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Meet our skilled and experienced team.
Private Coach​
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Level of Certification: Regional Coach in Training, Canskate Coach Certified
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Years Coaching: 2
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Other Certification: Coach Association of Canada Making Ethical Decisions, Emergency First Aid with CPR
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Coaching Experience:
Has graduated from competitive skater in 2022 to our newest club coach.
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Coaching Disciplines: FreeSkate, Skating Skills, Ice Dance & Artistic
Secondary Coach & Off Ice Coordinator
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Level of Certification:
Regional Coach in Training
Canskate Coach Certified
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Years Coaching: 10
Private Coach • CanSkate, Program Assistant, & Seminar Coordinator
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Level of Certification: National Coach Certified
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Years Coaching: 31
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Other Certification: Skate Canada "CanPower" • Coach Association of Canada • "Making Ethical Decisions" • Emergency First Aid with CPR • Hockey Canada "Speak Out" • Certificate Skate Canada "Club Administrator Certificate • Skate Canada "Star 1-5 Assessor"
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Coaching Experience: Abbotsford Skating Club & Formerly Mission Skating Club
"Club Coach" • Abbotsford Skating Club • "CanSkate", "Program Assistant" & "CanPower" Coordinator • "Ice Show Co-Director" • Skate Canada "Lead" Coach for the CanSkate Pilot Project 2010/11 BC Winter Games • 1995 & 1996 Team Coach/Chaperone Canada Winter Games 2003 Team BC Coach • BC Coast Region Seminar Coach & Coordinator
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Coaching Disciplines: FreeSkate, Skating Skills, Ice Dance & Interpretive
*All Levels & Ages
Star & Skate Academy Coordinator, EMI Coordinator & Private Coach
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Level of Certification: National Coach Certified
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Years Coaching: 17
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Other Certification: Skate Canada "Star 1-5 Assessor" • Coach Association of Canada • "Making Ethical Decisions" • Emergency First Aid with CPR • Skate Canada Code of Ethics • Respect in Sport • Criminal Record Check • Star 6 Gold Training - Skills • Star 6 Gold Training - Artistic
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Coaching Experience: Abbotsford Skating Club "Club Coach" • "EMI" Coach • Abbotsford Skating Club • "Skate & Star Academy Coordinator" & "EMI" Coordinator • "Club Seminar Coach" • Abbotsford Skating Club "Ice Show Co-Director"
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Coaching Disciplines: FreeSkate, Skating Skills, Ice Dance & Interpretive *All Levels & Ages
Pre-CanSkate Coordinator & Private Coach
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Level of Certification: Regional Coach Certified
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Years Coaching: 15
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Other Certification: Coach Association of Canada “Making Ethical Decisions” • Skate Canada “Star 1-5 Assessor” Emergency First Aid with CPR
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Coaching Experience: Abbotsford Skating Club & formerly Hope Skating Club “Club Coach”
• Abbotsford Skating Club “Junior CanSkate Coordinator” and “Off Ice Coordinator” • Formerly Abbotsford Skating Club and Hope Skating Club “CanSkate”, “Program Assistant”, “ Group Program Coordinator” • Formerly Abbotsford Skating Club “Summer School Co-Director”, “Ice Show Co-Director” and “Synchro Coach”
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Coaching Disciplines: FreeSkate, Skating Skills, Ice Dance & Synchro
*All Levels & Ages