Plus : Debate and More

Updated March 2, 2006
 
 Cross-drafting   Courses for skating instructors   The Law 

 
Cross-drafting
Some races have rules against cross-drafting - sharing the work of the pack between men and women. Does this rule make sense, or is it unrealistic? Is it fair or unfair? Kim Perkins, one of the most dominant skaters in North America, opens the debate on a subject that has long infuriated women skaters.
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Courses for skating instructors
What type of skating-instructor course would work best for clubs like ours? In 2003, skaters from Roller-Montreal and from the Toronto and Ottawa clubs took part in a course given by the IISA (International Inline Skating Association), supposedly the authority in such things. Many were unhappy with the experience. Here is the exchange that followed: Would it better to work with our sister clubs to develop an instructor course of our own? To be continued...
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Skaters and the Law
In June 2004, a skater wrote on the mailing-list that he wanted to fight the law against skating in the streets of Montreal. Here is the exchange that followed:

 

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