Why do skaters leave coaches?

[jazzpants]

Well, I left my long time primary coach b/c my new job does not allow me the flexibility to work from home once a week, which is how I am able to take lessons with my primary coach.

Besides that, well, it's been 10 years... and it's time for a change of scenery to see how someone else approaches things. My primary coach now is my ex-primary coach's former primary coach (b/c my ex-primary coach quit skating, bought a home and became a "homeowner", so couldn't afford skating anymore.)

There's no bad blood between me and my ex-primary coach! He's now my hairdresser (his other job), in fact!!! :respec:

[jazzpants]

Mostly because no one took me seriously because I was an adult skater. I got frustrated. I picked up things quickly, but because I am a horrible jumper, every coach I've had got pissed off at me and preferred to work with the little kids. :rolleyes:I would highly suggest you take your time looking for the right coach to help you. And if the rink politics is such where the coaches basically prefer working with kids, you might want to see if there's another rink near you that you can go to that is more willing to take on adult skaters.

Majority (if not all) of the coaches at my home rink are VERY adult friendly. We have a LOT of competitive adult skaters here!!! I'm a horrible jumper too. (Actually I'm pretty much an overall horrible skater, but that's another thread... :P ) but the coaches are more than willing to work with me to improve and I honestly can say that I've seen some improvements from last year for me... :respec: