2008 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif Conference – Register Online Now!
July 18, 2008 : “A Leading Sport Nation: Executing Excellence” is the theme for this year’s conference to take place in Calgary, November 7-9.
The Coaches Association of Canada (CAC) has brought together many of Canada’s leaders in both sport and business who will be putting on 24 Workshop Sessions that will cover four streams: Coaching the Developing Athlete, High Performance, National Coaching Certification Program Learning Facilitators and Evaluators and Sport Administrators.
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Jack Donohue Award and Sheila Robertson Award
July 18, 2008 : Coaches of Canada is now accepting nominations for the Jack Donohue Award and the Sheila Robertson Award, both will be presented this November at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif 2008 Conference in Calgary.
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Photos and Stories of Canada’s Coaches!
July 18, 2008 : Coaches of Canada is looking for photos and stories from coaches across the country. We want to start using photos of Canadian coaches in our publications such as Coaches PLAN du coach, the Interval newsletter and any future publications that we may distribute. Please send us photos you have and would like to share.
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Ontario Women’s Baseball Team Wins Senior Women’s Championship
July 18, 2008 : Sydney, NS – This past weekend Wayne Parro ChPC, took some time away from his role as Executive Director of Coaches of Canada to lead the Ontario Women’s Baseball team as Head Coach. Team Ontario successfully repeated as gold medalists in Sydney, Nova Scotia at the Baseball Canada Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
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Beijing Coach Profile – Joan McDonald ChPC
July 18, 2008 : Joan McDonald ChPC, is making her fourth trip to the Summer Olympic Games as Team Canada’s Archery Coach. Joan will be leading a talented group of four athletes to Beijing. The Men’s team is comprised of John David (J.D.) Burnes, Crispin Duenas, and Jay Lyon. “We have our first full men’s team at the Olympics since 1992. They are all young and terrifically talented – anything is possible,” comments Joan. Team Canada will also have one female archer at the Games but that athlete will have to be the top archer at the qualifier this weekend.
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Employment Opportunity
June 25, 2008 : The Saskatchewan Table Tennis Provincial Coach is responsible for the overall planning, identification, training, and development of an elite Saskatchewan provincial table tennis team. The successful candidate will identify, train, and develop athletes for the National Championships and the Canada Winter Games.
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Online Applications now available
May 30, 2008 : Online Membership Applications and Online Membership Renewals are now fully functional through our website portal. If you have submitted either an application or renewal and are not sure if we received it, please contact us at info@coachesofcanada.com. We apologize for the inconvenience that members and applicants experienced through our website audit process.
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Coaches of Canada Welcomes Rebecca Norton to Our Team!
June 1, 2008 : Wayne Parro, Executive Director of Coaches of Canada would like to take this opportunity to welcome Rebecca Norton to our team as our Communications and Events Coordinator. In 2007, Rebecca graduated from Durham College’s Sport Management program, where she excelled in her studies.
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Call for Nominations
June 1, 2008 : The Coaches of Canada is accepting nominations for the Jack Donohue "Coach of the Year" Award and the Sheila Robertson Award.
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Danièle Sauvageau is Inducted into The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
June 1, 2008 : Coaches of Canada would like to take opportunity to recognize and congratulate Danièle Sauvageau on her recent induction into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
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Beijing Coach Profile
June 1, 2008 : Canada’s high performance judo team has a brand new look this year. It is now led by two-time Olympic medallist Nicolas Gill, who is making his first trip to the Olympic Games as head coach.
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Head Coaching Positions NAIT Athletics Department
April 2, 2008 : The NAIT Athletics Department invites applicants for the following fulltime Head Coaching positions: Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Volleyball, Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Hockey.
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Coaches of Canada Applauds Government's Support of Sport in Canada
February 27, 2008 : "Leadership by coaches is a critical part of the Canadian sport enterprise," said Wayne Parro, Executive Director of Coaches of Canada. "With one act of leadership today, the federal government stood up for a coach-led Canadian sport system from playground to podium."
