Sport Nova Scotia – Increasing coach success and athlete experience is a key focus of the sport leadership community. The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA) is asking for feedback and input to help shape the future direction of coaching in the province.

“If we think of all Nova Scotian athletes – no matter your sport, your age, your ability, or your level – the single biggest factor in the quality of that experience is coaching,” says Natasha Burgess Johnson, ChPC, Coaching Lead with the CSCA. “Our coaches at all levels do an exceptional job. We want to develop strategies to better support these (predominantly) volunteers, provide more training opportunities, share best practices, and celebrate excellence so the experience can be even stronger.”

Feedback will be received through in person, stakeholder consultations. Based on the collective feedback, each region will develop a new strategy that will be rolled out in the fall. Coaches from all sports/levels are strongly encouraged to attend the free two-hour consultation closest to you:  

Antigonish

September 24, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM

St. FX Keating Centre

RSVP to sspencer@sportnovascotia.ca

Dartmouth

September 25, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Mic Mac Aquatic Club

RSVP to jmacpherson@sportnovascotia.ca

Truro

September 26, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Rath Eastlink Community Centre, Truro.

RSVP to cnicholson@sportnovascotia.ca

Sydney

September 27, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Location TBC

RSVP to dmorley@sportnovascotia.ca

Digby

September 28, 2017 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Digby Curling Club

RSVP to aspurrell@sportnovascotia.ca

Bridgewater

October 1, 2017 | 10:00 – 12:00 PM

HB Studio’s Sport Centre

RSVP to nkenney@sportnovascotia.ca

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For more information please contact:

Carolyn Townsend

Director, Public Relations and Communications

Sport Nova Scotia

5516 Spring Garden Road

Halifax, NS

B3J 1G6

Tel: 902-425-5450

Cell: 902-830-7227

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Twitter: @sportnovascotia