Carlesa Williams is an active USARS and RSA certified competitive coach, judge and referee.

Experience:

In addition to her duties as your Inline Skating Guide, Carlesa teaches inline and quad classes and private lessons at the Riverside Arena Club in Livonia and at the Oakland Skating Academy in Rochester Hills. Her students have qualified for USARS 2001-2008 National Championships in inline freestyle, figures, loops, singles and pairs events. She has produced National inline and quad medalists and provides supplemental coaching services for senior level skaters. Credits include one National Coach of the Year Award from Skater Direct, three Great Lakes Regional Coaches Awards and five Rosie Awards.

Carlesa was a member of the judges panel at the Great Skate Skating Club of Roseville for seven seasons, and maintains judging credentials. She has Level 2 Figure and Speed coaching credentials with USA Roller Sports. Other judging and teaching affiliations include Roller Skating Association, International Inline Figure Skating Association and Michigan Roller Sports Coaches Association.

From Carlesa Williams:

I'll help you fly on little round wings!

I just love "all things skating" but believe that inline is the people's choice. Inline skating is one of few relatively inexpensive social, recreational and competitive activities that a whole family or group of friends can participate in at the same time and place, indoors or outdoors.

As the About.com Inline Skating Guide, I want to provide you with information that will help make every inline skating adventure a safe and fullfilling one. I hope to transfer the joy that I feel when air rushes past my face to new and seasoned inline skaters everywhere.

References:

• USA Roller Sports
  News articles from world skating events are provided by Carlesa for the USARS website.
• Snow White Inlines
  Carlesa distributes Snow White® inlines for competitors and ice cross training in North America.
• Belati Boots
  Carlesa distributes Belati boots for roller, ice and inline figure skaters in North America.