The PGA of Canada and Golf Canada are delighted to announce the eight proficient coaches chosen for the 2025 Girls in Teaching program. This initiative, now in its fifth 12 months, is devoted to growing the illustration of feminine high-performance coaches to higher replicate the variety of the Canadian golf group.
The 2025 individuals are:
Jennifer MacKinnon – Earl Gray Golf Membership, Senior Affiliate Golf Skilled
Katie White – Fox Meadow Golf Course, Head Instructing Skilled and PEI Provincial Golf Coach
Elizabeth Stewart – Edmonton Petroleum Membership, Affiliate Golf Skilled and Pandas Girls’s Golf Coach on the College of Alberta
Morgan Matchett – Miramichi Golf and Nation Membership, Assistant Skilled
Katy Rutherford – Silver Springs Golf & Nation Membership, Supervisor of Participant Improvement
Naixin (Sophia) Li – So Golf Academy Inc., Principal & Head Professional
Kayla Burke – Lambton Golf & Nation Membership, Assistant Golf Skilled
Anne Balser – Oakfield Golf & Nation Membership, Affiliate Golf Skilled
“I’m actually thrilled to be a part of this 12 months’s Girls in Teaching program,” stated Sophia Li. “Over time, I’ve gained invaluable educating expertise by steady studying and the buildup of information, which has given me the chance to additional my research with national-level coaches. Each effort and dedication alongside the way in which has been immensely rewarding. I look ahead to elevating my teaching to new heights and sharing the insights I acquire with my college students, each now and sooner or later.”
“It’s an honour to be a part of this 12 months’s Girls in Teaching program. I’ve heard nothing however nice issues from previous individuals, and I’m excited for the chance to be taught from not solely the highest ladies within the trade, however among the greatest coaches within the nation,” stated Anne Balser. “I’m trying ahead to catching up with two of my Atlantic Zone colleagues and collaborating with all of the proficient ladies, from throughout the nation, who will probably be attending. This will probably be a useful expertise, each personally and professionally.”
Every participant will have interaction in a complete year-long program that features:
Customized studying plans with steering from Grasp Coach Developer Beth Barz.
Coach shadowing alternatives with esteemed professionals, together with Golf Canada nationwide workforce coaches Salimah Mussani and Jennifer Greggain.
Digital studying periods tailor-made to creating a group of observe for ladies coaches.
In-person technical growth periods designed to reinforce teaching expertise.
This program is made attainable by the beneficiant help of the Jocelyn Bourassa Legacy Fund (JBLF), which is dedicated to shaping the way forward for ladies in golf by creating robust leaders and function fashions.
Previous individuals have praised this system’s impression on their careers. Kat Kennedy, a 2023 participant, remarked, “The Girls in Teaching Program has considerably boosted each my confidence and hands-on expertise as a coach. By way of specialised teaching training, management coaching, and personalised mentorship, I’ve been in a position to refine my expertise, acquire precious insights from different skilled Canadian ladies coaches, and construct a stronger perception in my talents as a coach.”
The 2025 program will start with an in-person session in late March at Earl Gray Golf Membership in Calgary, Alta., adopted by one other in November, the place individuals could have the chance to shadow nationwide workforce coaches and take part in hands-on technical growth periods.
For extra details about the Girls in Teaching program, please click on right here.
