ABOUT US
Cambridgeshire Artistic Roller Skating Club (CARSC) established in 2017, and it has since grown in numbers, our coaches have gained a significant amount of knowledge, and we have formed a supportive, cohesive team.
Our club is made up of our club coaching team and grades coaching team, in addition to a club dance coach who assists with choreography and keeping our routines fresh and innovative. We have a committee of volunteers which help to keep the club running behind the scenes, and plenty of skater parents and guardians who are always willing to help with your queries. We have a WhatsApp group and App to provide updates and necessary resources.
We started as a small club with just one hour per week, growing our grass-roots skaters. We now have 13 hours per week coaching time which includes learn to skate and improver sessions, and split sessions based on ability.
Skaters joining CARSC have the opportunity to progress through the following stages:
Learn-to-skate:
Skaters are taught GB Skate Artistic (GBSA) merits 1-4, and then progress to CARSC's grades 5-9. These sessions are taught by GBSA qualified coaches with assistance of peer coaching from junior coaches who have completed the learn to skate merits and grades and are part of our club skating team.
These sessions are as follows:
Thursdays at Soham Ross Peers Leisure Centre, 1800-1900
Sundays at Ely Paradise Centre, 1200-1300
Improvers:
Skaters are eligible to attend improvers sessions once they have completed merits 1-4 and either have their own artistic skates, or access to them through loan from the club. Skaters are taught the skills required to progress either to compete or specialise and develop their skating abilities.
These sessions are as follows:
Fridays at Littleport Leisure Centre, 1800-1900
Sundays at Ely Paradise Centre, 1300-1400
Club sessions:
Once skaters have reached the required level, usually due to entering certain competitions, although this is not a necessary prerequisite, skaters will be eligible to attend our club sessions.
These sessions are as follows:
Fridays at Littleport Leisure Centre, 1800-2100 (compulsory dance, freedance/styledance, choreography)
Saturdays at Ely Paradise Centre, 1400-1700 (group 2), 1700-2000 (group 1) (drills, compulsory dance, freedance/styledance, choreography)
Sundays at Ely Paradise Centre, 1000-1200 (freedance/styledance, choreography)
The cost for sessions is £5 per hour for learn to skate, and £4 per hour for club sessions. Skate hire is £1 per session.
Not all sessions are compulsory, although we expect skaters competing in competitions to attend at least 2 hours of training per week.
COACHING TEAM
Zoe Farrier - Head Coach
Zoe started inline roller skating on the road outside her house when she was about 8 years old, and then started Artistic Roller Skating in 2003 when she was 12. She has been obsessed ever since and has dedicated many hours to the sport. Her qualifications are: Preliminary figures, Preliminary free and Silver solo dance. She has trained and competed internationally at junior and senior level. Zoe's passions within the sport include inclusivity, empowerment and promoting a positive mental attitude. As a late starter in the sport, she encourages skaters of all ages and believes it is never too late to take on this amazing sport.
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When Zoe isn't on eight wheels she works as a nurse, however she is fortunate enough to be able to attend all training sessions and competitions. ​She loves her role as Head Coach, and is constantly thinking of ways to develop and improve the club. She especially loves competitions where she gets to spend time with her CARSC family.
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Chris Farrier - Coach
Chris is Zoe's Husband, and he started skating when the club formed in 2017. Although he wouldn't let go of Zoe's hand the first time he got on skates, he has been hooked ever since. He is a firm believer in working hard to achieve his goals, and since starting skating has competed in many competitions across the country, which including the Classics British Championships. He has also attended international competitions as a spectator and coach, and watched skaters compete at the highest standards.
He w​orks full time as a police officer, although he manages well with juggling the hectic life of shift work around skating. He is fully committed to the development of the club and maintaining high standards.
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Linayah Jackson-Phillips - Coach
Linayah is one of our club skaters who has naturally stepped into the coaching role as she developed her knowledge in the sport. Although our youngest coach, she is also known as our strictest coach! She has a fantastic technical eye and can practically quote the WorldSkate rule books! She is a huge asset to the team and a very talented skater who has competed at international level and made significant and impressive improvements in the recent years.
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Linayah has an amazing passion and is dedicated to the club and our skaters. Linayah and Zoe spend many hours bouncing ideas off each other to further develop the club and help our skaters achieve their goals.
James Nuttall - Coach
James joined our club with his daughters Luella and Adelia, and he made his debut in competing at Spectrum Gala with one of our other skating Dads. He has since gone on to compete in many other competitions and has done well considering his improvised skate set-up for his size 15 feet!
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James coaches our learn-to-skate skaters and is learning more as he develops his own skating abilities. He is always happy to help and is great with our absolute newbies.
Diane King - Coach
Diane is Zoe's mum, and as a result, skating has been a huge part of her life for over 20 years. Diane is not just a skater mum, but has previously skated herself as a late-starter, and currently coaches off-skates whilst she rehabilitates following major ankle surgery (not skating related)!
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Diane is passionate about having high standards of coaching from the very start and works conscientiously with our learn-to-skate skaters to develop their skating abilities. She has also developed a lot of knowledge through many years of attending training sessions including international seminars and competitions with Zoe, so will occasionally add her input during club sessions.
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Molly Lowe - Dance Coach
Molly is our incredibly talented dance coach and we are so lucky to have her as part of our coaching team. She brings fresh and innovative ideas for our choreography, and is dedicated to ensuring skaters are happy and confident with their choreography. She has also brought ballet into the club, and runs strength and conditioning classes. We know we're going to have a great session when Molly walks through the door!
OUR CLUB ETHOS
The ethos behind CARSC has always been to make skating as accessible for everyone as possible. We keep our fees low and offer as much subsidisation as possible for training opportunities with high profile coaches and competing internationally. We will always try to minimise costs for skaters by using club resources to reduce expenditure by parents and guardians as we appreciate this can be an expensive sport, but we do not want this to be a barrier for skaters to flourish.
Our club's slogan is "Success in Unity". We are one club, one family. We celebrate each other's successes as one. Success is not measured on podium places, it is relative to each skater. Whether this is overcoming nerves, achieving new skills, or developing interpersonal skills. We encourage skaters to push themselves to their full capacity for maximum
CARSC as a club:
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We encourage peer on peer coaching
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We teach our skaters in depth about the judging system "Rollart"
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We are very sociable
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We are very relaxed, but we also train intensively
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We appreciate that our sport will not be a skater's only sport or hobby. We encourage skaters to have other sports and/or hobbies.
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School comes first!
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We teach skaters how they are judged in competitions, and help them analyse their results and advise them on what is needed to improve
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The mental health of our skaters is our paramount concern, and we encourage parents and skaters to highlight their concerns with us openly
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We encourage skaters to practise ballet, flexibility and fitness, and we provide resources to assist with this
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We aim to provide yearly seminars, and in the past two years have provided seminars with the ex-Senior Mens' World Champion, Pedro Walgode
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We have connections with international coaches and encourage participation in international seminars and training camps
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Our coaches are fun, friendly and promote a relaxed environment in which skaters can thrive
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Our sessions are a safe place. We want skaters to look forward to sessions and find them therapeutic. We often have skaters talk to us about issues outside of skating and great relationships with parents in which they are happy with skaters asking us for advice or sharing concerns with us
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We strongly believe that engaging in sports such as skating is incredibly beneficial to mental health, especially for young people. It teaches resilience and discipline, and exercise is fundamental to supporting psychological wellbeing.