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Biathlon Alberta invites all coaches to our annual Professional Development Weekend

By April 27, 2021No Comments

Biathlon Alberta invites all biathlon coaches to join our annual Professional Development Weekend. This will be a virtual event and is free for all coaches that are a member of Biathlon Alberta.

Join Biathlon Alberta for our Professional Development Weekend 2021! On May 29th and 30th, we will host a weekend full of important topics and valuable learning for biathlon and ski coaches from across the country. 

We welcome our exciting line-up which includes:

Matthias Ahrens, Head Coach, Biathlon Alberta Training Centre

Pavel Lantsov, Head Coach, Biathlon Canada

Justin Wadsworth, Head Coach, Biathlon Canada

Jodi Hawley, Podium Pathway Advisor, OTP

Alayne Hing, Mental Performance Consultant, CSI

Jason Sjostrom, Director of Coaching, CSI

Kelly Drager, Performance Dietitian, CSI

Nicole Bewski, High-Performance Specialist/Exercise Physiologist, CSI


The theme for this year is Planning for Success and includes a focus on topics specific to developing quality athlete programming between the ages of 12 to 17. The weekend will include a panel from the top coaches in the country and 7 presentations from experts in areas such as YTP Development, Coaching Effectiveness, Safe Sport, RED-S, Resilience, Growth, and Developing Athletic Abilities. Stay tuned for a schedule coming soon!

Cost: $100 for the full weekend. Cost is subsidized for Alberta Coaches.
Timing: To be confirmed. Expected 8:00am to 2:30pm. 
Location: All Virtual. Registrants will be sent a zoom link before the event.

Registration: Via zone4 HERE (The registration opens April 28th).