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SKATE CANADA COACHES ARE RECOGNIZED AS BEING THE BEST IN THE WORLD, LEADING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SKATERS TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD STAGE

 

Skate Canada trains and certifies coaches through the Coaching Association of Canada’s National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). All coaches must maintain the following requirements to be in good standing:

  • Skate Canada Coaching Membership
  • Skate Canada NCCP Status
  • Valid First Aid Certification
  • Background screening
  • Completion of Respect in Sport Training Activity Leader Training
  • Completion of the Skate Canada Code of Ethics

Club Coaches

Daisy Power-Sinnicks

Director of Coaching
Certification: Provincial Coach Certified
Bio: Daisy has over 30 years of coaching experience. She has attended numerous continuing education sessions, conferences and workshops to further develop her coaching experience. Daisy coaches all disciplines and is currently the Director of Coaching at MPPSC.
Ashley Bishop Certification: Provincial Coach Trained
Bio: Ashley brings 10 years of coaching experience to our club.
Lori Brett Certification: National Coach Certified
Bio: Lori has 27 years coaching experience in singles and pairs and has coached skaters at the Provincial, Atlantic, National, and International levels
. Currently coaching the CanSkate, IntroSTAR, Junior, Intermediate and Senior sessions with the Mount Pearl-Paradise Skating Club.
Joanne Burry Certification: Provincial Coach Certified
Bio: Joanne brings 30+ years of coaching to our club
Mark Butt Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: Mark began coaching last season coaching on the STARSkate/Podium Pathway sessions, was a competitive skater with MPPSC competing nationally for several years.
Danica Dean   Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: Danica has been coaching for eight years and has coached CanSkate, synchronized skating, Special Olympics and singles. She is also a STAR 1-4 Event Assessor and an Event Technician with Skate Canada.
*Our team is currently accepting new skaters, please reach out to Emil Francis with any questions
Emil Francis Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: Emil has seven years of coaching experience and am working on the provincial coaching pathway. I have experience with CanSkate, STARSkate, Podium Pathway, Special Olympics, and synchro. I am the lead of a team of coaches including Danica Dean and Sarah George. If you are interested in skating with us, we are accepting students of all levels!
Emma Gifford

Certification: Regional Coach In-Training
Bio: Emma is a junior in high school, skating on the STAR 8 synchro team.

Norah Lynch

Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: Norah is a Grade 12 student going into her second year of coaching. She coaches Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, Synchro, and STAR 1-5 skaters. This season she is also skating on the Gold Starlites Synchro team, training and competing in the StarSkate Pathway.

Brittany Morgan Certification: National Coach Trained
Bio: Brittany has 17 years of coaching experience in Dance, Skills & Freeskate. 
Not currently accepting new skaters
James Rees Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: This is James' first year coaching. You will find him coaching CanSkate, Pre-CanSkate and the STARSkate/Podium Pathway disciplines. James also competes in singles and pairs representing MPPSC.
Emily Simms  

Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: This is Emily's first year of coaching our Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, and STARSkate pathways. 

Katie Slaney Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: Katie coaches on the Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate and STARSkate sessions. Katie was a competitive skater with MPPSC for many years prior to starting coaching last season. Katie is a first year MUN student and skates on the Open Starlites.
Brooklyn Smith Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: Brooklyn is a senior in high school going into her second year of coaching. She coaches on the CanSkate, Synchro and STARSkate sessions. She also skates on the Gold Starlites synchronized skating team and competes in the StarSkate pathway.
Allison Stinson

Certification: Regional Coach Trained
Bio: Allison is a senior at O’Donel high school and currently skates on our Gold and STAR 8 synchro teams.

Shirley Thistle Certification: National Coach Certified
Neal Thorne Certification: National Coach Certified
Bio: Neal has 23 years coaching experience. He currently coaches Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate, IntroSTAR, STAR and Podium Pathway Athletes. Neal has experience working with skaters training in Singles, Pairs and Ice Dance at the Provincial and National level.
Miranda Walsh Certification: National Coach In-Training 
Bio: Going into her 12th year of coaching skaters from both STARSkate and Podium Pathway along with all levels of synchronized skating from STAR 3 to Adult.
*Contact regarding accepting new students
Meghan White   Certification: Regional Coach Certified
Bio: Eight years of coaching experience

Pre-CanSkate & CanSkate Coaches

 

Joanne Burry
CanSkate Coordinator
Emily Simms
Lori Brett Katie Slaney
Emil Francis Brooklyn Smith
Emma Gifford Allison Stinson 
Norah Lynch Shirley Thistle
Ally McFadyen Neal Thorne
Daisy Power-Sinnicks Miranda Walsh
James Rees Meghan White
Allie Ryan  

Synchronized Skating Coaches

Kathleen Curran Norah Lynch 
Emil Francis Daisy Power-Sinnicks
Jenna Hillyard Brooklyn Smith
Lindsay Janes Miranda Walsh

 

Club Inquiries & Uplifter Page Support mppskate@gmail.com