Experience: I've played ball hockey for 30+ years, coached senior men's, women's, and minor at every level from tournaments to leagues. I was president of St. John's Ball Hockey league for 10+ years, organized and ran Northpoint Sports Ball Hockey Leagues for 20+ yrs, hosted multiple tournaments, was a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Ball Hockey Association Board, took part in National Team Camps, Assistant Coach with U9 St. John's Minor Caps Hockey and creator of Hockey Buds.
Reason for wanting to coach: My main reason for coaching minor sports is in part because of my son and I wanted to create an atmosphere where kids can build up their confidence, learn new skills, gain new friends and most of all have fun!
Favorite part about being a coach: My favorite part about coaching is the positive impact that we as Hockey Buds' coaches have on the kids that participate in our program. We live by our motto "No one left behind, every child plays". We have a strong emphasis on team building and promote strongly against bullying. I am very happy and feel privilege to have such a great team around me, our whole team truly loves what they are doing and the ultimate reward is seeing the smiles on the faces of the kids that participate.