URGENT! prepre moves?

If there's more than one skater taking the test, the club usually "double/triple panels" the skaters. That means two or three skaters take the test at the same time. Each is assigned to one judge, who watches them throughout the entire test.

As soon as you set foot in the rink, you're on display. Behave yourself, walk like a proud skater. On the ice, do not slouch or toe push - everything should be skated as if you were an Olympic skater. That includes the warmup, the skating between the end of one move and the beginning of the other, and even leaving the ice.

After the warmup, the referee will call you over to the judges' box and introduce you to the judge who will be judging your skating. The judge will say "I'll be sitting/standing HERE. I'll (nod/point/say 'go ahead') when I'm ready for your to start the next pattern.

Make sure you skate proudly to the start of each pattern and LOOK at that judge. Wait patiently with good posture without goofing around. (I saw one girl do a spin because she was bored. Not smart.) Remember that the judge is writing notes about your last pattern, so the longer you're willing to wait, the more legible the notes will be and you'll get better feedback.

When you see that the judge is ready, bend your knees and start the next pattern. Skate it the best you can, then come to a complete stop and count to 3. You can then skate nicely to the start of the next pattern in order to wait.

If you are double/triple-paneled, you'll be given a specific part of the ice for the Alternating Edges on the Line and the Waltz Eight. The schedule will say something like "Zamboni (end)" or "Lobby (end)" to let you know where you're supposed to skate those patterns.

When the Waltz Eight is done, stop and count to 3, then skate to the judges' box. They might ask you to reskate a pattern if you made a mistake. That's a good sign: it means the judges WANT you to pass the test, so they're giving you a second chance to redo something that wasn't strong or correct. Talk to your coach briefly, then go back out and skate the pattern perfectly.

Most people pass Pre-Preliminary Moves; I have heard of some skaters getting a "restest," but it's rare. The ones that haven't passed on the first try were skaters who didn't really prepare well, know what the patterns were, or just had a bad day. It happens, but don't sweat it - you sound like you're ready.

Bend your knees, no toe pushes, point your toe and smile. Hope you pass with lots of great comments!

It depends. In my club, the judges call you over to the boards when they're ready for you to start, they ask you if you know the order of the elements, and tell you to wait for a nod from them to begin each element. Then, after each element, after you present to the judge, you can go talk to your coach or whatever, then wait for the judge to cue you to go on.

I agree with K L - I am also in Australia and we don't even do moves in the field tests. We just have to do figure patterns for some tests. But you really should ask your coach, as it might vary from rink to rink and club to club. Will she be there for the test? If so, ask her before the test. Or you could always ask the judges or anyone at the test beforehand.

Call your coach and ask her. This is the sort of question you should be asking her, not us.

I would suggest that they probably cue you, but I am in Australia and our MITF tests are not the same.