OUR COACHING TEAM
The Gateway Skating Club has a professional team of coaches who work together to ensure that all skaters achieve personal excellence. All coaches are trained through the National Certification Program (NCCP) and abide by Skate Canada's Code of Ethics.
Heather Heide
Director / National Coach - Certified/Partial High Performance / Base Level Technical Specialist
Email: nationalcoach.heather@gmail.com
Qualifications and Experience:
• Over 25 years coaching experience
• 2015 Canada Winter Games Team Coach (NWT)
• Coached Skaters to Challenge (inc. alternate for Canadians)
• Former National Competitor (Figure Skating & Speed Skating)
• International coaching experience.
• Triple Gold, Junior Competitive Singles, Dance & Pairs
Nathan Chung
Junior Development Coordinator / Provincial Coach - Trained / BSc
Qualifications and Experience:
• 8 years coaching experience
• Partners up to Diamond Dances
• Skate Canada Challenge National competitor
• Former Alberta Select Team Member
• Coach of Junior Development Team Members
• Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning student.
• Quadruple Gold (Dance, Skills, FreeSkate, Interpretive), Diamond Dance.
Alysha Gill
Canskate Coordinator / Regional Coach - Certified / DInv
Email: learntoskate@gatewayskatingclub.org
Qualifications and Experience:
• 7 years coaching experience
• Coach of Junior Development Team Member
• Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Policing student.
Shelley Douglas
National Coach - Certified/Partial High Performance / CanPower Skate Certified / Base Level Technical Specialist / BSc.Kin / MOT
Qualifications and Experience:
• Over 25 years coaching experience
• Former senior competitive skater and National Competitor
• Coach/Choreographer of provincial and national level skaters
• Alberta Winter Games Coach 2006 & 2016
• Coached skaters to Gold and Senior competitive singles
• Skate Canada Skills Evaluator.
• Quad Gold, Sr Competitive Singles, Jr Competitive Dance
Nicole Houle
Provincial Coach - In-Training / BA (Hons)
Qualifications and Experience:
• 10 years coaching experience
• Masters student in Occupational Therapy
• Triple Gold, Competitive Novice FreeSkate.
Amanda Dutton
Regional Coach - Certified / BAPsych / BEd
Qualifications and Experience:
• 8 years coaching experience
• Elementary school teacher
Christine Lirette
Regional Coach - Certified / BSc
Qualifications and Experience:
• Over 10 years of coaching experience
• Synchronized skating experience.
• Quadruple Gold (FreeSkate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive)
Emily Vreugde
Regional Coach - Certified
Qualifications and Experience:
• 7 years coaching experience
• Early Learning and Child Care Diploma
• Bachelor of Early Childhood Curriculum Studies student.
Julia Chua
Regional Coach - Certified / BAPols
Qualifications and Experience:
• 5 years of coaching experience, Junior competitive skater.
• Quadruple Gold (FreeSkate, Dance, Skills, Artistic)
Anson Chung
Regional Coach - Certified
Qualifications and Experience:
• 4 years of coaching experience
• 3-time National Competitor
• Former Junior Competitive skater
• Former Alberta Select Team Member
• Bachelor of Commerce student
• Quadruple Gold (FreeSkate, Dance, Skills, Artistic)
Chetna Grewal
Regional Coach - Trained
Qualifications and Experience:
• 2 years of coaching experience
• Bachelor of Kinesiology student