Wow, Jayne, this website ROCKS!!! 

I would like to thank you for having SO MUCH patience. I'm going to get through these junior moves alive!!  I PROMISE!!  

Jayne is THE BEST COACH EVER. Boy, does she know moves in the field!! AND SHE CAN STILL DO EVERY SEQUENCE!! 

From: Mick Carr
Date: December 01, 2003

Dear Jayne

You've got power in the ice & the best information in your website & your pretty smile all the time.  You're great:

Wishing all the best for you, 

Mick

From: Tammie and Nicole Menas
Date: May 14, 2003

Jayne, 

Thank you so much for the skating experience you have given to Nicole (7yrs). She loved taking Basic 3-4 with you and she learned how to do the elements correctly. She is taking 3-4 over because Basic 4 is a bit more difficult for her. You are so patient and you make it fun for her. She is hoping to have you again in Basic 5-6. Thanks for being such a great coach! 

I love to sit and read your web-site also. It helps me to understand a little more of what this sport is about. I will be reading some of the books you have recommended.

From: Donna Oglethorpe
Date: March 12, 2003

I am homesick! And, do I miss the lessons! But, when I have skated out here, I am so glad I've been taking the lessons, because it's been so personally satisfying. It's been extremely difficult for me to keep up with the skating and to get transportation to the good rinks. 

I did manage to get rides out to the Fairfax Ice Arena twice, and so far once to the Dale City Arena, but most of my skating has been done on the out door rinks because they are closest to the Metro. It's an hour ride even on the Metro to the outdoor rinks. It's pretty dangerous at the bus stops after dark, and with the snow, it was not even a feasible task. I'm hoping with daylight lasting longer, maybe I can get to the better rinks with a combination of Metro and bus service. Taxi service to the nearest rink is $17.00 one way. So maybe on a splurge, but not on a regular basis. I've been skating at Pentagon Row, and the National Art Gallery Sculpture Garden. The Sculpture Garden is the largest, and they'll let me work on my waltz jumps there. Both will close this month for the season. 

One night at Pentagon Row there was a heavy mist, though it was freezing out. No one was skating, so I had the rink to myself. My glasses were so wet I could not see what I was doing. (All the public sessions at Skatetown, when they turn off the lights had a purpose after all). When I took my glasses off to sling off the water, I realized I had a crowd watching me. The compliments I received belong to you! 

Thank you for your patience and helping me to achieve a dream of being able to skate. See ya in May or June!

From: Leslie (Garrett) DuFresne
Date: November 18, 2002

Hi Jayne!  

Who would have thought back in the days of Ice House and Birdcage that someday there would be "web sites" for skating. Wonder how our skating days would have been in today's times? One thing I wouldn't change and that's the days when everyone would get together one morning very early, kidnap the birthday person from their bed and take them to "Farrells" blindfolded in their jammies. Were those the days or what? What memories we all have now!

I hope all your students take with them as many good on-ice and off-ice memories as we all did. Take care and I'll see you around the rink some time. 

Leslie :)

From: Delia Reddan / Lopez Family
Date: August 15, 2002

Hi Jayne! 

I wish I had visited your website sooner, it's one of the best websites there is as far as figure skating sport is concerned. You have featured a variety of very vital & what I also considered critical information to help a skater succeed.

I want to thank you for your continuous and relentless effort to guide and teach skaters of all ages. Your sincere concern and personal attention to each and everyone of your students is rare. I know where I will be on my break times, visiting your website. 

THANK YOU, JAYNE !!! 

Delia & Family

From: Jenna Young-Sauter 
Date: February 16, 2002

Hi Jayne, It's been a long time. This web page is great. It brings back a lot of memories, I really miss the sport.

Take care. 

Jenna 

From: Allie Chen
Date: April 17, 2003

Hey Jayne I love your web page and you are a great teacher!!!!!! See you at the rink!

From: Karen O'
Date: August 24, 2001

Jayne, I have just returned from skating camp in Lake Placid. While I enjoyed the experience tremendously, I found myself anxious to return home to show "my coach" everything I learned. Your professionalism, graciousness, and patient approach to teaching adults to skate is greatly appreciated by me. Although I enjoyed the instructors in Lake Placid, you are still #1. 

Your website is an extension of your professional approach, warm personality and deep commitment to teaching and coaching. Great job! 

From: Amy 
Date: March 7, 2001

Jayne, 

Thanks for the page. "Choosing a coach" was especially helpful. It answered all the questions I have ... and came to the conclusion that I've chosen the right coach! 

Thanks! 

Amy 

From: Kelley Ristau 
Date: January 15, 2001

Hi there, Jayne! And hello to anyone else reading this, too. I just wanted to say that this website is a microcosm of all that Jayne does--of the highest quality, complete, done with care and attention to detail. I am away at college now, but also skating with Team del Sol, the fifth-place synchronized skating team in the U.S., and continuing to work on my singles skating. I can honestly say I miss Jayne more than anyone else from home. I have spent the last six months searching for a coach down here, and let me say that no one could come close to comparing to Jayne. I could never, nor would I ever think of, replacing her. 

