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   Rec.skate Frequently Asked Questions Part 9
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            REC.SKATE FAQ - PART 9: SKATING CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
                                       
   (last changed Mar 6, 1994)
   
   This section of the FAQ is a list of skating organizations and clubs,
   for all types of skating (although you may see an emphasis on in-line
   clubs).
   
   If you don't see your local club in here, please send in as much info
   about it as you can to me. Thanks.
   
   NOTE: This section is still only very rougly organized. I will get
   around to cleaning it up soon.
   
   
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   From damon@osf.org Wed Mar 2 16:13:30 1994 Date: Wed, 02 Mar 1994
   16:13:18 -0500
   
   There is a skating club in Boston called the 'In-line Club of Boston'.
   The hotline # is 932-5457 ( WE-B-KIKS ). In-line Club of Boston
   Kendall Sq.
   P.O. box 1195
   Cambridge, MA 02142-0009
   
   
   The ICB offers a newsletter, T-shirt, hotline, clinics, night skates,
   races, discounts, and more.
   
   --- From damon@osf.org Wed Mar 2 16:15:42 1994
   
   This information should replace the earlier information on night
   skates. What used to be the Thursday night skate is now the Monday
   night skate.
   
   There are 3 night skates in Boston that happen on a regular basis.
   These skates are seasonal. They generally start in early May and run
   as long as the weather permits. Last year the Monday and Wednesday
   skates ran until late November!
   
   Monday, Extreme, 8:30pm
   This is a free unsponsored & unorganized event. Skate at your own
   risk! Meet at the 'frog pond' in the Boston Common. It is the large
   empty cement pool on the Park St. Station side of the Common.
   
   Tuesday, Beginner, 8:30pm
   Meet at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River. Your $10 covers 3 glow
   sticks & some soft drinks. $5 each time thereafter. This is a
   leisurely skate - no tricks or racing or jumping or stairs, etc...
   unless you individually want to ;-> This skate is sponsored by John
   Gilmore.
   
   Wednesday, All levels welcome, 8:30pm
   This is the In-line Club of Boston night skate. Meet at the Trinity
   Church in Copley Square. All protective gear recommended. Call
   617-932-5457 ( WE-B-KIKS ) for more info.
   

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From damon@osf.org Wed Mar  2 16:16:15 1994

Maximus Skate Park has an indoor half-pipe and a quarter-pipe street skating
area located in Cambridge. 617-576-4723.

Mass Indoor Skate Complex has a good-sized hockey rink which is available
for open skating and hockey located in Ashland. 508-881-1322.

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From ajzell@netcom.com Fri Mar  4 00:21:55 1994

You can get the ice skating info on Clubs from the US Figure Skating Assn
20 First St. Colorado Springs, CO 80906.  I'm not to sure what they
charge for the booklet or if they sell it to a non-USFSA member.  If not,
find an arena in your area and see if you can xerox somone's book.  Any
rink has a directory of rinks thruough the ISIA - Ice Skating Inst. of Amer.
 . . . ice hockey orgs from USA Hockey, 2997 Broadmoor Valley rd,
Colorado Springs CO 80906.  Roller skating infor US Amateur Conf. of
roller Skating, P.O. Box 6579, Lincoln, NE 68506.  Hope this helps?

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From greg@sce.carleton.ca Sat Mar  5 16:17:18 1994

      So please send in info about all the clubs (hockey, rec, figure, whatever
)
   that you know about.   In order to be as useful to others as possible,
   please include at least the following info:

   1) Name: Ottawa Pacer's Speed Skating Club
   2) Location:  Ottawa, ON, Canada
   3) Phone # of primary contact: Greg Franks (613) 726-9594
   3a) and/or e-mail address of contacts:  greg@sce.carleton.ca

   4) Type of club:  Speed Skating (Short&Long track), Adult and Children.
   4a) Type of skate: Short and Long Track speed skating

   5) Location description:  Indoor: Dulude Arena, Ottawa, ON.
                             Outdoor: Brewer Park (Natural Ice oval)
                             Outdoor: Rideau Canal (winter obviously -
                                7km continuous ice)

   6) Requirements:  Must provide helmets and other saftey equipment.
                     Rental skates available.

   7) Fees:  Yes -- depends on membership catagory.

   8) General skill level of the club:  All.  We have three time
                                        slots:  Children learning to
                                        skate, Competitive Skaters,
                                        and Adult recreational.

