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Field Hockey Coach
| Sally has been coaching field hockey professionally since 1998. Sally moved to Canada from Northern Ireland in May 2005 with her husband and three daughters to a position with the Canadian national team. In Ireland, Sally was the high performance coach at the Sports Institute Northern Ireland, coaching senior athletes in both men’s and women’s field hockey programs in addition to working as the assistant national team coach. Previously, Sally has coached in the United States, Southeast Asia and Australia.Sally has Australian Level 3 coaching accreditation and is currently enrolled in the NCI Level 4 program. The 2006 Commonwealth Games marked Sally’s first major games outing with the Canadian team.
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Swimming Coach
| Jan has been the head coach of Swimming Alberta since 2005 and more recently the head coach of the Calgary Academy of Swimming. As an athlete, Jan competed for Sweden at the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea and Atlanta. Jan has been active as a swimming coach for the past 14 years and is currently a certified Level 4 swimming coach. In addition to participating as a coach at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Jan has gained a wealth of experience coaching for Canada at the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games. He has worked with numerous successful athletes including Penny Heyns, a double Olympic gold medallist and world record holder, and Curtis Myden, an Olympic bronze medallist and a World Championship silver medallist.
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Cycling Coach
| Vincent is a Level 3 certified coach and is the national road coach with the Canadian Cycling Association. After several years as a competitive cyclist, Vincent decided to become involved as a coach with the club where he started out in the Quebec region (Ste-Foy Cycling Club). Between 1992 and 1996, he coached various clubs in Quebec and Montreal. Along with his coaching activities, he pursued his studies in Kinesiology at the University of Sherbrooke, where he earned his bachelor’s degree with specialization in sport coaching.
In 1997, Vincent was hired by the Quebec federation of sport cyclists as a development officer for the handisport program and coach of the Quebec road and track team. He then became coach of the sport school’s cycling program, which is affiliated with the Bromont national cycling centre. He was also responsible for the Quebec mountain bike team. Vincent’s involvement in the cycling program for athletes with disabilities also led to the position of national Paralympic coach in 1999, and he participated in his first Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. Along with the handisport program, he was in charge of sport programming for the Bromont national cycling centre and was involved in several road and track projects with the Canadian team.
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Rhythmic Gymnastics Coach
| Mimi has worked as a Canadian national team coach since 2000 and previously worked with national team programs in Bulgaria and the United States. During her work with the Bulgarian national team Mimi was honoured by the government when she received the title Master of Sport and was recognized as a “distinguished coach” after assisting her athletes in capturing two World Championships and three European Championships. More recently, Mimi has been a personal coach to two very successful athletes: Mary Sanders, two-time Canadian national champion and two-time U.S. national champion; and Alexandra Orlando, a four-time Canadian national champion and multiple (six) gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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| Weightlifting Coach
| Guy has been involved in every aspect of the sport of Olympic weightlifting for the past 33 years. As an athlete, Guy represented Canada from 1978 to 1992. Currently, Guy is the Executive Director of the British Columbia Weightlifting Association. He is also an International Category 2 Official and is working toward completion of his NCCP Level 3 certification. Guy feels that the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne was a great event for weightlifting in Canada. Eleven athletes qualified to compete, culminating in seven medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze). The Canadian weightlifters were well received in Melbourne, and it was a pleasure for Guy to be part of a very dedicated group of athletes. Guy resides in Lake Country, British Columbia, with his wife, Kristine and their two children, Shawna and Matthew.
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COACHES OF CANADA
