelopment for the downtown areaand the community. With Manches-ter’s help, the Sabalas raised $6.2 mil-lion for the project in memory of theirson. Most of the funding came fromprivate donations of money, materialsand time. A $400,000 state economicdevelopment grant helped build the50-car parking garage adjacent to thecenter. The new facility features an

NHL-regulation ice surface and occupiesan entire block in the small city’s center.The distinctive exterior features pine logsand massive front windows. The rinkseats 650 spectators and offers videogames, locker and dressing rooms, a caféand an equipment rental center.

WAYNE, N.J. — The new two-sheet IceVault opened in September. Larry Tipp-ner is the general manager and ToddSchwartz is the assistant manager.

NEW CONSTRUCTION

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — After sum-mer construction delays due to wetweather, the Valley Sports Complexwas expected to be open by mid- to lateSeptember. DR Ice of Monroeville is thedeveloper of the $4.6 million sportscomplex. The 5.3-acre complex willboast tennis courts, a fitness center anda rock-climbing wall.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ground was brokenin August for the McMurtrey Aquatic Cen-ter, which will be integrated with the city-owned Ice Sports Center. The ice arena

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portion of the $12 million complex isexpected to open in November. Californiapark bond funds provided major fundingfor the $5.46 million ice center.

NAMES IN THE NEWS

MCCALL, Idaho — Mike Prior is themanager of the new Manchester Ice &Event Centre in McCall, Idaho. Priormoved to Idaho from Michigan.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Congratulations to ISIboard member, District 15 ISI representa-tive and ISIA Education Foundation pres-ident Donald Bartelson, owner and man-ager of Ontario Ice Skating Center, onpaying off the mortgage on his facility —an event worthy of celebration.

RINK RUMBLINGSMIDWEST

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A com-plaint filed in Stark County Common

Pleas Court contends that Center IceProperties of Canton, owners of CenterIce Sports Complex, has not paid Cleve-land-based National City Bank about$1.4 million of a $2.2 million loan. Theowners of the indoor facility have beenlooking for a buyer for months. One ofthe owners called the loan default amisunderstanding and said the compa-ny is restructuring.

TOPEKA, Kan. — A group of skatingenthusiasts has asked the city of Topekato donate land for an ice rink and hasasked for tax breaks for the facility theyhope to build.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield-Greene County Parks Department istaking over management of the Jor-dan Valley Ice Park. The $8.5 millionfacility has been managed by St.Louis-based Group Seven since itopened in fall 2001.

ORLAND PARK, Ill. — The OrlandPark village board has approved theaddition of a restaurant and bar for

the second-level mezzanine at ArcticIce Arena.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County Parksand Recreation officials are evaluatinga public opinion survey to help deter-mine what improvements should bemade to North County RecreationComplex. Survey respondents indi-cated interest in a fitness center, well-ness center, performing arts center,meeting rooms and gymnasium. Eventhough ice skating ranked about 12thon the survey, the complex’s ice rinkwill remain open for the 2004-05 sea-son. County recreation officials havealso discussed the possibility ofenclosing the ice rink at the FlorissantCivic Center.

WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Developers ofthe planned $100 million Streets of WestChester retail and entertainment centerwant to build a seasonal ice rink as partof the new development. The 100-acremixed-use site will include an 18-screenmovie theater, a bookstore, restaurants,upscale shops and luxury apartments.

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BERKSHIRE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Siteplans have been completed for a new72,000-square-foot ice arena in Berk-shire Township. Plans call for Center-Pointe Arena to house two NHL-sizesheets of ice, a video arcade, a pro shop,a concession stand, a fitness center, alounge area, conference rooms andleased restaurant space.

WEST

MESA, Ariz. — Polar Ice Entertainmentplans to open its third Arizona ice skat-ing center in Mesa in the summer of2005. The company has arenas inChandler and Peoria.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — About 150hockey players and their families wereevacuated from Family Fun Center inJuly after an ammonia odor wasdetected. Firefighters and hazardous-materials crews found dangerouslyhigh levels of ammonia inside thearena’s mechanical room. The ammo-nia leak was traced to the overflowwater tank, and the facility where theColorado Avalanche holds practiceswas temporarily closed. No one wastreated or hospitalized.

EAST

ALTOONA, Pa. — The principal share-holders and managers of Galactic Icehave sold their controlling interest inIcerinks Ltd. Partnership, the holdingcompany for the property, and Galac-tic Ice LLC, which manages operations,to the remaining partners.

AMHERST, N.Y. — Town board mem-bers have ordered the manager of thePepsi Center to stop marketing mem-berships to the ice arena’s fitness cen-ter and to open talks with franchisesto take over the center’s concessions.

NEWINGTON, Conn. — In July, thefounder of the Connecticut Interna-tional Skating Center was sentencedto 10 months in prison and a year ofsupervised release for his involvementin embezzling $3 million to supportthe center.

FOXBORO, Mass. — A developer wantsto build an indoor twin-sheet icehockey arena and have it open bynext summer.

DUNKIRK, N.Y. — A proposal to build amultiuse facility in Dunkirk is movingforward. The proposal calls for: an icearena; a gymnasium; an indoor track; afitness center; an indoor turf field forsoccer, lacrosse and baseball; a videoarcade; and a full-service restaurant.Plans also include soccer fields, bleach-ers, basketball courts and parking lots.The cost is estimated at between $15million and $21 million.

HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. — The Haverstrawvillage board adopted key documents inAugust that will allow a $200 millionwaterfront redevelopment project tomove forward. Plans call for 850 unitsof luxury housing along with a mix ofnew and rehabilitated affordable hous-ing throughout the village. Recreation-al amenities being proposed include anilluminated ball field, expansion of thecommunity center and construction ofa combination roller/ice skating rink.

RANDOLPH, Mass. — The Zapustas IceArena has received $193,380 in upgrades,including the replacement of both com-pressors in the ice-making system andrepair of the leaking cooling tower.

HYANNIS, Mass. — Olympic figureskater Paul Wylie and former New Eng-land Patriot Steve Grogan have helpedkick off a campaign to raise at least $4million toward construction of the pro-posed $14 million Hyannis Youth andCommunity Center to replace theJoseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial SkatingRink. Barnstable officials have agreed tofund $9 million, with the U.S. Depart-ment of Education adding another $1million. The center will have two full-size ice rinks, two basketball/volleyballcourts, an aerobic and ballet studio anda large function room with stage andsound system. If the fundraising effortsare successful, construction on theyouth center will begin in spring 2005with opening planned for that fall.

SOUTHWEST

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — BlueLine Ice Complex Inc. is preparing toemerge from bankruptcy, but the gen-eral contractor on the project has filedfor Chapter 7 proceedings to shut downthe company that built the $11 millionproject. Blue Line’s Chapter 11 bank-ruptcy has been pending in federalcourt for 18 months. The 5-year-old

arena features two NHL-size rinks andone Olympic-size rink.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Polar Ice arenaat Grapevine Mills Mall has become theseventh Dr Pepper StarCenter in theDallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Polar Icewill continue to own and operate thefacility, which will bear the StarCentername.

LAREDO, Texas — Allison Shunstrom,an instructor at the San Antonio IceSkating Academy, is going door todoor seeking signatures on a petitionin support of building a public icearena in Laredo.

DALLAS — The Dallas Galleria willundergo a multimillion-dollar redesignthat will bring the atmosphere of aEuropean street into the mall’s interior,add three new high-end restaurants,include life-size animal topiaries and anoutdoor water archway. The expansionwill add 50,000 square feet of retailspace and will feature a “lifestyle” corri-dors concept to promote shopper con-venience. The designers plan to reducethe size of the mall’s ice skating rink,add seating around the rink and reshapethe balcony areas of the upper floors.

SOUTH

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Developers haveleased a 1 million-square-foot mallwith plans for it to open as The Mil-lennium this fall. The Millenniumwill have retail and discount shops,restaurants, a farmers market and avariety of entertainment optionsincluding an ice skating rink, bumpercars and a carousel.

Editor’s Note: "CrossCuts" is compiledfrom press releases and publishedreports. Submit information to: Editor,ISI EDGE, 17120 N. Dallas Pkwy.,Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75248-1187;fax to (972) 735-8815; or e-mail [email protected].

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Coaches, please note the following rulerevisions, which will be used for all test-ing and competitions beginning Jan. 1,2004. These revisions can also be foundon the ISI Web site (www.skateisi.org)under “skating programs.”

FREESTYLE TESTS

Freestyle 6Add the Serpentine dance stepsequence previously required in theFreestyle 8 test.

Freestyle 7Add a combination spin that includes aflying spin and at least four differentbody positions with at least one changeof foot. Each body position must be heldfor a minimum of three revolutions.

