Meet Our Coaches | Newmarket Skating Club, Member of Skate Canada

PRIVATE COACHING

Mark Batka

Lisa Bellmore

Ann Broughton

Karon Dalby

Michelle Egli

Heather Jannaway

Andy Klein

Blair Koski Klein

Kathy Stevens

Catharine Willman

Natalie Faria

PRIVATE COACHING

All of our Private Coaches are Skate Canada Certified!

How do I arrange for Private Coaching?

When choosing a coach for your skater, there are a few things to consider including their rates, availability and qualifications.

Rates are affected by the coach's qualifications and experience; whether the lesson is private, semi private or a group lesson; as well as the length of the lesson.

Contact a coach to find out if he or she is accepting additional skaters.

To find out more about coaching certifications, please visit Skate Canada.

Mark Batka

batkaelite@gmail.com | 647-460-3715

Mark has been coaching for the past 17 years and has coached skaters of all levels, from beginners to elite international competitors. His skaters have found success at the regional, sectional, national and international levels. Prior to coaching, Mark skated competitively in singles and pairs for 15 years at the National and International level. He was in the National Ballet of Canada for many years until giving it up to focus solely on skating. His degree in Kinesiology and Health Science enables him to coach all aspects of competitive figure skating wholly and effectively. From a skater’s very first lesson, Mark emphasizes the importance of a strong foundation and proper technique to develop well-rounded skaters and to pave the path to success.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Coaching since 1999
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)
Previous coach in singles to Paul Poirier, Vanessa Crone, Mackenzie Bent
Current coach to numerous provincial medalists
Current coach to 4 Future Champions team members
For full bio, including Coaching Achievements, please visit his LinkedIn page

COACHING PROGRAMS

CanSkate
StarSkate
Competitive Freeskate (to Senior Level)
Competitive Dance (to Senior Level)
Advanced Edgework

Lisa Bellmore

lisa_bellmore@hotmail.com | 705-987-3549

Lisa comes from a skating family where both her parents taught skating and her mother is currently a gold evaluator and Novice Competitive judge in the sport. Lisa has been teaching for 22 years and has coached skaters of all levels. Lisa is a Triple Gold Medalist, she has her Junior Competitive and skated competitively until she was 18 years old. Lisa teaches all levels of skating from Pre-School, CanSkate, to StarSkate and power skating. Lisa is very focused on building the skater’s basic skills in order to achieve their success.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Coaching since 1996 to Present
Provincial Level
Star 1-5 Assessor Training
Official/Judge Star 1 -4 Training

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Competitive
Freeskate (to Gold Level)
Dance (to Gold Level)
Skills (to Gold Level)
Interpretive (to Gold Level)
PowerSkating
Choreography
Spins

Ann Broughton

annbroughton@rogers.com | 905-836-5779

Ann has taught all levels of skating from Pre-school, Power Skating, Adult, CanSkate, STARSkate and up to the Junior Competitive Level. In 2012 she was the recipient of the "COS Club Coach Award.”

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Coaching since 1971
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Freeskate (to Gold level)
Dance (to Diamond Dances)
Interpretive (to Gold level)
Choreography
Skills
Competitive

Karon Dalby

kskates@icloud.com | 416-576-5490

Karon is committed to developing skills in an innovative team environment with up to date coaching techniques. She offers every skater an opportunity to be their best, have fun and achieve their own personal goals in skating.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

30+ years of coaching in all disciplines of ice skating and power skating
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)
Level 4 Tasks in Progress
Certified Special Olympics
Certified Power Skating

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Freeskate
Interpretive
Skills
Competitive

MORE ABOUT KARON

Technical Specialist-Skate Canada
Skate Canada-Skate Ontario Midway East and Metro West Coaching Representative
CanSkate Facilitator-Skate Canada
A graduate of CanSkate University
2011 Skate Canada-Central Ontario Club Coach recipient
Club Consultant, Skate Canada-Outreach Program
Gold Status-C.E.P. Continuous Education Program
Mentor coach: Skate Canada
Attend regular seminars/workshops to be up-to-date on latest techniques, programs and sharing of ideas
Member of Holiday On Ice – International
Graduate: Recreation & Facility Management: Seneca College

Michelle Egli

Michelle.egli@gmail.com | 705-794-1200

Michelle was the 2006 Canadian Juvenile Pair Champion and a 2007 Canadian Pre Novice Pair Silver Medalist. She also has her Gold Freeskate, Gold Skills, Junior Competitive Pair & Junior Competitive Freeskate Tests.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

