How do you know when you are spending an appropriate amount of time and/or money on a skater's lessons?
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How do you know when you are spending an appropriate amount of time and/or money on a skater's lessons? My son skates 4-7 days per week, with lessons 3 days. He would prefer a lesson at the beginning of every session, however, this is cost prohibitive! Asking the coach seems like asking "Do you want more money?" I anticipate the answer being "Yes!" It has been suggested at other sites that I ask another coach for a "second option," but with rink politics at play, this suggestion does not seem helpful. InfoNeeder |
Traci says:
I don't think you every really know what the appropriate amount of time/money spend on lessons is!
Does you son take lessons in one discipline (example: freeskate/dance/mitf) only? Perhaps he may want to concentrate on one area and his 3 lessons in that discipline. Does your son apply what he has learned in his lessons? Does he work well on his own or does he need the structure of the instructor there? I think all skaters would love to have a lesson every session, but as parents we need to be realistic! But, if he is eager to learn and applies himself, maybe you could get him an extra lesson or perhaps he could take a semi-private lesson, which would split the cost.
As for asking another coach for a "second option" - if this is something your son wants, speak with your current coach and let him/her know about it prior to asking the other coach - before it becomes rink gossip and things get distorted. You may save your son and yourself a lot of trouble! Good luck!
Marie says:
Three 30-minute(?) lessons a week for a FS3 level student should be adequate if he skates 4 - 7 days a week, a couple of hours each day(?). After all, he needs practice time to review the things he learned during his lessons.
Have you asked him why he wants more lessons? Is he having a hard time figuring out what to practice on his own (this is very common)? If that's the case, ask the coach to write down a list of things he/she wants him to work on at every session. He can check off the items as he skates.