Mentorship Program
Enhancing the coaching experience
Cross Country Ski Ontario is continuing its Coach Mentorship Program. The aim of this program is to facilitate partnerships and knowledge transfer between coaches in Ontario to support and facilitate the ongoing education of ON high performance coaches. Through increased collaboration and knowledge sharing, XCSO aims to improve the coaching environment in the province while increasing connections with coaches. Through this program, coaches can share experiences, exchange ideas, best practices, and coaching strategies resulting in an improved daily training environment for athletes. Up to 5 coaches will be selected to be mentored by Victor Wiltman, XCSO Technical Director and Katie McMahon, XCSO Performance Coach. The program will be administered by Katja Mathys, XCSO Coaching Development Co-ordinator. The program includes the following: June 1, 2020 Program Start Training Camps (Throughout summer, fall, early winter) March, 2021 Program Debrief Meeting
Mentorship Pairings
2015/2016
Bryan Dubeau and Toivo Koivukoski
Peter Wiltman and Katja Mathys
2016/2017
David White and Rick Dickey
Kevin Shields and Ron Howden
Bryan Dubeau and Toivo Koivukoski
Peter Wiltman and Katja Mathys
2017/2018
Mentor:
Victor Wiltman, XCSO Program Lead
Mentees:
Marlee Clement
Shelby Dickey
Bryan Dubeau
Rene Sauve
Anneke Winegarden
Peter Wiltman
Mentorship Pairings
2018/2019
Mentor:
Victor Wiltman, XCSO Technical Director
Mentees:
Bryan Dubeau
Katherine Denis
Kim Getty
David Hanson
Peter Wiltman
2019/2020
Mentor:
Victor Wiltman, XCSO Technical Director
Mentees:
Marlee Clement
Katherine Denis
Bryan Dubeau
Madison Fraser