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Janet Gibson

Base Coach/CanPower Coach

varsity.skating@uoguelph.ca

Cell: 519-400-8663

Years of Coaching Experience: 

  • 19 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments: 

  • Skate Canada Double Gold Medalist

  • Canadian National Level Competitor

Coaching Certification:

  • Provincial level Certified (Level 2 certified), National level trained (Level 3 trained)

  • CanPowerSkate Certified

Disciplines: 

  • Competitive Singles, Dance, Skills (all levels)

Session Availability:  

  • All sessions

Days Available:

  • All days

Accepting Private Students? Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $13.00

Patty Huschilt
Base Coach & Learn to Skate Coach
519-741-0648

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 35 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Sectionals Competitor in Juvenile Ice Dance

  • Synchronized Skating Competitor at the Junior Level      

Coaching Credentials: 

  • ISPC Certified (Level 2) in Singles and Dance with Level 3 Theory, General Subjects & Technical Singles

Disciplines:

  • Learn to Skate, Skills & Dance

Session Availability:

  • PreStarSkate & StarSkate

Days Available:

  • Saturdays (PreStar)

Accepting Private Students? No

Private Rate/15 mins - $11.50

 

Michael Farrington
Program Director
Base Coach
mandmfarrington@hotmail.com

Years of Coaching Experience:  

  • 29 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • World & Olympic Competitor

Coaching Credentials: 

  • NCCP Level 3 Coach 

Disciplines: 

  • All disciplines including jump and harness work

Session Availability:

  • StarSkate

Days Available:

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Accepting Private Students?  Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $17.00 + HST

 

Jade Marrow

Support Coach

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 7 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Skate Canada National Level Competitor & Western ON Section Canadian Team Member (2013, 2011 and 2010)

  • Skate Canada Quadruple Gold Medalist (Freeskate, Dance, Skills and interpretive) and Diamond Dances

Coaching Credentials:

  • Certified NCCP Regional Coach (Level 1)

Disciplines:

  • Learn to Skate, FreeSkate, Dance & Interpretive

Accepting Private Students?  No

Availability:  Currently contracted as support coach, can be contacted through GSC Base coaches.

Private Rate/15 mins - $9.00

Melinda Kunhegyi
Program Director
Support Coach

Years of Coaching Experience:  

  • 32 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • World & Olympic Competitor

Coaching Credentials: 

  • NCCP Level 3 Coach 

​Disciplines:

  • All disciplines 

Accepting Private Students?  No

Availability: Currently contracted as a Support Coach, can be contacted through GSC Base Coaches.

Private Rate/15 mins - $15.00

 

Jessica Sawkins-Crawford
Base Coach 
jess_sawkins@hotmail.com
519-993-8831

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 7 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Canadian Junior Pairs Champion of Canada

  • International/National Competitor      

Coaching Credentials: 

  • NCCP Provincial Level Trained

  • NCCP National Level - currently working on

Disciplines:

  • All disciplines

Session Availability:

  • Please contact for availability

Days Available:

  • Please contact for availability

Accepting Private Students? Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $14.00

Stephanie Gerend

Learn to Skate Coach

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 2 year as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Sr. Bronze FreeSkate

  • Ongoing Gold Dances 

Coaching Credentials:

  • CanSkate Trained

​Disciplines: 

  • Learn to Skate

Accepting Private Students? No

 

Barb Rogers

Support Coach & Learn to Skate Coach

 

Years of Coaching Experience: 

20 years as a professional coach 

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Coach of Synchro team that went to Nationals twice

  • Skated with show team that traveled through U.S. and Australia.

