2012 Inline Certification Program Conference

Singapore

July 13-15

Singapore is a small country with a big love for skating.  The number of skate schools and skaters per capita is probably among the highest in the world. For those who love to skate and teach skating this is the place for you!

Please save the date and look for more information coming your way in the next few weeks.

Emeline was a candidate in the first batch of ICP instructors certified in the country back in 1999 and is now a Level 3 Instructor and International Examiner. For more than 12 years she has been an influential and vocal advocate for the ICP and has been around the sport in various capacities working as an instructor, skate school director, and volunteer.  As the owner of SportsQuest, a professional and quality sports education school,  she brings a strong business background as well as her love for all types of sport and fitness to the position.  Emeline can be reached at emeline@sportsquest.com.sg

An ICP Perfect "T"!

By Asha Kirkby  ICP Examiner

ICP Level 1 – London 9th-11th Sept 2011
The autumn ICP Level 1 course held in London in September was as usual a
fun, long and productive weekend of learning and skating. I love the
diversity of skaters that this certification course attracts and how we all
learn about the skate scenes of different places and countries from hearing
about them first hand.

Examiner Mark Davies and I  had skaters from London (of course, this is always normal), but this
course also attracted an Italian (with the best English I’ve heard in a long
time, complete with ‘wot?’, an Irish Roller Derby skater working in a new
rink, Skaters from Nottingham and Northampton, a Cambridge university
student, a slalomer, etc.  I enjoy watching how their various past
experiences on skates inform their current ability levels and how they
respond to the tuition, guided learning and discovery of the ICP Level 1.

The course felt like a success in that 8 of the 10 participants passed and are now instructors and everyone expressed positive feedback about the course.  Despite me being pretty ill throughout the course I know I managed to deliver what the candidates needed and hoped to infect them with my enthusiasm for teaching. Many of them are already teaching and I look forward to certifying them at a higher level and watching the skate scenes in their areas grow accordingly.

Great Skating & Teaching=Happy Examiners!

Candidates Watch Mock Lesson

The Inline Certification Program made it’s way to China two weekends ago where ICP Examiners Emeline Tan, Mike Tang, and Apprentice Examiner Brent Tay certified 18 out  of 22 candidates. The program in Dongguan China was the ICP’s second program conducted in China, the first being a successful program in Beijing in 2007 sponsored by the company Rollerblade.  The Dongguan candidates represented provinces around the country and included seasoned skating instructors, skate club presidents, skate competition judges, skate business owners, university students, general skate enthusiasts.

From the Friday night presentation it was clear that this group came prepared and ready to learn.  The weekend was filled with “ah, ha” moments and the candidates improved their skating and teaching with every peer lesson taught.   At the graduation dinner many of the newly certified expressed their eagerness  to take what they learned back to their cities and provinces doing their part to bring safe and effective skating instruction to all parts of China.

Congratulations to all newly certified instructors!

BIG APPLE ROLL 2011 IS FREE FOR ALL! THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE!

The Empire Skate Club of New York’s eight annual Big Apple Roll Weekend – BAR 2011 is an exciting weekend, Friday-Saturday-Sunday, August 5-7, 2011, of group skates, adventures, touring, exploring and experiencing New York City on skates. Party with old friends, make new ones, feel the rush of skating the City’s streets. Enjoy the beautiful urban scenery, smooth pavement, rolling hills and fast straight-aways. Central Park is also the capital of dance skating where you can join the world’s greatest skate dancers and slalom skaters / “cone-heads” for a truly unique experience. City skating, island hopping, beaches, parks, night life and of course our skates through Times Square.

For more information and to “See New York Like You Have Never Seen It Before” go to http://www.empireskate.org/bigappleroll/

Photo Credit:  Destination 360 http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/new-york/nyc/new-york-city-skyline

During the first 8 days in July  ICP Singapore will be hosting Level 1, Level 2, & Level 3 (Teach to Teach) which is the first time ever that all 3 programs have been offered in the same location!

To sign up for one of the programs please go to http://www.icpsingapore.org/get-certified/program-dates/ and scroll down to the link for the registration form.

For additional location and accomdation information please contact Vivian Lim at vivian@axsports.com.sg

The ICP held the 3^rd Slalom Certification 15-17 April, 2011 in London, England where ICP Examiner Naomi Grigg ushered in 3 newly qualified Slalom instructors!

Quentin Silvand (ICP Level 2) got slalom certified to add slalom to his skating-improvement tools.   International slalom competitor Ann Marie Philip, who represents the UK and participated in the 2010 World Championships was also certified.  And Natalie Ujuk from Australia, also an international slalom competitor and the highest ranked Australian slalom skater in the World Rankings, also joined the ICP certified ranks.

The ICP slalom program was created in 2010 to further the development and standardization of slalom skating instruction world-wide.  For a listing of skating skill requirements as well as videos of required skills please visit the ICP site http://www.inlinecertificationprogram.org/programs/slalom/.

If you are a certified instructor, you can get listed on the Global Instructor Directory by submitting your information.

There are 2 options for getting listed:
1)Registered Instructor: Free
List your name, certifications attained and country.  Visitors will not have access to your contact information

2)Active Instructor: 24 Euro per year
A full listing, including any contact information you choose to be listed. Visitors can contact you with the listed information, or with a contact form. This option is free for the first year for newly certified instructors.

ICP Membership at a Glance

Registration is from January 1^st -December 31^st 2011.  Please click on the link below to register.  Once your registration has been received we will check our database to validate your level(s) of certification.  You will then receive payment and log in information.

http://www.inlinecertificationprogram.org/instructors-listing/get-listed/

The ICP will be sending out monthly e-newsletters highlighting instructors, certifications, and skating events from around the world.  We welcome all pictures, information, and short write ups regarding your skating and teaching experiences and, with your permission, will share them in the newsletter and on the website.

Since it has been quite a while since the ICP has reached out to certified instructors in all countries, we may not have the most up to date email list.  Please feel free to send the above link to anyone you may know who has ever been certified by the ICP and may want to once again be associated with our internationally recognized inline skating organization.

If you have any questions please contact the ICP office admin@inlinecertificationprogram.org.

Wishing you much happiness and a year of great skating!

Kris Fondran, ICP Managing Director