聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Brittany Rowe received her CanSkate Coach Certification on May 22.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rowe who now resides in Redvers, grew up in Carlyle and started figure skating at the age of 12 when she joined the Carlyle Skating Club.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 To receive certification a skater has to have completed a threeday CanSkate Course, which she attended in Regina in April 2019. Once completing the course the skater has three years to complete all the other necessary requirements laid out by CanSkate.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 First up for Rowe was completing the Mentorship Interview that is done with a Certified Skate Canada coach.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Next up the skater needs to produce two videos of oneself coaching two different CanSkate lessons. Rowe chose a 鈥渂alance circuit鈥� and a 鈥渃ontrol circuit鈥� for her videos, which are then submitted to the SkateCanada website becoming part of the skater鈥檚 individual portfolio.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The skater鈥檚 portfolio also includes the mentorship interview and the skater鈥檚 coaching philosophy, coaching goals and the skating development philosophy that the applicant will use once receiving certification, to teach the skaters.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rowe was able to complete these requirements in one year.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rowe took over the CanSkate coaching position at the Carlyle Skating Club in November of 2019 where she had prior experience working as a helper with other coaches for several years. She developed a keen interest in coaching through these experiences and plans to coach this coming fall in Carlyle. She will attend the Regional Coaching Course this September, in Regina, which will take three days to complete.
