Concern for the Future Development of Pairs & Dance (ISU's proposed JR age limits)

[kwanfan1818]

And the 13 year old girl's knees are developed enough to withstand the throw jumps? It seems there is a double standard here. Let's keep it safe for the boys, but let's not consider the health effects for the girls.

So having a boy with adequate upper body strength doing lifts, throws, and twists isn't safer for the girl? :wall:

As far as a 13-year-olds knees, unless the entire juniors system is revamped to prohibit harder jumps and throws and to distinguish among skaters by quality of simple jumps and throws, making learning and practicing the harder ones have far less value, any concern for knees is at the coach/skater/parent level.

[cruisin]

So having a boy with adequate upper body strength doing lifts, throws, and twists isn't safer for the girl? :wall:

As far as a 13-year-olds knees, unless the entire juniors system is revamped to prohibit harder jumps and throws and to distinguish among skaters by quality of simple jumps and throws, making learning and practicing the harder ones have far less value, any concern for knees is at the coach/skater/parent level.


Look, I have no inherent issue with age restrictions being higher. I actually think that could go a long way toward lowering injury risk. But, I think that if they keep the maximum higher, they should raise the minimum and make the age limits the same for girls. And I do think that there should be some limits to what skaters can/should do at younger ages. I said this in another thread, but I'll say it again: Just because they can do something, doesn't mean they should.

[Oz_sk8ting_mum]

Look, I have no inherent issue with age restrictions being higher. I actually think that could go a long way toward lowering injury risk. But, I think that if they keep the maximum higher, they should raise the minimum and make the age limits the same for girls.


This still will not help us in smaller country's. Finding partners is SO hard, finding them in a smaller group age group, well you may as well just wipe us from pairs and dance and I'm sure there are many countries in the same boat.:(

[rhumba]

As I posted earlier, this rule will dry out Jr.pairs and dance. How many teams will be left for next season to compete JGP? Teams that have not done JGP and aged out next year will have no chance to compete internationally since they have to move up senior. JGP events will turn out to be juvenile/Novice competition. For the US skaters, next year, the senior teams will be way overcrowded and they all will be fighting for two or three spots of senior B events. Many teams will give up skating way sooner than they should.