Coaches Assocation of Ontario

TORONTO SPORTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CELEBRATES THE CLASS OF 2010

Pinball On Thursday, April 1, 2010, more than 100 students from Toronto’s inner suburbs were recognized for their dedication and hard work in pursuing their dreams. The students are the 2010 graduates of the Toronto Sports Leadership Program (TSLP) — an intense national coaching accreditation program for at-risk youth. More than 500 young people have graduated from the TSLP since 2006 and have gone on to become certified lifeguards, ski instructors, basketball and soccer coaches, camp counsellors — and most importantly — role models in their community.

Pinball Clemons, former Head Coach for the Toronto Argonauts, was on hand to deliver an inspirational speach on leadership.

Cam Farrell Named Ontario Coach-of-the-Month for April

Cam_Farrell “Being a coach is the best way to share my love of snowboarding with other riders,” affirms Beaver Valley’s snowboard coach Cam Farrell.

Three years ago Cam made the move to Beaver Valley Ski Club in Markdale Ontario, where he has taken over as Head Snowboard Race Coach. As a member of the Beaver Valley team Cam coaches athletes of all levels, from grassroots to high performance. Cam enjoys the opportunities he has had to work with “great staff and provincial organizations as well as great athletes and parents who love snowboarding and have dedicated their valuable time to having fun on the hill.”

In the three years Cam has been coaching at Beaver Valley, he has increased the number of team members from five to twenty-two. He has also had success in growing the adult program. In Addition, Cam is a learning facilitator with the Canadian Snowboard Federation for their Basic Coach Course.

Rugby & Soccer Coaches Participate In Conference This Past Weekend

Kingston_Coaching_the_Coaches “This was an unprecedented event”. These were the words of world renowned Rugby expert, Pierre Villepreux from Paris, France after the conclusion of this past weekend’s R.M.C. Rugby and Soccer Coaching Conference in Kingston. The men’s Rugby and Soccer teams played host to over 300 coaches from the U.S. and Canada. Clinics were presented by an International panel of coaches from France, Wales, England, Argentina, United States, and Canada. Pierre Villepreux, who has lead clinics throughout the world, stated that he had never participated in such an outstanding event. Rugby coaches came from British Columbia to Nova Scotia to Vermont and New York State to take part, hone their coaching skills, and expand their knowledge of the game. The theme was “Moving the Game Forward” which built upon last year’s theme of “Building the Base, Growing the Game”. Practical and theoretical sessions as well as informal opportunities to engage with expert clinicians provided much for the registrants to take home with them.