Hooray for Coaches Day!
This is an exclusive look into the lives’ of the extraordinary men and women
who give their time and talent to mentor young athletes and help grow our local sporting community.
Read our stories below to hear the secrets to their success,
the challenges they face and how they’re paving the way for the next generation of coaches
and leaders in local sports.
The Coaches: Heidi Klopp
Sports for young people don't get very far without a volunteer's spirit - and this is one that local skating coach Heidi Klopp possesses in spades. With her strong connection to the Bluewate...
Aug 31, 2023
The Coaches: Brian O'Reilly
Coaches make our community a better place - but this coach is invested in making people, the best version of themselves. Brian O'Reilly has decades of coaching under his belt, and his experi...
Aug 31, 2023
The Coaches: Kathy McLlwain
Retired since September after 29 years of coaching figure skating, Kathy McLlwain now coaches power skating for high performance ice sports. McLlwain tells us coaching has been a life long p...
Aug 31, 2023
The Coaches: Cathy Johnson
Cathy Johnson, a dedicated coach at the Lambton Shores Dragon Boat Club since its inception in 2008, started her coaching journey as a high school coach. Some of her students approached her ...
Aug 31, 2023
The Coaches: Lori Dietrich
After more than a decade off the diamond, Lori Dietrich says that she stepped up to the plate because she knew that nobody else would. Coaching teenage girls - her daughter among them - Diet...
Aug 31, 2023