Louise Dimmick

Coaching Philosophy

To motivate, encourage and assist skaters in striving to achieve their individual potential and goals, to inspire and share my love, passion and knowledge of skating with those whom I work. I believe that skating is the perfect combination of athleticism and art through which participants learn many valuable life skills and it brings me joy to help in guiding the next generation of young athletes through their individual challenges and triumphs.

Personal Skating Achievements

1. Skate Canada Diamond Dance Test Medalist
2. Skate Canada Gold Test Medalist in Figures, Freeskate, Dance, Skating Skills, Interpretive
3. Skate Canada Novice Competitive Singles Test
4. 2006 – Adult Nationals – Ottawa –
5. 2nd – Gold Adult Women’s Interpretive Class I
6. 3rd – Gold Adult Women’s Freestyle Class I
7. 6 time singles competitor – EOS Sectionals (Juvenile-Novice)
8. 2nd place Juvenile Pairs – EOS Sectionals

Coaching Education

1. Skate Canada Level 2 Certified : Singles, Dance
2. Skate Canada Level 3 Theory, and partial Technical completed

Recent Seminars, Workshops and Clinics

1. June 2011 – EOS Competitive Seminar – Christy Krall, Jeff Buttle – Ottawa
2. June 2011 – Mariposa Seminar Week – Doug Leigh, Robert Tebby, Lee Barkell and others – Barrie ON
3. June 2011 – Gloucester Skating Club Seminar – Jeff Buttle – Ottawa
4. May 2011 – National Coaches Conference – Various Presenters – Charlottetown PEI
5. May 2011 – EOS Connections wrokshops – Kingston
6. April 2011 – Glen Cairn Seminar – Doug Leigh, Robert Tebby, Paige Aistrop, Tugba Karademir – Kanata
7. July 2010 – Active Start – Physical Literacy Workshop – Colin Higgs – Kingston
8. June 2010 – EOS Spring Competitive Seminar –Frank Carroll, Anne Schelter – Ottawa
9. May 2010 – National Coaches Conference – Various presenters – Toronto
10. May 2010 – Step into Motion – Cornwall
11. Dance conference with Nico Archambault and Danny Arbour
12. February 2010 – Prescott Skating Club Seminar – Steven Cousins – Prescott
13. September 2009 – Canskate Program Assistant training clinic – Kemptville
14. May 2009 – EOS Spring Competitive Seminar – Tom Zakrachek – Ottawa
15. January 2009 – CDN Sport for Life Long Term Athlete Development Conference – Ottawa
16. June 2008 – EOS Connections Workshops- Kemptville
17. Also attended upgrading seminars lead by: Manon Perron, Joanne McLeod, Doug Leigh, Michelle Leigh, Brian Orser, Louis Stong

Coaching Experience

1. Coached skaters to successful Skate Canada Tests from preliminary to gold in freestyle, dance, skating skills and interpretive and Novice Competitive Singles
2. Coached sectional competitors from Pre-Juvenile to Pre-Novice Competitive in Singles

2010 – Present: Nepean Skating Club

4. 2004-Present: Morrisburg & District Skating Club

Available to Teach

1. Freeskate, Stroking, Skating Skills, Dance, Interpretive, Choreography

Rates

Private lessons: $36.00 per hour

Group lessons: 3 skaters: #3.5 /skater/15 min.
Semi-private: $4.75/skater/15 min.

Test Coaching:

1. Skills tests: $18.00
2. Freeskate tests (Part 1 or Part 2): $18.00
3. Dance tests: $9.00
4. Interpretive tests: $18.00

Competition Coaching

Practice: $9.00 (15 minutes)

Performance: Minimum fees for 2 lessons

Other expenses: Travel, accommodation and other expenses to be divided amongst skaters.

Music Research and Editing

Introductory-Pre-Preliminary: $25.00

Preliminary – $25.00

Junior Bronze/Pre-Juvenile: $30.00

Senior Bronze/Juvenile: $40.00

Junior Silver/Pre-Novice(Long): $50.00

Senior Silver/Novice(Long): $50.00

Gold/Junior(Long):$60.00

Short Programs: $40.00
Interpretive/Creative Skills/Creative Dance Programs: $30. – $50.00

Lengthening/Shortening Current program music: $15.00 per 30 sec. difference
Additional CD’s or Tapes: $5.00