2024 Skate Canada National Club Award Winner
Meet our Team of Coaches
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:
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Skate Canada Coaching Membership
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Skate Canada NCCP Status
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Valid First Aid Certification
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Background screening
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Completion of Respect in Sport Training Activity Leader Training
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Completion of the Skate Canada Code of Ethics
CHANTAL LEWIS
STARSkate Coach
• STAR 8 Ice Dance
• 7th Figure
• Gold Free Skate, former junior competitor
• Gold Skating Skills
• NCCP Certified Regional Coach
• Star 1-5 Assessor
• STAR 6-Gold Skills Assessor
• 25 years coaching experience
• Former competitive skater who trained with international and Olympic level coaches and skaters.
Available for all coaching levels group & private, recreational & competitive. Freestyle, Dance, Skills.
STEPHANIE SLINGER
STARSkate, PowerSkate and CanSkate Coach
• Gold Dance
• STAR 8 Skating Skills
• Senior Bronze Free
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NCCP Certified Club Coach - CanSkate
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NCCP Regional Coach Trained
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NCCP PowerSkate Trained
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STAR 1-5 coach assessor
• BEd Primary, Junior 2007
Available for all coaching levels group & private, recreational & competitive. Freestyle, Dance, Skills.
Blair Leroux
STARSkate, PowerSkate and CanSkate Coach
• Gold Dance
• STAR 9 Skating Skills
• Competitive Free Skate
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NCCP Trained Club Coach - CanSkate
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NCCP Regional Coach Trained
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STAR 1-5 coach assessor
Available for all coaching levels group & private, recreational & competitive. Freestyle, Dance, Skills.
KIMBERLEY STEVEN
STARSkate Coach
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NCCP Certified- CanSkate
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NCCP Certified Regional Coach
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NCCP Certified Provincial Coach
Available for all coaching levels group & private, recreational & competitive. Freestyle, Dance, Skills.
LISA VAN DE LIGT
STARSkate Coach and CanSkate Coach
• Gold Dance
• Gold Skills
• Senior Bronze Free Skate Elements
• NCCP Certified Regional Coach 2010
• CanSkate Certified 2009
• STAR 1-5 Assessor Training (in-progress)
• BSc Biological Science (Honors) 2008
• Bilingual
Available for all coaching levels group & private, recreational & competitive. Freestyle, Dance, Skills.
Krystin Nievas
STARSkate and CanSkate Coach
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Junior competitive Free Skate
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Pre-Novice Ice Dance
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NCCP CanSkate Coach In-Training
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NCCP Regional Coach In-Training
MELISSA GROVES
CanSkate Coach
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STAR 6 Ice Dance
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STAR 6 Skating Skills
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Preliminary Free
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NCCP Certified Club Coach - CanSkate
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BEd, Primary, Junior, Intermediate 2007
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Special Education Part 1 2007
Katrina Vivaraies
CanSkate Coach
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STAR 7 Dance
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STAR 6 Skating Skills
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STAR 4 Free Skate
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NCCP CanSkate Coach In-Training
Charlotte Phypers
CanSkate Coach
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STAR 5 Dance
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STAR 6 Skating Skills
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STAR 4 Free Skate
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NCCP CanSkate Coach In-Training
All our Program Assistants participate in annual training.
PROGRAM ASSISTANTS
• Assist the Skate Canada Coach in delivering the CanSkate program on‐ice and off‐ice
• Demonstrate skills and teaching progressions
• Supervise practice sessions
• Lead warm‐ups and cool‐downs, under the direction of the Skate Canada Coach
• Reinforce learned skills
• Lead circuits, drills and group activities
• Distribute awards
• Being a role model for young skaters
Coaches select Program Assistant candidates who demonstrate:
• A helping nature
• Patience with others around them
• An ability to communicate ideas clearly
• Reliability
• A sense of commitment to tasks
• Qualities of a good role model
• Ability to lead activities in a creative, enthusiastic manner