British Columbia Coaches Week
September 20 – 27, 2008
British Columbia Coaches Week, an initiative of Coaches Association of BC, focuses on the recruitment, development and celebration of sport coaches at events right across the province.
Prince George is one of seven communities province-wide that hosted a "Coaching Conference" during the celebration week. Coaches of athletes at all levels, ranging from the recreational participant to Olympic level competitors, were invited to attend the day-long conference which was offered at no cost through the support of Spectra Energy.
An Official Proclamation proclaiming Coaches Week has been issued by the Province of British Columbia.
Presentations honouring local volunteer coaches for their contributions to the community was also made. “The volunteer coach is one of the most valued members of our community. They are the ones who spend weekends learning their craft, and then spend countless hours after work coaching the young neighbourhood athletes in their sport,” says Gordon May, Executive Director of the Coaches Association of BC (CABC). “They give up their own family and personal time to develop not just better athletes, but to develop better people.”
Congratulations to Madeleine Crandell
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Madeleine Crandell was a recipient of the CABC "Certificate of Apprecation" in recognition of valuable contributions to Coaching in British Columbia.
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Madeleine also received a "Certicate of Recognition" for her contribution in coaching in Northern BC from Shirley Bond, MLA, Minister of Education.
Nomination Letter to CABC
Madeleine has coached within the Prince George Ringette Association (PGRA) for the last 13 years, following her 2 daughters as they progressed through various Divisions.
She is a fully certified Level 2 Ringette coach under the old NCCP system. Presently she has become a Coaching Course Facilitator under the British Columbia Ringette Association. Madeleine will be primarily teaching Ringette to coaches within the "Northern League" with is comprised of Associations from Quesnel, Prince George, Houston, and Terrace. She will be teaching CSI, CI, and CIg courses.
Madeleine has served on the Board of Directors for PGRA for approximately 10 years taking on positions in Publicity, Ice Coordinator, and this year as Coaching Director.
Madeleine was on the organizing committee for the 2000 Canadian Ringette Championships hosted by PGRA.
Madeleine also served on the Host Committee for the 2008 Western Canadian Ringette Championships hosted by PGRA.
In addition to the above, she freely volunteers any additional time helping with Tournaments, Player Evaluation, and Special Ringette events.
She is a fully certified Level 2 Ringette coach under the old NCCP system. Presently she has become a Coaching Course Facilitator under the British Columbia Ringette Association. Madeleine will be primarily teaching Ringette to coaches within the "Northern League" with is comprised of Associations from Quesnel, Prince George, Houston, and Terrace. She will be teaching CSI, CI, and CIg courses.
Madeleine has served on the Board of Directors for PGRA for approximately 10 years taking on positions in Publicity, Ice Coordinator, and this year as Coaching Director.
Madeleine was on the organizing committee for the 2000 Canadian Ringette Championships hosted by PGRA.
Madeleine also served on the Host Committee for the 2008 Western Canadian Ringette Championships hosted by PGRA.
In addition to the above, she freely volunteers any additional time helping with Tournaments, Player Evaluation, and Special Ringette events.