Freestyle 8Add the Double Flip Jump previouslyrequired in Freestyle 9. Remove the Ser-pentine and Straight Line dance stepsequences as a choice for this level.Leave the “Circular” pattern as therequirement for this level.

Freestyle 9Remove the Double Flip Jump from thistest. Add an Arabesque/Bauer/Spread Eaglesequence that covers the entire ice surfacein a serpentine pattern that demonstratesgrace, creativity, speed and flow. Add theStraight Line dance step sequence previ-ously required in Freestyle 8.

Freestyle 10Add a dance step sequence of theskater’s design that covers the entire icesurface. This sequence should demon-strate the skater’s creativity through theuse of a variety of the most difficultturns and edges. Speed and flow shouldbe superior.

COUPLE TESTS

Couple 5Replace the two Loop Jumps side-by-side choice with a side-by-side Flip-Loop Jump Combination.

ICE DANCING TESTS

Skaters are no longer required to havepassed the Delta test in order to take icedancing tests. Listed below are the newrequirements for each level.

Ice Dancing 1Alternating Forward Chasses in Kilianposition, to 2/4 music, as described inthe Skaters and Coaches Handbook.Alternating Forward Progressives in Kil-ian position, to 2/4 music, as describedin the Skaters and Coaches Handbook.

Ice Dancing 2Alternating Forward Swing Rolls in Kil-ian position, to 3/4 music, as describedin the Skaters and Coaches Handbook.

The Dutch Waltz

Ice Dancing 3The Rhythm Blues and the CanastaTango

Ice Dancing 4The Swing Dance, the Cha Cha and theFiesta Tango

Ice Dancing 5The Willow Waltz and the HickoryHoedown

Ice Dancing 6The Fourteen Step, the Ten Fox and theFoxtrot

Ice Dancing 7The Rocker Foxtrot, the EuropeanWaltz and the Tango

Ice Dancing 8The Paso Doble, the American Waltzand the Quickstep

Ice Dancing 9The Blues, the Kilian and the StarlightWaltz

Ice Dancing 10The Westminster Waltz, the ArgentineTango and the Viennese Waltz

INTERNATIONAL DANCE TESTS

ISI is developing an international dancetest program. This will be offered at var-ious national events as an exhibitionevent. We anticipate that these danceswill be tested in any order.

The Silver SambaThe RhumbaThe Cha Cha CongeladoThe Midnight BluesThe Austrian WaltzThe Tango Romantica

The Yankee PolkaThe Ravensburger WaltzThe Golden Waltz

FREE DANCE TESTS

ISI is also developing a free dance testprogram. This newly created categoryof dance tests will require the skaterto have passed the Delta test. Weencourage skaters to explore partici-pation in the existing ISI free dancecompetition events in preparation forthese new tests.

COMPETITION RULE REVISIONS

Artistic EventProgram length increases to two min-utes for Freestyle 6-10 levels

Couple EventsNew requirement for Couple 5

Freestyle EventsNew requirements for Freestyle 6-10

Ice Dancing EventsSkaters are no longer required to havepassed the Delta test; therefore skatersof any levels may participate in theseevents.

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LEVELS

Solo CompulsoriesSkaters are no longer required to per-form the selected maneuvers in arequired order. This eliminates thepenalty for performing maneuvers outof order. Additional maneuvers, such asany jump, spin or gliding maneuverfrom a test level, or any uncapturedmove, are not allowed.

Spotlight EventsProgram length increases to two min-utes for Freestyle 6-10 events

Team CompulsoriesTeams of seven skaters will be required forlevels Freestyle 6-10, and there will be newrequirements for each of these levels.

* * * IMPORTANT * * *Any competition director using “The Edge”software will need to incorporate these revi-sions into the computer program.

ISI Test and Competition Rule Revisions


The issue of ethics is a hot topic inall aspects of life, including busi-ness, medicine, religion, educa-

tion and sports — even skating. Ethicshelp to define a code of conduct where-by individuals can relate to one anoth-er effectively. Without a code of con-duct, or moral compass, society is dys-functional. Civilizations, governmentsand organizations throughout historyhave provided “codes of conduct”: theTen Commandments, the golden rule,the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights and,yes, the PSA Code of Ethics.

All of these and many more arewell-intentioned documents, but thewords that make up the rules are mean-ingless unless they become internal-ized. How can we ascribe to a moralcode of behavior without making thatcode a way of life? The root meaning ofthe word moral implies such a require-ment. As skating professionals, we areeducators and, as such, we are rolemodels with a responsibility to our col-

leagues, our students and the integrityof our sport.

Ethics, while universal in concept,really begin with the individual. I oftensay to my students: “Trust yourself. Bepatient with yourself. Be true to yourself.Respect yourself.” These are by no meanstrite phrases. What I’m really saying isthat to be successful we must first beginwith the self. Certainly genetics, envi-ronment and circumstances play a role inwho we are, but the choices and decisionswe make to respond to our environmentand circumstances give direction to ourlives, shape our conduct and define ourpublic persona. Those choices and deci-sions come from the person within.

Having a road map, a code of con-duct and positive role models along theway — parents, teachers, counselors,youth group leaders, employers andcoaches — can serve as a beneficial “traf-fic patrol” as we steer our course throughlife. Ideally, when we become adults, thelife lessons we’ve learned equip us to be

socially and professionally adept — car-ing, self-directed and responsible partic-ipants in life. What an opportunity wehave as skating professionals to affect thelives of young people by attending to ourprofessional ethics!

As skating professionals, we canlook to the PSA Code of Conduct as apractical guide for conducting ourskating business. But it is a guide thatreally begins with self-respect — hav-ing the personal pride to put forth ourbest image in the way we conduct ourbusiness, relate to our coaching col-leagues and communicate with ourclients. It is about personal growthand development as we continue inour professional training. It is aboutcareful consideration of our coachingcolleagues as we practice what is fair,honorable, helpful and encouragingfor all individuals in the work envi-ronment. It is no small thing to trulypractice the principle of treating oth-ers as you wish to be treated.

Practicing Professional EthicsMore Than a Trend — It’s a Way of Life

by Cindy Jensen


When was the last time youreviewed the PSA Code of Ethics? Giveyourself an honest appraisal based onthose principles. It begins with each ofus as individuals. Good manners, fairplay, honesty and consideration are allqualities that are infectious when prac-ticed. Our work environment becomesa happier place. Our coaching businessis more successful. Our facility’s busi-ness thrives. We elevate the sport welove and the profession that sustains it.Simply put, professional ethics are justgood business.

How then do we, as professionals,give practical application to a code ofethics? We must be proactive to protectour professional stature. Practicing eth-ical behavior means being conscious ofand conscientious about our personalconduct in relation to others. Considerthese aspects of human relationships:

Think FirstBegin by thinking about the situation orindividuals involved before speaking oracting. Being thoughtful makes for moresensitive and appropriate responses.

Speak ResponsiblyMake it a policy to refrain from inap-propriate language. Avoid gossip,

which often becomes destructive orcauses confusion and certainly wastestime. Disparaging comments madeabout professional colleagues or clientsare damaging to the subject and riskplacing you in an unprofessional light.Remember, what you say almost alwayscomes back to haunt you and seldomto hail you.

Respond WiselyAlways provide a response, but it is notnecessary to rush to an answer. Knowyour resources. It is OK to seek a betteranswer or simply to find the bestanswer. Sometimes we need to take abreath before we reply. Be confident inyour response, even when it is not whatthe recipient wants to hear. Be a goodlistener, as well. Listening is a criticalpart of the communication equation. Itcan serve to improve or clarify ourresponses. Respond to your messages ina timely fashion; it is rude not to do so.

Relate AppropriatelyIn relating to students and clients it isimportant to maintain the student/coachrapport. Young people do not learnrespect unless they are treated withrespect. Understand appropriate physicalcontact. Have conversations in the com-

pany of an objective witness. Be visiblein all your associations with students.Understand the ramifications of trans-porting students to competitions andtest sessions. If this is necessary, be sureyour personal insurance is in order andthat you have complete medical releaseforms for students. Coaches are not bud-dies. A coach can be a friend, but only asa significant, influential adult in a youngperson’s life.

Present GraciouslyOur personal presentation and imagespeaks volumes about our professional-ism. In addition to professional attirewhen teaching and at test sessions andcompetitions, consider also your respectfor your colleagues and clients. Friendsand family who are non-skating profes-sionals do not belong at your side whenyou are conducting your business. Youhave worked hard to develop your pro-fessional stature. Stand on your own,confident and capable.

This pragmatic approach to prac-ticing professional ethics will not onlymake your work more enjoyable, it willensure your good business.

Cindy Jensen is the skating director at LaneCounty Ice in Eugene, Ore.


Children aren’t born with a com-plete sense of self. They developa sense of the kind of person

they are through their experiences andhow they interpret their handling ofthose experiences. How they think ofthemselves has a lot to do with how

capable they are when dealing withlife’s adversities.

