2022 Basic Skill Series by Pacific NW Interclub
We all know that a lot of clubs got hit because of Covid. We also know that USFS tries to encourage us to find ways to keep skaters always wanting more. PNIC noticed that we have Excel Series, National Solo Dance Series, and National Qualifying Series but what about the Basic Skills? We have to start them off with excitement. What does it feel like for a Championship Round and Title? What better way than for PNIC to start a Basic Skills Series.
This will be our pilot year, and there will be possible changes next year. We would love in the future to have it open to the whole Northwest but this year, it will only be for PNIC Clubs or Rinks doing business with PNIC as they await their club approval from USFS.
We all know that a lot of clubs got hit because of Covid. We also know that USFS tries to encourage us to find ways to keep skaters always wanting more. PNIC noticed that we have Excel Series, National Solo Dance Series, and National Qualifying Series but what about the Basic Skills? We have to start them off with excitement. What does it feel like for a Championship Round and Title? What better way than for PNIC to start a Basic Skills Series.
This will be our pilot year, and there will be possible changes next year. We would love in the future to have it open to the whole Northwest but this year, it will only be for PNIC Clubs or Rinks doing business with PNIC as they await their club approval from USFS.
To Register Skater for Series: (Click here!) Skater needs to be signed up before first competition they compete in.
To Register your Competition to be part of our Basic Skill Series: (Click here!) Your club must be member of PNIC or affiliated with PNIC or USFS club.
MISSION STATEMENT: To provide an opportunity for Basic Skill skaters to develop their skating skills in a fun, competitive environment. We want to promote goal setting and training achievements.
SERIES INFO: Skaters and Clubs in PNIC will go to register at www.pacificnwinterclub.com to sign up for the series. Skaters and Clubs will earn points depending on placements at these competitions. This series is for Pacific NW Interclubs and rinks that are affiliated with PNIC (Example- Seattle Skating Club & Lynnwood Skating School, or a new rink with skating school and awaiting USFS membership). Skaters will earn points to get them invited to Championship Round at PNIC Championships.
Trophies will be awarded at the conclusion of the Pacific NW Interclub Championships. This will include a Club/ Skating School Team Trophy for – 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place. The Club with most points scored throughout the entire series (of competitions signed up with PNIC as part of the series) by skaters representing that club/skating school (points for clubs and skating schools located at the same rink will be added together to enhance and create more of a “team” concept). Points will be added from other competitions and PNIC competition to have a grand total for the year. This year’s series will be from Jan 1, 2022- June 26, 2022.
Free Skate Program -Skaters must compete in a minimum of 2 competitions but allow to do more. PNIC will only count the two top scores from each skater. Both youth and adults may accumulate points! The system for scoring points for the trophies will be as follows: 1st place 6 points, 2nd place 5 points, 3rd place 4 points, 4th place 3 points, 5th place 2 points,
6th place 1 point. A skater will earn three points toward their overall standing each time the skaters enter a level that is higher than the level competed in at the previous competition throughout the duration of the series. In order to keep the extra three points, he/she must compete in that level or higher in all subsequent competitions. Move up points will be awarded for all competitions registered with PNIC.
If there is only one skater in an event, the skater will have the choice to skate alone OR move up a level to compete against other skaters. In this case, those skaters will be allowed to move back to their original level to compete at the next competition and shall not be awarded the 3 points move up credit.
If an event has 2-6 skaters, the points will be awarded as if there were six skaters in the group. If there is only one skater in the group, that skater will be awarded three points. In case of a tie before PNIC, we will look at the skaters technical and component scores at each competition they went to and see who was higher.
All points follow the skater throughout the series, so if a skater moves up to higher levels, the points follow the skater. Once a skater moves up a level, they may not compete at a lower level unless they moved up as a result of having no other skaters in their group. If a skater was given move up points and has moved back down, the points will be removed.
The last day to accumulate points will be June 5, 2022. There will be an email blast sent out to the top 12 skaters in each level for their invite to PNIC Championships. PNIC Championships will still have other basic skill levels offered, but to be in the Championship Round, skaters would have to be invited. Trophies will be awarded to the top 1st, 2nd, 3rd for each level and skaters will hold that title for the year.
Rules and Format: COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT should add series info if they want to join our series and have applied to PNIC (www.pacificnwinterclub.com) (Mostly to help us keep track of which competitions skaters are going to and we can request accounting info from your competition accountant for points). PNIC Basic Skills Series is sponsored by PNIC and can only be part of sanctioned competitions of US Figure Skating. Competition Series info will be available at all participating ice rinks or club or on our website (www.pacificnwintwerclub.com). Each competition will have its own entry forms and specific rules so please make sure to read the entire announcement for each competition.
ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS The competition is open to ALL skaters who are current eligible (ER 1.00) members of either the Learn to Skate USA Program and/or are full members of U.S. Figure Skating. All Snowplow Sam through Basic 6 and Adult 1-6 skaters are eligible to skate at highest level passed OR one level higher BUT not both levels in the same event during the same competition and NO official U.S. Figure Skating tests may have been passed including MIF or individual dances. All Pre-Free Skate through Free Skate 6 skaters are eligible to skate at highest level passed OR one level higher BUT not both levels in the same event during the same competition. Skaters may have passed Pre-Preliminary MITF and no higher, Preliminary Dance and no higher, and may NOT have passed any U.S. FIGURE SKATING free skate tests. It is very important to the success of the series that skaters are placed in the correct divisions. If, for whatever reason, the local organizing committee and/or their Chief Referee discover that a skater has been placed in a category that is below their class level, the chair and referee will have the option to move the skater to the proper division, even if this must be done the day of the competition. This will ensure that every event is as fair as possible to the competitors. Depending on size of each level, it may be split by age.
