Right-of-Way and Traffic Patterns

Skaters on BFSC practice ice are expected to follow the following Right-of-Way guidelines and Traffic Patterns (see diagram below).

Right-of-Way (RoW)

1.  FIRST RoW:  A skater practicing a routine to music has priority

   1. • this skater must wear a colored sash to be easily identified

      • all other skaters yield

      • no skaters may follow the skater practicing their routine unless given permissing and wearing a sash

      • coaches may follow their skater while working on choreography

2. SECOND RoW:  Skaters in lessons

3. THIRD RoW:  Skaters spinning

4. FOURTH RoW:  Skaters entering jumps

5. All other skaters

Additional Guidelines:

Skaters must actively look where they are going and keep an eye on the paths of other skaters to the best of their ability

Skaters must always look over their inside shoulder while skating backwards

NO backward spirals are allowed unless the skater is spoted by a coach or other skater

NO skaters should stand or sit in the middle of the ice.

• If not skating, skaters should stand at the edges of the ice

• If a skater falls and is not injured, they should get up as quickly as possible.  If a skater is injured, they should remain in place until others arrive to help them.

On-Ice Traffic Patterns