As coaches and parents, we canhelp our children begin to think ofthemselves as capable individualsthrough the use of “you’re-the-kind-of-person-who” statements.

For example, when a child demon-strates a lot of effort in practice, you cansay, “One of the things I like about havingyou on my team is that you are the kindof person who gives it all you’ve got.”

When a child fails to make the playin a crucial situation in a game, you can

Empowering Otherswith “You’re-the-Kind-of-Person-Who” Statements

by Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson’s new book, The Dou-ble-Goal Coach, is being recom-mended for every library in thecountry. In the Library JournalReview, Tim Delaney says, “At thisprice, this book is a steal.”

PCA is offering The Double-GoalCoach to members and partner organi-zations at significant discounts to thelisted “steal” price of $13.95. To order,call PCA directly at (650) 725-0024.

Here’s a sneak preview ofThompson’s new book:

The Legacy of Coaches

I was speaking to a group of base-ball coaches, most of whom werenot excited to be there. The presi-

dent of their league had decreedthat they come hear me speak, sothey did. But they were not happyabout it. Their body language spokeout even as they refused to answermy question: “Tell me about thegreatest coach you ever had.” Hos-tile silence from men with theirhats down low on their heads, theirarms aggressively crossed.

Finally, tentatively, one fellownear the front relieved my anxietyby raising his hand: “I had acoach in Little League who taughtme things I still think about everyday of my life.” He went on topaint such a saintly portrait thatsome of the other coaches becameuncomfortable. Some of thembegan to snicker.

“Are you still in touch withyour coach?” I asked the lonespeaker. It turned out the coach haddied many years before.

This man, in his 50s, was stillliving with the lessons he hadlearned from a man who hadcoached him 40 years earlier, aman who had died long ago. Overtime, hearing long-ago stories frominnumerable men and women intheir 40s, 50s and 60s, I came tothink of this as the limited immor-tality of coaches.

What we do as coaches liveson in the children-soon-to-be-adults we coach. And it can live onwell after we are gone from thisearthly plane. While the impact ofthis coach was positive, it isn’talways so. I remember speaking at

a Rotary Club many years ago in theBay Area. Afterward, a gentlemancame up to me with fire in his eyes.“I’m 66 years old. I had the samefootball coach for four years in highschool, and he said only one thingto me in four years.”

I was thinking that this must besomething special, since he seemedpretty worked up about it. “He toldme, ‘Try not to be more of a horse’sass than you need to be.’” I guessyou could say it was special — soespecially distasteful to this manthat he has been angry about it for50 years! The legacy of coaches canhardly be overestimated.

In his moving memoir, Teacher:The One Who Made the Difference,Mark Edmundson describes a school-teacher who had a huge impact onhis life. Many of us can point to ateacher or two who made a differenceto us. But someone once noted thatteachers have to be extraordinary tohave a big impact on their students.By virtue of having a position at thetop of the youth sports enterprise, anendeavor imbued by our society withimmensely powerful symbolic mean-ing, coaches have an impact, for goodor ill, even if we are mediocre ...

In the many years that I havethought, spoken and written aboutcoaching, I have evolved a personaldefinition of what it means to be acoach: A coach is someone whodraws extraordinary performancefrom ordinary people; someone who,over time, helps ordinary peoplebecome extraordinary.

The Double-GoalCoach


say, “I can imagine you must be disap-pointed, but I know you are the kind ofperson who bounces back from setbackswith renewed determination.”

If you want to reinforce your child’slove of reading, look for a chance tocatch him or her reading and say: “Inoticed you reading that book. It’s greatthat you are the kind of person who likesto read for pleasure.”

You can also use “you’re-the-kind-of-person-who” statements to set thestage for the kind of behavior you’d liketo see. For example, before a big gameagainst a team that plays rough, youmight say, “I’m looking forward to thisgame because I know you are the kind ofplayers that have enough self-respectthat you won’t lose your cool even if theother team gets rough.”

We have great power to shape theway our children think about them-selves. Through the thoughtful use of“you’re-the-kind-of-person-who” state-ments, we can help them begin to thinkof themselves as capable people withpositive character traits.

Jim Thompson is the founder and director ofPositive Coaching Alliance (www.positivecoach.org), an ISI partner.

New ISI Manuals AvailableEach fall, ISI offers free seminars in an ongoing effort to pro-vide education, leadership and services to the ice arena indus-try. These ISI district seminars provide instructors, programdirectors, managers and staff an unprecedented opportunity tonetwork with peers and upgrade skills.

Two new manuals were produced for the 2003 ISI fall sem-inars and were distributed to seminar attendees: Scoring Goalswith ISI, An Arena Staff and Management Resource Manual andAchieving Goals with ISI, Essentials for Skating/Hockey Instructorsand Directors. For ISI members unable to attend a seminar, themanuals will be available after Jan. 1, 2004 for $15 each, plusshipping and handling.

All ISI competitions are judged by certified ISI coaches.All ISI associate members must pass a certification test beforeserving as a judge. Most answers to test questions can be foundin the current editions of the ISI Skaters and Coaches Handbook(2002-03), ISI Competitors Handbook (2002-03) and the recent-ly updated and released 2003 edition of the ISI Judges Manual.

It is imperative that ISI judges be aware of the rules ofcompetition and the latest rule revisions. If you have notyet obtained your copy of the new ISI Judges Manual, pleasecontact the ISI orders department at (972) 735-8800 to placeyour order.


OCTOBER 2003COMPETITIONS

15-16 Roosevelt Park Ice ArenaRapid City, S.D.Fun Skate Fall 2003

18-19 Aliso Viejo Ice PalaceAliso Viejo, Calif.Aliso Viejo Ice PalaceAnnual ISI Open

18 SkatetownRoseville, Calif.6th Annual Competition

24-26 Ice Sports ForumBrandon, Fla.2003 Fall Challenge

24-/25 Bielenberg Sport CenterWoodbury, Minn.Skate Woodbury ISI Classic

24-25 All Seasons Ice RinksNaperville, Ill.The Great Pumpkin Competition

25-26 Winterland Skating SchoolRockland, Mass.17th Annual Halloween Classic

25 Incredible IceCoral Springs, Fla.4th Annual Incredible Challenge

25-26 Iceland of Hampton RoadsVirginia Beach, Va.Skate Hampton Roads 2003

25 Easy Street Ice ArenaSimi Valley, Calif.Easy Street Arena 1st Annual ISI Open Competition

26 Ice Center of CupertinoCupertino, Calif.Chat Noir

31-11/2 Yerba Buena Ice Skating CenterSan FranciscoSkate SF 2003

NOVEMBER 2003COMPETITIONS

1-2 Inwood Ice ArenaJoliet, Ill.ISI Harvest Gold Competition

2 JP IglooEllenton, Fla.Championship 2003

7-9 The CoolerAlpharetta, Ga.5th Annual 2003 ISI Invitational

7-9 Riverview Ice House Rockford, Ill.R & R Invitational

8-9 Hampton Roads Ice PlexYorktown, Va.2nd Annual Fall Classic Open

9 Disney ICEAnaheim, Calif.3rd Annual Disney ICE Synchronized Team Championships

9 Cumberland YMCACumberland, Md.YMCA Annual Invitational ISI Competition

14-15 TBSA CountrysideClearwater, Fla.TBSA CountrysideISI Fall Competition

14-16 Paramount IcelandParamount, Calif.Paramount ISI Open

20-23 Wayne Community CenterWayne, Mich.28th Annual Wayne ISI Team Open Competition

22-23 New Ulm FSCNew Ulm, Minn.Fall Festival

23 Yonkers FSCYonkers, N.Y.The Seventeenth Annual Holiday Classic

28-30 SkatiumSkokie, Ill.All America Competition

28 El Paso County ColiseumEl Paso, TexasSun City Fall Ice Fest

DECEMBER 2003COMPETITIONS

6-7 Eastridge Ice ArenaSan Jose, Calif.Finale 2003

6-7 Zion Ice ArenaZion, Ill.19th Annual Holiday Open

6-7 South Suburban Ice ArenaCentennial, Colo.Winter Fest ISI Competition

6-7 Franklin Blades Skating SchoolFranklin, Mass.13th Annual ISI Team Competition

JANUARY 2004COMPETITIONS

17-18 Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center San Diego2nd Annual ISI Open Competition

23-25 Homewood Flossmoor Ice ArenaHomewood, Ill.ISI Open Team Competition 2004

FEBRUARY 2004COMPETITIONS

6-8 Ft. Myers SkatiumFt. Myers, Fla.City of Palms Invitational

For additional

calendar information,

check ISI’s NEW Web site

at www.skateisi.org

CALENDARISI-ENDORSED COMPETITIONS, SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

(Due to printing deadlines, events endorsed by ISI after September 16, 2003 are not listed.)


