Coaches Profiles

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Sylvester Apsassin

Hometown: Montney
Sport: Hockey

Sylvester encourages the aboriginal young people in his community to get involved in sport, and is an ambassador for youth involvement in sport.  He has coached them in various sports for 25 years, helping to establish a native baseball team in the community.  His focus is on showing and asking for respect for youth, using sport as a vehicle for establishing those relationships. (Updated 08/08)

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Tim Frick

Hometown: Pender Island
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball

Tim Frick, ChPC, the head coach of Canada's outstanding women's wheelchair basketball team and a member of the Board of Directors of Coaches Association of BC, was presented with the Jack Donohue "Coach of the Year" Award at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif 2008. In his 19 years at the helm, Frick guided his team to three Paralympic Games titles and four world championship gold medals. The successes include nine straight podium finishes at major international competitions. Frick, a seven-time winner of the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award, is a passionate educator and a master tactician and technician who consistently demonstrates outstanding knowledge of the game and a keen ability to analyze and react in game situations. Prior to joining the women's team, he coached both Terry Fox and Rick Hansen. For many years a physical education instructor at Douglas College, he was also head coach of the college's women's wheelchair basketball team. (Updated: 10/08)

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Betty Hanston

Hometown: Dawson Creek
Sport: Curling

Betty was an Honoured Community Coach at the 2008 British Columbia Coaches Week Conference in Fort St. John. She was recognized for her dedication and effectiveness as a high school curling coach. (Updated: 10/08)