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Our Coaches

The Tavistock Skating Club is fortunate to have a team of skilled & experienced coaches on our coaching team. They work together to develop the skating skills of our skaters.

 

  Lynn Koot

   lekoot@hotmail.ca 

   Phone: 519-276-1555

   * CanSkate trained

   * Certified Regional Coach

 

   * I enjoy coaching all disciplines (dance, free skate, skills)     and working with skaters at a variety of skill levels.

   * I am continuing to enjoy the sport of figure skating as a member of Team Unity Adult 3!

     FREELANCE AVAILABILITY: Tuesday Star A session

 

  Lauren Holdsworth

   laurenholdsworth21@gmail.com

   519-276-9620

   * Regional Trained

   * In-Training Provincial Coach

   * Qualified to coach all disciplines

   * This will be my fifth season as a Skate Canada certified coach and my third season co-coaching Team Unity youth teams with Head Coach Tara Wilkins. Off the ice, I am a Kindergarten Special Education teacher in Waterloo. I enjoy teaching all levels of skaters and maintaining a fun skating environment. 

FREELANCE AVAILABILITY: Not Available

Dawn

  Dawn Brokers

   atdawns@yahoo.com
   519-535-1167

   * CanSkate Trained

   * Certified Regional Coach

   * I can coach all disciplines, specializing in Dance 

   * I enjoy my own training, continuing my education and many       other sports and activities which lends itself to offering many         levels and styles of teaching and learning to all skaters! 

FREELANCE AVAILABILITY: Not Available

 

 

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 Deb Montgomery

 519-400-8274
 
 *Certifiied Regional coach for over 20 years
 *Coach all disciplines and levels
 
 I am still skating and competing as an adult with Team Unity A3
 

 FREELANCE AVAILABILITY: Not Available

Stephanie Hutt-Taylor

 647-971-5525

 * Certified Regional and CanSkate Coach

 * Qualified to coach all disciplines and enjoy coaching skaters at all levels 

 * This will be my 10+ season as a Skate Canada certified Skating Coach and my 3rd season at Tavistock. 

* Off-ice, I am a Secondary School Teacher and Coach for the                                                                                Waterloo Regional District School Board.

                                                                        FREELANCE AVAILABILITY:  Not Available

Jaclynne McIntyre

 j_shanes@hotmail.com
 519-537-1495
 * NCCP Certified Provincial Coach
 * NCCP Trained National Coach
 
 * I have been coaching skating for 20 years and enjoy working with skaters of all levels. 
 * During my skating career I completed Gold Skills, Gold Freeskate, Gold Dance and Gold Interpretive tests.
 * When I’m not on the ice, I am a CanFitPro Certified     Personal Trainer Specialist. I teach Barre, Bootcamp  Zumba and Dryland training for hockey, figure skating and diving.
 
FREELANCE AVAILABILITY: Not Available

Kirstie (Snider) Baltus

 * CanSkate Certified

 * Regional Certified

 * Pursuing Provincial Certification

 Number Of Years Coaching: 7

I strive to create a positive and safe environment for skaters of all ages, to learn from their mistakes and celebrate their successes. I believe in the importance of promoting a healthy lifestyle, self-confidence, respect, sportsmanship, and dedication through every athlete’s unique skating journey. My goal is to encourage and guide skaters to reach their full potential in skating and in life.

Accomplishments:

  • Skate Canada GOLD tests in Skills, Freeskate and Dance
  • Competed in Senior Women Freeskate category from 2017-2022
FREELANCE AVAILABILITY: Not Available

  Additional Coaches:

 Lori Hartman - 519-273-7040 (Freelance Coach)

 Tara Wilkins (Synchronized Skating Coach)

 

 

 

Sponsors

 

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations who have sponsored our club for the 2023 - 2024 year:

Alison Willsey – Real Estate Broker (Peak Realty)  |  Clive A. Lawry Certified Management  |  D&D Electric  |  DonRon Farms  |  Five Star Custom Concrete Ltd

    The Glasgow Warehouse  |  Hickson Lion's Club  |  Josslin Insurance  |  Krug's Meat Market  |  Kyle & Brian Wilhelm – Re/max  |  McFarlan Rowlands

  Optimist Club of Tavistock  |  RR Sand & Gravel  |  Raedon Excavating  |  Raymer Financial  |  Sam's Your Independent Grocer  |  Sandra Eby - Re/max a-b Realty 

  Schultz Plumbing  Scotiabank  |  South Easthope Mutual Insurance  |  Tavistock Gas & Variety  |  Tavistock Men's Club  

Tavistock Opti-Mrs  |  Trouw Nutrition  Wilhelmshaven Holsteins