13-15 Centennial Sportsplex Ice ArenaNashville, Ill.ISI 2004 WinterClassic

MARCH 2004COMPETITIONS

26-28 Ice ChaletKnoxville, Tenn.35th Annual Mississippi Valley District Competition

26-28 JP IglooEllenton, Fla.JP Igloo Championship 2004 Competition

APRIL 2004COMPETITIONS

3-4 The Edge Ice ArenaBensenville, Ill.ISI 2004 Synchronized Skating Championships

17 Iceoplex FremontFremont, Calif.10th Annual Open Competition

MAY 2004COMPETITIONS

1-2 Fairfax Ice ArenaFairfax, Va.Fairfax Ice Arena Annual ISI Spring Competition

AUGUST 2004COMPETITIONS

2-7 Schwan’s SuperRinkBlaine, Minn.ISI 2004 World Recreational Team Championships

OCTOBER 2003SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

26 Kendall Ice ArenaMiami4th Annual Halloween “Spooktacular”Ice Show

DECEMBER 2003SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

1-2/29 Capitol Gateway East Ice PavilionDes Moines, IowaDes Moines Buccaneers Home Game Exhibitions

2-4 Ice ChaletKnoxville, Tenn.The Nutcracker on Ice XVI

6-7 Park District of Franklin ParkFranklin Park, Ill.Holiday Recital

7 George S. DeArment Ice ArenaMeadville, Pa.Learn To Skate Holiday On Ice Recital

7 Tulsa Ice ArenaTulsa, Okla.“Festival on Ice” - Skating Around the World

12-13 Yerba Buena Ice Skating CenterSan FranciscoHolidaze 2003

12-14 Robert Crown CenterEvanston, Ill.29th Annual Nutcracker Ballet on Ice

13-14 RDV Sportsplex Ice DenOrlando, Fla.Oz on Ice

13 Ice Center San MateoSan Mateo, Calif.Winter Fest 2003

19 Arctic Ice ArenaOrland Park, Ill.Holiday Exhibition

21 Ice at The ParksArlington, TexasChristmas For All Seasons

21 Kendall Ice ArenaMiami4th Annual Holiday Ice Show

31 Easy Street Ice ArenaSimi Valley, Calif.Winter Ice Show

MARCH 2004SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

3/1-5/31 Capitol Gateway East Ice PavilionDes Moines, IowaDes Moines Buccaneers Home Game Exhibitions

26-28 Zion Ice ArenaZion, Ill.“Hooray For Hollywood”

28 George S.DeArment Ice ArenaMeadville, Pa.Learn To Skate Boot Skater N Boogie

APRIL 2004SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

2-3 Carol StreamIce RinkCarol Stream, Ill.Fantasies on Ice

3-4 Polar Dome Ice ArenaDundee, Ill.Silver Celebration Glitz & Glamour

23-25 McFetridge Sports Center Chicago“City Lights”

MAY 2004SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

21-23 Park District of Franklin ParkFranklin Park, Ill.Spring Ice Show 2004

27-29 Manchester Grand HyattSan Diego45th Annual Ice Industry International Conference & Trade Show


The Ice Arena Institute of Manage-ment (iAIM) is launching anexciting new educational oppor-

tunity for professionals in the ice arenaindustry. By the end of 2003, studentsseeking to earn a Certificate of ArenaManagement can register for and access

the required courses online. Anyone,anywhere in the world, will be able toaccess this invaluable source at anytime. Courses for the Certificate ofArena Programming track and the Cer-tificate of Arena Operations will beavailable online in mid-2004.

The iAIM programhas partnered with theNoble Foundation ofWooster, Ohio to devel-op this trend-settingeducational program forthe ice arena industry.The Noble Foundation,under the leadership ofthe late Don Noble andhis son David Noble,recently built a $5.5 mil-

lion arena and donated it to theWooster School District. Don Noble,who served as president and chiefexecutive officer of Rubbermaid formany years, recognized that employeeeducation and training are criticallyimportant to the success of the arenabusiness. David Noble and the foun-dation saw the need for and the futureof distance learning and agreed tohelp the iAIM board of regents initi-ate, develop and administer thisimportant initiative.

iAIM has been highly successfulin conducting one-week certificationprograms, having certified more than250 professionals from around thecountry. However, given today’s eco-nomic conditions and the fact that

iAIM LaunchesDistance Learning Program

by Jack Vivian, Ph.D.

Anyone, anywhere in the world,

will be able to access this

invaluable source at any time.


distance learning classes don’trequire specific times, dates or loca-tions, thousands of dollars can besaved in both travel and employeedowntime by using distance learn-ing. The convenience and autonomyof online learning has made theInternet a great tool for educators,from colleges and universities to anyorganization that offers education toprofessionals. Furthermore, thismedium provides access to educationfor arena professionals when andwhere it is needed.

New technology makes it possi-ble to effectively develop and delivershorter online courses on the variousaspects of ice arena management.Courses are broken into manageablelearning modules of 30 minutes toone hour each. Students must com-plete all of the online modules toearn credit for the course. Eachcourse is composed of text on thesubject matter, images, PowerPointpresentations and reference materialsor readings. Students will be able toaccess these learning aids beforemoving to other courses. Each coursewill conclude with a test on the sub-ject matter. The advantage of usingthe online format is that studentswill have access to the materials forsix months and can read, study andtake tests at their convenience.

With this program, iAIM nowhas two ways to deliver education tothe ice arena industry. iAIM willcontinue to offer its very popular30-hour, weeklong certificate pro-grams at locations around thenation. iAIM officials have beenapproached by a number of regionalmanagement associations and cor-porations about conducting theseprograms at their sites. iAIM recent-ly completed the Certificate ofArena Operations program in Marl-borough, Mass., sponsored by Facili-ty Management Corp.

The distance learning option is ablended program whereby arena pro-fessionals can take 20 of the 30 creditclasses online and obtain the remain-ing 10 hours in weekend programs. Weanticipate having management associ-ations sponsor many of these weekendprograms so arena professionals cancomplete their certificate requirementsnear their homes.

The distance learning productsare available for a fee of $450 per cer-tificate program. Students will beable to register and pay online and

Noble Foundation BacksiAIM Distance Learning Program

The Ice Skating Institute is pleased to announce that the Donald E.and Alice M. Noble Foundation has a formed a partnership with ISIand the Ice Arena Institute of Management to enhance educationalopportunities for professionals in the ice arena industry through thenewly established iAIM Distance Learning Program.

The Noble Foundation, established in 1990, generously providedthe funding and focus for the Alice Noble Ice Arena, which opened in2002, as a gift to the community of Wooster, Ohio. Mr. Noble, presi-dent and chief executive officer of Rubbermaid Inc. (now Newell-Rubbermaid) for 20 years, served on the boards of several corpora-tions and was a trustee at the College of Wooster. A communityleader with extraordinary vision and generosity, he fulfilled his wife’sdream of a community ice arena with amagnificent facility as her tribute. Ontheir first date, the Nobles went iceskating, an anniversary they celebrat-ed annually with time on the ice upuntil his untimely death in 2002.

One of Don Noble’s greatestattributes was his ability to assemble andmotivate executive teams to direct a productive workforce and guidea successful business operation with emphasis on quality, integrityand responsibility. David Noble, president of the Noble Foundation,and the foundation’s board are continuing Don Noble’s businesslegacy through encouraging education and good business practices inthe ice arena industry. The foundation has awarded a generous grantto the Ice Arena Institute of Management for the establishment of itsdistance learning program.

“The iAIM Distance Learning Program is an exciting newopportunity,” says Dr. Jack Vivian, director of the iAIM Program.“We are grateful to the Noble Foundation for its generous supportand commitment to the use of innovative technology to improvethe development and delivery of education and services to the icearena industry.”

For more information on the iAIM Distance Learning Program,visit the ISI Web site (www.skateisi.org) or call (972) 735-8800.

— Dianne Powell

will be assigned an electronic pass-word and mailbox where their cours-es will be housed. Access will be 24hours a day, seven days a week, andthe courses purchased will be avail-able for unlimited viewing for sixmonths after the date of purchase.

The iAIM program, thanks to thegenerous support of the Noble Foun-dation, has made a commitment touse technology to improve the devel-

opment and delivery of educationalopportunities and services to the icearena industry. iAIM’s distance learn-ing program is a progressive steptoward making management, pro-gramming and operations coursesavailable to anyone, anywhere, atany time. Check it out!

Dr. Jack Vivian is the director of the IceArena Institute of Management.



From the early 1900s, the onlyplace to ice skate in KlamathFalls, Ore. was outdoors on asmall field near Upper Kla-math Lake in the shadow of

Moore Mountain. Accumulating rainand snow tended to freeze early andthaw late, allowing seasonal skating.The city of Klamath Falls maintainedthe area as a rink until the 1970s, whenweather changes and city budget short-falls brought it to a close.

