Delta Skating Club, Ladner and Tsawwassen, BC

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

Coaches

Phone

Christopher Craigmyle

604-612-7574

Freelance & Club Program Coach
Delta Skating Club Coaches Representative

- NCCP Level II and NCCP Level III
- Technical Certified CanpowerSkate Instructor

Competitive Highlights:
National Competitor in Singles

Senior Competitive Singles Test
Gold Freeskate, Gold Competitive Skills & Gold Dance (partial)
6th Figure
Disney on Ice Tour Performer
Movie Role Skating Double for Lead Actor
Canada Ice Dance Theatre Member
Opening Ceremony Skater in Gala Performance at 2001 World Figure Skating Championships

Christopher was a national competitor and was trained 12 years by Olympians Dr. Hellmut May and Ms Faye Marshall. He was coordinator of our Canskate programs in 2008/2009 and will continue overseeing the Canskate and Junior Development programs, along with doing group sessions for our competitive skaters, Canpowerskate and private and group lessons. Christopher also provides instruction in freeskate, skills, dance and is also available for Test Partnering.

Phone: 604-612-7574

Email: christophercraigmyle@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 will continue to coach CanpowerSkate and private lessons for skaters of all levels.

Phone: 604-940-6399

Email: griffith@dccnet.com

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

Cecylia Witkowski

604-323-6440

Freelance & Club Program Coach

- NCCP Level 1 Certified
- Completed NCCP “Introduction to Competition Program Part A”

Competitive Highlights:
Pre-Novice to Senior National & International Competitor

Competed in 6 National Championships
2006 Novice Ladies Canadian Champion
2006 Triglav Trophy Novice Ladies Bronze Medalist (Slovenia)
2007 Junior Ladies Bronze Medalist, National Championships
2008 Mexico Cup JGP 4th Place, Mexico
2008 Golden Lynx JGP 15th Place, Belarus
2009 Canadian Championships Senior Competitor
Delta Sports Hall of Fame Youth Athlete of the Year 2007

Cecylia is from North Delta and has had great success in her competitive career and will continue competing at the national level. She has been coaching Canskate and private lessons up to the Junior Bronze level at the highly competitive Coquitlam Skating Club for the past year and also does off-ice programs. Cecylia will be available as a freelance coach to do private lessons, along with getting involved with group programs and off-ice classes. She is highly motivated and well trained and we are very lucky to have her involved with the Delta Skating Club.

Phone: 604-323-6440

Email: cecylia.101@gmail.com

Janet Gillespie

604-802-7655

Freelance Coach

- NCCP Level I and NCCP II (Partial)

Competitive Highlights:

Completed Sixth Figure, Silver Free, Gold Dance
Provincial competitor
Understudy for Ice Follies International
B.C./ Alberta Adult Ladies Silver Freeskate Champion 2006

Janet has been with the Delta Skating Club for a number of years and has over 10 years of coaching experience in Alberta and BC. Her coaching objective is to share her passion for the sport of figure skating, to enable skaters to build skating skills, physical fitness, self confidence and achieve goals in a positive teaching/learning environment.

Janet will continue to coach private lessons at Delta for the 2009/2010 season.

Phone: 604-802-7655

Email: janetgil@gmail.com

Sandra Forrington

604-534-5414

Freelance 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 available for private lessons in Delta for skaters of all levels. We are very excited to have Sandra involved with the Delta Skating Club.

Phone: 604-534-5414

Email: sandraforrington@hotmail.com