Coaches – Mission Skating Club

Shona Davies

Club coach since 1987
Complete Level 2 (ISPC) certied in singles, pairs & ice dancing (technical, theory & practical)
Complete level 3 (ISPC) certied level 3 singles technical
Partial Level 3 (ISPC) singles theory
CanSkate Certified
Trained off-ice: dry land jumps & flexibility
Personal Test record: Gold Freeskate, 6th figure/gold skills, Senior Bronze Dance
Past participant Vancouver Precision Synchronized Skate team
Completed coach Association Making Ethical Decisions
Current First Aid & CPR
Submitted Back Check (criminal record check)
Skate Canada compliant
Years of experience as Club Administrator/coordinator for multiple programs: PreCanSkate, CanSkate, Program Assistants & StarSkate
Co-director/Coordinator and Choreographer for various Ice Shows
Successfully coached skaters to Gold level test achievements & StarSkate
Successfully coached skaters to Competitive test & competition achievements
Successfully coached skaters to Regional, Sectional (provincial) levels & BC Winter games

Preschool Coordinator
StarSkate Coordinator
Began Coaching in 1986
Star 1-5 Trained and Coach Assessor Certified
Star 6 Gold trained and Coac Assessor Certified
National Coach Training
Complete Level 2
Partial level 3 theory and technical
Certified CanSkate instructor
Certified by the Coach Association of Canada
First Aid Certified
Special Olympics Coach Certified
30+ years’ experience as club coordinator for multiple programs
Past Regional and provincial coach for Special Olympics
Successfully coached skaters to gold level test achievements of StarSkate in disciplines of free skate, skills dance and interpretive.
Successfully coached skaters to test achievements competitive to the novice level
Successfully coached skaters at the regional and sectional (provincial) level

NCCP Level 1 - Regional Coach Certified
Coaching Code of Ethics module
Respect in Sport module
Making Ethical Decisions module
First Aid Certified
Special Olympics Certified
Previous club coach with Abbotsford Skating Club
Past co-ordinator for CanSkate, StarSkate and Jr. Academy (at the Abbotsford Skating Club)
Skate Canada - In Good Standing
Junior Ladies Competitive Freeskate

Gold Freeskate

Gold Skills (test & competitive)

Gold Dances

Gold Interpretive
Competed at Ontario Sectional Championships (Juvenile and Pre-Novice ladies)
Competed at BC Sectional Championships (Novice and Junior ladies)
Competed at BC Provincials (Gold Freeskate, Gold Triathlon, Gold Skills, Gold Interprative)
Competed in Buffalo, New York
Coached by Karen Magnussen, Debbie Fleck-Krunick, Bonnie Finch, Laura Matthews and Cindy McGilloway

Regional coach Certified
CanSkate Certified
19 years coaching experience
First Aid Certified'
Coaching Code of Ethics module
Respect in Sport module
Making Ethical Decisions module
Skate Canada Coach in good standing
Star 1-5 Trained & Coach Assessor Certified
Star 6-gold trained
Personal Test Record: Gold Skills, Gold Dance, Gold Interpretive, Jr Silver Freeskate, 6th Figure
Organized & Planned many pop Concerts/galas. Created theme and order of skating, music, choreography, prop coordinator, behind the scenes help, spot light rentals
Experience coaching children & adults
Coach all disciplines: skills, dance, free skate, interpretive & synchro
Coach Synchro Teams (Star 4 & 8)
Coach Adult III Synchro Team
Successfully coaches skaters to Gold Level Assessments
Competed at Pre Novice level
Competed in Artistic, Freeskate, Dance & Team Element events as an Adult skater
Competed on a Synchro Adult II & III teams
Competed on a Junior (Precision) Synchro team
Competed at Adult Nationals & various local competitions
Compete as an Adult skater in Gold Interpretive event
Off ice floor practices & training
Volunteered at many various competitions
Participated & volunteered at many skating/synchro seminars