• Click here to apply for a Rye FSC test session.

• Rye FSC Home Club and Associate Members should apply as Members. Guests should apply as Non-Members.

• You must renew your membership for the new season before applying for a test.

• You must notify the Test Chair if a coach other than the one stated on your application will be coaching you at the test session. Their credentials need to be checked in advance or they will not be allowed to coach you at the session.

• Associate Members and Guests - You must upload your Home Club Permission form along with your application or your application will not be complete

• Test fees are non-refundable. There will not be any credit or refund given for missed or cancelled tests after the application deadline. A refund will be considered only in the case of an injury when a doctor's note is provided before the application deadline. If you withdraw from a test session and qualify for a refund/credit, there will be a $5.00 Processing Fee. If you submit an application incorrectly (such as applying for the wrong test or wrong test date) and the application needs to be corrected, there will be a $5.00 Processing Fee.

•If you are taking more than one test at a test session, and taking the second test is contingent on the results of the first test, you will not receive a credit or refund for the second test if you are unable to take it because you do not pass the first one.

• If you are placed on a wait list for a test session, you will be informed about a week before the test. If we cannot accommodate your test, you will receive a full refund.

For information on how to request a USFS school letter for high level tests passed, click here.

U.S. FIGURE SKATING IJS PROTOCOL for TEST CREDIT – INFORMATION OVERVIEW

In accordance with Rules 4100 and 4200-4202, athletes may receive credit for certain tests by meeting minimum scores at a competition held under the International Judge System (IJS). The athlete must “skate-up” to the event for which they are seeking test credit, in addition to having already passed any prerequisites prior to the competition event.

USFS Rule 4201: In lieu of taking a singles, pair, partnered free dance or solo free dance test at the bronze, pre-silver, silver, pre-gold or gold levels, or an adult silver through adult senior singles test, at a test session, candidates may elect to submit their protocol from a U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned nonqualifying competition conducted under the IJS, where they have met the minimum passing scores as defined in rule 4202. Skaters must have met the prerequisites for the test by the date of the competition and must have competed in the applicable event at the level they are wishing to pass

FOR RYE FSC HOME CLUB SKATERS

YOU ACHIEVED THE MINIMUM SCORES FOR RECEIVING TEST CREDIT FOR A COMPETITION EVENT IN WHICH YOU “SKATED UP”. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?

STEP 1: At the competition, go to the registration/information desk and ask for a “Test Credit Packet” which includes the documents listed below. This MUST be requested on-site, and will not be available after the competition ends. Take a picture of all documents for safe-keeping. As a courtesy, ask the competition for the packet within one hour of your event ending.

Documents needed / included in the Test Credit Packet:

1. A copy of the overall event results, that lists all of the skaters, in addition to the names of the Technical Controller and Event Referee. This is to prove the skater actually skated in the event.

2. Your individual protocol.

3. Your Test Credit Skater Report, generated by the accountant. This has your name, your scores and verifies you achieved a passing result.

IMPORTANT: Before you leave the competition, check your packet and be sure you have ALL three of the correct documents. If you do not, please ask to speak with the competition chair to obtain them.

STEP 2: Obtain a written statement from your coach verifying that the above documents are true and valid. Click here to obtain the form that your coach must complete.

STEP 3: Take the following steps to submit your payment and upload the forms you obtained at the competition:

• Go to your account on EntryEeze and click on the “Test Sessions” tab.

• Proceed to Register for a Test

• Select the IJS Protocol Submission

• Complete the registration, upload your documents and pay the $30 fee

Test fees are non-refundable. If you submit an application incorrectly (such as applying for the wrong test or wrong test date) and the application needs to be corrected, there will be a $5.00 Processing Fee.

STEP 4: Email the Test Chairs at RyeFSCTest@gmail.com and send them a scanned copy of the coach's verification form. Let them know that the other forms were uploaded into EntryEeze and the payment has been made.

These steps must be completed within no more than 14 days after the competition date. If a late submission leads to USFS imposing a penalty late fee, that fee will be passed on to the skater and the scores will not be submitted to USFS until it has been paid. Your scores will be submitted to USFS within 14 days of when you submit them and pay for them to the Rye FSC Test Chairs.

If you have any questions, email the Test Chairs at RyeFSCTest@gmail.com.

By submitting your test application, you are confirming that you (or your parent if you are under the age of 18) have read and accept the following rules:

Applications will be processed on a 1st-come-1st served basis. Priority will be given to Rye FSC Home Club members, then Associate Members, and then Guests. Test sessions may be filled even prior to the application deadline. Skaters will be notified approximately one week after the application deadline if they are on the waitlist.

Test fees are non-refundable. There will not be any credit or refund given for missed or cancelled tests after the application deadline. A refund will be considered only in the case of an injury when a doctor's note is provided before the application deadline. If you withdraw from a test session and qualify for a refund/credit, there will be a $5.00 Processing Fee.

If you submit an application incorrectly (such as applying for the wrong test or wrong test date) and the application needs to be corrected, there will be a $5.00 Processing Fee.

If a coach other than the one listed on this application will put you on at the test session, you must inform the Test Chair in advance of the test so the coach’s credentials can be checked.

If your coach is not compliant with USFS requirements for coaches, including SkateSafe and CER credits, they will not be allowed to coach at the test session as per USFS rules.

If you are taking more than one test at a test session, and taking the second test is contingent on the results of the first test, you will not receive a credit or refund for the second test if you are unable to take it because you do not pass the first one.

Information regarding the test session is communicated via email. Information about test times and schedule will be emailed to the email address on your application approximately three days prior to the test session.

The Hospitality Fee is used to defray the costs of hospitality for the judges, a small gift for the judges and volunteers and a partial reimbursement of travel expenses for judges.

Test Sessions are subject to change of date and/or time.

Rye FSC currently offers virtual test sessions with video submission. Associate Members and Guests are accommodated if space permits.

Information for Parents, Skaters, Coaches and Videographers:

1. Apply for a test session through EntryEeze by the application deadline.

2. It is your responsibility to read USFS Rule 4104 and the Virtual Testing Video Requirements in advance to be sure all regulations are being followed. Note that videos must be recorded no more than 14 days before the submission deadline and may only be submitted one time.

3. Skaters must hold up a placard at the beginning of their test video. YOU MUST STILL SHOW A MOBILE DEVICE WITH THE DATE AND TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO. ALSO STILL STATE YOUR NAME, TEST YOU ARE TAKING, AND HOME CLUB.

4. Skaters must submit an affidavit and a Name and Likeness Release and Consent Agreement (Release) when they submit their video to the test chair. Make sure to bring a blank affidavit with you when you video the test.

5. Follow the instructions in the Video Upload and Sharing document to upload your video, affidavit and Release into one "folder". After you upload it, re-check the orientation and the size of the video.

6. Email a link to the folder to the Test Chair at RyeFSCTest@gmail.com. Please do this as soon as possible, but no later than the video submission deadline.

7. Do not text, email or air-drop the video at any point in the process or it will condense the video and will be rejected by the judges. A refund will not be given.

8. The results will be emailed to you and your coach within one week of the video submission deadline.