Sharon Keith

Sharon consistently shows creativity, enthusiasm, and a commitment to working collaboratively with the entire coaching team. Sharon loves working with children to help them develop movement competencies and to learn fundamental gymnastic skills. As Sharon continues to coach, she showed aptitude for guiding younger coaches-in-training (CIT). Further, she took initiative to develop an 8-10 week program to progress her assigned CIT from basic observation to independent gym leadership. This system proved invaluable as it offered a tangible guide for team-teaching, lesson preparation, and increasingly greater expectations. As well, Sharon is the Professional Development Coordinator who manages the entire coach-in-training program and prioritizes time to focus on the needs of all participating coaches. In addition to supporting development on the gymnasium floor, Sharon also acts as a liaison between the coaches and upper administration (ie. the Head Coach and the Board of Directors. Wing's Gymnastics Club is as delighted to have Sharon as she is honoured to fulfill the role of professional development coordinator. She is genuinely interested in individual coach improvement and enhancing the quality experience of all athletes in our gym. We are pleased to report that coaches that emerge from Sharon's training program are well-prepared, enthusiastic, and committed to creating valuable learning opportunities for their own students. If Sharon is granted this award, she plans to apply the funding to two main projects. First, she wants to improve recreational gymnastics by providing manipulatives (eg. bean bags, spots, cones, ribbons, etc.). Second, Sharon aspires to develop a scholarship which could be awarded annually to a coach showing growth, committment, and a passion in their role. This award would further fuel Sharon's ambitions for creating a better gymnastics club. Sharon is nominated because she makes ethical decisions, supports the competitive experience, provides support to athletes in training, plans a practice and designs a sport program.

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