   9) Any other comments:
Information on all speed skating clubs in Canada can be found by
contacting:

Canadian Amateur Speed Skating Association
1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, ON  K1B 5N4
Canada

fone: (613) 748 5669
fax:  (613) 748 5600

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From: paul@lidssun1.marc.gatech.edu (Paul Lomangino)

1) Name:
Atlanta Peachtree RoadRollers

2) Location:  address, City, State
Atlanta, GA

3) Phone # of primary contact: (if available)
Henry Zuver (Pres. of IISA) Forgot this one...
3a) and/or e-mail address of contacts

4) Type of club:  hockey, figure, street, mixed, whatever.
STREET

4a) Type of skate: roller, in-line, ice, any kind/mixed?
Mostly In-Line

5) Location description:  is it a trail?  a campus?  an indoor rink?
                          an outdoor rink?  a parking lot?  what?
Meet in Rio parking lot - skate through various neighborhoods, downtown Atlanta
Rio - Intersection of North Ave. and Piedmont in Atlanta
Mondays: All levels skate, Wednesdays: Intermeidate-Expert
Sundays: 32 mile endurance skate

6) Requirements:  (do they need their own (hockey) equipment, skates,
                   pads, etc?)
Need own Equipment, Helmets Recommended

7) Fees:  (some dollar amount?, free?, bring beer?, whatever 8-)
none ($5/yr "official" membership

8) General skill level of the club:  (mainly novice, intermediates,
                                      experts, or mixed)
Mixed

9) Any other comments:
Lotsa fun! We host the Athens-to-Atlanta Marathon skate

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From Randy_Bryant@BRYANT.VLSI.CS.CMU.EDU Thu Mar 10 22:32:20 1994

[In response to your post of 3 March 1994]

1) Pittsburgh Inline Skating Club (PISC)
2) Mailing Address:
   2811 Brentwood Ave.
   First Floor, Rear
   Pittsburgh, PA 15227

   Club president: Amy Krut (412) 885-2233
3) Email contact: Randy.Bryant@cs.cmu.edu
4) Type of club: All aspects of inline skating
5) Various activities in Pittsburgh area
6) All club skates require a helmet
7) Varies by activity
8) All skill levels

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From Randy_Bryant@BRYANT.VLSI.CS.CMU.EDU Thu Mar 10 22:38:24 1994

[In response to your post of 3 March 1994]




1) Greater Pittsburgh Unified Speedskating Club
2)
3) Primary Contacts:
   Bob Halden (412) 744-0037
   Wade Smith (412) 241-5967
4) Short Track (ice) speedskating
5) Meet at Golden Mile Ice Arena, Monroeville, PA
6) Must wear helmet.
7) Fees: Currently $10/session, but varies with club finances
8) Skill level: All levels
9) Other comments:
   Programs for children, adults, and special olympians




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From: tree@kla.com (Plant a tree today! ---;*] )
Subject: Re: SF Skaters: Friday Night ?s
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 1994 03:35:24 GMT




Delirium (an84971@anon.penet.fi) wrote:




: After about a year of lurking I'm finally posting here.
: Last Friday night around 8:00 my girlfriend and I were near the
: Cannery.  The next thing we knew a whole stream of skaters came by.
: I wanted to know if this is a weekly thing and when and where does
: everyone meet.




We meet every friday at 8pm at the ferry building below the bay bridge
and depart at 8:30pm.  The course we take is about 12.5 miles with many
(too many IMHO) rest stops so skaters of all levels can come.  We do go
down hills, so make sure you can stop okay while decending down hills.
On average, there's about 150 skaters.  Feel free to email me for any
additional info.




BTW, I was the tall smeghead in the front of the pack making police
siren noises ---:*)




From: ali00dxw@unccvm.uncc.edu (Dailene Wilson)




Saw this on Mosaic and thought I should give you info on my club in
Charlotte, NC! Let me know if you want more info.





   1) Name: Charlotte Blade Rollerz
   2) Location: Charlotte NC
   3) Phone # of primary contact: Dailene and Jack Wilson (704)344-1555
   3a) and/or e-mail address:  ali00dxw@unccvm.uncc.edu (Dailene Wilson)

   4) Type of club:  Speed skating, distance skating, some street
   4a) Type of skate: mostly speed and distance (12-25 miles per skate),
very hilly- beautiful neighborhoods. Occasional downtown skate- stair
bashing, rail sliding, etc.

   5) Location description:  Central YMCA, East Morehead
                                Sundays @ 6pm
                                Tues and Thurs @ 6:30pm
                                Saturdays @ 11am
                    Beginner skates:
                       Wednesdays 5-8pm, Alpine Ski Center ($5 rental, 332-2824
)
                       Thursdays 5:30, Tennis & Ski (377-3175)

   6) Requirements: Helmets and wristguards required on all skates

   7) Fees:  $10 club membership (that means you get a newsletter 6 times a
year- you can skate with us for free!)

   8) General skill level of the club:  Mostly intermediate to advanced
skaters. Beginner sessions available through the local skate shops (see
above).

   9) Any other comments:
We ask that all skaters that join us on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and
Thursday be proficient in stopping and controlling their speed as the
terrain in Charlotte is very hilly!







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