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Academy announces 2011 Coaches and Support |
May 3rd, 2011
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The Alberta World Cup Academy (AWCA) is pleased to announce that Chris Jeffries will be the new Head Coach for the 2011-12 season. Chris will be taking over from Mike Cavaliere, who will continue to act as Program Director.
After a successful first year with the team, we are excited to see Chris’ role continue to expand, providing the opportunity to lead and implement the core programming for athletes in the Learning to Compete stage of Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development framework. In addition to AWCA athletes, Chris will also lead the integration of the Alberta Ski Team and the National Talent Squad.
The Alberta World Cup Academy is also pleased to announce that Stefan Kuhn will also be joining the coaching staff for the 2011-12 season. Stefan, a regular World Cup Skier for the past few seasons and 15th in the sprint race at the 2010 Olympics will pass on his knowledge and expertise to our next generation of skiers. The AWCA is fortunate to have Stefan as a coach and mentor for our developing team. In addition to applying his tremendous practical coaching knowledge, Stefan will study the theory of coaching through courses offered at National Coaching Institute in Calgary.
Eric Groeneveld will also be returning to the AWCA for his third year and will have a strong leadership role working with our Alberta Ski Team/National Talent squad athletes. We have been very pleased with Eric’s continued growth and development as a coach and we expect him to continue to develop in a strong leader.
Mike Cavaliere is very pleased with the AWCA program’s progress during the first three years of operation. “This is an exciting time for athlete development in Western Canada, and we are proud to be at the forefront of these efforts. Our goal, from the start, was to create a very positive environment, which encourages athletes to work hard and to dream big dreams. The 2011/12 Academy coaching and support team is allowing us to take further steps in achieving our program goals and continuing to produce superb results.
The AWCA remains loyal to it objectives of athlete development and will continue to use the very best professionals to help us achieve our goals. Continuing with our resource team in 2011/12:
Rob Soffer – Strength training
Dr. Jean Armstrong –Medical support
Hugh Simpson Physiotherapy support
http://www.activemotionphysio.ca
Patrick Moore Technical Services
The
Alberta
World
Cup
Academy
(AWCA)
is
pleased
to
announce
that
Chris
Jeffries
will
be
the
new
Head
Coach
for
the
2011-‐12
season.
Chris
will
be
taking
over
from
Mike
Cavaliere,
who
will
continue
to
act
as
Program
Director.
After
a
successful
first
year
with
the
team,
we
are
excited
to
see
Chris’
role
continue
to
expand,
providing
the
opportunity
to
lead
and
implement
the
core
programming
for
athletes
in
the
Learning
to
Compete
stage
of
Canada’s
Long
Term
Athlete
Development
framework.
In
addition
to
AWCA
athletes,
Chris
will
also
lead
the
integration
of
the
Alberta
Ski
Team
and
the
National
Talent
Squad.
The
Alberta
World
Cup
Academy
is
also
pleased
to
announce
that
Stefan
Kuhn
will
also
be
joining
the
coaching
staff
for
the
2011-‐12
season.
Stefan,
a
regular
World
Cup
Skier
for
the
past
few
seasons
and
15th
in
the
sprint
race
at
the
2010
Olympics
will
pass
on
his
knowledge
and
expertise
to
our
next
generation
of
skiers.
The
AWCA
is
fortunate
to
have
Stefan
as
a
coach
and
mentor
for
our
developing
team.
In
addition
to
applying
his
tremendous
practical
coaching
knowledge,
Stefan
will
study
the
theory
of
coaching
through
courses
offered
at
National
Coaching
Institute
in
Calgary.
Eric
Groeneveld
will
also
be
returning
to
the
AWCA
for
his
third
year
and
will
have
a
strong
leadership
role
working
with
our
Alberta
Ski
Team/National
Talent
squad
athletes.
We
have
been
very
pleased
with
Eric’s
continued
growth
and
development
as
a
coach
and
we
expect
him
to
continue
to
develop
in
a
strong
leader.
Mike
Cavaliere
is
very
pleased
with
the
AWCA
program’s
progress
during
the
first
three
years
of
operation.
“This
is
an
exciting
time
for
athlete
development
in
Western
Canada,
and
we
are
proud
to
be
at
the
forefront
of
these
efforts.
Our
goal,
from
the
start,
was
to
create
a
very
positive
environment,
which
encourages
athletes
to
work
hard
and
to
dream
big
dreams.
The
2011/12
Academy
coaching
and
support
team
is
allowing
us
to
take
further
steps
in
achieving
our
program
goals
and
continuing
to
produce
superb
results.
The
AWCA
remains
loyal
to
it
objectives
of
athlete
development
and
will
continue
to
use
the
very
best
professionals
to
help
us
achieve
our
goals.
Continuing
with
our
resource
team
in
2011/12:
Rob
Soffer
–
Strength
training
Dr.
Jean
Armstrong
–Medical
support
Hugh
Simpson
Physiotherapy
support
http://www.activemotionphysio.ca/
Patrick
Moore
Technical
Services
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