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Updated on March 29th, 2013
Skating Club of New Hartford
Home of the Best Skaters in Central New York...
What's New
SCNH Spring Exhibition will be held Saturday, March 30th - Show to start approximately 2:30 Encourage Family and friends to attend and see how much your skater has learned this season. Admission is free. Pizza and refreshments are available in the back lobby following the show. Registered SCNH members can also participate in open skate following the show. We have ice until 5:00.
(Freestyle Warm up 1 to 1:30pm, Basic Skills practice 1:30 until approximately 2:15pm with show to follow after an ice cut - Approximately 2:30)
Please make sure borrowed props and costumes are returned to the club. Thank you!
Summer Ice forms for both Basic Skills and Freestyle are available in the Front Lobby and on our website. Ask a Board member for one or print your own below.
Spring/Summer Packages
Our 2013 Summer Freestyle Ice at Whitestown starts July 8th and runs through September 12th – please see available sessions below.
Drop-ins are accepted on any session for $15 per session. Contract skaters may drop in on additional sessions for $12. For
more information call 734-5656 or email scofnh@gmail.com.
Sessions include
Monday 6:00 to 6:50, Tuesday 1 - 5:00 to 5:55, Tuesday 2 – 5:55 to 6:50, Wednesday – 7:00 to 7:50,
Thursday 1 – 5:00 to 5:55, Thursday 2 – 5:50
Please note that ALL Skaters/coaches must update their
2013/2014 USFSA Registration by July 1st or you will not be allowed to skate.
For our members, please pick up
a registration form at the rink or download one from the USFSA website. New/transferring
members should complete the form and turn in to the monitor. Non
SCNH members please check with your club to update your
membership prior to start of summer session or contact us with concerns.
USFSA Fees - Checks payable to Skating
Club of New Hartford (or SCNH)
Regular Membership $50, Subsequent Member
from same family $20
Introductory Member $25 (Basic Skills member
changing to Freestyle status – first year only)
Collegiate Members $70 (4 consecutive years
and must be enrolled in college – one time only)
Basic Skills Member $12 (any age/level, no
discount for multiple family members) We will credit this fee toward the
administration fee for New Hartford Fall or Winter registration.
If you would like to sign up for Summer please download, fill out and
return a registration form.
- Summer Freestyle Packages – Runs July 8th to September 12th
- Skating Club of NH Waiver and Liability Release Form - If you are a current SCNH member we have this on file. Non-SCNH members should complete waiver and turn in with registration.
- Summer Basic Skills – 6 week session, $80/skater - starts July 10
The SCNH Annual Awards Banquet
The SCNH Annual Awards Banquet will be held Sunday, March 24th at Valentino's Banquet Hall, Oneida Street, Washington Mills from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Come join us for Brunch/Lunch and support all of our skaters while they are recognized with awards, badges and special memories. 1st, 5th and 10th year skaters will receive a trophy.
Tickets are now available at the registration table. Tickets are advance sale only; no tickets will be sold at the door. Door prizes awarded as well.
Ice Cancellation Policy
If the New Hartford/Whitestown rink is open, we will run our regular ice schedule. If the rink closes or the town officials issue a "stay off the roads ORDER" (not advisory - but order), we will cancel ice sessions. However, if you feel it unsafe to travel from your location, please stay safe and do not venture out.
In the event of cancellations, we will post on local TV stations and the website (if enough notice).
Mohawk Valley Classic Competition: Saturday, January 19, 2013
Get the Mohawk Valley Classic Competition schedule here.
Our annual Mohawk Valley Classic Competition will be held Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the New Hartford Recreation Center. Application deadline is December 8th.See The Mohawk Valley Classic Competition Announcement and The Mohawk Valley Basic Skills Competition Announcement with Applications.
Check out our Mohawk Valley Classic Competition T-Shirt here with order form. Short sleeve only $15. Long sleeve only $20.