In 1991, a local retiree who hadgrown up skating and playing goalie inLethbridge, Alberta began aiding natureby adding water to revive and enlargethe ice skating area. Every winter nightwhen temperatures dipped into the20s, Bill Collier could be found spray-ing water with a fire hose over the dirtpatch to make ice. He and his wife,

Mickey, gathered old skates in theirtravels and brought them to the pondfor people to borrow. They delighted inwatching local youth try ice skating forthe first time.

Klamath Falls, located 4,200 feetabove sea level, is on the eastern slopeof the Cascade Mountains in southernOregon. When Collier brought the out-door rink back to life, it was open for aslong as six weeks some years, and otheryears for just a day. With temperaturesinto the 40s and 50s, non-refrigeratedice was difficult to maintain, and win-ter storms generally brought a mixtureof rain and snow.

What began as a casual pastime fora dozen or so recreational skaters grewinto a community vision for creating asheltered, refrigerated rink while keep-ing costs for skaters as low as possible.

In the Klamath Basin — hard hit overthe years by the downturn in the tim-ber industry and by irrigation issuesaffecting farmers — more than 60 percent of local children are on free orreduced-price school lunch programs.

Collier’s dedication and commit-ment inspired other volunteers to helpwith the project of bringing affordableskating to the area, and in the fall of1999, Klamath Ice Sports (KIS) wasborn. The KIS board comprised ninecommunity members with diversebackgrounds ranging from stay-at-home moms to small-business ownersto retired professional ice dancers.

Rekindling the Skating SpiritIn November 1999, KIS received a$25,000 grant from the city of KlamathFalls for a feasibility study. They hired

Photo by Suzette Machado

Ice Dreams and Fundraising Efforts Build


by Suzette Machado

COVER STORY

RSP Architects from Minneapolis andI.C.E., a St. Paul-based engineering firmspecializing in ice rink design, to helpdetermine whether it was possible for atown of 40,000, with no hockey or iceskating programs and a limited numberof recreationalskaters, to builda permanentrink. If thisproved feasible,the city was will-ing to donatepark property tomake it a reality.

To assessfuture demandfor ice skating,RSP and I.C.E.recommendedbuilding a sim-ple wooden rinkform with aplastic liner thatcould be flood-ed to create a contained ice sheet onthe site where skating had begun. Thecity agreed to temporarily let the citi-zens of Klamath Falls continue skatingat this location, although it would notallow it to become a permanent sitebecause of an adjacent roadway. OnDec. 11, 1999, KIS and 36 volunteersimproved the historic rink by con-structing a wooden frame and plasticliner over a compacted sand basedonated by local businesses. This wasdone to extend the ice skating seasonand to keep the ice from melting intothe soil during warm spells. The vol-unteer-based rink reopened onChristmas Day 1999. Skating andskate rental were free, and for thenext six weeks, skaters covered theice day and night.

A “human ice-resurfacing team”would clear the rink with large metalscrapers each time it snowed — a jobonly for the hearty and the dedicated.At one point the snow was too deep tobe shoveled and KIS sent out a cry forhelp that was answered by a local farmmachinery dealer with a John Deeretractor and blade. The result? The tem-porary rink increased the demand forice time. People fell in love with skat-ing. High school students started play-ing hockey. Two retired ice dancerscould be found practicing their rou-tines. Interest in building a shelteredrink gained momentum, and a com-munitywide fundraising and grant-writing campaign was off and running.

Overcoming ObstaclesInitially KIS and the city agreed to builda covered, refrigerated rink on a site inMoore Park, but in reaction to contro-versy, the city rescinded its offer to

donate park property inthis location. An alterna-tive site suggested by someof the objectors was down-town Veterans’ Park, alongthe shores of Lake Ewauna.This park is not only cen-trally located and withinwalking distance of manyarea elementary schools —it was also in need of amajor upgrade. Supporterssaw the arena as the poten-tial centerpiece for down-town redevelopment.

The KIS team and citystaff were on board, but anumber of citizens againcame forward with objec-tions to construction of

the rink because of the need to sacrificesome trees with possible historic value.In addition, one councilman felt therewouldn’t be adequate space for parking,assuming that for any given open skat-ing session the arena would draw up to350 cars. Ironically, some of the verysame objectors who had suggested thisalternate site led the campaign to stopthe arena project once again. The citywithdrew its offer a second time.

The Klamath Ice Sports board,war-weary and heartbroken, vowed tohang up their skates — temporarily.But almost immediately, the projectleader contacted the owner of a localtimber products firm and expresseddismay that the children and familiesof the Klamath Basin would not havea place for a permanent skating rink.If a location could be found that noone could object to, she felt the KISboard members would lace up theirskates and get back to work. A smallgroup of protestors should not takeaway a project that would mean somuch to so many.

Two weeks later, the JELD-WENFoundation volunteered to donate apiece of property on the Running YRanch Resort to be the home of theBill Collier Community Ice Arena.

“JELD–WEN has been excited tobe a part of this effort because of thetradition and community interest inice skating for decades and becauseof the strength, energy and persever-ance of the KIS group. They are‘infectious’ and make you want to bea part of their effort,” said BobKingzett, assistant director of publicaffairs for JELD-WEN.

Chuck Freiberg of RSP Architectsmade a trip to Klamath Falls to reviewthe new site and to make the necessarydesign adjustments. He suggestedforms and materials that would offer


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What began as

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Klamath Ice Sports ice sheet at sunsetPhoto by Suzette Machado


beauty as well as efficiency. A whitetensile fabric roof would emulate thecolor and shape of the surroundingsnow-covered hills, and huge woodenarches would remind the citizens ofKlamath Falls of their rich lumberinghistory. Brad Lemberg of I.C.E. finishedhis engineering design, and IceBuilderswas awarded the contract.

Dream Becomes RealityDiversified Contractors Inc. of KlamathFalls broke ground in late September2001. IceBuilders arrived in November,just as the dry high-desert climate sawan end to a drought. Due to an earlywinter and a dramatically shortenedconstruction schedule, IceBuilders hadto work closely with Lemberg, KIS andDiversified in order to complete theirwork. They installed the nearly 10miles of tubing under a heated tentstructure erected by Diversified Con-struction. The day the concrete waspoured, hot water had to be added toraise the temperature to keep the con-crete from freezing in the trucks. Fiveminutes after the last of the concretewas poured, snow began to fall.

“All of us at IceBuilders willremember how well this project went,

under some extremely trying circum-stances and the kindness and hospi-tality of the people of Klamath Falls,”said Ron McHargue, senior mechani-cal engineer for IceBuilders. “We werepleased to have worked with KlamathIce Sports and the engineer, Brad Lem-berg of I.C.E., on this unique project.”

On Jan. 23, 2002, Bill Collier, thefather of ice skating in the KlamathBasin, christened the new ice sheetwith the first spray of water. Other KISvolunteers and board membersworked around the clock with Ice-Builders to finish the ice sheet, whilefuture staff members trained on the“Suz,” a blue and silver refurbished

Olympia ice-grooming machine fromBecker Arena Products.

Still without a roof, the Bill CollierCommunity Ice Arena debuted on Jan.26, 2002. Skater admission prices wereset at $3 for youth and $4 for adults. Inthe eight weeks of skating that fol-lowed, the arena hosted 15 school fieldtrips to thank the Basin children fortheir fundraising efforts — from pennydrives to popcorn sales — which helpedmake the arena dream come true.

Despite valiant efforts by staff andvolunteers, snow stormsintermixed with warm,sunny afternoons causedseveral session closures.Fundraising for the much-needed roof continued.The turning point for theroof fund occurred whenthe M.J. Murdock Charita-ble Trust announced agrant of $350,000 tomeet a challenge grantby the Ford Family Foun-dation. Two local highschool sophomores sug-

gested that KIS host a skate-a-thon, andan additional $22,000 was raised forthe roof.

The tensile fabric roof over largewooden glulam arches was completedin November 2002. The roof sheltersthe ice sheet from rain and snow andfilters out the sun’s infrared rays whileallowing visible sunlight to passthrough. It literally sparkles at nightwhen the lights are turned on.

Happy Endingsand New BeginningsThe second ice skating season openedon Nov. 11 and closed March 30, withmore than 16,000 skater visits. Ice hock-

ey programs were started with volunteercoaches who had grown up playinghockey as children.

Gerard Collins, hockey coach andfourth-grade teacher at Conger Elemen-tary School, grew up in Edmonton andskated during his youth and early adultyears in Canada. When asked why hewanted to be a coach, his reply was typical:“I would love nothing more than to watchthe eyes of children dance in the KlamathBasin as they learn to skate and play hock-ey — the coolest game on earth!”

