Practice Ice
Many ice rinks, particularly those that are municipally owned, do not sell practice ice directly to figure skaters. Instead, the local figure skating club contracts with the rink for blocks of ice time, which the club then resells to its members. At some clubs, the normal procedure is for skaters to contract in advance for an entire season's worth of ice time.
In North America, a relatively small number of skating clubs own their own rink instead of buying ice time. In recent years, it has also become more common for privately-owned commercial rinks to run figure skating sessions themselves.
Figure skating coaches are typically private contractors paid directly by the skaters for their work, rather than employees of the skating club or rink. However, skating clubs can effectively make hiring decisions by requiring coaches to go through an approval process before being allowed to work on practice sessions controlled by the club.
Read more about this topic: Figure Skating Clubs
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