by Elizabeth Ryan | Jul 23, 2020 | Adult Skaters, Parents, Skaters |
It’s been a long time and the waiting is nearly over – rinks will be starting to open up soon and that means all the hard work you’ve been doing off-ice will pay dividends when you step back on to that lovely smooth cold sheet of ice… or will it? Everyone’s been in...
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 | May 24, 2018 | Adult Skaters, Parents, Skaters |
When someone or something upsets you… Do you find yourself getting stressed and upset when you’d rather be cool, calm and composed? Sometimes when things aren’t going so well and it’s hard to find something to be cheerful about it’s because we...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Dec 12, 2017 | Coaches, Parents, Skaters |
It’s always an amazing week at Ice Sheffield when the British Championships are on – and I look forward every year to chatting with mums, dads, coaches and skaters about their challenges and their achievements. I especially love to catch up with ‘my’ skaters – whose...
by Elizabeth Ryan | Sep 23, 2017 | Skaters |
It’s that beautiful autumn season with high blue skies and crisp crunchy leaves underfoot. Not that skaters, coaches or parents see much of the outdoors when they are spending so much time at the rink! And by now I’m guessing you’re leaving for the...
