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Stephen Burke ChPC Named Most Valuable Coach

2009-04-03 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate para-cycling coach Stephen Burke ChPC of Calgary, Alberta who was named the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach...

$20.10 Drive toward 2010 Continues

2009-04-03 : For the first time, every Canadian has a direct opportunity to support Olympic hopefuls, through an easy website donation...

Canadian Snowboard Team has Best Season Ever

2009-04-03 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate the Canadian National Snowboard team for its best season ever...

Canadian Synchronized Diving Duo win Silver at FINA World Series

2009-04-03 : Coaches of Canada congratulates Cesar Henderson ChPC and the synchronized diving team of Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion on their silver medal performance on Sunday March 22nd in Doha, Qatar at the first stop on the FINA World Series diving circuit...

Members Coaching Abroad

2009-04-03 : Coaches of Canada acknowledges Stelio DeRocco ChPC and his Men’s Volleyball team, CVM Toms Constanta who finished third at the CEV Challenge Cup on March 22nd in Izmir, Turkey...

Coaches of Canada Membership Renewals

2009-04-03 : Just a friendly reminder that our March 15th membership renewal date has passed...

Marcel Aubut named New President-Elect of Canadian Olympic Committee

2009-03-31 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Marcel Aubut on being named president-elect of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) this past weekend in Vancouver...

Coaches of Canada Welcomes Roger Archambault ChPC to its Board of Directors

2009-03-20 : Coaches of Canada would like to welcome Roger Archambault ChPC to its Board of Directors as the Canadian Olympic Committee Representative...

World Record Performance in Toronto

2009-03-20 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Joszef Nagy ChPC and his athlete, Annamay Pierse who broke the world short course swimming record in the women’s 200 breaststroke on Saturday to conclude the 2009 Spring Nationals...

Canadian Speed Skaters Bring Home Eight Medals at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships

2009-03-20 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Xiuli Wang ChPC, Marcel Lacroix and Ingrid Paul on their athletes’ medal winning performances at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships March 12th – 15th...

Two Canadian Divers Competing at the 2009 FINA World Series

2009-03-20 : Coaches of Canada would like to wish Cesar Henderson ChPC and his two athletes Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion the best as they head to Doha, Qatar this weekend to compete at the first stop on the 2009 FINA Diving World Series Circuit...

Charter Members are entitled to use Professional Designation

2009-03-20 : Coaches of Canada is the only organization that grants official designation to professionals in the field of coaching in Canada, offering the designation of Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC)...

Coaches of Canada Membership Renewals

2009-03-20 : Just a friendly reminder that our March 15th membership renewal date has passed...

Canadian Olympic Committee’s Keynote Speaker Luncheon featuring ultramarathon runner Ray Zahab promises to be inspirational!

2009-03-20 : From the Sahara Desert to the South Pole, Ray Zahab’s amazing story is of challenge, distance, discovery and humanitarianism...

Vote Now for Stephen Burke, ChPC

2009-03-06 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Para-cycling coach, Stephen Burke ChPC on being one of the four finalists in the Chunky Most Valuable Coach (MVC) Search...

Coaches of Canada Members Coaching at the Canadian Airgun Grand Prix

2009-03-06 : From February 13th – 15th two Coaches of Canada members, Rick Ward ChPC and Patrick Haynes, were coaching at the Canadian Airgun Grand Prix...

Fourth Annual Ontario Coaches Conference a Huge Success

2009-03-06 : Over 200 Ontario coaches gathered in Richmond Hill from February 20-22 for the 2009 Ontario Coaches Conference hosted by the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO)...

Canadian Olympic Committee’s Keynote Speaker Luncheon featuring ultramarathon runner Ray Zahab promises to be inspirational!

2009-03-06 : From the Sahara Desert to the South Pole, Ray Zahab’s amazing story is of challenge, distance, discovery and humanitarianism...

Share Your Coaching Stories

2009-03-06 : Coaches of Canada would like to promote our members through Interval e-newsletters, our website and Coaches PLAN du coach...

Coaches of Canada Membership Renewals

2009-03-06 : Just a friendly reminder that our March 15th membership renewal date is quickly approaching! Keep an eye on your mailboxes for your renewal notice to appear in the coming weeks...

Coaches of Canada Congratulates Winners of the 2008 Canadian Sport Awards

2009-02-25 : Last night the Canadian Sport Awards were held in Ottawa and the athletes of two members of Coaches of Canada were award winners...

