Coach Marcy Walker

   Email:

      figure.marcy@hotmail.com

   Phone Number:

     519-238-2996 or 226-973-6279

   Coaching Since:

     1968

   NCCP Certification Level:

     Level 3 singles, pair, dance

Training / Education

• Marcy has been trained by some very excellent coaches all throughout her career.
• She has done many seminars to improve her knowledge of the sport of figure skating.

Coaching Objectives

• Marcy's coaching objectives are to make sure skaters are enjoying skating and learning the proper skills of the sport.
• She also likes to teach her students how to use their ice time for practise.
• She feels it is important to keep parents informed on what is happening.

Specialties

• Marcy enjoys teaching young skaters, teens and adults.
• She teaches skills, freeskate, dance, and interpretive from CanSkate, and STARSkate up to Gold level.
• She very much enjoys to see a skater progress from the bottom level to the Gold level.
• She loves to see skaters working on their own program with music and competing or testing it.

Skating Background

• Marcy has skated since she was 5 years old through to 18.
• Marcy started teaching at age 18 in the Maritimes, and then back in Ontario in Kitchener, London, Zurich, Forest, Mooretown and Parkhill.

Skaters and Personal Accomplishments

• Pair skaters at Novice Level at Divisionals finished 3rd.
• Skaters in Canadian Championships in Novice and Junior ladies.
• Many of Marcy's skaters have passed Gold Skills, Gold Dances and Gold Free Skate and Interpretives.