SERIES INFO: Skaters and Clubs in PNIC will go to register at www.pacificnwinterclub.com to sign up for the series. Skaters and Clubs will earn points depending on placements at these competitions. This series is for Pacific NW Interclubs and rinks that are affiliated with PNIC (Example- Seattle Skating Club & Lynnwood Skating School, or a new rink with skating school and awaiting USFS membership). Skaters will earn points to get them invited to Championship Round at PNIC Championships.
Trophies will be awarded at the conclusion of the Pacific NW Interclub Championships. This will include a Club/ Skating School Team Trophy for – 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place. The Club with most points scored throughout the entire series (of competitions signed up with PNIC as part of the series) by skaters representing that club/skating school (points for clubs and skating schools located at the same rink will be added together to enhance and create more of a “team” concept). Points will be added from other competitions and PNIC competition to have a grand total for the year. This year’s series will be from Jan 1, 2022- June 26, 2022.
Free Skate Program -Skaters must compete in a minimum of 2 competitions but allow to do more. PNIC will only count the two top scores from each skater. Both youth and adults may accumulate points! The system for scoring points for the trophies will be as follows: 1st place 6 points, 2nd place 5 points, 3rd place 4 points, 4th place 3 points, 5th place 2 points,
6th place 1 point. A skater will earn three points toward their overall standing each time the skaters enter a level that is higher than the level competed in at the previous competition throughout the duration of the series. In order to keep the extra three points, he/she must compete in that level or higher in all subsequent competitions. Move up points will be awarded for all competitions registered with PNIC.
If there is only one skater in an event, the skater will have the choice to skate alone OR move up a level to compete against other skaters. In this case, those skaters will be allowed to move back to their original level to compete at the next competition and shall not be awarded the 3 points move up credit.
If an event has 2-6 skaters, the points will be awarded as if there were six skaters in the group. If there is only one skater in the group, that skater will be awarded three points. In case of a tie before PNIC, we will look at the skaters technical and component scores at each competition they went to and see who was higher.
All points follow the skater throughout the series, so if a skater moves up to higher levels, the points follow the skater. Once a skater moves up a level, they may not compete at a lower level unless they moved up as a result of having no other skaters in their group. If a skater was given move up points and has moved back down, the points will be removed.
The last day to accumulate points will be June 5, 2022. There will be an email blast sent out to the top 12 skaters in each level for their invite to PNIC Championships. PNIC Championships will still have other basic skill levels offered, but to be in the Championship Round, skaters would have to be invited. Trophies will be awarded to the top 1st, 2nd, 3rd for each level and skaters will hold that title for the year.
Rules and Format: COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT should add series info if they want to join our series and have applied to PNIC (www.pacificnwinterclub.com) (Mostly to help us keep track of which competitions skaters are going to and we can request accounting info from your competition accountant for points). PNIC Basic Skills Series is sponsored by PNIC and can only be part of sanctioned competitions of US Figure Skating. Competition Series info will be available at all participating ice rinks or club or on our website (www.pacificnwintwerclub.com). Each competition will have its own entry forms and specific rules so please make sure to read the entire announcement for each competition.
ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS The competition is open to ALL skaters who are current eligible (ER 1.00) members of either the Learn to Skate USA Program and/or are full members of U.S. Figure Skating. All Snowplow Sam through Basic 6 and Adult 1-6 skaters are eligible to skate at highest level passed OR one level higher BUT not both levels in the same event during the same competition and NO official U.S. Figure Skating tests may have been passed including MIF or individual dances. All Pre-Free Skate through Free Skate 6 skaters are eligible to skate at highest level passed OR one level higher BUT not both levels in the same event during the same competition. Skaters may have passed Pre-Preliminary MITF and no higher, Preliminary Dance and no higher, and may NOT have passed any U.S. FIGURE SKATING free skate tests. It is very important to the success of the series that skaters are placed in the correct divisions. If, for whatever reason, the local organizing committee and/or their Chief Referee discover that a skater has been placed in a category that is below their class level, the chair and referee will have the option to move the skater to the proper division, even if this must be done the day of the competition. This will ensure that every event is as fair as possible to the competitors. Depending on size of each level, it may be split by age.
Competitions signed up so far:
(Must compete at 2, you can do more, but we will only record your best two placements)
Rising Stars- Seattle Skating Club @ Lynnwood Ice Rink - March 19, 2022
Blades on Broadway- Everett FSC @ Everett Community Rink- April 2, 2022
Spring Fever- Lakewood Winter Club- April 9, 2022
Cascade Ice Classic- Cascade Valley FSC- April 23, 2022
Mayblades- Lakewood Winter Club- May 20-22, 2022
Ice Fest- Seattle Skating Club-@ Olympicview Ice Rink- June 2-5, 2022
Lake City Classic- Spokane FSC- June 20, 2022
(Must compete at 2, you can do more, but we will only record your best two placements)
Rising Stars- Seattle Skating Club @ Lynnwood Ice Rink - March 19, 2022
Blades on Broadway- Everett FSC @ Everett Community Rink- April 2, 2022
Spring Fever- Lakewood Winter Club- April 9, 2022
Cascade Ice Classic- Cascade Valley FSC- April 23, 2022
Mayblades- Lakewood Winter Club- May 20-22, 2022
Ice Fest- Seattle Skating Club-@ Olympicview Ice Rink- June 2-5, 2022
Lake City Classic- Spokane FSC- June 20, 2022