I cannot put into words what Jayne has been to me for the last ten years I have taken lessons from her; I feel no words could adequately describe all she has done and how utterly amazing she is. Not only is Jayne a talented coach--knowledgeable and positive--but she is also an unbelievable person. She has taught me many lessons about life, attitude, perserverence and grace off the ice as well as on. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank Jayne publicly and to let everyone know that she is the best there is. Her technique is great and true to her word, she does all she can to continue her growth as a coach through educational programs and seminars. Her committment to her skaters is second to none. 

If you are in search of a coach, I would definately recommend you or your child try taking a lesson with her. Without I would never be the skater or the person I am today. 

From: Marianne Ridgway
Date: January 01, 2001

Comments Happy New Year Jayne! Great website! Hope your holidays have been joyous! I'll be in touch again soon. Am doing well and skating with trainer Christen Crawley here in Delaware. 

From: Lori Blalock 
Date: November 29, 2000

Jayne- 

What a wonderful website! We are new to the area and are looking for a new skating coach. Your article about "choosing a coach" is exceptional and has been very useful in our search. 

Thank you.

Lori 

From: Janet Rosenfield 
Date: September 26, 2000

While I still don't quite understand what possessed me to begin skating, what with having two left feet, other uncooperative parts of my body, and a cautious nature, I found out when I began lessons with you. Since you have been my coach, with your infinite patience, endless encouragement, direction, and gentle pushing, I just love skating. 

The process of skating is fun, and you've helped me realize I can accomplish things for myself in skating, even as an adult. I look forward to every lesson. You are a wonderful coach, Jayne! 

The website is very artfully done, and really nice! 

From: Walter Wade 
Date: September 20, 2000

Jayne: 

Margaret and I really appreciate your skills and friendly demeanor. Although I no longer skate, I have a deep appreciation of the skills required, and the higher skills required to teach others. Keep up the good work! 

Walter Wade, "Margaret's Skate Mom" 

From: John Wall 
Date: September 13, 2000

To all readers, I thought there might be people who would like an opinion from an "older student". I watched the "Battle of the Brians" in the 1988 Olympics and was so amazed at what I saw that I said, "I have to do that." I was 30 years old and knew that it sounded ridiculous to start taking figure skating lessons (I had never skated in my life). I found the old 'Iceland' rink in Sacramento, got on the ice with my rental skates, and thought to myself..."This is the biggest mistake of my life!" 

Then I met Jayne. Through extreme (and I mean extreme!) patience on Jayne's part, I gradually starting learning everything that had seemed to be only a dream just 6 months earlier. My time on the ice was a real feeling of achievement. I know that if it had not been for Jayne, I would have given up just a short time after starting. But she has an amazing way of listening to her students, how they feel about a particular jump or spin, and coming up with the correction to any problem through understanding those feelings. 

If anyone is giving a second thought to taking lessons with Jayne, let me put your mind at ease. Take just one lesson with her, and you'll know who your instructor will be. I don't skate very much anymore, but it is nice to know that I achieved a goal that I thought was unattainable. And whenever I do get the chance to get on the ice, it doesn't take long for those lessons to pop back in my mind and I'm off skating freely with the problems of the world left behind.

Thanks Jayne!

From: Katie Bullock
Date: July 06, 2000

Wow! This is a really good site! It lets people know about what you teach, believe, and practice! I can't tell you how much respect I have for you as a coach, advisor, friend, and confidant. 

You are truly a wonderful person and I'm proud to be able to say that I have you for my coach! Keep up the good work!

P.S. Maybe you can show me some of that Rhythmic gymnastics sometime, eh?:)

Love Always, 

Katie 

From: Susan L. Endsley
Date: July 05, 2000

FANTASTIC website, Jayne! 

I guess the new millennium of skating is really here! Thank you for providing this resource to skaters and those who are wanting to understand the world of skating. My daughter and I will be checking out the recommended reading! Thank you for being such a wonderful role model, coach and friend to Naomi. 

You are the BEST! 

--- Susan L. Endsley, Skating Mom to Naomi, age 7 (going on 8) 

From: Ralph & Bonnie Rowe 
Date: May 21, 2000

Your Web Site looks Great! 

What is really great is your ability to teach and instruct. As grandparents of two students that you have taught to skate and are still instructing and coaching them. We have been and still are impressed with your ability to handle all ages of youth. 

RALPH AND BONNIE ROWE 
Grandparents of Brenna Rowe (Age 17) and Rachel Rowe (Age 7 and the competitor) 

From: Elizabeth DePalma 
Date: May 12, 2000

Jayne - 

I LOVE your web page. You exemplify a great coach (and remind me of mine when I skated) in both your passion and technique. I am very pleased to be working with you. 

-Elizabeth DePalma