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SMSC Coaches

All SMSC coaches are contracted by the SMSC to coach group lessons on our CanSkate and PreStar and Adult learn to skate skating sessions. 

Private lessons are not club paid, a skater will need to hire an SMSC coach to teach them on one of our CanSkate, PreStar or StarSkate sessions.  For more information on our coaches and the lessons they can provide, please email the club at info@smfsc.ca, do not contact the coach directly until you have been  directed by our administrator to find a coach.

SMSC coaches are self-employed and are only available for skaters who are registered with SMSC for lessons on one of our programs, they set their own hours and fees. Once a coach has been hired for private lessons on CanSkate, PreStar or in our StarSkate program, then the skater communicates directly with the coach, SMSC is not involved.  Skaters must keep their accounts with our coaches up to date in order to remain in good standing with the club.

All PreStar skaters and StarSkate skaters must make arrangements to hire a coach for private lessons when  they complete CanSkate (and want to join the figure skating program) or transfer from another club and are instructed to do so by the club administrator.

CanSkaters (Stage 3 and above) can also arrange to have their skater work directly with an individual coach for private lessons during the warm-up period of CanSkate sessions.  Please contact the club administrator for help in setting this up.

Below is a listing of all SMSC coaches.  

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Leslie Baker

Leslie Baker

leslie.baker@sympatico.ca

Coaching: 32 years
Certification: Level 3
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday ,Friday
Teaches: STARSkate Competitive/ Freeskate/ Skills/ Dance, Dance Partnering, CanSkate Coordinator, CanPower Certified
Specialization / Additional Skills: Choreography
Colleen Collins

Colleen Collins

colleen.ce13@gmail.com

Coaching: 8
Certification: Regional Coach Trained. CanSkate Coach Certified
Availability:

Tuesday, Wednesday , Saturday

Teaches: STARSkate Competitive/ Freeskate/ Skills/ Dance, CanSkate
Specialization / Additional Skills: Canfit Pro certified personal trainer. Msc Sport and Exercise Psychology
Julie Gryniewski

Julie Gryniewski

lj_gryniewski@yahoo.ca

Coaching: 32 years
Certification: Level 3
Availability:

Monday , Tuesday, Wednesday ,Thursday 

Teaches: STARSkate Competitive/ Freeskate/ Skills/ Dance, CanSkate, CanPower Certified
Specialization / Additional Skills: Choreography, Music editing
Lawrence Gryniewski

Lawrence Gryniewski

lj_gryniewski@yahoo.ca

Coaching: 32 years
Certification: Level 1
Availability: TBA
Teaches: STARSkate Dance, Dance Partnering, 
Specialization / Additional Skills: Music Editing, Dance
Amanda Kolapak

Amanda Kolapak

akolapak@gmail.com

Coaching: 20 years
Certification: Level 2
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday 
Teaches: STARSkate Competitive/ FreeSkate/ Skills/ Dance, CanSkate
Susan Ritchie

Susan Ritchie

skating@susanritchie.ca

Coaching: 28 years
Certification: Level 2 Certified, Level 3 Theory and Technical, Multiple Level 4/5 Task Completed. Graduate of the Advanced Figure Skating Coaching Techniques program at Seneca College.
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 
Teaches: STARSkate Competitive/ FreeSkate/ Dance/ Skills, Power Skating, Synchronized Skating, CanSkate
Specialization / Additional Skills: Music Editing
Lindsay LeClair

Lindsay LeClair

lindsay.leclair8@gmail.com

Coaching: 1 year
Certification: Certified Regional Coach, Certified CanSkate Coach.
Availability: Monday, Thursday, Saturday
Teaches: STARSkate  Dance,  CanSkate
Specialization / Additional Skills:  
Allen Carson

Allen Carson

allencarson@rogers.com

Allen will still be doing Skate Sharpening for the Club so watch for information regarding this at the arena

 

Additional CanSkate Coaches

These coaches only teach on our CanSkate sessions

Emily Chai

Lisa Kaspari

Ashley Simoes-Ponce

Megan McClellan

 

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