Registration for 2012-2013 Fall/Winter Season
Our 2012/2013 Fall/ Winter Freestyle and Basic Skills season are well underway. We are still accepting new registrations for all Freestyle levels and some late Basic Skills winter lesson days/levels. Openings are available depending on the lesson level/age of the skater. See below for more information and our Freestyle and Basic Skills brochures. Or give us a call.
Freestyle Skaters may register during any Club ice session. Or call/email for appointment (734-5656 or scofnh@gmail.com).
Applebee's
Pancake Breakfast was again a successful fundraiser. Next
year's is scheduled for Sunday October 20, 2013, 8:00 -10:00 am.
For
more information call 734-5656 or email scofnh@gmail.com.
Register for Fall/Winter Basic Skills
See our 2012 Basic Skills brochure. See "Schedule" side bar for complete fall schedule.
You must pre-register to be in lessons the first week. New registrations will not be able to be placed in lesson groups if they register on the same day.
Call 734-5656 or email scofnh@gmail.com for more information.
We do still have some openings available for late registration depending on age/level of the skater.
Winter lessons started on Sunday January 6th. Lessons will consist of a half hour of group instruction, and a half hour of practice time. Thursday lessons will consist of a half hour of group instruction and 15 minutes of practice time. Spring Exhibition Saturday, March 30 2013.
Spring Exhibition practice: 3/17/2013 to 3/30/2013. Skaters must be able to attend practice sessions (on your regular lesson day) in March to perform in the Exhibition.
Lessons for the Fall/Winter sessions will run on the following days and times:- Sundays from September 23rd to December 9th and January 6th to March 10th 5-6pm
- Mondays from September 24th to December 10th and January 7th to March 11th 6-7pm
- Please note Monday Basic Skills Lesson time
is 5:00 - 6:00 on Monday, September 24th only, then it resumes regular
time of 6:00 - 7:00.
- Thursdays from September 27th to December 13th and January 10th to March 14th 5:15-6pm
Fees are $145 for 12 weeks of lessons, $280 for both Fall and Winter sessions, $50/year administrative fee for all skaters. You must have your own skates.
Preschool through adult classes are offered.
Register for Freestyle Packages
We are offering Low, Mid and High packages as well as Joint , Collegiate and Adult packages. We also have punch cards available.
See our 2012 Freestyle brochure.
Freestyle Ice in New Hartford starts September 16th and runs through March 3oth.
Spring Exhibition practice will be held in March.
Our MohawK Valley Classic Competition will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013.
Local Competitions and Test Sessions
See "Testing" and "Competitions" side bars for some of our local Clubs' upcoming test sessions and competitions.
Spring/Summer Packages
Our 2012 Spring Summer Freestyle Ice at Whitestown is ongoing at the Whitestown rink through September 13th – please see available sessions below.
Drop-ins are accepted on any session for $15 per session. For
more information call 734-5656 or email scofnh@gmail.com.
Sessions include
Tuesday 1 - 5:00 to 5:55, Tuesday 2 – 5:55 to 6:50, Wednesday – 7:00 to 7:50,
Thursday 1 – 5:00 to 5:55, Thursday 2 – 5:50, Friday - 6:00 to 6:50.
Please note that ALL Skaters/coaches must update their
USFSA Registration by July 1st or you will not be allowed to skate.
For our members please pick up
a registration form at the rink or download one from the USFSA website. New/transferring
members should complete the form and turn in to the monitor.
USFSA Fees - Checks payable to Skating
Club of New Hartford (or SCNH)
Regular Membership $50, Subsequent Member
from same family $20
Introductory Member $25 (Basic Skills member
changing to Freestyle status – first year only)
Collegiate Members $70 (4 consecutive years
and must be enrolled in college – one time only)
Basic Skills Member $12 (any age/level, no
discount for multiple family members) We will credit this fee toward the
administration fee for New Hartford Fall or Winter registration.
If you would like to sign up for Spring/Summer please download, fill out and
return a registration form.
