Delta Skating Club, Ladner and Tsawwassen, BC

Christopher Craigmyle Anna Griffith- Beaton Michelle Popoff Charlene Darbyshire Cecylia Witkowski Janet Gillespie Sandra Forrington

Coaches

Phone

Michelle Popoff

604-519-1659 or 778-384-5735

Freelance & Club Program Coach

- NCCP Level 1 Certified
- NCCP Level II Technical Trained
- Canpowerskate Certified Instructor

Michelle has over 24 years of coaching experience and also works with the City of Richmond focusing on their Learn to Skate programs and before coming to Delta, was with the Connaught Skating Club as coordinator of the Canskate programs. Many of her students have progressed onto competitive skating and hockey and she brings enthusiasm and energy to every lesson.

Michelle will be coaching Preschool, Canskate, Junior Development, Canpowerskate programs and private lessons by request and we are very excited to have her as part of our coaching team.

Phone: 604-519-1659 or 778-384-5735

Email: momattherink@shaw.ca

Charlene Darbyshire

604-274-5178 or 604-992-5652

Freelance & Club Program Coach

- NCCP Level 1 Certified
- Canpowerskate Certified Instructor
- Special Olympics Coach

Charlene has over 25 years of coaching experience and before coming to Delta she coached at the Connaught Skating Club as a coordinator of the Canskate program. Charlene has also had the privilege of coaching the Special Olympics skating program for 9 years with a skater going to the World Special Olympics.

Charlene will be coaching Preschool, Canskate, Junior Development, Canpowerskate programs and private lessons by request and we are very excited to have her as part of our coaching team.

Phone: 604-274-5178 or 604-992-5652

Email: charlenedarbyshire@hotmail.com

Sandra Forrington

604-534-5414

Freelance & Club Program Coach

- NCCP Level II Certified
- NCCP Level III Theory & Technical
- CanpowerSkate & Level II Precision Certified and Synchronized Skating Certification

Sandra has 35+ years experience in skills, dance and freeskate and she coaches all levels of competitive and recreational skaters, competing at Elementary through Senior competitive levels. She spent 11 years coaching at the Connaught Skating Club and she has had great success with her skaters having passed Gold Freeskate, Dance, Skills, Figures and Artistic tests and Sandra also coaches Synchronized skating in Vancouver.

Sandra will be coaching Preschool, Canskate, Junior Development and private lessons by request.. We are very excited to have Sandra involved with the Delta Skating Club.

Phone: 604-534-5414

Email: sandraforrington@hotmail.com

Anna Griffith-Beaton

604-940-6399

Freelance & Club Program Coach

- NCCP Level I and II Certified
- Certified CanpowerSkate Instructor

Competitive Highlights:

5 Years Canadian National Competitor - Novice, Junior and Senior Ice Dance

Gold Medal Novice Dance Western Divisionals 1979
Bronze Medal Novice Dance Canadians 1980
Gold Medal Junior Dance Western Divisionals 1982
5th place Junior Dance Canadians
Senior Dance Competitor

Anna has 20+ years as a Skate Canada coach and as part of her training as an ice dancer, attended 4 national dance seminars which were designed to introduce competitors to a variety of training and cross training strategies supervised by national and international coaches. Since becoming a coach Anna has focused mainly on Singles skating and most enjoys coaching developing competitors, recreational freeskaters and test level dancers. In addition, Anna has a new passion for one on one powerskating. Anna has coached a variety of disciplines including Recreational Freeskate, Artistic, Skills, Syncro, Competitive Freeskate, to the Pre Novice level and Ice Dance to the Gold level.

Anna is available for private lessons for skaters of all levels.

Phone: 604-940-6399

Email: griffith@dccnet.com