Coaching Credentials:

  • NCCP Level 3 Coach

  • Learn to Skate, StarSkate, Synchro and Special Olympics Skating Coach

​Disciplines: 

  • Synchronized, Learn to Skate, StarSkate

Accepting Private Students? No

 

Krista Denny

Learn to Skate Coach

 

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 17 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • National Level Competitor 

  • Gold test level FreeSkate, Dance, Skills & Competitive Singles

​Coaching Certification:

  • Provincial Coach (NCCP Level 2)

​Disciplines: 

  • Learn to Skate, FreeSkate, Dance (lower levels) & Skills

​​Accepting Private Students? No

Session Availability:  Currently contracted as a Support Coach, can be contacted through GSC Base Coaches.

Private Rate/15 mins - $13.00

Katie Butt

Learn to Skate Coach

 

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 4 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Novice FreeSkate Competitor

  • Gold test level FreeSkate, Skills 

Coaching Credentials:

  • CanSkate Certified

​Disciplines: 

  • Learn to Skate

Accepting Private Students? No

 

Kelly Shock
Base Coach & Learn to Skate Coach
Sk8coach.kelly@gmail.com

Years of Coaching Experience:  

  • 17 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • National level coach

  • Power Skating Instructor

Coaching Credentials: 

  • NCCP Level 3 Certified, 10 NCCP Level 4 Tasks

  • CanPowerSkate Certified

Disciplines: 

  • All Singles disciplines 

Session Availability:

  • Please contact for availability

Days Available:

  • Please contact for availability

Accepting Private Students?  Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $12.50 

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 3 years as a Program Assistant

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Sr. Silver Skills 

  • Sr. Bronze FreeSkate 

Coaching Credentials:

  • CanSkate Trained

​Disciplines: 

  • Learn to Skate

Accepting Private Students? No

Alexandra Hooper

Learn to Skate Coach

 

Meredith Ovenden
Base Coach 
Meredith.skating.guelph@gmail.com

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 12 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Quadruple Gold Tests

  • Top 3 in Elite Adult Interpretive at 2019 Skate Ontario Adult Championships      

Coaching Credentials: 

  • Regional Level Certified

Disciplines:

  • All disciplines

Session Availability:

  • All sessions

Days Available:

  • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Accepting Private Students? Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $10.50; $11.50 (if more than 1 skater)

Mikayla Hooper
Support Coach & Learn to Skate Coach

Years of Coaching Experience:  

  • 7 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Gold test level Skills, Dance & Interpretive

  • 2018 Henry Weeks Volunteer Award from GSC

Coaching Credentials: 

  • Certified NCCP Regional Coach (Level 1)

Disciplines:

  • Learn to Skate, PrePowerSkate, FreeSkate

Accepting Private Students?  No

Availability: Currently contracted as a Support Coach, can be contacted through GSC Base Coaches.

Private Rate/15 mins - $10.00

 

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 8 years as a Program Assistant

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Sr. Silver Dance and Skills 

  • Jr. Silver FreeSkate 

Coaching Credentials:

  • CanSkate Certified

​Disciplines: 

  • Learn to Skate

Accepting Private Students? No

 

Jacqueline Hooper

Learn to Skate Coach

 

Robert Schultz
Base Coach & Support Coach
schultzjrob@gmail.com
519-721-4024

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 1 year as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Former National Team member; 2012 - 5th in Canada Senior Pair

  • Junior and Senior International Competitor      

Coaching Credentials: 

  • Certified NCCP Regional Coach (Level 1)

  • CanSkate Certified

Disciplines:

  • FreeSkate, singles, pairs, Learn to Skate

Session Availability:

  • All sessions

Days Available:

  • Monday, Thursday

Accepting Private Students? Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $12.50

Mark Rowsom
Base Coach 
m1rkrowsom@teksavvy.com
519 569-7715

Years of Coaching Experience:

  • 25+ years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • 1985-87 National Pairs Champion

  • Bronze Medalist at 1986 World Championships      

Coaching Credentials: 

  • Provincial level Certified (NCCP Level 2) 

  • CanSkate Certified

Disciplines:

  • Pairs, Singles, Learn to Skate

Session Availability:

  • All sessions

Days Available:

  • All days

Accepting Private Students? Yes

Private Rate/15 mins - $15.00

Krista Coventry

Support Coach 

 