Thanks to a grant from the Nation-al Hockey League Players’ Association(NHLPA), full sets of hockey equipmentwere made available to disadvantagedchildren, and some 110 youth were ableto play on the recreational league. Figureskating lessons, also led by a volunteer,were ongoing throughout the season.

The Klamath Ice Sports’ dream isnot quite finished. Fueled mostly by vol-unteers and built by fundraisers andgrants, a warming lodge (to replace atrailer/skate shack/office and portablerestrooms) is a long way down the road.Short-term plans include raising thefunds necessary to purchase a sound sys-tem, portable bleachers and westerlyshade screens. Donors will have theirnames engraved on bronze-, silver- andgold-colored skate blades.

Bob Marsalli, former director of Adultand Family Services in Klamath Falls,attributes the success of the Bill CollierArena to “the dedication, determinationand generosity of the Klamath Ice Sportsboard and volunteers. You all remind meof what’s right with the world!”

Suzette Machado is the managing directorof Klamath Ice Sports, the nonprofit orga-nization that owns and operates Bill Col-lier Community Ice Arena.

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COVER STORY

“I would love nothing more than to watch

the eyes of childrendance in the Klamath Basin as they

learn to skate and play hockey.”— Gerald Collins,

hockey coach and fourth-grade teacher

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� Early Bird Registration - prior to 12/15/03 $300

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Season’s greetings from the ISIAEducation Foundation board oftrustees. May your holiday season

be filled with much joy and happiness.As we approach the end of the cal-

endar year, we ask that you keep theEducation Foundation in mind for yourcharitable giving. Without the generos-ity and support of ISI members, theEducation Foundation could not meetits annual goal of awarding collegescholarships to outstanding ISI skaters.This unique scholarship program hasawarded scholarships to 57 deservingskaters since the program started in1991. It has been our privilege to watchthese young people grow into strong,contributing adults, many of whomhave gone on to become leaders intheir fields.

Contributions to the ISIA Educa-tion Foundation offer groups and indi-viduals a way to invest in the educa-tional future of ice skaters. Gifts are taxdeductible to the full extent of the law.

While the foundation is gratefulfor all monetary donations, gifts ofgoods and services are also appreciated.One of the foundation’s major annualfundraisers is the live and silent auc-tions, which take place during the ISIConference & Trade Show. This excit-ing event is made possible throughmany generous donations.

As individual members, we encour-age you to look through your attics, clos-ets or basements for hidden skating arti-facts that might be someone else’s trea-sure. Are these forgotten items taking upyour valuable space when they might bevalued resources to the foundation andtreasures to future auction bidders? If so,contact Judith Sniffen, Education Foun-dation treasurer — (516) 628-2240 [email protected] — to learn how tomake donations and where to send auc-tion items. Contribute now for the2004 auctions and take advantage of a2003 tax deduction.

ISI builders and suppliers, do youhave overstocked items that, if donatedto the Education Foundation, couldmean a helpful tax deduction? For infor-mation on how and where to contribute

these items to the Education Founda-tion, contact Judith Sniffen.

On behalf of the Education Foun-dation trustees and the skaters they rep-resent, thank you for your generoussupport.

Contributions Received

The ISIA Education Foundationgratefully acknowledges the follow-ing contributions:

Supporter ($500-$999)Oakton FSC in memory of

Nefritiri Nelson

Contributor ($100-$249)Harry J. McDonald Memorial CenterShook, Hardy & Bacon in honor of

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Fritz DietlBeaver Dam Winter Sports Club

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Video TestingAll FS 8-9 tests sent to the ISINational office must now be accom-panied by the new video test form,which can be found on the ISI Website (www.skateisi.org) under TestRequirements & Rule Revisions (see“skating programs”). If your districthas a designated test chairperson,please check with that personbefore submitting video tests. If youhave any questions regarding thisnew form, feel free to contact me at(972) 735-8800 [email protected].

As I settle into my new rolewith ISI and adjust to the Texas wayof life, please don’t hesitate to callor e-mail me with any questions orconcerns you might have.

To my Minnesota Friends: I MISSY’ALL!

As the newest member of the ISI staff,I’m very excited to be writing my first“Coaches’ Corner” article. My bigmove from Minnesota to Texas hasbeen eventful and the southern hospi-tality has been wonderful — althoughthe language barrier is an issue as I amreminded daily that I “talk funny.”

National Events Update• Winter Classic 2004

will be held inNashville, Tenn. onPresidents week-end, Feb. 13-15, atthe CentennialSportsplex.Remember:Deadline forentries is Dec. 1, 2003 —just around the corner!

• The 2004 Synchro-nized Classicwill be held atThe Edge IceArena inBensenville, Ill.on April 3-4.Deadline forthis event isFeb. 1. Coaches, remember to sub-mit your team registration forms toassure your number for 2003-04 ISIcompetitions.

• Plan now forthe 2004 ISIConference &Trade ShowMay 27-29 atthe beautifulSan DiegoManchesterGrand Hyatt.This confer-ence will bein conjunction with the PSA.Mark your calendars and checkout the Early Bird registrationform on page 22 of this issue.

• World TeamChampionshipswill return tothe Schwan’sSuper Rink inBlaine, Minn.on Aug. 2-7,2004. Localorganizing committees are work-ing hard to match the 2000 Min-nesota experience.

Fall Seminars and Rule RevisionsThank you to all those who hostedfall instructor seminars. You all did anoutstanding job. Attendance at thisyear’s seminars was so important asthe 2004 rule revisions were discussed.If you happened to miss your district’sseminar, please see page 8 for the rulerevisions. Make sure you are up todate with the new rules!

Attention Coaches!Please check the ISI Web site (www.skateisi.org)

for the following updates:

New Video Testing Form & Guidelines

Ice Dancing Test RevisionThe Rocker Foxtrot was omitted and has now been placed in Dance 7.

Freestyle 7Spin Examples

Flying Camel-Back Sit-Front Sit-UprightCamel-Back Sit-Hopover Sit-Scratch

Flying Camel-Back Sit-Back Scratch-Front Scratch

Freestyle 9Arabesque /Spiral/Spread Eagle

Can be in any order, any combination; doesn’t have to include all,but must cover the entire ice surface.

COACHES’CORNER by Barb Yackel

ISI National Events Coordinator & Skating Program Director


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The campus of The Learning Centerin Marlborough, Mass. providedan ideal environment for the Cer-

tificate of Arena Operations (CAO) cours-es of ISI’s iAIM school in August. Thirty-seven students from Massachusetts, NewHampshire and Illinois attended theweeklong school co-sponsored by Facili-ty Management Corp (FMC).

Rob McBride, president of FMC,attended the school with 27 of hisemployees. McBride’s support of theiAIM school speaks highly of thevalue he and his organization placeon education.

Nick Pennucci, manager of theBuffone Arena in Worchester, Mass.rated the school “totally fantastic! I

feel this was the most organized,focused and informative time I haveever spent relative to training as afacility manager,” he said.

Mike Mastrototano of FMCdescribed iAIM as a great experienceand said what he liked best about theschool was “the knowledge I gained insuch a short period.”

The school kicked off with regis-tration on Sunday afternoon followedby an evening cocktail reception anda presentation on “The Role of theArena Operator.” Days were filledwith classes and evenings with net-working and studying. A Wednesday-evening field trip to Fenway Park for aBoston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics

baseball game hosted by FMC brokeup the intensity of the courseworkwhile enhancing the camaraderie andnetworking opportunities.

Rich (Rooster) Pelequin from Fitz-patrick Arena in Holyoke, Mass.deemed his iAIM school experience“invaluable — I couldn’t put a priceon it. I would pay out of my pocket ifI had to,” he said. “The subject mat-ter met the needs of the position. Thepresenters were well prepared andenthusiastic about their work. Theonly way I know how to thank [theiAIM program and instructors] for all[they’ve] done in helping me with mycareer in the ice arena business is togo back to my arena and implement

Recent graduates of the iAIM Certificate of Arena Operations course held in Marlborough, Mass.

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what I have learned to operate aclean, safe, efficient facility that ourusers will enjoy.”

The instructors for the CAOschool received high praise from theirstudents. Scott McCoy, vice presidentof FMC, pronounced the instructors“great,” adding, “The subject matterwas conveyed in simple, practicalterms and made learning easy.”

Bill Weir from the Nashoba Valleyfacility in Boxboro, Mass. credited thequality and commitment of theinstructors as being a major compo-nent to the value of the iAIM school.“I completely enjoyed the school,”said Weir. “Everything is very wellprepared and presented by leadingexperts in the industry. I found thatnot only did I enjoy learning from allthe instructors but also found it veryeasy to participate. It is evident thateveryone involved with this schoolenjoys what they are doing and there-fore they are happy to pass along theirknowledge and experience.”

