EC Coaching Program Recognized by Coaching Association of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario — On June 20, 2007 the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) recognized sports from across Canada who have made a significant contribution to coaching education and advancement in the new National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) competency based training and evaluation structure.

During this celebration Equine Canada was profiled as one of four sports out of 66 sports involved in the NCCP to have made advancements in the stream of Instruction. In June 2007 Equine Canadaâ€™s Instruction of Beginner program for English, Western, and Saddle Seat was granted final approval by the Coaching Association of Canada and fellow peers.

â€œIt is gratifying to see that recognition has come for our EC Coaching programs by the CAC,â€ said Lynne Larson, Chair of the National Coaching Committee.

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There has been a tremendous amount of work invested into this program by the volunteers of the various discipline coaching committees to ensure that this program met the requirements of our equestrian coaches, athletes in this particular context, and the standards of the Coaching Association of Canada.

â€œTo see all the work by both EC staff members, and the volunteers, all of whom have put much time and effort into the development of our EC Coaching programs, be acknowledged and recognized by CAC is indeed an achievement for equestrian coaching in Canada,â€ commented Larson.

At this time Equine Canada would like to acknowledge and thank the volunteers of the Equine Canada English, Western, and Saddle Seat coaching committees for their contributions. In addition, EC would like to provide a special acknowledgement to the following key contributors for their advancement of this program for equestrian sport in Canada: Victoria Andrew, Cathy Chalack, Wendy Hudson, Wendy Johnston, Marie Helen Lessard, Mary Ruth Moore, and Trish Mrakawa.

For more information on the Instruction of Beginner program and the evaluation process, visit www.equinecanada.ca.