| A lot of time and money gets devoted to figure | | | | person could get is news reporting or writing. Writing |
| skating when a person has a passion for it. A lot of | | | | books about figure skating or reporting the skating |
| people start out at a very young age learning how to | | | | news though, are difficult jobs to get. Limited jobs |
| skate, and when they grow up want to stay | | | | are available in reporting, and more often that not, |
| involved. Not everyone has the ability to turn into a | | | | books are written for the passion of figure skating, |
| professional figure skater though. There is more to | | | | and not for money purposes. |
| ice skating than becoming a professional. Some jobs | | | | And lastly, a job that could be obtained is rink |
| other than professional skating are coaching, reporter | | | | management. This is a job that requires a lot of |
| for ice skating news, or a job in rink management. | | | | people skills and business skills, along with an interest |
| First, we'll look at becoming a coach. All different | | | | in skating, but not the fundamental skills of skating |
| levels need coaches. In order to coach the upper | | | | itself. This job is demanding because running and ice |
| levels of figure skating, you will need to have more | | | | rink is not an easy job, but it keeps you close to the |
| skills. Lower levels will require less skill, but you will still | | | | ice. Rink managers like coaches need patience, but |
| need to know the basics and have the fundamental | | | | they need it in a different way. Rick managers don't |
| skills. However, it takes more than skill to be a good | | | | need to teach someone a move on the ice, but they |
| coach. To be a good coach, you need to have a | | | | are the ones who have to deal with the public, and |
| certain personality. Patience is needed to be a good | | | | like any business, you are going to have crabby |
| coach and so is understanding. If you aren't able to | | | | customers. |
| teach another person how to do a certain technique | | | | Remember, figure skating is a passion, but it doesn't |
| or move, being the best skater in the world won't | | | | require a lot of skill to obtain a job that keeps you |
| help you be a good coach. | | | | close to the ice. |
| Another job that deals with figure skating that a | | | | |