Canadian Aerial Trampoline and Development Coach Caroline Franc was recognized this week with a FACE (Fuelling Athletes and Coaching Excellence) award
WOMEN IN SPORTS ARCHIVES
CAASP TACKLES INACTIVITY
New funding for CAASP tackles inactivity in the after school hours. Initiative provides support to organizations to enhance the quality of their active after school programs.
SANDY SILVER VB HALL OF FAME
On June 14 Canada West volleyball convenor Sandy Silver will receive an honour that she never imagined possible… a spot in Volleyball Canada’s Hall of Fame.
GOYETTE IN IIHF HALL OF FAME
Goyette, from St-Nazaire, Que., is the sixth female player the IIHF has inducted. She joins Canadians Angela James and Geraldine Heaney, who entered in 2008.
NHIC PLAYON GROWING THE GAME
What started as a sport where women could compete only by disguising themselves as men has certainly evolved over the last 100 years, as reflected by the fan support evident during this year’s IIHF Women’s World Championship in Ottawa.
ON INT’L DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA
CAAWS salutes work being done to make sport more welcoming to those who are LGBTQ and announces the development of a coaching resource in partnership with Coaches of Canada and AthletesCan
CAAWS PARTNERS WITH PLAY ON!
CAAWS is proud to announce it’s partnership with Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On!. The goal is to encourage women and girls’ participation and their involvement in leadership roles (i.e. coaching, officiating, administration and volunteering).
DEBBIE LOW: CPC VICE-PRESIDENT
Low is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario.
ATHLETICS CANADA HALL OF FAME
Diane Jones Konihowski and Chantal Petitclerc will be among the 10 inducted into Athletics Canada’s Hall of Fame in Moncton, New-Brunswick on June 20, 2013.
SHIRLEY FIRTH DIES AT 59
Four-time Olympic cross-country skier Shirley Firth Larsson died Tuesday at her home in Yellowknife, surrounded by family.
