| Cross-drafting | Courses for skating instructors | The Law |
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| Cross-drafting |
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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 |
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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:
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| Skaters and the Law |
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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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