PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE

Sport and recreation should always be "athlete centered", meaning the efforts of all involved should be foremost to provide the opportunity for the athlete to learn and have fun.  This required an array of partners working together for the athlete.  Some of the key partners working together to provide that opportunity to your skater and their respective roles are:
 
 

The Section

Skate Canada is geographically divided into thirteen sections, each roughly equivalent to provincial boundaries.  The exception is Ontario which is divided into four Sections.  The Yukon and Northwest Territories are administered by British Columbia and Alberta respectively.  Each Section elects its own chairperson and executive.  Each Section chairperson sits on the Board of Directors of Skate Canada.  Sections play an important role in organizing skating at the provincial level, organizing and coordinating competitions, test days, coaching and judging clinics, seminars, provincial teams, training camps, etc.

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