- Spring Basic
Skills - 6 week session – starts April 4, $80 per skater
- Spring/Summer
Freestyle Packages – Runs April 10th to September 13th
- Summer Basic Skills – 6 week session, $80/skater - starts July 11
SCNH Jackets Ready for the Ice!!
The club again will be working with A&P Master Images to order skating jackets for our skaters. You can order
your jacket using the order
form from our website or picking one up at the rink.
So fill out that order
form, and then turn it in to either the ice monitor or a
board member, and make sure that your skater enters the new
season dressed for success on the ice!
SCNH T-shirts and Sweatshirts are here!!
Check out are newly designed T-shirt for the 2012/2013 season and the SCNH sweatshirts embriodered with the skater's name. Print out the order form from the link
and turn in at the rink. We also have order forms available at the rink. These make a great Christmas present for you skater.
Figure Skating Notes
We will still be offering our popular Sunday evening Style class free to all or Low, Middle and High Freestylers.
Check out the freestyle flyer or the schedule page on the
website for more information.
As a club we have worked hard to best serve the needs of our
membership. This coming season we continue to face
increases in ice costs, and we have worked hard to minimize
the impact of these greatly increased costs on our
membership. Freestyle skaters can register anytime we
have ice, just talk to the ice monitor or a Board member during our session.
2013 Registration Answers to Common
Questions
Is this more expensive than
last year?
Our ice rates have increased again this year. Our Board struggled
with the best way to hold down costs, while still providing the ice
time and benefits that make our club special. Except for a very
small increase in our administrative fee, we have not raised our rates
this season. Our club provides great value for our members, along
with additional services not offered elsewhere.
What is the Volunteer Fee?
Freestyle
skaters
will again
pay
a
volunteer
fee
at
the
beginning
of
the
season.
By
volunteering
for
club
approved
activities
the
family
of
the
skater
will
qualify
to
have
this
fee
refunded at the end of the season. If we don't get enough
volunteers, we will use these fees to hire local students to perform
these activities for the club. We tried to eliminate this fee
last year and we did not get enough families to volunteer. We
need your help as ice monitors, competition/test session volunteers,
Holiday and Spring Exhibition volunteers, and more. Please
talk with a Board Member.
What is the Administrative
Fee? This fee covers mailing expenses, USFS insurance
coverage, costumes, and some of the other administrative costs
that the club has.
If you have any
questions, feel fee to call or drop by and talk to us at the rink.
Joint Members and Visiting Skaters
Joint memberships to the SCNH are available to all members of
the USFS. Fees are based on the amount of ice needed. For
details about joint membership, just drop us an email,
call us at 315-734-5656, or check our brochure.
We welcome visiting professionals, and skaters from other
clubs. Visiting coaches will need to pay a $5 fee for using
our ice, unless they are coaching club members, in which case
the fee will be waived. All coaches must have valid
insurance and must sign our code of conduct before skating on
our ice.
During the regular season ice schedule, visiting freestyle skaters can drop in on
our ice for $15 per session, if there are open slots for the session.
Punch cards can be purchased as well, for those skaters that frequently
"drop in". Or check out our Joint Membership options. For
questions talk to a Board Member at the rink or reach us at 734-5656 or
scofnh@gmail.com.
Links to other skating sites and other information
There are a number of different places on the web where you can find information about general figure skating topics. Some of our favorites are:
-
The official website for US Figure Skating. - icenetwork.com currently contains a lot of free resources, as well as a "Season Pass", gaining access to more than a 1,000 hours of live and on-demand video of figure skating.
- Rink Diagram - A blank rink diagram that you can print out. Use it for mapping out your program.
- Collegiate Fact Sheet - A fact sheet from USFS on the options available to college age skaters, who wish to continue skating throughout their college years.
- Skating Club of Utica - One of the other local skating clubs. We have a special arrangement for the skaters of both clubs to utilize additional ice at a reduced rate from the other club.