Leading up to the 2025 Canada Summer Games, we are featuring the dedicated coaches who spend countless hours giving back to sport. Let’s get to know sailing coach, Jackie Spear! How long have you been coaching this sport? 22 years in 2025 Why did you become a coach? I love the sport of sailing…
As the 2025 Canada Summer Games approach, Manitoba’s basketball teams are gearing up for the challenge. Behind their preparation are two dynamic Team Toba coaches, Dan Becker and Ashley Hoitink, whose unique journeys and philosophies are driving their teams toward success. From mastering the art of decision-making under pressure to building trust on and off…
By successfully completing the Making Ethical Decisions workshop, you will be fully equipped to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence. MED is one of the NCCP’s cornerstone workshops, leaving coaches with no doubt as to what to do when the going gets tough. To register, please sign in to the Locker and go to…
Participants must attend both days to receive credit for course. Completing the NCCP Psychology of Performance Competition Development course will allow you to: Help athletes learn to manage distractions and use visualization techniques to prepare themselves technically and tactically for training and competition; Learn how to work with athletes or teams to identify performance and…
Functional core movements play a role in making your body move well as a whole. Training your core muscles is not just about working on your abs and getting a six-pack by doing sit-ups, crunches, or planks. It should also be about strengthening and stabilizing your entire trunk, which is the purpose of functional core…
The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame recently acquired a large collection of memorabilia from the family of Honoured Member, Evelyn Moroz. The memorabilia includes game-used equipment from her days with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), along with a variety of souvenirs and scrapbooks that she acquired during her playing days and travel. The…
As the insurance season approaches, we’ve compiled answers to common questions about our services, billing, and clinic procedures. This guide will help you navigate your visits with us and ensure you’re fully prepared. Insurance Billing Q: What insurance companies do you bill to? A: We direct bill to Canada Life, MB Blue Cross, Green…
What Are Resistance Bands? As we’ve all seen at the gym, there are a variety of colorful bands that provide multipurpose use. Some examples of how they may be used are warming up, stretching, mobility, general exercising, and all types of resistance training. Resistance bands can be used by beginners and even advanced workouts, and…
Sport Manitoba awarded $26,700 in academic scholarships to 19 high school students, 10 university students and six Manitoba coaches. The awards included the Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships, Sport Manitoba Coaching Bursaries, Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship supported by Jennifer Fleming, and Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship Endowment Fund. “Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients!…
Head Coach Alanna Boudreau’s journey in athletics evolved from a passionate athlete to a dedicated coach. Now, her commitment is focused on leading Manitoba’s track and field team for the 2025 Canada Summer Games. Her background in gymnastics, dance, and, ultimately, high jump and triple jump helped shape her coaching philosophy, which is grounded in…