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 Team--

Our facebook page is now LIVE! Please "Like" and "Follow" our page for upcoming activities. 

https://www.facebook.com/RiverbankFSC 

Team Practice on Ice Officially Starts Tomorrow!

Our official season practice starts tomorrow with the updated skating hours. For detail practice hours a season calendar, visit  https://riverbankfigureskating.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html 

Additional Covid-19 Rules 

• Only 25 people are allowed at the rink. Parents can't be on the rink, bleacher, inside the building during practice. Only exception would be when we don't have 25 (22 skaters + 3 coaches) on the rink.  
• Skaters must first sign in and get their temperature checked inside the main facility entrance before entering the rink from the fence that faces the parking lot.
• For the full list of rules, visit https://riverbankfigureskating.blogspot.com/2020/11/covid-19-regulations-for-our-club.html 

Team Practice Starts Tonight at 6:15 PM ET

Weekly Team Practice Schedule 

 From November through March, our skating club meets every Saturday and Sunday from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ET. 

 Free Skating Time for Club Members 

 Thursdays: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. ET

Please follow the latest social distance guidelines below.

https://riverbankfigureskating.blogspot.com/2020/11/covid-19-regulations-for-our-club.html 

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Please welcome our new coach Aaron Singletary!

Team--

We are extremely thankful to our park and rink administration for their support in securing a figure skating coach for our Thursday practice hours. Please welcome Arron Singletary. 

Aaron Singletary grew up in Pennsylvania skating for Penguin Figure Skating Club and started his national competitive career training with Craig Maurizi. Over the years Singletary has had many internationally revered coaches and singling one or two would be a disservice to the others. Each left a prominent mark on his approach to skating. Aaron earned gold in moves-in-the field as well as freestyle singles. Aaron now coaches primarily in Newburgh, NY at Ice Time Sports Complex. His students include National medalists Jacob Sanchez and Olivia Alexander. He dreams to further his knowledge so that one day he too may be at internationally recognized performer and coach. The 2019 Home season marks his debut with Ice Theatre of New York.

Covid-19 Regulations for Our Club

Please follow the covid-19 safety guidelines from the U.S., State, and NYC government. The following guidelines apply to our skating club. If there is any conflicting information, follow the guidelines from the government.  

Covid-19 Regulation as of 11 December 2020

Everyone entering the building must have their temperature check.

Social distance of 6 feet apart throughout the building.

No skate rental.

No spectators. Only skaters and coaches are allowed on the ice.

Maximum skaters in the facility at any time is 25

Maximum patrons including parents and staff 25

Skating sessions are 1.5 hours.

Everyone entering the facility must wear a mask throughout the entire skating complex and for the entire duration.

All skaters must wear gloves

Lockers use is only per availability while social distance could be observed.

Lockers are assigned by rink staff only.

No food allowed.

Only the North end lobby is used for entrance to the facility.

Exit at the snack bar doors only.

Additional Recommendation 

All skaters, coaches, and guardians must wear a mask.

Maintain proper social distancing (6 Feet+) at all times. Stagger entering and exiting the ice. Keep contacts & touch to minimum when inside the park facility.

All skaters will be required to check their temperature before coming to ice. Skater’s temperature must be below 100 F (38 C) to practice.

Skaters’ temperature may be checked randomly before entering the ice.

Skaters must come to the rink fully dressed for practice and go directly to the rink. Put skates on outside unless the weather is intolerable.

There will be no gathering inside our team room or locker room.

If a skater or anyone of their living household member has been tested positive for Covid-19, you are to notify the coaches and Darcel. The

skater will be able to come back to practice after a 2 week quarantine period.

All skaters are recommended to bring water, hand sanitizer and tissues.

Covid-19 Resources: 

• NYC Parks - https://www.nycgovparks.org/about/health-and-safety-guide
• NYC.gov - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/index.page
• New York Department of Health - https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home
• U.S. Government Response to Covid-19 - https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus (Includes links to CDC, etc.) 

