COACHES

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Alison MacLean

Coach

Programs Coordinator

Club Administrator

Board member - Member at Large-Coach

Certification

In Training National Coach
Certified Provincial Coach
Certified Regional Coach
Certified Competition Special Olympics Coach
Certified CanPower Skating Coach
STAR 1-5 Competition official/judge
STAR 1-5 Coach Assessor
STAR 1-Gold Skills Assessor

Specialization

CanSkate, Free Skate, Skills, Dance, Choreography, and Artistic
Music selection and editing
Custom costume design and construction

Coach's philosophy

To provide a safe and fun environment by treating everyone with respect while teaching strategies for achieving goals and developing strong life skills.

Contact

Email: alisonmaclean55@gmail.com

Professional Experience

Coaching professionally since 1997
Coach at Club to National Level Competitions
Work with Special Olympics athletes
Instruct all levels of sport (CanSkate to Adult)
Coordinated and conducted skating seminars
Development Committees
Coaches’ Representative
Skating Programs Coordinator
Club Administrator
Director and Assistant Director for Ice Shows
Worked on movie sets as stunt double, performer, and talent support
Design and construct costumes for individual skaters and synchronized skating teams

Personal Skating Experience

Senior Competitive Ice Dancer
8 time National Level Competitor
Performed in many ice shows
Tests passed:

Senior competitive ice dance

Diamond Dances

Senior Silver Free skate

Gold skills

Candice Glover

Coach

Coaching Ojectives

Enjoys working with skaters of all ages and levels!

Certification

Over 10 years professional coaching experience!
Provincial Coach Certified (2017)
Regional Coach Certified (previously called NCCP Level 1)
Completed Level 3 Theory
StarSkate and CanSkate coordinator at the Markham Skating Club
Coaching and Sport Development Diploma sport specific to Figure Skating at Humber College
CanPower Certified
CanFit Pro Fitness Instructor Specialist
CanFit Pro Children’s Fitness Coach
Fully certified emergency first aid
Making Ethical Decisions course completed
Star 1-5 trained
Respect in Sport module completed
Nominated for the 2014 Skate Canada Club and Recreational Coach Award of Excellence

Personal Skating Experience

Triple Gold medalist in Interpretive, Dance and Skills
Passed elements in isolation of the Senior Silver Freeskate test
Coached by Michele Britten and the late Scott Fountain
National competitor (2002) with Markham Skating Club’s Elite Edge Synchronized Skating team, coached by Tracey Jones and Wendy Clevely-Schultz

Private Lesson Availability

PreCanskate, CanSkate, Intermediate, Senior & Advanced/Gold
Dance partnering for all levels
Off-ice training (Certified Canfitpro Fitness Instructor Specialist 2013)

Contact

Phone # 647 223 8967

Email: candicekeast@gmail.com

Cydele Fadeeva

Coach

Certifications:

Certified Ice Arena Programmer (CIAP)
US National and International Coach
NCCP Skate Canada Regional Coach Certified

Personal Experience:

Passed all Canadian and American Gold tests
Extensive Singles & Ice Dance Competition experience
Canadian National Silver Medalist

Specialization:

Free Skate
Skills
Choreography
Dance
Ballet
Interpretive
Music Editing
Costume Design

Contact info:

email:cydele13@gmail.com

Phone #:416-705-1529

Professional Experience:

6 year Star of Ice Capades
Producer, Director, Choreographer & Performer (Soloist and Adagio) in Professional Skating Tours for 12+ years
Skating Director and Program Coordinator for major US facilities for 18+ years
Trainer and Choreographer to World and Olympic competitors, and National Champions
Primary Coach to Gold Test achieving skaters
Conference and Seminar Presenter
Competition, Test Day and Ice Show Organizer and Director
Avid Supporter and Volunteer of all major Skating Events

Coaching Philosophy:

Teaching people to become good skaters, and teaching skaters to become good people.

Samantha Leitch

Coach

Certification

Regional Coach Certified
Provincial Coach in training
Emergency First Aid and CPR/AED Level C
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, Marketing Major Graduate from York University (2017)
Bachelor of Health Studies from York University (completed coursework in August 2021; graduation expected by October 2021)

Specialization

Free Skate
Skating skills
Off-ice warm ups
Music cutting

Coach’s Philosophy

My focus is to get to know, develop, and train well rounded skaters. Growing up in this sport taught me so much, and I hope to pass down the skating skills, values, and life skills that I learned, to developing skaters. I look to nurture the joy that young athletes have for the sport, while motivating and instilling a confidence that will allow them to succeed.

Contact

Phone #: 905 767 2935

Email: samantha.leitch@hotmail.com

Professional Experience

Coaching learn to skate programs since 2013
Coaching figure skating since 2015
CanSkate Administrator at a local club from 2010-2011
2013 & 2016 EOSIC volunteer
Attended seminars with Monica Lockie and Jen Jackson
Attended events focused on the new STAR 1-5 system, as well as the upcoming STAR 6- Gold testing system set to launch in 2019
Mentored under Monica Johnston and Ryan Gibbons

Personal Skating Experience

Gold Skills
Gold Interpretive
Gold Dance
Junior Silver Free skate (Part 1&2)
EOSIC Gold medalist in 2007
Member and competitor for my high school team in 2008 and 2011 at the Eastern Ontario High School Figure Skating Invitational
Member of the Iced Energy Adult I Synchronized Skating Team 2017-2018

Vyvan Coxworth

Coach

Johanna Otten

Coach

Certification

Regional Coach in training
Certified CanSkate coach
First Aid Certified
Specialization
Freeskate
Off-ice training
Choreography
Power and skills
CanSkate

Coaches Values
My skating experience allowed me to train and compete amongst the best coaches and skaters
in the world. This exposed me to many different training styles. It also taught me that figure
skating is more than just on-ice. It includes off-ice training, visualization, artistic expression,
musical awareness, flexibility and strength training. My goal as a coach is to share my
knowledge with skaters in a safe and engaging environment while challenging them to reach
their full potential.

Personal Skating Experience

Senior Pair National Competitor
Canadian Junior National Pair Champion
Canadian Novice Pair Silver Medalist - Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Medalist
Trained competitively in singles and pairs
Senior Competitive Pair Skater
Represented and medalled for Canada at various ISU Grand Prix Competitions, Four
Continents and Junior Worlds
Passed all Gold tests, (dance, singles and skating skills)
Competitive experience as a single ladies skater from Preliminary to Senior