OUR COACHES
PHFSC coaches are contracted by the Club to coach group lessons on our Pre-CanSkate & Parent, CanSkate, Advanced CanSkate sessions.
A private coach is required for our Junior STARSkate and Senior STARSkate sessions.
A list of all PHFSC coaches and their contact info can be found below.
Please contact our Coaches directly to determine their availability on your preferred sessions.
Beth Garland
beth.garland42@gmail.com
Years of Coaching
37+ years
Certifications
National Coach/Level 3 Certified
STAR 1-5 Assessor
Disciplines Taught
Skills, dance, freeskate
Education
Figure Skating Techniques Seneca College
Heather Boyd
hscboyd@gmail.com
Years of Coaching
16+ years
Certifications
Regional Coach
STAR 1-5 Accessor
Disciplines Taught
Skills, dance, freeskate
Education
Bachelor of Arts
(with honours)
Celina Kosmala
celinakosmala@gmail.com
Years of Coaching
12+ years
Certifications
Regional Coach
STAR 6-Gold Skills Coach Assessor
Disciplines Taught
Skills, dance, freeskate, artistic, and choreography
Education
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Education
Alyssa Poynter
alyssa.a.poynter@gmail.com
Years of Coaching
10+ years
Certifications
Regional Coach
STAR 1-5 Accessor
Disciplines Taught
Skills, dance, freeskate
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Master of Science (Distinction)
Gillian Davis
gillian.e.davis@gmail.com
Years of Coaching
22+ years
Certifications
National Coach/NCCP Level 3 Trained
STAR 1-5 Accessor
STAR 6-Gold Accessor
Disciplines Taught
Specialist in Ice Dance and Choreography, Freeskate, Skills, Artistic, Developing strong skating fundamentals, Power Skating
Education
Honours BA with Distinction, University of Toronto
How to choose a coach?
Hiring a coach is done privately between the parent and the coach. Communication is very important. It is a parent/skater decision on who to hire to coach their skater. Take a moment to review the coaches’ biographies on our website.
Some factors to consider when hiring a coach are:
- What is the coach’s availability for lessons? (i.e. number of lessons per week)
- What is the coach’s fee structure? (15 minute private lessons vary - dependent on the number of year coaching, the level of the certification and the background of the coach)
- Other factors to consider can include billing procedures, cancellation procedures and how open the coach may be in providing semi-private lessons.