Short Track Skating
Talent Identification Camps
Short Track Speed Skating
Talent Identification Camps 2008
NISA are again holding Five (5) Junior Short Track Talent Identification Camps at iceSheffield during the 2008/2009 Short Track season.
As with the past camps which have proved very successful you may attend as many of the camps as you wish, all the camps will have a different focus depending on the time of year and up and coming events.
All camps will be open to junior skaters 10 years old and above, but skaters who are between 10 and 11 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian (this cannot be another skater)
All Club Coaches are very welcome to attend these camps.
Please contact Stuart Horsepool for more details on telephone number 0115 9888083
Camps will be from approx 6pm Friday evening through to approx 5pm Sunday afternoon.
The cost to attend each of the camps will be approx £100.00 per person.
Included in the price will be:
• 2 nights accommodation
• Breakfast Saturday and Sunday
• Lunch Saturday and Sunday
• Evening meal Saturday
• Up to 4 on ice training sessions with coaching by the National Coaches
• Off ice training @ EIS South Yorkshire
• Seminars on various subjects
We are limited to 24 skaters per camp, places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
A non-refundable deposit of £35.00 per camp will be required to secure your place.
Camp dates are as follows:
• May 2/3/4th (Closing date for applications Monday 21st April 2008)
• May/June 30/31/1st (Closing date for applications Monday 19th May 2008)
• July 25/26/27th (Closing date for applications Monday 14th July 2008)
• August 15/16/17th (Closing date for applications Monday 4th August 2008)
• September 12/13/14th (Closing date for applications Monday 1st September)
Please enclose a £35.00 non-refundable deposit per camp. (Cheques to be made payable to NISA).
All applications should be sent to:
Mina Machin,
NISA,
National Ice Centre,
Lower Parliament Street,
Nottingham, NG1 1LA
Short Track Race Suits Available - New price for Junior sizes
NISA are pleased to announce that we are now able to take orders for the new Short Track Speed Skating race suits, incorporating cutproof material which meets the test standards required to comply with the International Skating Union safty requirments.
These race suits are now being worn by the Great Britain World Class Short Track Speed Skating Performance, Potential and Development Squads at International competitions.
The price for Junior sizes is £149.00 per suit.
If you are interested in placing an order for a race suit please download an order form by clicking on the link, (Senior or Junior) or for more information please contact Mina Machin at the NISA office. Tel: 0115 9888083
All compleated order forms should be returned to mina.machin@iceskating.org.uk
or posted to the NISA office. Payment should be sent direct to the NISA office.
Race Suit order form - order form
Junior Race Suit - Order form
Short Track Boots - Order form
Speed Skating
Did You Know?
Top speed skaters can reach speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour as they skate around the oval in a race.
Long track speed skating takes place on large indoor and outdoor tracks with skaters racing against the clock. However, there are no Long track speed skating facilities in the UK.
Short track speed skating - skaters race against each other around a very tight indoor track. There are separate events for men's, women's and junior competitions, as well as for relays.
Speed skaters wear skin-tight suits made from lightweight, stretchy fabric. They also wear specially designed speed skates. The speed skate blade is longer than the figure skate blade, thinner, single edged and straight. It is compulsory for speed skaters to wear hard-shell helmets. Knee- and shin- pads and gloves also provide extra protection from accidents.
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Did You Know?
Speed skating and figure skating became two of the first sports to compete at international level following the formation of the International Skating Union (ISU) in 1892. Today, the ISU oversees all major international ice skating competitions and championships.
