Audrey Weisiger is a two-time Olympic Team Coach, in 1998 and 2002.  She was the PSA and USFSA Coach of the Year in 1999, which is the highest honor available for coaches.  She has a PSA World Coach Ranking and she’s Master Rated in Figures and Freestyle.  She gave the Keynote Address at the PSA World Conference in 2000 and again in 2003.  She’s held positions on the Board of Directors of the PSA as well as various US Olympic Committee and USFSA committees.

In 2003, she founded Grassroots to Champions, a company providing seminars for coaches and skaters.  The mission of Grassroots to Champions is to raise the technical level of US skaters over the next 4 years.  The seminars focus on teaching coaches and their skaters how to develop from the first steps onto the ice into a championship caliber competitor.

Audrey teaches at the Fairfax Ice Arena in Virginia where she’s coached since 1973.  Most of you know her as Michael Weiss’s coach.  She’s also worked with Timothy Goebel, Lisa Kwon, Christine Lee, and Parker Pennington.  She is currently coaching Senior Men’s competitor Tommy Steenberg.

Be sure to check out the interview Audrey did with iCoachSkating.com founder Trevor Laak.

Please leave a comment below in appreciation of Audrey's willingness to share her knowledge and insights about skating and coaching.

Most recent videos at the top...

	Audrey Weisiger shares a bunch of alternative entrances for single, double and triple toe loop.  She also describes an important drill for learning double and triple toe loop combination jumps.  This video contains some great demonstrations that help clarify the concepts and show the difficulty of the exercises.
	Audrey Weisiger touches on an often overlooked aspect of good jumping.  In the context of a triple toe loop lesson, Audrey offers advice that is appropriate for skaters and coaches at all levels regarding jumps.
	Audrey Weisiger discusses the most critical aspects of developing a correct toe loop.  Audrey covers the setup, the jump take-off, and important issues for landing.  Many of these ideas are still misunderstood by a majority of coaches and skaters.
	Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger finish their on-ice axel class (Part 5) with ideas to help skaters develop a double axel.  In this video, Nick and Audrey offer insights and a valuable drill.
	Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger offer feedback on axel attempts as we continue with their on-ice axel class (Part 4).  Nick explains an alternative preparation edge and Audrey discusses air position issues.
	Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger discuss the "climb up" into the axel as we continue with their on-ice axel class (Part 3).  This videos covers in detail one of the most fundamentally misunderstood aspects of the axel.  This is a great video!
	Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger add the forward step to their axel description as we continue with their on-ice axel class (Part 2).  Nick covers the critical aspects of the forward step, an important and often overlooked part of the jump.
	Nick Perna and Audrey Weisiger teach an on-ice axel class (Part 1).  Nick covers a common and easily repeatable axel setup.
	Audrey Weisiger offers 10 reasons that people do not attain their goals.  Audrey gives a classroom presentation to skaters and explains what she means for each point.  Great video for skaters and non-skaters alike.
	Audrey Weisiger offers a bonus video explaining how she combines exercises into a single warm-up for her skaters.  Audrey also discusses beneficial ways to end the drill to maximize skill development.
	Audrey Weisiger shares the fourth and final circular stroking exercise.  Audrey developed this drill to help her skaters with counter-rotational movements and smooth head control when changing directions.
	Audrey Weisiger shares the third (of four) circular stroking exercise.  Audrey uses this drill to help skaters fully utilize both pushes of a forward crossover.
	Audrey Weisiger sharex the second (of four) circular stroking exercise.  Audrey uses this drill to help simulate the quick turn-over needed for jumps.
	Audrey Weisiger offers a simple circular stroking exercise as the first of a four part series addressing common skating problems.  Audrey introduces the concepts behind these exercises and offers specific tips to maximize the effectiveness of this simple drill.
	Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches young skaters to spin (Part 4).  This video from Audrey is again packed with practical information for coaches and young skaters.  But notice that Audrey focuses on keeping the process fun.
	Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches young skaters to spin (Part 3).  In this video, Audrey discusses various ways young skaters can develop strong balance in order to start learning scratch spins.  She has some great drills and motivational ideas.
	Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches young skaters to spin (Part 2).  This video from Audrey is packed with teaching tips for two foot spins and the initial transition to one-foot spins.  Audrey suggests games, drills, and tools to keep the process moving quickly.
	Audrey Weisiger explains how she teaches young skaters to spin (Part 1).  In this video, Audrey focuses on determining proper spin direction.  She also discusses her opinions regarding spin and jump rotational direction.
	Audrey Weisiger talks about team teaching.  Team teaching is becoming more popular, and it should as no coach can truly be an expert in all areas of the sport.  Audrey discusses why and how it works, and gives a clear explanation of roles and responsibilities.
	Audrey Weisiger discusses quad jumps.  This is a fascinating insight into attempting elements that are at the edge of human capability.  Lots of great stuff that applies to all skaters and coaches (believability).
	Audrey Weisiger shows some great exercises for lutz.  These drills are designed to teach correct movement and feeling and eliminate flutzing.  There's a lot of information in this video.
	Audrey Weisiger describes important jump drills for helping a skater attain proper air positions.  These drills also improve jump take-offs.  In this video you'll see Audrey's patented ankle buzzer in action.
	Audrey Weisiger shows how to help skaters that are having a hard time getting to and staying on the back outside edge during a backspin.  Audrey discusses how she systematically addresses this common problem.
	Audrey Weisiger describes how to teach a flying camel.  Audrey discusses common problems and provides solutions to "flying waltz jumps" and "flying salchows."  With drills and diagrams, this is an excellent video!
	Audrey Weisiger describes how to teach change of edge camel spins.  Audrey covers specific body positions and placement on the blade.  She shows many safe drills to develop the proper feelings.
	Audrey Weisiger describes how to teach change of edge spins.  She explains in detail how she develops these skills, from upright spins to more complex positions.
	Audrey Weisiger shares some of her famous fundamental drills for jump development.  This video has a number of Audrey's classic jump drills and demonstrates the use of the ankle buzzer.   The drills include the "snap drill", the "pivot drill" and the "guard arm drill" in addition to her "h" and "D" position drills.
	Olympic coach Audrey Weisiger shares solutions for toe axel.  Audrey clearly shows and describes what a toe axel is and she suggests 2 drills that can help a skater eliminate the toe axel.  These exercises should be learned by all skaters learning a double toe loop.