Joanne Hough

 

Contact Information:   Email:    jhough@storm.ca Phone:    613-445-8655, or 613-291-4825 (cell)

Certifications:   NCCP Level III Certified (Singles) NCCP Level II Certified (Dance, Pairs, Synchro) Canpowerskate, Advanced Levels Certified Kinesiologist (B. Sc. (Hon.), Sports Sciences), Ontario Kinesiology Association Former Skate Canada Judge

Skills Coached:   Competitive: Free Skate Starskate: Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive, Stroking, Theatre on Ice Recreational Canskate, Juniors, Synchro, all ages Choreography Off Ice Programs (conditioning, strength, flexibility training, etc) Power Skating, competitive and recreational levels Adults, all levels Available to conduct seminars (Figure Skating, Power Skating for hockey/ ringette) Personal Information:     Began coaching in 1981 Coached skaters attending (including medal winners): Manitoba Sectionals, Manitoba Provincials, Manitoba Winter Games, Eastern Ontario Sectionals, Skate Ontario Championships, Western Canadians Challenge, and National Starskate Championships. Skate Canada Tests achieved: Gold Free Skate, Gold Dance,  Gold Free Dance, Senior Competitive Dance, Gold Skills, Gold Figures, and Novice Competitive Singles  “Competitive Coach of the Year” Skate Canada Manitoba Section, 1994; Designated as a Master Coach by Manitoba Section (as of 1996); Master Clinician Member of the Manitoba Judges Committee and Manitoba Synchro Committee; Section CANSKATE Clinic Conductor; NCCP Level II Technical Course Conductor;  NCCP Level I and II Theory Course Conductor Technical Presenter at the National Coaches Seminar (1994) Clinician for 9 Manitoba Regional Seminars Choreographed 2 Annual Winterlude Ice Café Performances (2003, 2004), as well as numerous ice shows and carnivals Manitoba Winter Games Team Coach (1994, 1998) Previous Certifications include: Certified Resistance Trainer, Certified Fitness Leader, Certified Physical Activity, and Fitness, and Lifestyle Appraiser Director/ owner of Power Skating by Joanne Hough (Russell, ON) Co-owner/ Director of the Norman Summer Hockey School, and Director / owner of the Norman Summer Figure Skating and Power Skating School, Thompson, MB (until relocation to Ottawa) Mother of four children, ranging in ages 8 – 18 (competitive figure skaters / hockey players).