Nov 25th -- We will not be running a novice division for outdoors in order to save time on Sunday. This will help those that are traveling to get home earlier.

Nov 10th -- Hotel info has been added for the Sunshine Thanksgiving Invitational. Queen and King Suites for $55 a night! Scroll to the bottom of the Thanksgiving Invitational page to get booking information.

Sep 28th -- Team FAST will host the Sunshine Thanksgiving Invitational November 28 - 30th, 2008.

Click here for more information.

*** Note *** We have added 3 events that are not listed in the packet: Primary 2-person relay, Veteran 2-man, 2-lady & 2-mixed relays and Master & above 3-person relays (3000m).

Aug 26th -  Are you a first-year skater with the team? If so, we have great news! The South Florida Speed League has included a  new "Rookie" Division just for 1st year skaters. This Division is open to any new skater who has been competing for less than 1 year. Any skater who has not skated a League meet prior to Feb 1, 2008 is eligible to compete in this Division. This Division will also have their own Regional Championship Division at the Southern Regional Championships... winning the Regional Championship competing against other 1st-year skaters within your age Division would be a great goal to train for this year!

Sep 5th -  New Profiles for 2009  

It's that time of year - time to update your skater profiles. Take a look at the new format here then go ahead and email a head shot, one action pic, your goals this year and any accomplishments if you'd like (your accomplishments don't have to be limited to speed skating).

Sep 20th -  Cypress Gardens Outdoor Race 

The Cypress Gardens 10k race is just around the corner! There will be a group of Team FAST skaters skating at this event. This event is a great opener for the new season so why not come on out and give it your best? Read the event schedule here. Register online here. The registration fee is $20 online. If you do not register online (deadline is Oct 9th) and plan to register the day of the event, you will need to contact race officials regarding any additional fees, registration deadlines, etc. You can find more information about the Inline Skate Series here.

Sep 24th -- Hotel information added at the bottom of the Ft Pierce meet info page here.

 Sep 28th -  All Entries Have Been Turned In

As of Sep 20th no host hotel or outdoor race distances have been communicated. Remember, you must have a valid 2008-2009 USARS Amateur Card before you can skate the Meet. Get with your coach and they will help you with the application. Those who do not have an Amateur Card by race day will be required to purchase a 1-day card at the Meet. You can scroll farther down this page to read more about the Amateur Card application process.

For more information about the meet, Click Here

Aug 26th - USARS has changed the time period for which Amateur Cards cover a skater. It will now be Jan thru Dec. The 2008-2009 USARS Amateur Card fees for this season are $55. This will cover the skater thru Dec 31, 2009 (1.5 years). After Dec 2009 the Amateur Cards will then go back to a 1-year coverage time period. Team FAST skaters should go ahead and download the Amateur Card form, complete it and turn it in to their coach as soon as possible this month. Remember, the first League Meet (Oct 5th) registration fees are due to your coach by Sep 29th. I would recommend that all the skaters get their amateur cards taken care of and paid for at the Vero kickoff Sep 14th. This way all the $$$ doesn't hit you at the end of the month.

Sep 12th -  

Hope everyone is making plans to attend the season kickoff this Sunday! Practice will start at 10:00 at the Vero rink, followed by a team meeting, and then we will all head to Jaycees Beach for a cookout! You don't want to miss this! Lots of information about the new season ...If you have equipment that you want to sell or trade be sure to bring it with you! We have quite a few new skaters who are looking to purchase used skates. Do you know somebody who used to speed skate and they are thinking about getting back into the sport? Or someone who has thought about giving it a try but hasn't made that first step yet? Invite them to the kickoff! There won't be a charge for practice but we will be taking donations from anyone who wants to contribute to help out with the hamburger and hotdog cost. See you there!!!

Aug 31st  - "Keep up with the results of the World Championships with Team FAST! We're going to keep you updated with all that's happening in Spain while Team USA prepares to bring home the gold!"

Coach Steve   

Aug 31st -  The Lake City Team FAST Kickoff was great!  Approximately 25 skaters and parents showed up for Team FAST's Lake City Kickoff this past Saturday. The Lake City group is comprised of 100% Rookie skaters! This will add another 20 +/- carded skaters to Team FAST this season! The Lake City rink was very clean and will be a great host for the February SFSL League meet this season. Coach Steve (Jax) ran the kickoff practice with Coaches Bonnie, Steve and Becky Hanna all contributing. This will be coach Bonnie's "home team rink." We're going to see a lot of talent come out of this rink this season! If you're ever in the area, plan to stop by for a practice.

From all of Team FAST, we want to give Lake City a BIG WELCOME to the team and the SFSL!

Aug 24th - The 2008-2009 South Florida Speed League meet schedule has been completed. Click here to see the schedule. Click here to review changes that were approved for the upcoming season.

Aug 16th - *DATE CHANGE* Team FAST will have it's 2009 season kickoff meeting Sunday Sep 14th at the Vero Rink. There will be practice at this event so get yourselves psyched to have a good time! All FAST members are encouraged to attend. See your coach for more information. Also, anyone who is looking to join a team and wants to see what Team Fast is all about is welcome to come to the kickoff. The kickoff will begin at 10am... we will have a short practice from 10-11am then will conduct the team meeting from 11am - noon. Afterwards we are having a beach party! Come on out for a short practice, find out what's happening next season, and plan to have a good time at the beach!

July 7th -

 FREE DINNER FOR A WEEK!!!!!

Click here for details.

