The Coaches...

There are several different types of coaches here at the rink...besides the obvious "good" and "bad", but i prefer my own special categories.

The Ice Princesses: These were the little girls who skated as children and who could do no wrong and still feel like they deserve to be princesses even today. These are the ones who amuse me the most because of their sense of entitlement.

Nichole: she's only got a few students because she's so hard to deal with, but she'll announce to anyone who will listen that she's a "national level coach" and a "technical specialist" and therefore she doesn't understand why skaters aren't just flocking to her and fawning over her every breath. She's not very nice to other coaches, tries to steal students, and is generally a poopiehead.

Ellen: a former dancer and still a competitor, she's got princess syndrome to the highest degree. It's almost kind of sad how princessy she is. This is the type of coach who takes six weeks worth of pre-payment and then doesn't show up for the lessons. She also doesn't show up alot for classes...it's classy.

Pam: She's the old princess....the princess that is wayyyy past her prime but still likes to brag about how wonderful and special she is. She'll tell anyone who will listen that she's got the best resume at the rink and loves to tout her "off ice" skills.

Then we have the Russians:

Viktor: Viktor is the most expensive coach at the rink. He was a national champion and an olympian, so I guess he can charge whatever he wants. He's actually a good coach, but i'm not sure he's as good as he thinks he is...but heck, i'm not sure any of the coaches are as good as they think they are.

Oksana: If there was a sterotypical russian figure skating coach, Oksana would be it. She's beautiful, and talented, and meaner than a two headed snake. I think her students are scared of her, to be honest.

Then there are those that really aren't here that often...Anna, Mary, aand Parker. They aren't great, aren't awful, but just kind of "are".

Kensie is a newer coach and teaches Learn to Skate with me, and Karen of course is my coach and the coach of the synchro team.

And then of course there is the Manager...Janice...she has 4 "competitive" skaters. She's got high expectations, but low commitment level to meeting them. She's also a disorganized mess, but that's an amusing story for another day I suppose.