NBASRA.CA - Four apprentice coaches join Team New Brunswick 2009
FREDERICTON (CNB) – Four apprentice coaches will be joining Team New Brunswick athletes participating in the upcoming Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island. The four will be joining the team under the Women in Coaching and Aboriginal Apprenticeship programs, which offer coaches the opportunity to pursue training, and learn from their more experienced peers. The apprenctices are:
Jay Peters, Aboriginal apprentice coach with the women’s basketball team;
“I’ve always had an interest in track and field,” said Butler. “I raced when I was younger, and I still run. I was involved in athletics, but I hadn’t taken a certification program. I was a cross-country coach for four years, and now I work in nearly all disciplines of track and field. I have eight athletes in my club, and two of them are trying out for the Canada Games team.”
Originally from Fredericton, Butler has completed her certification and is looking forward to the upcoming Games. “It will be my first time at the Canada Games as a coach,” said Butler. “I volunteered in ringette at the 2003 Games in Bathurst and Campbellton, and I really enjoyed it. I’ve also attended other competitions.”
Francis, an Aboriginal apprentice coach from Burnt Church, will also be teaming up with the athletics coaches. Her interest lies in sports management for First Nations people. “I don’t have much coaching experience, but I have the theory, and I’m going to take advantage of my experience at the Canada Games to learn from other coaches, and from elite athletes as well,” said Francis. “I’m doing research to find out what obstacles prevent young Aboriginal people from playing sports. It will be my first large-scale sporting experience.”
“I’ve just started on my National Coaching Certification Program, and it’s my first experience in this area,” said Francis. “I want to learn all the steps and work with the Aboriginal Sport Council to develop programs that would get our young people interested in sports activities.”
NBASRA.CA - Four apprentice coaches join Team New Brunswick 2009
FREDERICTON (CNB) – Four apprentice coaches will be joining Team New Brunswick athletes participating in the upcoming Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island. The four will be joining the team under the Women in Coaching and Aboriginal Apprenticeship programs, which offer coaches the opportunity to pursue training, and learn from their more experienced peers. The apprenctices are:
Jay Peters, Aboriginal apprentice coach with the women’s basketball team;
“I’ve always had an interest in track and field,” said Butler. “I raced when I was younger, and I still run. I was involved in athletics, but I hadn’t taken a certification program. I was a cross-country coach for four years, and now I work in nearly all disciplines of track and field. I have eight athletes in my club, and two of them are trying out for the Canada Games team.”
Originally from Fredericton, Butler has completed her certification and is looking forward to the upcoming Games. “It wi
ll be my first time at the Canada Games as a coach,” said Butler. “I volunteered in ringette at the 2003 Games in Bathurst and Campbellton, and I really enjoyed it. I’ve also attended other competitions.”
Francis, an Aboriginal apprentice coach from Burnt Church, will also be teaming up with the athletics coaches. Her interest lies in sports management for First Nations people. “I don’t have much coaching experience, but I have the theory, and I’m going to take advantage of my experience at the Canada Games to learn from other coaches, and from elite athletes as well,” said Francis. “I’m doing research to find out what obstacles prevent young Aboriginal people from playing sports. It will be my first large-scale sporting experience.”
“I’ve just started on my National Coaching Certification Program, and it’s my first experience in this area,” said Francis. “I want to learn all the steps and work with the Aboriginal Sport Council to develop programs that would get our young people interested in sports activities.”