13 November 2020 - Merry Christmas If King Winter is the Master with snow and ice on canal and ditch Many skaters heart beats faster the noble art of skating is so rich To challenge the ice in a blink should one First learn to skate At natural ice or skating rink to balance well and skate so straight Many Trainer helped the skater trained him or her to “prime” Others did the “jobs” around it the Jury member "kept the time" Also the “Cleaner” and ice “ Sweeper ” proudly looked after their job Sometimes worked hard like beavers making the ice to be very “top” The Starter started many races pointed his gun into the sky Giving skaters very good bases for going over the ice in a “fly” The TC-member took decisions never good that was the case In the eyes of the helmsmen standing ashore in the wrong place The Competitors Steward suffers no start position was correct With questions from all those “Duffers” and the points 3-double checked The Referee tries doing Justice in order to make it fair for all Sometimes dealing with some “crudeness” if space between skaters was too small Lapboard counting is so heavy concentration is the thing Many colleagues will not envy don’t forget the bell to “Ring” The Announcer tells the story sometimes chatted from his neck Made the game not being “boring” With all the skaters on the “deck” Statisticians collect the results so that no one will forget Supporters will love the outcome and will sometimes do a “Bet” Thanks to the efforts of these “many” Is the Skating for Young and Old By sharing the skill to “Any” a sport worth much more then gold I wish you all a Prosperous and Sportive 2021 and hope we will meet many more times at Ice rinks around the World Piet Broekhuizen
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