Riders on board builds coaching base.

Riders on Board is pleased to announce that it is continuing to focus on the development of Canadian coaches from grass roots to high performance.

Thanks to grants from CSF and Women-In-Motion, Riders was able to train eight new women coaches last season. An additional grant from Alberta Parks Sports Wildlife and Recreation enabled to club to send three women to Coaching Canada’s Sport Leadership Conference held in Calgary November 7 – 9. It will also fund their continuing education, including leading-edge technology training in the use of performance analysis software – Dartfish.

Riders on Board’s two high performance coaches – Jared Anderson and Karine Daze – have been recently been named as Alberta coaches for the 2011 Canada Winter Games team.

Riders On Board Head Coach Jared Anderson has initiated another basic coach training course at Canada Olympic Park November 28 – 30.

The focus on coach training is in keeping with Riders’ philosophy of developing from the grass roots to high performance and enabling multiple opportunities in the sport – competition, careers, life long love of snowboarding.

Established in 2000, Riders on Board is Canada’s largest and longest running snowboard club with over 700 riders trained to date. Current and alumni riders and coaches include: 2010 and NDG athletes, junior world competitors, Canada Winter Games medalists, Canadian SlopeStyle Champion, the youngest rider to podium at a US Open.

For information, contact: ridersonboard@shaw.ca