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Coaches of Canada Announces its 2007 Award Winners
October 01, 2007 : Coaches of Canada today announced the 2007 winners of its two national awards — the Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award and the Sheila Robertson Award. Both awards will be presented during Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif, scheduled to take place in Halifax, October 12-14, 2007.
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Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors of Coaches of Canada
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July 26, 2007 : Coaches of Canada is now accepting nominations for six positions on the Coaches of Canada Board of Directors.
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Coaches of Canada Annual Awards Call for Nominations
July 12, 2007 : Coaches of Canada announces its call for nominations for the Jack Donohue ‘Coach of the Year’ Award and the Sheila Robertson Award.
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Coach's reinstatement decision is set aside; lifetime ban in effect
June 7, 2007 : An application by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and co-applicants Swimming Natation Canada (SNC) and Coaches of Canada (CofC) to have swimming coach Cecil Russell’s 2005 reinstatement decision set aside has been upheld and referred back to adjudicator Mr. Graham Mew for reconsideration based on additional evidence. The decision has been set aside on the basis that it was obtained by fraud.
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Coaches of Canada disappointed in Federal Budget 2007
March 20, 2007 : Coaches of Canada expresses disappointment in the 2007 Federal Budget after it failed to address the Conservative Government's campaign promise to invest the equivalent of 1% of the federal health budget on sport and physical activity.
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Coach Ambassador Named for the 2007 Canada Winter Games
February 20, 2007 : Coaches of Canada is pleased to announce the selection of Bruce Pirnie, ChCP as « Coach Ambassador » for the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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Coaches of Canada announces a call for freelance writers
January 24, 2007 : Coaches of Canada is in search of freelance writers to research and prepare contributed feature articles for its publication, Coaches PLAN du Coach . Based in Ottawa, the organization is looking for writers able to conduct interviews in both English and French and to provide submitted articles written in English.
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Coaches of Canada mourns the loss of Frank Reynolds
December 28, 2006 : Frank Reynolds, the senior middle and long distance coach with the NorWesters Track and Field Club passed away in his sleep on December 28th following a two-year battle with cancer.
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Coaches of Canada Recognizes Xuili Wang and Diving Canada
October 31, 2006 : Coaches of Canada is pleased to award the Jack Donohue “Coach of the Year” honour to long track speed skating coach Xiuli Wang; and the Sheila Robertson award to Diving Canada.
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Coaches of Canada Annual Awards Call for Nominations
August 31, 2006 : Coaches of Canada announces its call for nominations for the Jack Donohue ‘Coach of the Year' Award and the Sheila Robertson Award.
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Coaches of Canada Requires Police Checks for New Applications
July 19, 2006 : Coaches of Canada - the governing body in Canada that is responsible for advancing the profession of coaching and to safeguard the integrity of the profession in efforts to protect the public’s interest - has implemented a new policy requiring a police check as part of its membership application process.
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Patrick Oaten receives the 2005 Jack Donohue “Coach of the Year” Award
November 11, 2005 : Patrick Oaten is the recipient of the 2005 Jack Donohue “Coach of the Year” Award. This award is presented annually in recognition of a coach’s dedication to the profession of coaching and the outstanding performance of their athletes during the past competitive season.
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CYA Receives the Inaugural Sheila Robertson Award
 November 11, 2005 : The inaugural presentation of the Sheila Robertson Award has been awarded to the Canadian Yachting Association in recognition of their consistent approach in promoting and valuing the role of the coach within their organization, the media and the public. Tracy Terry accepted the award on behalf of the CYA at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference in Quebec City.
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Coaches to Prime Minister: Use Budget to Kick-start Plan for Sport
February 9, 2005 : OTTAWA, Ontario. Canadian coaches today urged the Prime Minister to use the upcoming federal budget to take decisiveaction on his new plan for sport.
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CPCA Comunique
January 2005 : Strengthening the Voice of Coaches
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