Coaches OLD

MEET OUR COACHING TEAM

Our coaches are or in process of becoming NCCP certified.
Our program assistants are members of ASC's Star Skate Squad.

Michelle Marcenko

Position: Coach
Programs: StarSkate Elements 1-6, Ice Dance Skills, Freeskate Skills

Michelle started skating when she was 4, achieving Level 6 Figures, Jr. Silver in Freeskate and partial Senior Silver in Dance. With over 25 years experience, she is NCCP Level 2 certified.

Her fondest coaching moment was attending the Western Canadian Championships in 2002 with local skater Brooke Ellis.

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Holly Silzer

Position: Coach
Programs: StarSkate Elements 1-6, Ice Dance Skills, Freeskate Skills, CanSkate 1-6, CanPowerSkate

Holly started skating when she was 3. She is NCCP Level 2 Certified with Level 3 Technical & Theory. She has coached for over 25 years with experience in Freeskate, Skills, and Dance including at both the Gold and Diamond levels of Competitive Dance and Jr. Competitive Pairs.

One of Holly’s favourite moments was coaching next to Karen Magnussen (1973 World Champion) as Karen coached a little skater through the waltz jump at a competition. Holly was in awe of Karen’s dedication to the sport with such a heartwarming manner, and proud to have her childhood skating role model become a coaching role model!

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Tasha Hoff

Position: Coach
Programs: CanSkate 1-6, StarSkate Elements 1

Tasha has been skating since she was 2. She achieved Level 5 Figures, Preliminary Freeskate and Senior Silver Dance. With over 10 years of CanSkate coaching experience, she is working on receiving her NCCP designation.

Tasha loves a little sass from her students - it always makes her laugh!

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Justine Bamford

Position: Coach
Programs: CanSkate 1-6

Justine started skating when she was 4, achieving Senior Bronze level. She is currently in process of receiving her NCCP certification, waiting only on the final step of the process. She has been coaching for 2 years.

Her favourite coaching moment was at our 2017 carnival - one of her skaters couldn't stop waving at her family in the stands!

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