Showing posts with label AmParapan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AmParapan. Show all posts

Friday, March 27, 2015

Pan Am/Parapan Am One Year Kickoff

Join the party!                                 

One Year To Go – #WeArePanAm Nathan Phillips Square is the place to be July 11 and 12, with an exciting program of live music, star athlete appearances, entertainers and activities the whole family can enjoy – and all for free.

Nathan Phillip’s Square
Friday, July 11th, 12:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, July 12th, 2:00-8:00 pm

The Coaches Association of Ontario will proudly join other members of sports communities throughout the city of Toronto to begin the exciting one year countdown to the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.

Visit our booth to participate in any of the fun activities we have planned, including:

- Coach Patchi – Kids have the chance to meet the loveable Pan Am/Parapan Am mascot Patchi the Porcupine to coach him through a number of sports drills.
- Meet The Coach – Meet one of a number of high level coaches of Pan Am/Parapan Am athletes to find out their strategies, challenges and share their excitement for the coming Games.
- MY Coach – Submit a video selfie from anywhere at the kickoff to tell us all about a coach who has impacted you or your kids in their journey through sports. