From Athlete to Coach Growing up, it took Artistic Swimming Coach Holly Hjartarson a while to find a sport she really enjoyed. “I was definitely not an athlete,” she joked. “I tried hockey, soccer, and other sports, and didn’t like any of them.” Through trying a bunch of sports, Holly did find she liked being…
Starting From A Young Age Angie and Garth Shindle are parents of two boys in sport. Kolton started playing hockey at the age of four and fell in love with it. As he grew up, he got better and better, and started training to play junior hockey. He now plays for the University of Regina….
The fitness studio was dimly lit with glowing, flameless candles and the emerging morning sun. It was my first time instructing a fusion class, which is a blend of pilates and yoga. It was a cozy and relaxing start to that January day in 2018, for both myself and the class. This is one of…
Evelyne Holenski passed away on Apr. 15, 2023 at the age of 88. Evelyne was a strong and persistent presence in the Manitoba softball community for decades. In 1975, she and her husband, Roy, started the first Smitty’s softball team, which has grown into a mini-female softball empire, now including as many as ten teams…
Once again, Sport Manitoba is proud to be recognizing the top athlete, team, coach, official, and volunteer of the year at our annual Night of Champions. This special event is a celebration of the highest achievements Manitobans have made in amateur sport last year. The nominees are athletes and teams garnering national and international attention,…
The squat is a fundamental, complex movement in weight training. The major muscles involved are glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps. There are all kinds of different squats out there. Some with dumbbells, barbells, and kettlebells; while others put weight at the front, or back, or even over the head. You may wonder, why mix up…
Harry Peter “Bud” Grant passed away at the age of 95 on Mar. 11, 2023. Grant came to Winnipeg in 1953 after an amazing career in the USA in high school, college, and pro sports in baseball, basketball (with the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers), and, of course, football (with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles). The “Grey Fox”…
Help the World Police and Fire Games welcome more than 8,500 athletes to Winnipeg this summer from July 28 – August 6 to compete in the 2023 World Police and Fire Games. The Games consist of 63 sporting events at 40+ venues in and outside of Winnipeg. Not only is this an opportunity for local…
More than fifty students and coaches from northern Manitoba had the opportunity to learn badminton from two of Manitoba’s top badminton players as part of the Calm Air Sport Series, hosted the weekend of January 13-15 in Thompson. The students learned badminton fundamentals from Kevin Tsang and Kyi Nichols, nationally-ranked badminton players and qualified coaches…
Sport Manitoba offers a wide range of grants that emphasize training and skill development to facilitate the growth of athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers across the province. The Official Assistance Grant was used in Rosenort, Manitoba to assist with their minor ball program. Build it and they will come Chris Manning, treasurer of the…