Coaches of Canada Membership Renewals

2009-02-23 : Just a friendly reminder that our March 15th membership renewal date is quickly approaching! Keep an eye on your mailboxes for your renewal notice to appear in the coming weeks...

Development Weekend in Alliston Makes Big Impact

2009-02-23 : Last weekend, the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and the TNT [New Tecumseth] Minor Hockey Association partnered to provide a weekend event to promote skill development and provide ongoing learning opportunities for minor hockey volunteers...

Ontario Coaches Recognized

2009-02-23 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Dave Ross ChPC and Jamie Kitchell Dossantos for receiving the Coaching Excellence Awards from the Coaches Association of Ontario on Saturday February 21st, 2009...

Great Results at the US Open Taekwondo Tournament

2009-02-23 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Ken Anstruther ChPC, Michel Belanger, Alain Bernier ChPC, Jamie Delisle, Shin Lim ChPC, Sami Mazraani ChPC, Raymond Mourad ChPC, Rejean Sergerie ChPC who coached their athletes to 10 medals this past weekend at the US Open Taekwondo Tournament...

Team Canada closes out ninth Special Olympics World Winter Games with record performance

2009-02-23 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate the 19 coaches who helped coach the 81 athletes who represented Team Canada at the ninth Special Olympics World Winter Games to a record total of 102 medals – 40 gold, 33 silver and 29 bronze...

Online Professional Development Videos

2009-02-23 : Coaches of Canada is pleased to announce a new section on their website devoted to Professional Development videos...

Jason Reindl ChPC – Participant in the CAC’s Coaching Apprenticeship Program

2009-02-23 : Last week we had the opportunity to talk with Jason Reindl ChPC about his recent appointment to the Coaching Apprenticeship Program...

Coaches of Canada Membership Renewals

2009-02-06 : Just a friendly reminder that our March 15th membership renewal date is quickly approaching! Keep an eye on your mailboxes for your renewal notice to appear in the coming weeks...

Synchro Canada announces Junior and 13-15 Team head coaches

2009-02-06 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Jennifer Tregale and Chantal Vallieres on their recent appointments to the national team...

Celebrating Snowboarding Results at the World Championships in Korea

2009-02-06 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate the Canadian Snowboarding Team led by Team Leader Christian Hrab ChPC...

Podium Sweep at Ski Mont Gabriel

2009-02-06 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Rob Kober ChPC, Michel Hamelin and Dominick Gauthier on the outstanding performance of their athletes Vincent Marquis, Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau and Alexandre Bilodeau at the Grand Prix at Ski Mont Gabriel...

Canadian Olympic Committee’s Keynote Speaker Luncheon featuring ultramarathon runner Ray Zahab promises to be inspirational!

2009-02-06 : From the Sahara Desert to the South Pole, Ray Zahab’s amazing story is of challenge, distance, discovery and humanitarianism...

Coaches of Canada Welcomes Landan Burns-Keaney

2009-01-23 : We would like to introduce Landan Burns-Keaney as our student intern for the remainder of the school year...

Ontario Coaches Conference

2009-01-23 : WHAT IF? FEBRUARY 20-22, 2009: SHERATON PARKWAY, RICHMOND HILL What if every athlete had access to a quality coach? What if caoches were given all the tools and resources they need to coach? What if every region in Ontario had world class facilities so coaches and athletes could live at home and do their sport? The Coaches Association of Ontario will be hosting its annual Coaches Conference in February...

Coaches of Canada Membership Renewals

2009-01-23 : Just a friendly reminder that our March 15th membership renewal date is quickly approaching! Keep an eye on your mailboxes for your renewal notice to appear in the coming weeks...

Members Have Access to Accounting Services

2009-01-09 : Coaches of Canada is pleased to partner with Powell Jones to provide general accounting direction and income tax advice, free of charge to all of our members...

Daniele Sauvageau ChPC Honoured in the City of Deux-Montagnes

2008-12-19 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Daniele Sauvageau ChPC on her recent honour of having an arena in her hometown of Deux-Montagnes named after her...

Alex Gardiner ChPC named Canada’s Track and Field Coach

2008-12-19 : Last week Athletics Canada named Alex Gardiner ChPC as their new Head Coach and Technical Director...