NCCP Level Certified: Level 1
NCCP Certified Provincial Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 2)
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3) In Training

COACHING PROGRAMS

CanSkate
Power Skating
Freeskate
Competitive
Off-Ice Training
Stroking (Edges & Turns)

Heather Jannaway

Andy Klein

blandyonice@sympatico.ca | 905-841-6645

Andy toured with Ice Capades and Disney on Ice for five years. He was in a movie as a skating double for Edward Norton and has also been in four TV specials with Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton, Elizabeth Manley and Yuka Sato. He completed his Senior Competitive Freeskate test, Competed at Nationals Five Times and has competed nationally and is a Technical Specialist for Skate Canada’s judging system.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Coaching since 1995
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Freeskate (to Gold Level)
Dance
Skills (to Gold Level)
Choreography
Interpretive (to Gold Level)
Competitive

Blair Koski Klein

Blair toured with the Ice Capades and Disney on Ice for six years. She was the Assistant Choreographer for a movie with Danny Di Vito and Robin Williams. She has also been in three TV specials with Elvis Stojko, Elizabeth Manley, and Dorothy Hamill. Blair completed her Junior Competitive Dance test and was a Skate Canada Judge.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Coaching since 1992
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)

COACHING PROGRAMS

CanSkate
Freeskate (to Gold level)
Dance (to Gold level)
Interpretive (to Gold level)
Skills (to Gold Level)
Choreography
Competitive

Kathy Stevens

© Photo by Danielle Earle

Kathy_stevens@sympatico.ca | 905-960-2283

Kathy was a member of the Black Ice Senior Precision (Synchronized Skating) Team who were the 1995-96 World Challenge Cup Bronze medalists, 1996-97 Senior Canadian Champions and 1996-97 World Challenge Cup Champions. She was also a National Skate Canada team member 1995-97. In 2003-04, Kathy was voted Club Coach of the Year by Skate Canada Central Ontario.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Freeskate (to Gold level)
Dance (to Diamond Dances)
Interpretive (to Gold level)
Skills (to Gold level)
Choreography
Competitive
Synchronized Skating (Member of the Synchronized Skating Coaches Committee)

Catharine Willman

cathwillman@icloud.com | 905-726-5853

Catharine was a Skate Canada Judge prior to coaching and continues to attend Skate Canada Seminars to keep up-to-date with current coaching strategies as well as Skate Canada policies and programming. In 2016-17, Catharine was voted Club Coach of the Year by Skate Canada Central Ontario.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

Coaching since 1985
NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3)

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Freeskate (to Gold Level)
Dance
Skills
Interpretive (to Gold Level)
Competitive

Natalie Faria

Natalie provides a positive & supportive coaching experience for her skaters while making sure they have fun. She has been coaching since 2010 and was mentored by Ingrid Felluga & James Callan.

Natalie was a Competitive skater for 22 years. She earned her Gold Skills, is a 2-time Senior World Bronze Medalist, a 5-time Gold Dance National Champion, a 2-time National Silver Medalist in Senior Bronze FreeSkate, a Canadian Senior Bronze Medalist for her Gold Interpretive in 2011 & 2013 and she was also Competitive Synchronized Figure Skater for 10 years for Team Canada competing Internationally.

COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

NCCP Certified National Coach (formerly NCCP Level Certified: Level 3), Regional Coach Certified, Provincial Coach Trained and National Coach in Training.

COACHING PROGRAMS

Preschool
CanSkate
Freeskate
Dance
Interpretive
Skills
Choreography
Synchronized Skating

Level 1 Coaches

Cassandra Casey

Brittany Cuypers

Diane D’Alessandro

Level 1 Coaches

All of our Level 1 Coaches are Skate Canada Certified!

Cassandra Casey

Brittany Cuypers

Diane D’Alessandro

Dance Coaches

Jonathon Drury

Chris Mior

Dance Coaches

All of our Dance Coaches are Skate Canada Certified!

Jonathon Drury

Jonathon is a dance partner for many of our skaters for their STARSkate Dance tests. He competed for five years before deciding to complete his reaming tests and become certified as a coach. Jon has brought many skaters from preliminary through to their gold dances. In 2014 his first dance team won the all Ontario senior bronze gold medals. The following year they finished second in Juvenile.

Jonathon has passed his Rumba, Gold Dance and Skills, Senior Bronze Freeskate, Bronze Rhythm Dance, Gold Creative (choreographed and partnered) as well as his Bronze Artistic.