Jim Brown from Reading Ice Arenain Reading, Mass. said, “The school wasvery helpful, and I took more out of theclasses than I ever thought I would.”

The instructors for the CAOschool in Marlborough were Dr. JackVivian, Art Sutherland, Dave Love-rock, Todd Bradley, Jason Eastin andAl Tyldesley.

While many of the attendees atthe CAO school in Marlborough wereearning their second or third iAIMcertificates, some were new to theprogram. “This school was very help-ful to me as a rink rat, and now as arookie,” said Jim Gosselin from Fitz-patrick Arena.

“iAIM continues to provideindustry-leading education andinvaluable training for those who willlead our industry in the future,” saidVivian, director of the Ice Arena Insti-tute of Management. “We look for-ward to offering our second series ofCertified Arena Executive courses inconjunction with the ISI/PSA joint2004 Conference & Trade Show in SanDiego next May.”

For more information on the iAIMand CAO programs, go to www.skateisi.orgor call ISI at (972) 735-8800.

Dianne Powell is past editor of the EDGEand currently an ISI editorial advisor.

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Event Location Event Dates Test Deadline *Entry Deadline� Winter Classic Nashville, TN February 13-15, 2004 December 1, 2003 December 1, 2003

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NOTES: *Memberships must be current through the event. Membership renewals mayaccompany this entry form. All test and memberships must be registered with the ISI Headquarters.

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Upon entering this competition, we hereby agree that any photographs or video tapestaken of our team by ISI or authorized party, may be used exclusively for any purposeby the ISI or any other use authorized by ISI.

I declare that the information above is true and that all skaters have current individualmembership with ISI, and I have notified all team members that they skate at their ownrisk, and hereby release ISI, the host facilities, and their personnel from all liability.

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MARLBOROUGH, MA – Twenty eight arena managers from FMCjoined other managers from around the country for one week inmid August to learn the science, theory, and best practices of icearena operation from some of the most knowledgeable profes-sionals in the industry. The Certificate of Arena Operations pro-gram was presented by the Ice Arena In-stitute of Management (iAIM) at the Learn-ing Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The intensive program curriculum dealtin depth with every major aspect of opera-tions in an ice arena. The courses includedfacility and equipment maintenance & re-pair, principles of refrigeration, ice makingand painting, energy management, custo-dial practices, HVAC and indoor air quality,safety and emergency management, aswell as many other critical operations top-ics. Students were treated to presentationsand interactive instruction from specialists such as Dr. Jack Vivian(energy management), Al Tyldesley (building maintenance &safety), Dave Loverock (ice making and painting), Art Sutherland(refrigeration), Todd Bradley (HVAC), and more. “Each one of theinstructors knew more about their particular specialty than I couldever know,” said Jim Cummings, Manager of Asiaf Arena. “To havethe benefit of all their years of experience and expertise in eachsubject will definitely make me a better all around manager.” In order to become a CAO (Certified Arena Operator), studentsare required to attend five days of courses and pass an extensiveexam given at the end of the program. Even the most experiencedstudents expanded their knowledge at the training program. “After

iAIM TRAINING HELPS EMPOWER FMC MANAGERSattending the iAIM program I realized there were some areas ofarena operations that I needed more training in,” stated BobMcKeown, FMC Manager of Chelmsford Forum. “The iAIM train-ing has given me the confidence to continue to teach to my staff.I highly recommend the program to others who think they know it

all!” Bruce Bertoni has worked at theFMC Veteran’s Arena in Franklin, MAsince 1985 and has performed everytask from skate monitoring to Manager.Bertoni said: “The CAO program hasgiven me a better understanding of therefrigeration process and the science ofmaking great quality ice.” Among those attending the trainingprogram was FMC President RobMcBride. He had this to say: “I feel thateducation is one of the most importantingredients for the future success of ourindustry. With rising overhead costs and

the weak economy restraining revenue growth, arena operatorsmore than ever need to find innovative ways to deliver high qual-ity facilities efficiently. I am certain that the iAIM training will helpus improve the quality of our arenas while reducing operatingcosts.” The lessons of the CAO program are already being put to gooduse in FMC arenas with new techniques for ice making, refrigera-tion operation, and facility maintenance being implemented. Thechiller plants are being tuned to run at peak efficiency and man-agers are taking a fresh look at everything they do to see if it canbe done better or more effectively. The power of knowledge ishelping to fuel FMC’s mission of first class ice arenas.

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Metropolitan Ice Rink Managers Association(MIRMA)

by Judith P. Sniffen, President

By the time you read this report, the ISIDistrict 3 instructors seminar at FloydHall Arena held on Sept. 21 will bebehind us. Our fall MIRMA meeting andfourth mini trade show are set for Oct.28 at the Danbury Ice Rink in Danbury,Conn. The general conference will runfrom 9:30 a.m. to noon, followed by thetrade show through 4 p.m. The confer-ence will include a presentation onunderstanding and implementing ISIprograms by Patti Feeney, ISI’s managingdirector of member programs and ser-vices, as well as a program on “Every-thing You Wanted to Know About Clean-ing But Were Afraid to Ask” by All StarCleaners & Bergo Janitorial Cos.

Many rink operators reported thatthey lost two days of skating during theNortheast blackout on Aug. 14-15, somehaving to completely lay down newsheets of ice. That’s no fun when youhave hockey and figure clinics scheduled— everyone loses. Some were lucky andhad electricity by that night, while oth-ers waited until the next afternoon.

On a more inspiring note, theworld’s top figure skaters once againdemonstrated their support of theCoalition of 9/11 Families and the 9/11Families Give Back Fund by performingin the second annual Stars, Stripes &Skates Icetravaganza on Sept. 7 at theNassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

The official 9/11 commemorativeevent was hosted by Olympian NancyKerrigan and actor Steve Buscemi andattended by champion figure skatersand thousands of skating fans as well ascelebrity guests and family members ofthose killed on Sept. 11, 2001. One of

the afternoon’s biggest crowd-pleaserswas a group performance by morethan 75 junior skaters to a medley ofpatriotic American songs. The young-sters, ages 4-18, qualified for the showduring four talent searches last sum-mer in New York, New Jersey,Philadelphia and Virginia.

Congratulations from MIRMA/ISIDistrict 3 on the success of anothergreat show.

Mid-Atlantic ArenaManagers Association(MAMA)

by Trudy Ivory, Kirk S. Nevin Arena

The July MAMA meeting was canceledand our next meeting was scheduledfor Oct. 22 at the new Alice Noble IceArena in Wooster, Ohio. ISI scheduledits District 7 seminar for the same day,along with our speaker, Dr. Jack Vivian,director of ISI’s Ice Arena Institute ofManagement (iAIM) program. Look fora follow-up on that meeting in the nextissue of the EDGE.

As a woman, I read with greatinterest Dr. Vivian’s article “Is There aGlass Ceiling in the Ice Arena Indus-try” (EDGE, September/October). Heobserves that there are very fewfemale arena managers in the iceindustry. I had to chuckle when I readhis comment that there may be a “goodold boys” network contributing to thesituation. Believe me, guys, I am notthe full-fledged, card-carrying, women’sliberation type, but yes, there is a “goodold boys” network in the ice business,as there is in all business. I view those“good old boys” who think a womanisn’t capable of management skills asthe ones with a problem.

Thankfully, I must report that themajority of men I have met in my 12years in this business have shown methe respect that I work hard at givingand getting. Of course, there are stilldays when a salesman shows up at theoffice, asks our secretaries to talk to themanager and then appears surprisedwhen I walk out to meet him. Onceagain: his issue, not mine.

I hope that one day in the nearfuture women and men in the work-place will be considered equally capa-ble of managing companies and theirpeople. But in the meantime, if you are

one of those men who raise their browor roll their eyes when they meet awoman in charge — lighten up!

Have a great ice season!

North East Ice Skating Managers Association (NEISMA)

by Tom Morton, President

In August, the NEISMA board of direc-tors elected new officers including:Tom Morton, president; Jeff Bardwell,first vice president; Jeff Doucette, sec-ond vice president; Ed Peduto, trea-surer; and Jeff Reubin, secretary. Eachwill serve a two-year term.

Based on the coordination effortsand recommendation of board mem-ber Deane Pomeroy, the NEISMAdirectors voted to have the NEISMAfall meeting on Oct. 28 in Danbury,Conn., in coordination with MIRMA.This was a new venture, co-sponsoredby the two associations.

In addition, NEISMA scheduledtwo one-day seminars, one that washeld on Sept. 8 in Vermont andanother on Sept. 24 in Maine. Addi-tional one-day seminars are alsobeing planned. NEISMA’s 2004spring conference will be in theBoston area. Director Ed Peduto isthe spring conference chairman forthe site selection.

