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The value of being a teacher and some finals thoughts for the year of 2019
Tuesday December 31st 2019 I started this current competitive year with a trip to the Ontario Institute of Sports. This was the first in-person meeting for my journey to complete my ACD to obtain my final level of coaching. The bombardment of information showed that...
The 2020 Olympic Trials
Thursday December 19th, 2019 The Dalai Lama said that “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” This statement pretty much encapsulated my weekend as I attended the Canadian Olympic Team Trials with my...
Coaching University Tournaments
Monday November 25th 2019 So last weekend, I got to coach at the York Invitational. While it just might be another tournament on the university circuit, for me it was a change of pace. Normally my weekends are filled with driving our younger athletes as...
Two Gold Medals from the World Championships
Saturday November 9th, 2019 It’s been a little over a week now since Jade Dufour captured her Bronze Medal at the U23 Senior World Championships in Budapest Hungary. To qualify for the World Championships is an accomplishment enough but to medal at the World Championships...
Everyone wants to learn from an expert
Thursday October 24th 2019 This blog will be slightly different from some of my previous entries in that normally I talk about what’s on my mind concerning wrestling in the province of Quebec. While this won’t change as much, the tone will be slightly different....
What makes a good leader
Friday September 27th 2019 It’s been nearly week since my first session at the Advanced Coaching Diploma session in Toronto. With all that I have going on, I realized that taking the course would definitely constitute just another huge commitment on my part. As mentioned in...
Why we coach
Wednesday September 18th 2019 This weekend I begin my Advanced Diploma of coaching at the National Coaching Centre in Toronto. To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure I would be able to pursue it since I couldn’t take it in Quebec due to the inflexibility...
Results from the 2019 Junior World Champions
The 2019 Junior World Championships kicked off on Monday August 12th in Tallinn, Estonia. Quebec was well represented at the event with Brayden Todd (57 kg) and Julien Choquette (92 kg) wrestling for Vanier College and Virginie Gascon (55 kg) representing Concordia University. The competition...
Round-up from the 2019 Pan-American Games
The Pan-American Games took place in Lima Peru this past weekend from Wednesday August 7th to Saturday August 10. Wrestling is just one of the sports contested during this continental championships held every four years. Concordia, Montreal YMHA and Tristar Wrestling Academy had athletes competing in the...
