The Tail of January Registration and Betsy’s Stress Level

We’ve been taking a little brake through the Christmas season and gearing up for skate sessions to resume on January 5th. To be honest, this is not my favorite part of the year. I love talking with the skaters after the break. I love seeing all their parents. I even enjoy the work of making new ID cards. What I don’t love is having to tell kids they can’t skate when they don’t bring the things required for registration. You see our insurance is very strict… naturally it has to be. Every January we require the skaters to fill out new liability forms. They have to bring a birth parent or legal guardian with proof of guardianship to sign the form in the presence of a staff member. This means Betsy has to be firm and tell well-meaning grandparents, stepparents, and friends that they are not authorized to sign the form. Then I watch as the sad skater walks away. This is part of my job every week but more so in January when everyone has to sign up again. I don’t want to be a complainer… I just ask for extra prayer that I would be bold, gentle, and diligent. Also that skaters would get to skate and hear the Gospel.