June 7th - we have uploaded more information about Nationals on the Nationals Schedule page. Some of what is covered in the new information is: Admission ticket prices for spectators, video camera fees, social skate and more.

May 21st - I have uploaded some great pictures of our skaters at Regionals here. Rick Engle from Emerald Coast took these pictures and was kind enough to share them. Get comfortable because there are ALOT of pictures! Enjoy!

March 2nd - Congratulations to the 57 Team FAST skaters who earned their Level 1 Team FAST Tags! Wow ! Have we got a fantastic team or what! Everyone contributed to put on a great event today. With everyone combined, there was somewhere around 80 Team Fast skaters, parents and coaches in attendance. Read More

Jan 27th - Unique to Team FAST Team Members only! Earn your "Achievement Tags" this season. Offered to any Team FAST skater that qualifies, you can earn a Series 1, 2, or 3 Achievement Tag. If you're good enough you could earn all three! Click here for more info...

March 9th - Danny Dannels completed his 2600+ mile journey from California to Florida last night around 10:45pm. Danny was gracious enough to allow a few Team FAST skaters to accompany him during his last 10 miles. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of someone's personal quest of such magnitude.

While the feat itself set a new world record (Danny beat the previous record by almost a full day) I believe I speak for all the Team FAST skaters that were present when I say that Danny's inspiration, character and honest demeanor was equally as impressive... perhaps even more. While Dan insists he just a "normal guy," to those that were present at the finish line he's more than that. His accomplishment has fueled the desire for others to pursue their goals.

Thanks for the memories Danny. You not only achieved a personal goal but you have impacted others in a positive way. You've passed a baton onto others who now have the desire to achieve the same level of greatness.

Good luck to you and Hilary.             

(Read more about Danny's quest here and here.)

Coach Steve, Coach Mike, James Jacob & Anne

March 3rd - Tampa Classic info has been uploaded. This is the last big meet in our area before Regionals so if you plan to skate Regionals you really need to do this meet. Practice and 3-person relays will be Thursday evening (3/20), Elite and Pro divisions and relays will be Friday (3/21), remaining Elite relays, Novice Division and Novice Relays will be Saturday (3/22) and outdoor will be at the Raymond James Stadium on Sunday.

March 7th - Have you been following the Guinness Book of World Record attempt by Danny Dannels? If not, you can catch up on the excitement here and here. Right now he is 85 miles from the finish at Jacksonville Beach and held off by thunderstorms. I think he should reach Jacksonville tomorrow and some of the Team Fast skaters are going to try to meet up with him along the way to pace with him and show our support. If you would like to join us contact me so I can give you the details as I get them. We were thinking he would arrive today but with the weather acting up it will most likely be Saturday morning.

Feb 19th - We're back from the Blue Ridge Invitational and will be uploading videos of all the finals over the next couple of days. It was an awesome meet and the racing was extremely fast! Congratulations to Kayla Cooper for placing 1st in Novice Elementary Girls, Robert Heath for placing 2nd in Novice Freshman Men and Jacob Legier for placing 2nd in Standard Juvenile Boys and 1st place in the Juvenile Boys 7 lap NIRA race. Click here for the gateway to the videos...check back often because it will take a few days to get everything uploaded.

Feb 10th - Team FAST you skated awesome today at the Casselberry league meet!! A special shout out to the Lake City skaters who skated their first meet today....you guys did great! Click here for the results!

Feb 2nd - We've done it! Team FAST has 79 skaters entered in the Casselberry SFSL Meet next weekend. 21 of the skaters are in the Freshman Division alone! Can you believe with all these Team FAST skaters entered we still have 31 skaters who did not sign up?

Let's get pumped... countdown 6 days, 19 hours...

Jan 25th - The Casselberry League Meet is right around the corner... this meet is centrally located for most Team FAST skaters... we're trying to get 75 team skaters signed up for this meet. Get with your coaches at your next practice to sign up!

Jan 11th - Hopefully you've spent this last year training and having some fun too. If you've been slacking, let this article be what kick starts you into New Year's resolution mode!

The majority of our skaters this year are focused on Indoor Nationals. If that is your focus, read on...

Jan 10th - Info for the Blue Ridge Winter Invitational has been uploaded to the website here. If you plan to skate Regionals and Nationals this season you should do your best to attend this meet.

If you are interested in attending, contact Coach Steve and he will help you with registration, travel arrangements and answer any questions you might have.

This meet attractsALL of the top pro skaters and the racing is fast and exciting! Skaters from all over the country come to this meet to see where they stand and what they need to work on leading up to Regionals and Nationals.

 If you already plan to go and would like to offer a ride or space in your hotel room so that someone who might otherwise not get to go will have the opportunity to attend please let Coach Steve know...we would love to see Team FAST represented well at this awesome meet and we will help anyone who wants to go! The entry deadline is Jan 21st so don't miss out!

Jan 9th - Team FAST Hoodies and T-Shirts!!!! Steve and Becky Hanna are taking orders for team hoodies and t-shirts. They are putting the order in on January 21st so be sure to contact them with your name, item description and size as soon as possible. The black hoodies are available with a zippered front or as a pullover with no zipper...be sure to specify which one you want. The price for the hoodie is $25.00. The new t-shirt is a baseball style shirt with navy sleeves and medium blue body.  The logo will be on the back with the "It's what we do" slogan on the bottom.  The front will have the smaller logo with the web address under it.  One sleeve will have the tribal logo running down it.  The price for those will be $12. This may be the only order this season so don't miss out!!!

Click on the above photo to get an idea of what the new baseball type t-shirts will look like (the actual shirt logo may be different).