For me, leaving the fun ISI activities
and programs for a serious competitive environment was more challenging than I imagined. All of a sudden, I’m competing against friends like David Santee, who could skate circles around me. I had some success in USFSA, winning a novice national title in 1972 and a 1975 junior pairs national silver medal — to this day, I attribute those successes from the foundations I learned from the ISI curriculums. USFS was a great experience, but it just was not as much fun as ISI. I wanted to have fun.
I came back to ISI in the 1980s and
was honored for the opportunity to serve as a trustee on the ISIA Education
Foundation (ISIAEF). Don Bartelson, a wonderful mentor in my career, taught me the importance of how, through ISI programs, our sport can give back to so many. I’ve owned and operated rinks in Texas since the 1980s, and what I learned from my ISI colleagues, such as Don, has served me very well. (Tank you, Don!)
Other organizations soon recognized
the success of ISI and as they say, copying is the best form of flattery. For example, the largest skating organization in the world today, the International Skating Union (ISU), now offers a track for recreational/ adult skaters and information on global rink development and management. Te success of the ISI did not go unnoticed.
Other organizations soon recognized the success of ISI and as they say, copying is the best form of flattery. For example, the largest skating organization in the world today, the International Skating Union (ISU), now offers a track for recreational/adult skaters and information on global rink development and management. The success of the ISI did not go unnoticed.
1960 Michael Kirby Ice Skating School brochure.
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