ON SKATES Towards Developmentally Appropriate Programming for Speed Skaters of All Ages
RACING ON SKATES Towards developmentally appropriate programming for speed skaters of all ages. Final Report of Speed Skating Canada’s LTPAD Competition and Events System Review ISBN: 978-0-920444-50-4 Published by: Speed Skating Canada All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form for commercial purposes, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording or from any information stored in a retrieval system without the permission of Speed Skating Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through Sport Canada, a branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Speed Skating Canada is about the people who provide the leadership and that are the backbone of the organizations excellence. The Competition and Event Review Team brought over 160 years of experience as skaters, parents, coaches, boards and committee members. The team benefited from a diversity of educational and professional backgrounds and expertise. The Team included: David Gilday, BA, University of Western Ontario, retired Director of College and Career Development, Department of Education North West Territories Sean Ireland, BSc, University of Calgary, Associate Director of Sport, Calgary Olympic Oval Steve Harris, MPE, University of New Brunswick, Sport and Recreation Consultant, New Brunswick Dany Lemay, BSc, Concordia, Consultant - Asset Consulting Services Jim McClements, PhD, University of Alberta, Retired Professor of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan Nicole Slot, MA, University of Calgary, Research Assistant, Alberta Cancer Board Most of the Team have participated as athletes, coaches and officials at every level from school speed skating to club races, to Masters’ competitions and to the Olympics Games.
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