District & Association Updates

EDITOR’S NOTE: District & Association Updates should be limited to no more than 300 words and must include the writer’s name and district/ association title as well as a head shot. The deadline for the Summer 2015 issue is March 1. Send to editor@skateisi.org.

competitions were, as usual, very successful and enjoyed by all. We have several competitions coming up in 2015 including the ISI Conference Championships coming to Boxborough, Mass. in May. We look forward to everyone’s efforts for a great competitive spring! District 1 is also excited that the ISI Conference & Trade

ISI District 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) by Alane Swiderski, District Director

Tank you to everyone who participated in this year’s ISI World Recreational Team Championships in Marlboro, Mass. A heartfelt thanks to all of the volunteers and District 1 clubs that donated their time and efforts to making the event so successful. District 1’s competitive season kicked

off with the Halloween Classic competition hosted by the Winterland Skating School Oct. 25-26 and was followed by the Icicle Invitational hosted by the Navin Arena Dec. 6. Both

Show will be in our own back yard. We held our annual semi- nar on Oct. 5 in Raynham, Mass., and many professionals are excited to have the opportunity to learn more. In addi- tion to introducing the new dance steps and learning about the new rule revisions, we had a wonderful guest speaker, Jennifer Rago from the Micheli Center, who spoke about conditioning and injury prevention. We were also very lucky to have many veterans in attendance, which spurred some dynamic discussions about judging ethics and the business of coaching. Finally, we announced the recipients of our 2014 professional awards. Congratulations to Kerry Ruffin of the William L. Chase Arena in Natick, Mass., Coach of the Year, and to Jessica Proctor of the Cronin Arena in Revere, Mass., Director of the Year. As a final note, 2015 is an election year for District 1. Te

new online process for the election is explained on page 26 of this magazine. Nominations will be requested in advance. Watch for more information on the District 1 website (isidistrict1.com), and don’t forget to like us on Facebook.

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