December 22, 2017 (Canmore, Alta.) – The Alberta World Cup Society set aside a portion of the Ski Tour Canada 2016 Legacy Funds to help develop Alberta Coaches. These coaches will then be better suited to prepare Alberta athlete for success at the Canada Winter Games in February of 2019.

Congratulations to the following Alberta coaches who applied for and received grant funding after having taken part in NCCP coaching courses from the Learn to Train level and on up to the Learn to Compete Level.

– Alanna Butler-Red Deer Nordic
– Jeff Pimm- Red Deer Nordic
– Jonas Marchinko- Red Deer Nordic
– Lisa Tough- Red Deer Nordic
– Sophie Gobeil- Foothills Nordic
– Eric Berlie- Foothills Nordic

Further grant funds will be available to Alberta coaches in 2018 and the AWCS will announce the application procedure in the Spring. Interested coaches are encouraged to contact the AWCS for more information. <mailto:info@albertaworldcup.com>info@albertaworldcup.com