Ontario Coaches Conference 2020

September 11, 2020

The 2020 Ontario Speed Skating Coaches Conference is going online! Join us during National Coaches Week and into October for a series of coaching webinars with speakers who are specialists in a variety of subjects.

We will kick off the conference on Wednesday September 23 at 8pm with Coaching in the COVID Reality - a sharing session featuring suggestions from speed skating coaches who have already returned to on-ice practices this season.

The conference will continue throughout September and October with weekly presentations, including:

Safe Strength and Plyometrics Training for Youth Athletes

with Zach Skubnik (R.Kin, CSCS) of Mind to Muscle in Barrie

Long Track Technique and Tactics

with Jordan Belchos, Canadian Long Track National Team and OSSA Member

Coaching Girls in Sport

with Elizabeth Migneron, OSSA High Performance Director

Short Track Technique and Biomechanics

Annie Sarrat, France National Short Track Team Coach

Additional topics include Sports Nutrition and Coaching Masters Athletes.

We will release presentation dates as they become available.

Stay tuned to the OSSA Website for details.

The cost of the 2020 Coaches Conference is $20.00 + HST ($22.60). This fee includes all sessions as well as access to the Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders/Coaches e-Learning module.

Certified Coaches attending the Conference will be eligible for one NCCP PD Point per session attended on their Locker transcript.

Coaches who register for the conference but cannot attend a live session will have access to the session recording for a limited time.

Registration is open! Register HERE.