by Rhiannon Parker-Nicholls | Aug 8, 2018 | Skaters |
(Rhiannon’s story was selected as runner-up in the 2017 competition to provide a short story for publication in the 2018 SkaterPlanner™) It’s been 213 days. That’s seven months, 5,112 hours. That’s a long time. As I pushed open the door, the familiar...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Feb 18, 2017 | Coaches, Parents |
It can be hard for parents if their child starts to go through a period of falling out of love with their sport. All the hours and sacrifice that parents and athlete have put into the sport up to now are on the brink of being lost, wasted. And it can be extra...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Apr 26, 2016 | Uncategorized |
I took a break this week and took myself off to sunny Barcelona for a few days to recharge the batteries. And I hadn’t realised quite how depleted those batteries were! And fully charged ‘batteries’ are definitely the key to my passion. Sometimes even with things...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Nov 29, 2015 | Skaters |
What’s the temperature at home? Are things beginning to get heated? I suspect that this weekend the practice ice will be buzzing. Right now there are skaters all around the world practicing their hardest for an upcoming competition. Or maybe their national...