{"id":206295,"date":"2025-09-15T15:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=206295"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:58:41","slug":"thank-a-coach-on-national-coaches-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/thank-a-coach-on-national-coaches-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank a coach on National Coaches Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Photo from left: John Cowan, Coaches Association Ontario Coach Developer; Josh Plant, Huntsville High School, Math Faculty, Coach (Nordic Ski); Greg Pilling, Town of Huntsville, Manager of Facility Operations, Sales and Customer Service; Scott Doughty, Town of Huntsville Maintenance Manager; Brianna Dyer, Customer Service Representative; Councillor Helena Renwick; Jacqueline Surette, Town of Huntsville, Manager of Recreation, Culture and Heritage and Kayla Warden, Town of Huntsville Program Coordinator.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville marked Coaches Week with a flag-raising ceremony at the Canada Summit Centre today. The Town clock will also be lit for National Coaches Week, running from September 15\u201322.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of Coaches Association of Canada and Coaches Association Ontario, I want to thank the coaches of Huntsville, Lake of Bays, East Parry Sound and schools for their vital contributions to building healthy, active communities,&#8221; said John Cowan, Coaches Association Ontario Coach Developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said coaches&#8217; actual impact goes far beyond the scoreboard. &#8220;They foster physical, social, cognitive and emotional growth\u2014helping individuals develop resilience, confidence and a sense of belonging.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cowan noted that coaches in Canada receive special training and certification. &#8220;The long-term development model, pioneered by Dr. Istvan Balyi, guides age-appropriate growth, from early movement skills in childhood to the complex transition of adolescence. The Lean to Train stage, around age 12, is particularly critical as athletes face puberty-related challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coaches play a key role in keeping youth engaged, preventing dropout, and ensuring that sports remain a lifelong activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cowan also noted that being active is a commitment to being able to move in a variety of activities, not just a particular sport. It fuels physical and mental health, enables independent living while maintaining a social network over the course of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Coaching is often overlooked, yet it is essential. Coaches dedicate countless volunteer hours, pursue ongoing professional development, and share best practices to strengthen their communities,&#8221; he explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of the Coaches Association Ontario, I am pleased to offer our incredible coaches free coaching courses being offered virtually for only the week of September 15. Each days is a different course, you can find more details on the Coaches Association Ontario website.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cowan recognized the efforts of the Huntsville Sport Hall of Fame who will be holding their annual coach, athlete and team recognition evening at the Algonquin Theatre on September 20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As we celebrate National Coaches Week, I encourage athletes and families to thank a coach on Instagram or Facebook using #ThanksCoach, #NationalCoachesWeek. Let&#8217;s recognize and celebrate the people who make active, thriving communities possible,&#8221; said Cowan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huntsville Councillor Helena Renwick thanked Cowan for everything he does for the community on behalf of council.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo from left: John Cowan, Coaches Association Ontario Coach Developer; Josh Plant, Huntsville High School, Math Faculty, Coach (Nordic Ski); Greg Pilling, Town of Huntsville, Manager of Facility Operations, Sales [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":206342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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