****** Skater Support
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Welcome to Skater Support,
the first online
guide for people who want to help support up-and-coming skaters!
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| Purpose:
All skating
fans have, from time to time, heard stories about skaters riding their
bicycles miles to and from the rink, skating in old broken down skates,
and even being forced to leave the sport due to the great financial
burden.
Here is our chance to help. While the most famous certainly make money,
the up-and-comers often rely on donations and sponsorships. Skater
Support
is proud to be the first resource which coordinates the various
training
funds so that fans and supporters can easily know where to send their
money. |
| To give you
a better idea of how expensive this sport really is, I asked some of
the
skaters listed on this site to tell me how much money they have to
spend
each year. Here are their responses (answers are averaged): |
- Skates =
$1,400
- Ice time =
$5,000
- Coach fees
=
$15,000
- Choreographer
fees = $2,400
- Music =
$270
- Costumes =
$1,200
- Practice
clothes = $825
- Off ice
training (ballet, gymnastics,
etc.) = $5,500
- Travel to
and
from the practice
rink = $600
- Food and
lodging at competitions
= $5,000
- Travel
expenses for coach = $9,000
- Hotel and
tickets for family at
a competition = $6,000
- Photography
and videotaping = $275
- ANNUAL
TOTAL =
$43,470
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***To Be Listed on Skater
Support***
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| If
you are a skater,
I need: |
- A mailing
address. I won't put your
home address on the Internet so a P.O. Box or rink address are best.
- A brief
but
detailed description
of your skating. Please include your level, competition results, and
coaching.
- Links to
any
official online bios
or home pages.
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| If
you are a general
training fund, I need: |
- A mailing
address.
- A
description
of who and what the
fund supports.
- Whether
donations can be earmarked
for a specific skater or purpose.
- Whether
contributions are tax deductible.
- Links to
any
official home pages.
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