CGC and CAC partner to create opportunity for Canadian female coaches

According to the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), good coaching is fundamental to community sport.

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) today announced that Alex Johnstone of Melfort, Sask., is the winner of the 2008 Investors Group National Volunteer Sport Administrator Award.

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) has announced that 20 young coaches from across Canada have been chosen to participate in its 2008-2009 Coaching Internship Program (CIP).

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) announced today the appointment of Nathan J. Cross, of Edmonton, AB, as its newest member of the Board of Directors.

Returning members are board chair Jean-Marie De Koninck of Lac Beauport, Que., Dean McIntosh of Calgary, Jean Blackie of Gander, N.L., Nathan Cross of Edmonton, Roger Duval of Fredericton, N.B., Gérald Janneteau of Boucherville, Que., Susan Kitchen of Toronto, Michael Mahon of Edmonton, and Gordon May of Richmond, B.C. Also on the board is John Bales of Ottawa, CAC's Chief Executive Officer.

The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) today announced that world-acclaimed figure skating coach Douglas Leigh of Barrie, Ont., has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Geoff Gowan Award for his lifetime contribution to coaching development.

The working conditions for Canada's high performance coaches are less than ideal given the significant time commitment, the heavy workload required, and the salaries received by coaches of the country's top athletes.

Today, ten Canadian high performance coaches and their Olympic hopeful athletes were awarded $10,000 grants for coaching skill development through GM Canada's Making Dreams Possible Program.

The Coaching Association of Canada is pleased to announce that The SPort INnovation (SPIN) Summit will be held in conjunction with the 2008 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif in Calgary, Alberta, from November 6-9.