Coaches

Level 4 certified coach
Participating in the 2010-2013 Coaching Association of Canada Women in Coaching Apprenticeship Program
3 time head coach of the National Wheelchair Champions (2007, 2008, 2009)
4 time head coach of BC Junior Champions (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004)
4 time BC Provincial Gold Medalist, Canadian Gold Medalist & World Silver Medallist
Olympic Bronze Medalist

Level 3 certified coach
Coach of Junior Men’s Canadian & World Champions (1994)
6 Scott Tournament of Hearts appearances as coach of Team Alberta and Team Canada; 2 silver, 1 gold (1995 – 2003)
Coach of Women’s Canadian Champions & World Bronze medalist (1998)
Alberta Provincial Course Conductor (1991 – 2006)

Karen Watson, Lower Mainland

Level 3 certified coach
Coached teams to Provincials and Nationals since 2001
Learning Facilitator – training curling coaches across BC since 2005
CurlBC Coach Development Manager for Curl BC– train new Learning Facilitators who train Coaches since 2006

Doris Torrance, Lower Mainland

Coach of 2012 Swiss Women’s team
Coach of Swiss men’s team at national & international level
Coach of 2010 BC Jr. Men’s Champions
Level 2 certified coach, working on Level 3
Worked with the Korean Women’s National Team in 2006 to help prepare them for the Korean National Championships
Regional Coach since 2006
Chinese Men’s & Women’s National Team Coach – 2004-2005 (7th at Worlds)
Japanese Women’s National Team Coach - 2002-2003 (7th at Worlds, Gold Medalist at 2002 PACC’s, Gold Medalist at 2003 Asia Winter Games)
Former Curling Club Manager
Curl BC Member Services Coordinator – 2004-2006
Level 2 Official

Len Stewart, Vancouver Island

Level 2 certified coach, working on level 3
Has been coaching for the past 8 years with juvenile, junior, men’s and senior teams at the provincial level
Assisted the Korean National Junior Men’s team in preparation for the 2006 Jr. Worlds
Also a Level 3 official