Membership Information

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Our Position Regarding Multiple Club Memberships

 

 

There are eight (8) membership classes available:

 

Individual Membership

$75 (per year) will include:

 

Skaters eighteen (18) years of age or older. These members shall be eligible to hold office, to serve on the Board of Directors, to chair committees and to vote.

ü          The member will receive an individual U.S. Figure Skating membership card, a U.S. Figure Skating lapel pin (first year only).

ü          The current version of the U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook (if the member is at the Juvenile Level or above).

ü          Year subscription to the U.S. Figure Skating Skating Magazine.

ü          Access to all test sessions and activities hosted by the Club.

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Family Membership

$100.00 / add $25.00 (per subsequent member) will include:

 

One skater in a family under the age of eighteen (18); these skaters shall not be eligible to vote, hold office, serve on the Board of Directors, or chair committees.

ü          At least one parent/guardian from that family who will represent the interests of the above mentioned skaters under 18. 

ü          More than one (1) parent/guardian may join this class of membership and each may be eligible to hold office and to serve on committees.  However, only one (1) parent/guardian per family shall be eligible to vote and only one (1) Officer per family is allowed. 

ü          The parents membership automatically terminates when the youngest skater in the family becomes eighteen (18) years old, or when all skaters under eighteen (18) years old in the family cease to be Club members.  Parents may continue their membership under the Associate Membership class.

ü          Each family member will receive an individual U.S. Figure Skating membership card, and U.S. Figure Skating lapel pin (first year only). 

ü          The family, as a whole, will receive a year subscription to the U.S. Figure Skating Skating Magazine.

ü          Access to all test sessions and activities hosted by the club.

         

 

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Professional Membership

$50.00 (per year / per individual) will include:

 

Both ineligible and restricted professionals, as defined by the current U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook.  Professional members of the Club shall not be eligible to hold office, to serve on the Board of Directors, to chair committees, or to vote.  They may enter into, and take part in all discussions at General Meetings, but may not submit motions.  They may also be requested by the Board of Directors to act in an advisory capacity to committees, at Board Meetings, and at General Meetings.  Professional who cease to be professionals, as defined by the current U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook may, upon receipt of U.S. Figure Skating amateur status, become Individual or Associate Members with all rights under those membership classes. 

 

ü          The member will receive an individual U.S. Figure Skating membership card.

ü          U.S. Figure Skating lapel pin (first year only).

ü          Current version of the U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook.

ü          Year subscription to the U.S. Figure Skating Skating Magazine.

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Second Club Membership

$50.00 (per year) / add $15.00 (per additional member, if family) will include:

 

A skater, or skaters in a family, who have a home club other than SCSF. 

ü          They may participate in all activities of the club, and participate in test sessions paying the same fee as home club members. 

ü          The skater/s or their parents/guardians shall not be eligible to hold office, to serve on the Board of Directors, to chair committees, or to vote.

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Basic Skills Membership or Basic Skills Family Membership

$40.00 (per person/per year) / add $25.00 (per subsequent member, if family) will include:

 

Skater, or all skaters in a family under the age of eighteen (18), who have not passed U.S. Figure Skating tests; these skaters shall not be eligible to vote, hold office, serve on the Board of Directors, or chair committees.  Basic Skills skaters have ice privileges only invited by the Board of Directors to participate in activities involving ice time procedure by the Club and must pay a guest fee for use of club ice.  A Basic Skills membership must be upgraded to Family Membership or Individual Membership before any U.S. Figure Skating tests may be processed.

ü          At least one parent/guardian from that family who will represent the interests of the above mentioned skaters under eighteen (18). 

ü          More than one (1) parent/guardian may join this class of membership and each may be eligible to hold office and to serve on committees.  However, only one (1) parent/guardian per family shall be eligible to vote and only one (1) Officer or Director per family is allowed. 

ü          The parent’s memberships automatically become part of a Family Membership when the oldest skater passes a U.S. Figure Skating test and terminate when the youngest skater in the family becomes eighteen (18) years old or if all skaters under eighteen (18) years old in the family cease to be Club members.

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Associate Membership

$40.00 (per year) / add $15.00 (per additional member, if family) will include:

 

Non skaters eighteen (18) years of age, or older, who are interested in the sport of figure skating and wish to support the Club. 

ü          Associate members are eligible to hold office, to serve on the Board of Directors, to chair committees and to vote.

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Non-Resident Skating Membership

$30.00 (per year) / add $15.00 (per additional member, if family) will include:

 

Skaters who live outside of Miami and/or the USA.  One parent must join if the skater is under eighteen (18) years of age. 

ü          The skaters (or their parent/guardians) shall not be eligible to hold office, to serve on the Board of Directors, to chair committees, or to vote. 

ü          When in Florida, they may skate during Club sessions and pay the guest fee for each session skated.

 

 

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Honorary Membership

 

Members under this class may be elected at any meeting of the Board of Directors by voice or ballot.  Four (4) negative votes shall reject.  No rejected candidate shall be again proposed for this membership within six (6) months after rejection. 

ü          Honorary members shall be free from initiation fees, dues, and assessments.

ü          They may represent the Club in exhibitions and attend ice skating sessions under the same rules governing skating members. 

ü          They shall not be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, to chair committees or to vote. 

ü          They may be requested by the Board of Directors to act in an advisory capacity to committees at Board Meetings, and at General Meetings but may not submit motions.

Our Position In Regards to Multiple Club Memberships

Skating Club of South Florida, Inc. encourages home club members to become members of other fellow clubs, both at the State and/or National level.

Skaters can name only one (1) club as their "home club," but they are completely free to become members of other clubs by joining under a special membership classification.  Some clubs call this class "2nd Club" or "Associate."

One of the advantages, if not the most important, about being a member of another club is that, usually, one of the benefits is to be able to participate on their test sessions at the same cost of their home members, thus helping the skater in saving some extra fees that are usually charged to "non-members" and may add up to 50%, or more, of the normal fee.

Another important benefit to both, the skater and our sport, is that this helps promoting "good sportsmanship" among skaters from different club affiliations.

For more information on what membership class is the best to fit your needs, contact the respective club of your choice.