Coaches on Edge

Coach Kendra takes the helm and moderates an in-depth discussion on “Women in Sport.” From uniform scandals, to motherhood, to unequal representation and funding, we cover it all! Join the discussion and share your opinions with us as you listen, because we want to hear your stories as women in sport. Together, we will rise!

Join us as we get inspired by Sandy Han, founder, owner and director of Kingston Elite Cheerleading and coach for Team Canada as she shares her lessons learned during her coaching journey. This podcast is chalk full of wisdom and inspiration for coaches of all sports. Listen, learn and get inspired!

In our first episode of our SECOND SEASON we candidly joke about, complain about, and reminisce about the lessons we’ve learned throughout our coaching careers. We wish we had known these things before we started coaching, and hope we can help any younger coaches to avoid these pitfalls!

As our sport develops and progresses, team coaching and group lessons are becoming the common answer to less ice time and higher fees. Today we discuss the pros and cons of team coaching and share our experiences and thoughts. Join the discussion!

Today we chat with Mykenzie Toffan, a "next-generation" coach who will inspire you with her attitude and accomplishments in her short time coaching. Join us as we share experiences and see what coaching in the trenches is like from a fresh perspective.

In this episode we give our honest and unfiltered thoughts on our skating club structure in Canada. Together we discuss pros, cons and suggestions for improvement to give coaches greater agency and more equitable treatment as they coach in small clubs.

Love 'em or hate 'em, group lessons are here to stay! Join Deb, Jill and Kendra as we compare the pros and cons of group versus private instruction, and share reflections and observations about our own experiences teaching both. If you're thinking about coaching skating as a profession, this podcast is for you!

Join us as we examine the importance of a positive culture and shared values for all youth sport organizations, from dance studios to figure skating clubs. We welcome our first guest, Shawna Kwan, owner of Elan Dance Arts in London, Ontario, as we pick her brain on her strategies for maintaining a positive culture at her studio.

We've all trained under or worked with coaches that seem to have something "extra." Whether it's an uncanny ability to teach complicated skills or maybe it's a gift for motivation, some coaches just seem to produce better, happier athletes than others. Join us as we dissect what differentiates a good coach from a GREAT coach!

With Covid cases spiralling out of control, your "Coaches On Edge" discuss the effects in our sport and on us personally. Join us as we chat about our new normal and what we think the future holds for skating and coaching.

In honour of National Coaches Week in Canada, we are sharing stories and recollections of the coaches who have inspired us on our skating AND coaching journey.

Get to know your "Coaches on Edge," Deb, Kendra and Jill, and find out more about their background in coaching. We'll talk about why we started coaching, the positives of coaching, AND the pitfalls. This is a chill, frank, no-holds-barred introduction to everything and anything coaching!