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A lot of time and money gets devoted to figure skating when a
person has a passion for it. A lot of people start out at a very
young age learning how to skate, and when they grow up want to
stay involved. Not everyone has the ability to turn into a
professional figure skater though. There is more to ice skating
than becoming a professional. Some jobs other than professional
skating are coaching, reporter for ice skating news, or a job in
rink management.
First, we'll look at becoming a coach. All different levels need
coaches. In order to coach the upper levels of figure skating,
you will need to have more skills. Lower levels will require
less skill, but you will still need to know the basics and have
the fundamental skills. However, it takes more than skill to be
a good coach. To be a good coach, you need to have a certain
personality. Patience is needed to be a good coach and so is
understanding. If you aren't able to teach another person how to
do a certain technique or move, being the best skater in the
world won't help you be a good coach. http:/
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Another job that deals with figure skating that a person could
get is news reporting or writing. Writing books about figure
skating or reporting the skating news though, are difficult jobs
to get. Limited jobs are available in reporting, and more often
that not, books are written for the passion of figure skating,
and not for money purposes.
And lastly, a job that could be obtained is rink management.
This is a job that requires a lot of people skills and business
skills, along with an interest in skating, but not the
fundamental skills of skating itself. This job is demanding
because running and ice rink is not an easy job, but it keeps
you close to the ice. Rink managers like coaches need patience,
but they need it in a different way. Rick managers don't need to
teach someone a move on the ice, but they are the ones who have
to deal with the public, and like any business, you are going to
have crabby customers.
Remember, figure skating is a passion, but it doesn't require a
lot of skill to obtain a job that keeps you close to the ice.
About the author:
Danielle Rose is a featured writer for SkatingSecrets.com. To
learn more about figure
skating, and figure
skating jobs, please visit SkatingSecrets.com.
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