Years of Coaching Experience: 

23 years as a professional coach 

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • National level coach, quadruple gold medalist skaters

  • Skate Canada Western Ontario Development Team skaters

Coaching Credentials:

  • NCCP Level 3 Coach

​Disciplines: 

  • All Singles disciplines

Accepting Private Students? No

 

Atia Poster
Support Coach

Years of Coaching Experience: 

  • 5 years as a professional coach

Personal Skating Accomplishments:

  • Gold test level Skills

  • Junior Silver Elements and Dance

Coaching Credentials: 

  • Regional Level 1 Certified

Disciplines:

  • StarSkate and Learn to CanSkate

Accepting Private Students? No

Availability: Currently contracted as a Support Coach, can be contacted through GSC Base Coaches.  

Private Rate/15 mins - $7.50

OUR COACHES

When choosing a coach for your child here are some things that you may want to consider:

 

Certification of Professional Skate Canada Coaches:

 

To teach Skate Canada programs at the Guelph Skating Club, coaches must be National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) trained and/or certified and they must also be a current registered professional coaching member of Skate Canada.  They must have completed a Skate Canada approved clearance check and positions of trust check, and hold a valid First Aid certificate.  These qualifications ensure that our members are getting very qualified skating instructors.

 

How to choose a Private Coach:

 

Hiring a coach for individual instruction typically begins at some point during PreSTAR when the fundamentals of skating are well established.  Some factors to consider when choosing a coach include:

  • Level of NCCP certification

  • Years of coaching experience

  • Skating background (years of skating experience; highest tests passed; competitive accomplishments)

  • What levels of skaters do they work with? (beginners, recreational, competitive, adults)

  • What skating disciplines do they specialize in? (freeskating, ice dancing, choreography, power skating, synchronized skating, Special Olympics)

  • When are they available? (which day(s), which session(s), would lessons outside of club times on private ice be a possibility?)

  • Private, semi-private (2-3 skaters), or group lessons 

  • Fee rate per lesson; frequency of billing; policies regarding payment (fees for private coaching are determined by the coach, not the club)

  • Fees for related services (music editing, dance partnering, coaching at competitions, etc.)  

  • Does the coach work as part of a coaching team? (will skaters receive lessons from other coaches on the team?)

  • Does the coach have training in related areas? (examples – fitness instructor, dance instructor, nutrition, physical education, physiotherapy, biomechanics, sport psychology)

  • What successes has the coach had with skaters? (gold tests passed, high level placements in qualifying competitions)

  • Coaching style and philosophy (observe some lessons and talk to the coach)

 

Feel free to discuss your goals and needs with several coaches before making decisions to hire.  Some coaches may be willing to teach skaters on a trial basis.  

 

Etiquette for Changing Coaches:

 

Skaters’ needs change over time; thus, there may come a time that coaching arrangements may need to change.  This can be an awkward and difficult experience for coaches, skaters and parents alike.  When handled in a professional manner, the transition can be less disruptive for all involved.  If you intend to switch coaches, your present and prospective coaches should be informed and all outstanding fees to your present coach must be paid prior to the change.  It is considered unethical for coaches to offer lessons to skaters who have established coaching arrangements.

 

What are Program Assistants?

 

Program Assistants are typically skaters from the club’s STARSkate, Competitive or Adult programs who volunteer their time to assist professional coaches in the club’s PreCanskate, CanSkate and/or Adult programs.  All Program Assistants work under the supervision of the Group Programs’ Coach in Charge.

Gillian Marrow
CanPower Coach

Years of Coaching Experience: 

  • 5 years as professional coach 

Personal Ringette Accomplishments:

  • 2 Time National Ringette Champion

  • 5 Time Provincial Champion 

Coaching Credentials: 

  • Certified CanPowerSkate Coach

  • NCCP Community Sport Initiation Trained (Ringette)

Disciplines:

  • CanPowerSkate 

Accepting Private Students? No

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