Our Coaches
The coaching staff at the Brockville Figure Skating Club is a
skilled, patient, and talented team of professionals and volunteers who
work very hard to develop the skills and attitudes of skaters in our
region. All of our coaches believe it is important for skaters to
develop both their minds and their bodies to become the best skaters
that they can be.
Read the brief biographies available for each of our BFSC coaches to learn more about their past, present and future committment to the sport of skating. Their is also information about our amateur coaches, and the difference between private, and group lessons.
Coach Juli McDonald
Biography
- Starting skating at the age of 12
- Was a Test and Competitive Skater for 5 years
- Trained for 5 years, under Dave Matheson Senior at the Ice Galaxy Arena, Toronto
- Level 2 Certified Skating Coach
since 1992
- Certified First Aid and CPR
- Brockville Coach of the year 2000
- Coach of the Year Eastern Ontario 1996
- Member of Skate Canada
- Technical Director with the BFSC since 1999
- Coach with the BFSC since 1989
- Instrumental in forming the Annual Precious Edges Recreational Competition, which draws skaters from all of Eastern Ontario
Other Accomplishments
Under Juli's coaching, many skaters have achieved all levels of skating from the Preliminary Free Skate, Skills and up to their Gold Free Skate and Gold Skills. In addition, she has many skaters achieve Competitive Test up to the Novice Level.
Juli regularly attends seminars and training sessions to upgrade her skills to stay at the cutting edge of the sport.
Many of Juli's skaters have competed both locally and abroad achieving numerous ribbons and medals.
Juli also develops and organizes group programs for the BFSC, and helps in the organizing and planning of the Club.
Coach Barb Sharpe
Amateur Coaches
Our amateur coaches program allows our older skaters to help the younger skaters in the club. Starskate skaters enjoy helping with the First Steps and CANSKATE programs. It provides them with an opportunity to practice their own skills by trying to teach younger skaters and gives them a greater sense of responsibility towards the sport and the club.
Keep up the great work girls.
Private Lessons... What Are They?
Private lessons are provided upon hiring a coach to assist your skater on their CANSKATE, or other group, lesson time.
If you are thinking about hiring a coach to provide private lessons for your skater consider the following:
- When hiring a coach, you and that coach decide the time and day you would like your child to have their private lesson.
- Most lessons are 15 minutes long. Fees for that lesson are billed to you directly from your private coach.
- The lesson involves your child, and you child's private coach.
- To the left is a list of our professional coaches. You may click on a name to find out more about that particular coach.
- Each coach can provide you with any additional information you may need to know concerning your skater and private lessons.
- All of our coaching staff are SkateCanada Certified and hold a valid First Aid card.
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