The coach plays a critical role in the development of athletes and participants through all capacities in the sport of speed skating. A speed skating coach needs to be sharp and original to stay on top of our fast evolving sport. Continued education opportunities are integral for a thriving sport and competitive provincial membership like ours.
Cutting Edge
SSC's Cutting Edge Learn to Skate program is an excellent resource for coaches of beginning speed skaters. Check it out and ask me to your club to help you deliver it!
Long Term Participant & Athlete Development (LTPAD)
Saskatchewan Speed Skating is commited to the implementation of Canadian Sport for Life's Long Term Participant and Athlete Development Plan (LTPAD) guided by Speed Skating Canada's Manuals: Find Your Edge and Racing on Skates. Links to the manuals in PDF format are below, just click on the cover page.
Speed Skating Canada, as our national sport organization, has provided the national membership with manuals aligning the Canadian Sport for Life LTPAD Plan with speed skating specifically. These manuals are very helpful in illustrating clear paths to excellence in our sport.
In order for Saskatchewan Speed Skating to integrate the LTPAD objectives, a thorough revision of our provincial sport organization is needed. The manner in which Sask Speed Skating operates on a day-to-day basis must reflect the objectives layed out in the LTPAD Plan.
Speed Skating Canada, as our national sport organization, has provided the national membership with manuals aligning the Canadian Sport for Life LTPAD Plan with speed skating specifically. These manuals are very helpful in illustrating clear paths to excellence in our sport.
In order for Saskatchewan Speed Skating to integrate the LTPAD objectives, a thorough revision of our provincial sport organization is needed. The manner in which Sask Speed Skating operates on a day-to-day basis must reflect the objectives layed out in the LTPAD Plan.