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Team Boston 2008 Tryouts

Join Team Boston! Come skate with the team and meet our fantastic coach, Becky Stump, or come try out for our 2008-2009 teams. Teams will be filled based on the qualifications of the skaters who tryout out and may include pre-juvenile, juvenile, intermediate, novice or junior. More information and dates below:

Skaters 12 and under as of July 1, 2008

No test requirements to attend. Preliminary Moves in the Field required by December 1, 2008 to qualify for the juvenile team.
Skate with the Team sessions on Saturdays in April, 4:30-6:00pm at The Skating Club of Boston. $25 per session.
Tryouts on May 3 at 4:30pm at The Skating Club of Boston.

Skaters up to age 18 as of July 1, 2008

Pre-juvenile Moves in the Field test or higher.
Skate with the Team sessions on Sundays in April, 6:25-9:20pm at The Skating Club of Boston. $25 per session. Note: There will be no session on Sunday, April 20th.
Tryouts on May 4 at 6:25pm at The Skating Club of Boston.

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About Team Boston

Team Boston is in its seventh season representing The Skating Club of Boston. This year, we will compete in the Juvenile, Novice and Junior divisions. Our coach, Rebecca (Becky) Stump, has been coaching synchronized skating since 1986, and is PSA Master rated in synchronized team. In addition to coaching three international teams, Becky has coached various levels of synchro teams which have qualified and medalled at the U.S. Championships for seventeen of the past twenty years. In May, 2001, she was honored to receive the PSA Ranking Level V for her work with the three international synchro teams. For the past six years, Becky has been the PSA Synchronized Team Chair and a member of the PSA Ratings Committee. She is currently on the 2007 PSA Ratings Team.

In addition to Becky, Dawn Ponte will choreograph the warm-up floor routine for the Novice and Junior teams and work with the teams to strengthen their stroking and edge skills. Dawn was a U.S. National Dance competitor and presently coaches Free Skating, Moves In The Field, and Dance. Both coaches are members of the Skating Club of Boston coaching staff.

The synchronized skating program is an important part of the Skating Club of Boston. In May, 2003, U.S. Figure Skating presented The Skating Club of Boston with a Club Recognition Award for "outstanding support of synchronized skating." A special synchro membership allows skaters to participate on the team and to represent the Skating Club of Boston without having to become full members. We have ice time at the club every week for practice.

General questions about Team Boston should be directed to Janet Langer at snowpaws@comcast.net or at (781) 237-2855.

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Team Boston 2006-2007 Records

Pre-Juvenile

Cape Cod Classic; Bourne, MA: Silver Medallists
Colonial Classic; Lowell, MA: 6th Place
Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Championships; Providence, RI: 7th Place (Qualifying Round)
Connecticut Synchronized Skating Classic; Hamden, CT: 5th Place

Novice

Cape Cod Classic; Bourne, MA: Bronze Medallists
Colonial Classic; Lowell, MA: 6th Place
Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Championships; Providence, RI: Bronze Medallists
U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships: 10th Place

Junior

Cape Cod Classic; Bourne, MA: Pewter Medallists, Short Program; Pewter Medallists, Freestyle
World Junior Challenge Cup Selection; Lowell, MA: 11th Place
Colonial Classic; Lowell, MA: Pewter Medallists, Short Program; Gold Medallists, Freestyle
Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Championships; Providence, RI: Pewter Medallists
U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships: 11th Place

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