Michigan Arena ManagersAssociation (MAMA)

by Ron Holbrook, President

The first Michigan Arena ManagersAssociation Summer Conference washeld June 16-17 at the Treetops Resortin Gaylord, Mich. The event was a bigsuccess, with more than 50 attendeesand nine vendors.

A committee was formed early inthe year to look into the possibilityof having this meeting in the sum-mer at a resort location. Geoff Ben-netts of the Suburban Training Cen-ter spearheaded the committee anddid a great job organizing the con-ference agenda and running the

few of the many session topicsaddressed during the three-day confer-ence. Many attendees also participatedin free health screenings provided by alocal clinic. The board has selectedSugar Lake Lodge as the fall conferencesite for 2004. The lodge is located justsouth of Grand Rapids, Minn.

The election results are in and wewould like to welcome new boardmembers Mike Bauer (South Metro)and Pete Carlson (North Metro). Out-going board members are Brad Tulbergand myself.

MIAMA has been working hard toput together education and trainingprograms for its members, with anobjective of involving our vendor rep-resentatives and working closely withthem on the program.

Longtime board member andsecretary/treasurer Al Payne will bestepping down from his duties effec-tive next fall. The new board will bevery busy in the months to come,searching for a new office locationfor MIAMA and also looking for anew secretary/treasurer. Manythanks to Al Payne for all his hardwork and dedication over the years.He will be missed.

To learn more about MIAMA or ifyou have any questions, please visit usat www.Rinkfinder.com or call Al Payneat (612) 861-9351.


meeting in Gaylord. Thanks to CarolBurns for putting together the hand-outs and all of the time she spenttyping, copying and organizingeverything.

The meeting began with a smallluncheon and vendor display. Dayone included such topics as risk man-agement issues, computer softwareand support, and electric savings pro-grams as well as a Michigan AmateurHockey Association panel forum.

The second day started with acontinental breakfast and progressedto a forum on “Issues in the IceArena.” STAR (Serving The AmericanRinks), ISI and H/D Sports Manage-ment were represented. The confer-ence concluded with speakersaddressing “Programming and Cus-tomer Service.” The event endedwith a luncheon, and those whowere interested hit the course for abeautiful day of golf.

Thanks to all who attended. Weare looking forward to an even big-ger and better second annual confer-ence next summer.

Ice Rink Owners of California (IROC)

by Bert Blanchette, VSC Sports

Ice Rink Owners of California (IROC)recently met to review a presentationby the San Diego Ice Arena (SDIA) onthe continuing development andimplementation of the Mr. Qube®character and branding of ice skatingin the southern California market.The Mr. Qube icon, already usedextensively by the SDIA, will soon beused in other IROC facilities as well.Many of the member rinks have thecostume character for use in theirfacilities, and IROC is exploring thepossibility of obtaining smaller cos-tume characters that are more mobileand wearer-friendly.

A representative of the Domino’sPizza franchise owners west of the Mis-sissippi was a guest at the meeting.IROC will be working with Domino’s ina joint promotion for southern Califor-nia. If the promotion proves mutuallybeneficial, it will be expanded to otherDomino’s markets through its market-ing agency.

Wisconsin Ice ArenaManagers Association(WIAMA)

by Jeffrey J. Michalek, Eble Ice Arena

The Annual WIAMA Fall Fire-up tookplace Aug. 21 at the Pettit NationalIce Center in Milwaukee. Pettit oper-ations director Jim Gulczynski kickedoff the morning with a brief historyand behind-the-scenes tour of theunique facility. Guest speakers forthe day included STAR representativePaul Schwartz with his presentation,“Arena Start-up Tips,” and UnitedCenter’s Dan Ahearn with great adviceon “Making the Perfect Sheet of Ice.”Other session topics included “Build-ing Operations” by Gulczynski and“Resurfacer Preventive Maintenance”offered by Olympia and Zamboni rep-resentatives. A lunch and vendorsocial rounded out the day’s events.WIAMA would like to thank the guestspeakers, vendors and record numberof participants who made this year’sworkshop a success.

A WIAMA board meeting was heldin mid-September in Wisconsin Dells.The main topic of discussion was nextyear’s annual spring conference, whichwill be moving from its traditionalDells location to Mishicot, Wis.

For further information onWIAMA or how to get on our mailinglist, contact Nancy Hacker, c/o WIAMA,700 Shady Lane, Neenah, Wis. 54956,or call Nancy at (920) 731-9731, Ext 10.

Minnesota Ice ArenaManagers Association(MIAMA)

by Chadd Benson, Chaska Community Center

This year’s annual MIAMA fall confer-ence kicked off with NHL MinnesotaWild television analyst Mike Goldberg,who shared stories from his career aswell as highlights from last year’s runfor the Wild at the Stanley Cup.

This year’s conference theme of“Healthy, Wealthy and Wise” provedpopular with members. Safety andcompliance, facility wellness, personalwellness and managing change were a

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2003 ISI AdultChampionships Results

Skating isn’t just for kids, as some 160 grown-ups (age 21 and up) demonstrated during the 2003 ISI AdultChampionships Sept. 12-14 at Charles Moore Arena in Orleans, Mass. Skaters from 37 rinks across the coun-try showcased their skills and sportsmanship, and shared a memorable weekend of fun, camaraderie andsight-seeing on scenic Cape Cod — the perfect place to be in mid-September.

PLACE ARENA POINTS

1 . . . . . . Tampa Bay Skating Academy Countryside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242.0

2 . . . . . . The Ice Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101.5

3 . . . . . . JP Igloo Ice & Inline Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81.0

4 . . . . . . Sharper Edge Skating School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.0

5 . . . . . . Symmetrical Skating School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62.5

6 . . . . . . Fort Meyer Skatium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57.5

7 . . . . . . The Ice Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.0

8 . . . . . . Franklin Blades Skating School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43.0

9 . . . . . . Golden Blades FSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.5

10 . . . . . . Ice Center @ Cupertino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37.0

11 . . . . . . Charles Moore Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33.0

12 . . . . . . Upper Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.0

13 . . . . . . Bay State Blades-Marlboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.0

14 . . . . . . Connecticut Intl. Skating Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22.0

15 . . . . . . Nashoba Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.0

16 . . . . . . Roseville Ice Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.0

17 . . . . . . McFetridge Sports Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.0

17 . . . . . . Dr Pepper StarCenter-Plano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.0

17 . . . . . . SkateQuest of Prince William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.0

20 . . . . . . Pilgrim Skating Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.0

20 . . . . . . William G Mennen Sports Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.0

20 . . . . . . West Suburban Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.0

23 . . . . . . Ice Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.0

23 . . . . . . Jones Center for Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.0

25 . . . . . . University of Delaware Ice Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.0

26 . . . . . . Vacaville Skating Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

26 . . . . . . Wonderland of Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

26 . . . . . . New England Sports Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.0

29 . . . . . . City of White Plains Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.0

30 . . . . . . RDV Sportsplex Ice Den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.0

31 . . . . . . Bay State Blades-Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.0

31 . . . . . . Ice Time Sports Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.0

33 . . . . . . Winterland Skating School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

33 . . . . . . Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0

35 . . . . . . Bay State Blades-Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0

36 . . . . . . Eastridge Ice Arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0

36 . . . . . . US Ice Sports Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.0

istration form on page 22 in thisissue of the EDGE. You may want toconsider taking advantage of some ofthe very competitive airfares stillbeing offered by many of the airlinestoday. Note that next year’s confer-ence will take place on the Thursday,Friday and Saturday leading into theMemorial Day weekend, leaving youSunday and Monday to enjoy themany sights and attractions of SanDiego and the surrounding areabefore returning home.

I hope that you have had a pleas-ant, relaxing summer and that you areanticipating a busy and productiveskating season. I know we are — and welook forward to serving you through-out the year.


As the summer sun moves far-ther and farther south in theNorthern Hemisphere, we turn

our thoughts to the upcoming sea-son and its programs and activities.Here at the ISI office, we are busyplanning and budgeting for nextyear’s events and activities, includ-ing the 2004 Ice Skating IndustryConference & Trade Show.

The 2004 conference will be heldin conjunction with the ProfessionalSkaters Association (PSA) and is sched-uled for May 27-29 at the spectacularManchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in SanDiego. This joint meeting of the twoassociations will provide industry pro-fessionals with a unique opportunityto combine education, networking

and resources in the most economicaland efficient way possible — twomeetings for the price of one!

The ISI and PSA are working hardto combine their individual confer-ences and trade shows into one simul-taneous, coordinated event that willoffer members of both organizationsthe opportunity to attend sessions ona variety of pertinent subjects pre-sented by a diverse group of industryprofessionals. While this is not aneasy task to accomplish, I am confi-dent that the result will be a trulyvaluable and enjoyable experience forall attendees.

I encourage everyone planning toattend the conference and trade showto return the Early Bird discount reg-

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