Testing

Next Test Session

Sunday, October 24, 2010
10 AM - 1 PM
Easton Chiller

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General Testing Info

The Skating Club of Central Ohio administers, on a regular basis, tests for skaters that US Figure Skating uses to measure progress.

Skater Recognition Display
Keep track of the progress made by your favorite skater! Each SCOCO home club member that has successfully completed tests in Free Skating, Moves in the Field, or Dance has a skate blade with their name on it proudly acknowledging their accomplishments. The Skater Recognition Display is located at the Chiller at Easton.

Testing Policies:

Test applications are available at scoco.org and generally must be postmarked around fourteen days before the test session; exact dates will be posted on the club website. Test schedules will be posted at scoco.org at least 24 hours in advance of the session and are typically posted about a week in advance. Fees are not refundable for any reason except a death in the immediate family; fees for contingent tests are non-refundable. SCOCO strongly discourages skaters from scheduling contingent tests. Skaters must be in the rink and prepared to test at least 45 minutes prior to their scheduled warm-up.

Order of Testing:

Tests will generally be scheduled in the following manner:

1) Tests will be scheduled in descending order by skill level, with Adult tests slotted in based on U.S. Figure Skating crossover guidelines (found XXX); when applicable, Adult tests will be scheduled before the crossover Standard test (e.g., Adult Pre-Bronze before Pre-Preliminary).

2) Within skill levels, home club members will be scheduled first, followed by associate members, and then non-club members.

3) Within membership status categories, skaters will be scheduled alphabetically by last name.

Exceptions:

Exceptions to the above policies may be made based on judge and ice availability (e.g.: lower-level tests may be scheduled before higher-level tests to place the higher-level tests after an ice resurface) or test chair’s discretion.

Out-of-sesson tests: Requests for tests outside of regularly scheduled test sessions will not be accepted, with the following three exceptions:

Low-level Tests:

Requests to test Pre-Preliminary and Preliminary MIF and free skating tests, as well as Adult Pre-Bronze and Bronze MIF and free skating tests, outside of a regularly scheduled test session may be fulfilled depending on judge availability. These tests will take place on regularly scheduled Chiller LLC sessions, and the skater is responsible for all ice costs. Regular fees, including guest fees, will apply.

Graduating Seniors:

SCOCO members (home or associate) who have graduated from high school and are leaving the greater Columbus area for college may be accommodated for higher-level tests outside of a regularly scheduled test session if judges and ice time are available. An applicant must have taken advantage of all regularly scheduled test sessions to the extent possible; skaters may not rely upon a specially scheduled test session in place of regularly scheduled one. The skater will be responsible for regular fees, ice and judge costs.

Examples:

- Juno retries her Senior Free in May and June; there is no regularly scheduled July test session in the greater Columbus area, and she will leave for college before the regularly scheduled August test.

- Athena passes her Junior Moves in June and will leave for college before the regularly scheduled August test and wishes to take her Senior Moves before leaving.

- Minerva passed her Junior Free last year, and does not attempt her Senior Free at the regularly scheduled January, February, March, or May test sessions; because she passed up at least one opportunity to test, her request will not be accommodated.

Figure Tests:

Home club members of SCOCO and Columbus FSC who wish to take figure tests on Chiller LLC-provided figure ice may pay Skating Club of Central Ohio only the $3 U.S. Figure Skating test reporting fee if the skater and coach arrange for the judges and ice. The skater is responsible for all costs, including judges and ice. The SCOCO test chair will only be responsible for providing the paperwork and filing the appropriate papers and fees with U.S. Figure Skating. Skaters must submit a request for testing at least ten days in advance of the test date; the request should include the skater’s name, USFSA number, and the names of the three judges, as well as permission to test for non-SCOCO home club members.

Other US Figure Skating Member Clubs

US Figure Skating members are eligible to participate in test sessions hosted by other US Figure Skating member clubs.

Please carefully follow all instructions stated by the host club as application forms vary between clubs. Allow sufficient time before the test application due date to acquire any necessary signatures. Home club members must notify the test chairperson of the Chiller Figure Skating Club in advance whenever they participate in a test session at another US Figure Skating member club.

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