NO one at this rink can land a triple jump?

So are they bad teachers?|||Of course not! There's two people in my whole CITY who can land triples, but between the three clubs in my city, we had at least one skater on the podium for every level from pre-preliminary up through and including junior at the Regionals last October. The fact that no one can land a triple doesn't mean the coaches are bad. It means that the skaters aren't dedicated enough, or the ones who get close to triples move away because of a parent's job if college. To some extent, it depends totally on the skater.





This little story relates a bit- my coach was competing at the intermediate level when she stopped competing, and she had her double axel, triple salchow, triple toeloop, and triple loop. She has only ever had one skater, in nearly 20 years of coaching, land double axels. My other coach was competing at the senior level when he stopped competing, he had all his triple jumps except triple axel. He has had 1 skater from my city land double axels, and 2 from the city he previously coached in. I am my primary coach's highest level student, I'm working on double axels. I'm my secondary coach's fourth highest skater, he has 1 landing double axels and another two that haven't landed them, but are much closer than me, and are competing at a higher level than me.


Does that mean that my first coach is bad? No! My mom has asked me before if I want to switch coaches because she has only had 1 skater land double axels, and I said no, because if I switch, she'll never have a second, and then she won't ever have more students land double axels.|||Ha, of course not! That's a ridiculous statement, right there. Learning triple jumps takes years, lots and lots of ice time, dedication, money, and plenty of talent. There are many factors in the ability to land a triple jump, not just coaching ability. I'd say that only half of the figure skating population will ever be able to land triple jumps, with maybe three quarters of that half actually attempting them, and three quarters of that three quarters having the dedication to pull through and actually land the jumps.





My rink doesn't have anyone besides me working on doubles, but the coaches are fantastic! It's because we don't get freestyle ice time, much less public ice that's been resurfaced well after hockey practice. Figure skaters don't like coming to my rink because of the obvious annoyances.





So, in conclusion, a lack of triple jump-ers is by no means an indication of coaching quality. I'd look, instead, at credentials-- what tests have they passed, what PSA rating do they have, how long have they coached, where did they train? All these things, as well as the quality of their lower-level skaters' skating can be indications of what kind of coach they are.|||it could just be the atmosphere (mood and mindset). Because no one sees triples at that ice rink, they think it is impossibly hard. and because no one is jumping triples, the skaters would feel content with their own skill level, and not compare themselves with strong skaters from somewhere else.





The coaches could be bad. this might be because there are not a lot of serious skaters, so that rink attracts less coaches.|||of course not! the coaches are not responsible for the jumps--the skaters are.|||um no it's just no skaters have gotten that far. or they have they just aren't there when you are.