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• Soccer Master Learning Facilitators in Ontario do it right

  March 14, 2012
  Author: Kathy Brook

• Training Haiti’s leaders – another step towards self-sufficiency

  February 7, 2012
  Author: Marc Schryburt

• Coaching the Snowboard Coach

  January 17, 2012
  Author: Natasha Burgess

• On the road with the Canadian Biathlon Team

  January 4, 2012
  Author: Jacqueline Akerman

  Hi everyone, my name is Jacqueline Akerman. I am a National Team Apprenticeship Program (NTAP) biathlon coach currently in my second year of the program. Though some of my contracts with Biathlon Canada are above and beyond the NTAP program, this Women in Coaching grant has given me opportunities to

• Meet Mike Mondin, Head Coach of Canada’s sledge hockey team

  December 14, 2011
  Author: Mike Mondin

  Mike Mondin is the head coach of the Canadian sledge hockey team that just won the gold medal at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge held in Calgary, AB. A Level 3 certified hockey coach, and a Learning Facilitator for the sport in BC, he has been involved with the sledge team since 2007 – firs

• The Question of Coach Recognition

  December 6, 2011
  Author: Julie Parkins-Forget

  On November 19, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that they had created a coach reward program for Olympic podium performances.  Starting with the London 2012 Olympic Games, coaches of a gold medallist will receive $10,000, silver medallists - $7,500, and bronze medallists - $5,000, all

• The Foundation for Success

  November 1, 2011
  Author: Larry Haylor

  Coaching a football team is always a challenging and demanding commitment.  For the new coach it can, at times, be overwhelming.  With that in mind let me offer some thoughts for new coaches to help guide them through the beginning days.1.  Fundamentals are the foundation of success.A

• Pearls of Wisdom from the Fencing World Championships

  October 24, 2011
  Author: Lynn Seguin

  First, a little bit about me! I am currently a fencing coach involved with the National Team Coaching Apprenticeship Program (NTAP), a CAC - Women in Coaching initiative to help promote female coaches at the national team level. This is my second year of the three year program. I am extremely proud

• From The Frontlines Of The Rugby World Cup

  October 4, 2011
  Author: Mike Shelley

  The scrum coach for Rugby Canada’s men’s team that competed in New Zealand at the IRB Rugby World Cup, Mike has shared with us some thoughts on coach preparation for their match versus Japan last week in which Canada secured a hard-fought, come from behind draw 23-23.  Canada went o

• The training mission in Haiti goes on!

  September 6, 2011
  Author: Marc Schryburt

  After a needs assessment visit last February and a first training mission in April, a team of four CAC trainers returned to Port-au-Prince in early August to continue with the training of Haitian coaches. This time around, CAC’s team of trainers was comprised of four experienced NCCP (National

• It’s all about the journey...

  August 2, 2011
  Author: Sheilagh Croxon

  I had the opportunity in July to lead a group of developing athletes from the Granite Synchro club to China. With the 2011 World Aquatic Championships taking place in Shanghai, this summer seemed the perfect opportunity.

• FMS – The missing link in coach education

  June 6, 2011
  Author: Kathy Brook

  About seven years ago I heard a talk about the Canadian Sport for Life Model and I was sold. At last a Canadian sport philosophy that would not only help our elite athletes but all Canadians.

• CAC on training mission in...Haiti!

  April 26, 2011
  Author: Marc Schryburt

  Last November, the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport) and Sport Canada undertook to help the Ministry of sports in Haiti to organize the development of sports in their country through the implementation of a national coach training program.

• Paying it forward – the Women in Coaching National Coach Workshop

  April 12, 2011
  Author: Isabelle Cayer

  I attended my first National Coach Workshop at Jackson’s Point, ON from March 25-27, 2011 as a new member of the CAC team and Women in Coaching consultant. There were over 40 participants in attendance this year with 20 Olympic, Paralympic and national level coaches nominated by their Nationa