Volunteering Opportunity -- Figure Skating Coach

Denny Farrell Figure Skating Club is seeking volunteer figure skating coaches for its members--The skating club includes skaters age 7 to 19 years old--on Thursdays from November 2020 through March 2021.  The volunteering mandatory hours are between 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET on Thursdays. The main responsibility of the volunteering is to provide structured figure skating instructions while mandating social distancing rules among members.

The volunteering coaches will have chances to join the team’s coaching staff as the team grows. Today, the team has 3 full time coaches.  

Volunteering Requirement: (Choose one of the option below)

• We require Riverbank coaches to be certified by ISIA (Ice Skating Institute of America) or USFSA (US Figure Skating Association). Coaches must have experience in competitive skating and have completed high levels of testing. (NOTE: While not mandatory, ISIA or USFSA certified volunteer coaches are also welcome to join the regular weekend practice hours. See website for specific times)

The responsibilities of the volunteering coaches will follow the following guidelines.  

• Monitor skaters, following the Covid-19 guidelines provided by the Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park.

• Recommend structured training and drills for all levels of skating.

• Encourage individual development and foster a natural, healthy skill development. 

Opportunities

• Access to the NHL size skating rink, one of the biggest outdoor rinks located in New York City from November to March.

• Resume building experience to become a full-time skating coach.

• Be part of a wonderful community of Riverban Figure Skating Families.

To inquire more about this position, please reach out to us via “contact us” form.

2020-2021 Meeting on September 26th.

Team--

All returning team members will meet this upcoming Saturday.  The information has been sent via our email distribution and you all should have received the information.  Please contact us if you haven't received your information using the contact us form below. Please ensure to include your name, skater's name, contact information (Phone & Email).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJzGyU0TZSIfmqNLbSlklPTaDT8LDQ55O8CbMwE5pslCLiqQ/viewform 

2020 - 2021 Registration Information

Team--

I sincerely hope everyone has been keeping safe.  (1) 2020-2021 Registration will open for the existing members at the end of June.  (2) Registration will open for new members at the end of July. 

Returning Members 

• End of June - Register online by providing your uniform sizes.  We will send out a registration form via team email group in the coming weeks so stay tuned.

New Members

• End of July - The new members would have to be interviewed. To register for 2020-2021 Season, please complete this registration form: https://forms.gle/Kg7LCTenjaNzE79y8 

Please take care and we look forward to meeting all of you as we prepare for 2020-2021 season.

Thank you.

[March 13, 2020] - Due to current events around Covid-19, our year-end event has been canceled.

Team Members and Parents:

What excitement! In the following weeks we have many events taking place and we are in the home stretch.

Our end of season dress Rehearsal is this Saturday, March 7, 2020.  Our End of Season Show is Saturday March 14, 2020 and our yearly Trophy Ceremony is on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 6 pm.

As we start to prepare for the end of season festivities and excitement there are few loose ends we need all team members and families to assist with:

•  All Parents that completed the Safe Talk Training – please bring your certificates in on March 14, 2020.  We need to have them on-site before we allow anyone entry into the locker rooms.
•   All skaters should bring their outfits in a neat organized fashion, especially if you are under the age of 12 and will be “without a parent” in the Safe Sport locker room.   We suggest the following set up, for each outfit.  (see picture)

•  We will give 2 free show tickets for each family! please get your tickets from our treasurer, Shelly, this weekend.
• We will be collecting  funds this weekend to provide our hardworking coaches gift of gratitude for all they have done for our children during the season and to support our Trophy Celebration festivities.   You are welcome to donate more, but we encourage all families to donate $20 per skater.   All funds are to be collected by our treasure, Shelly. 
• We are looking for a Master of Ceremony (MC) with Darcel’s absence, we need a MC to help introduce the team at the show.  If you have a lifelong dream of being a MC please speak to Je, this is your chance to have that moment.
• Our club’s Instagram account (@RiverbankFSC) is now live! Post your favorite skater’s photo and mention @RiverbankFSC and/or #RiverbankFSC :-) Social Media is a great tool to get more people interested in our team, keep the team connected with old members and for our young ladies to share their amazing skating skills with the world! LOL! 

Thank you in advance for all your hard work and dedication to the team.

Jajaida Gonzalez

(Savannah’s Mom and Head Cheerleader of Savannah's Fan Club)