Team Kate's

Coach / Instructor :  Nekoe Buckner

"You are never too old or young to learn how to skate!"

LESSONS

Beginner and Intermediate group lessons are on Saturday mornings from 10-11 at the Lowell Location only and private lessons several days per week. Skaters are asked to arrive around 9:50am and make their way to the skate room. Once given your skates, wait for class to begin off of skating surface. Beginners skate from 10am to 10:30am and Intermediates skate from 10:30am to 11:00am. ALL first time attendees must skate the Beginner class. Once you join up you must purchase a Club Card for $25 from the rink and then Nekoe charges a $5/month fee for Saturday morning classes. Your first class is free so come at the first of the month or the end of the month for your best value on the Club Card.

If you are interested in individualized instruction and/or you want to become a member of Kate's artistic team, please contact Nekoe. Individual instruction is an additional charge set by the instructor depending on floor time. Nekoe's Christmas show has become an annual favorite that showcases all her skater's artistic skating talents. Please ask for details at the Lowell rink.

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Kate's artistic team practices several days per week, performs twice yearly in special shows at the rink, and competes across the Southeast in figures, dance, singles, and precision team.  Each year, Team Kate's sends numerous skaters to the national championships.  It will be held this year in Lincoln, Nebraska.  

Fund Raisers

The team holds several fund raisers throughout the year to defray competition expenses for the team.  The biggest and most fun are the shows that are organized by our coach, Nekoe Wilson.  We are blessed with a creative and FUN coach who really knows how to put together an entertaining program!  The program is held just before Christmas.  

Competitions

Skaters wishing to compete must register with the national office by purchasing an amateur card. A copy of the birth certificate is required to register the first time but does not have to be sent in each year when the card is renewed. The competitive season runs from September through August.

Invitationals are held throughout the skating season, culminated in the summer with the Regional and National competitions. Our region, the Southeastern region, is "open", meaning you do not have to qualify to skate Regionals by placing at the State level. A skater must qualify to skate Nationals by placing in the Regional competition. The team travels quite a bit in the competitive season:  Hampton VA, Christiana DE, Donora PA, Orlando FL, Greensboro NC, Columbia SC, Conyers GA, etc. Regionals this year are in Maryland.  Come join the FUN!

Regional breakdown

The United States is divided into Regions. Each region qualifies a maximum of 3 skaters per event for the USAC (standard) events and a maximum of 4 skaters per event for the Junior Olympic (JO) events.

The official USA Roller Skating page has a great regional map. To view it, click here

The regions are documented below for your reference:

• Southeastern: North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
• Southern: South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi
• Northeastern: Maine, Vermont, New York, Connecticut Rhode Island, Massachusetts
• Eastern: Pennsylvania, Washington DC, New Jersey
• Great Lakes: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri
• North Central: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming
• South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico
• South Western: Arizona, Nevada, California
• North Western: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii

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