Photos of Coaches of Canada Members

2008-12-19 : While you are all taking a break for the holidays please take the time to go through your photos of you and your athletes from the last year and please send along any photos you would like to share with us to communications@coachesofcanada...

A Few Reminders

2008-12-19 : We just wanted to take the time to remind everyone that our offices have moved and we are now located at:108 – 3 Concorde GateToronto, ONM3C 3N7All phone/fax numbers and e-mail addresses have remained the same...

Coaches of Canada is Moving

2008-11-21 : Earlier in 2008 the National office of Coaches of Canada made the move from Ottawa to Toronto and as of December 1st, 2008 we will have settled into our new home at:108 – 3 Concorde GateToronto, OntarioM3C 3N7You can contact the office through our main line by phone at (416) 426-7023, by fax at (414) 426-7331 or by e-mail at info@coachesofcanada...

Special Offer for Coaches of Canada Members from Human Kinetics

2008-11-21 : Human Kinetics is offering an exclusive Online Christmas Special ~ 25% off all purchases...

Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award Winners

2008-11-21 : In the last Interval Coaches of Canada congratulated its members who were recipients of the 2008 Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards...

Coaches of Canada Applauds Award Recipients

2008-11-13 : On Friday November 7th, 21 members of Coaches of Canada received awards at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference in Calgary, hosted by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC)...

Coaches of Canada – 2008/2009 Board of Directors

2008-11-13 : Coaches of Canada would like to welcome back Ozzie Sawicki, ChPC, Daniele Sauvageau, ChPC, and Gord May to its Board of Directors...

Gary Lunn Appointed as Minister of State for Sport

2008-10-31 : Coaches of Canada would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Minister Gary Lunn on his appointment to Minister of State for Sport...

Coaches of Canada – Annual General Meeting

2008-10-27 : All members of Coaches of Canada are invited to attend the 2008 Annual General Meeting that will be held at Sport Leadership in Calgary...

Coaches of Canada Congratulates Commonwealth Youth Games Coaches

2008-10-27 : Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate all the coaches who represented Canada at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India...

Jack Donohue Award and Sheila Robertson Award

2008-10-16 : Coaches of Canada will present the Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award and the Sheila Robertson Award, for the national sport organization that best supports and promotes its coaches, at the 2008 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif taking place in Calgary, November 7-9...

Dispute Resolution for Coaches

2008-10-16 : Wayne Parro ChPC, Executive Director of Coaches of Canada wrote an article for the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC) that appeared in their October Newsletter...

Coaches of Canada – Annual General Meeting

2008-10-16 : All members of Coaches of Canada are invited to attend the 2008 Annual General Meeting that will be held at Sport Leadership in Calgary...

Coach Reflections On Beijing: Conquering the Wall

2008-10-16 : Take your coaching to new heights and listen as Olympic coaches returning back to Canada share lessons learned from the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

Jack Donohue Award and Sheila Robertson Award

2008-09-26 : Nomination Deadline: October 1, 2008...

Do you believe in the power of sport?

2008-09-26 : Hello friends of sport, With 3 weeks to go in the “I believe in the power of sport” campaign, it is now time to focus on connecting with candidates in your riding...

Coach Reflections On Beijing: Conquering the Wall

2008-09-26 : Take your coaching to new heights and listen as Olympic coaches returning back to Canada share lessons learned from the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

Coaches Celebrated in British Columbia this Week

2008-09-26 : Tomorrow wraps up what has been a wonderful week where coaches have been honoured and celebrated in British Columbia...

CASN/RSAC –Application Status

2008-09-26 : The applications for national English language (CASN) and French language (RSAC) television networks were submitted to the CRTC as of December 3rd, 2007...

Coaches of Canada – Annual General Meeting

2008-09-26 : All members of Coaches of Canada are invited to attend the 2008 Annual General Meeting that will be held at Sport Leadership in Calgary...

Coach Profile – Yihua Li ChPC

2008-09-26 : As an Olympic diver with the Chinese National team, Yihua won gold in the springboard event and silver on the platform at the 11th World University Games in 1981, and silver at the 1986 World Championships...

Stories and Photos from Beijing

2008-08-14 : Coaches of Canada is looking forward to hearing from all the coaches currently in Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

Canadian Amateur Sports Network (CASN/RSAC)

2008-08-01 : On the initiative of the Canadian Olympic Committee the CASN/RSAC is in the process of applying for a television network with the CRTC...

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

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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