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Seattle Skating Club boasts the premier coaching staff in the Pacific Northwest. Our International staff features World and Olympic competitors from Poland, USA and the United Kingdom. All of our coaches are P.S.A rated, some are Master Rated. (P.S.A. is the Professional Skaters Association, the professional governing body for coaching in the United States)

Our dedicated coaching staff discuss each of the skaters training needs in spins, moves, jumps and dance on a regular basis with the discipline specialists along with the individual athletes requirements for off-ice training. Selecting a Coach

Freestyle Coaches Barbara Murphy Steve Baker Anna Matusezewski Miriah Gilbert Kori Myers Anna Li	Pairs Coaches Steve Baker Barbara Murphy
Spins Kim Ryan	Choreography Sharon Jones Baker Anna Matusezewski
Dance Coaches Sharon Jones Baker Paul Askham Will Eastler Anna Li	Moves Coaches Sharon Jones Baker Paul Askham

Coaches Bios

Sharon Baker 88iceolympian@comcast.net Cell:425 772 2659 PSA Triple Master rated in Dance, Moves in the Field 4 times British Ice Dance Champion European, World, Olympic Competitor World Professional Champion Coach of World Competitors and National Champions Specializing in Dance, Moves in the Field, stroking and Choreography 18 years coaching experience	Steve Baker 88iceolympian@comcast.net Cell: 425 772 6562 Coach to National Champions Amateur and Professional World Team member PSA & BITA Certified Coach U.K. National Junior Champion U.K. National Senior Silver Medalist 25 Years coaching experience
Kim Ryan sk8gr81@comcast.net 33 Years coaching experience Premier Spin Specialist P.S.A., USFS and I.S.I. member PSA rated-Basic Accreditation Coached at Regional, Sectional and national levels Coached thru Senior levels of Figures, Moves in the Field and Freestyle	Barbara Murphy bmiceskate@aim.com Polish National Silver Medalist National Team Member Coach of Regional, Sectional and Junior Nation Competiitors Member of U.S.F.S, P.S.A., I.S.I P.S.A. registered in M.I.F. Certified in Free Style Specializing in Singles, Ballet, Synchro 16 years coaching experience
Paul Askham paul.askham@hotmail.com (425) 773-3762 1985/86/87/88 British Ice Dance Champion 1984/85/86/87/88/89 Wold and European Team Member 1988 Olympic Team Member 1991 World Professional Champion Holiday on ice principle skater; specializing in Dance/Edge control/power stroking coaching freestyle and Moves in the Field Coach of Regional, Sectional and National Competitors Coach of British National Champions and International Competitors in Dance Coach of Briish Champions and International showteam champions PSA rated-Basic Accreditation	Kathy Riper 206.324.1234 kathyriper@hotmail.com Has been teaching since 1974 Member of PSA (Professional Skaters Assoc PSA Master rated in Synchronized team skating, Senior rated in Figures and Freeskate, Certified MIF Member of USFS (United States Figure Skating) Coach to Regional, Sectional and National Singles Competitors Coach to Sectional and National Synchro Teams Primary Focus- Freeskate with adults, Competitive, Recreational and MIF with youth and adults
Anna Matuszewski (206) 795-1378 anna@bpdc.net Profession Figure Skater/Choreographer Independent Freelance Dance/Choreographer Pilates Certified Instructor Group Fitness Instructor PSA, ISI, USFS member USFS Triple Gold Medalist 24 years of training and competitive skating experience	Kori Ann Myers kmskater1@hotmail.com (425) 218-6052 PSA, USFS, ISI member PSA rated-Basic Accreditation Private and semi private instruction for all ages Freestyle and Choreography instruction 10 years coaching experience
Anna Li (206) 200-2284 USFS Gold Medalist USFS International Test Dancer PSA rated - Basic Accreditation USFS member Coaching Dance, Basic Skills & Freestyle	Will Eastler w_eastler@monkeymind.net 2001 & 2008 Adult Nat'l Silver Dance Champion USFS Gold Level Dance PSA rated -Basic Accreditation 5 years coaching Specializing in Dance, Stroking and Fundamentals

Susannah Hall (425) 530-6969 SLHsk8tr@aol.com PSA rated -Basic Accreditation USFS member	Kelly J Jorgensen (206) 579-0787 16 years skating instruction experience Trained by Kim Ryan & Cindy Kaufman Marshall ISI, USFS Basic Skills, PSA member PSA rated -Basic Accreditation Uni of Washington graduate; BA in Sociology Former PreK and Kindergarten Teacher Call to schedule 1st complimentary lesson

How to select your coach;

So you’re ready to start selecting a private coach, there are many coaches available and the task can be daunting, below are a few pointers to help you with the task.

Seattle Skating Club has some of the most qualified and experienced coaches in the Pacific Northwest. All of the coaches are certified through the P.S.A (Professional Skaters Association) they excel in different areas and disciplines. So choosing the correct coach to fit your needs is important.

When looking to select a coach, whether it is with one of our coaches or a coach at another ice rink, you should be asking the following questions:

What is the coaches coaching philosophy, does it fit your goals and expectations.
Is the person certified as a coach through P.S.A. We insist all our coaches have more than just have the basic written test.
What is the coaches own skating standard, this will determine their knowledge base and individual skill level.
How many years have they been coaching.
What disciplines are they most qualified in.
How much are their fees.

Sharon Baker

Steve Baker

Barbara Murphy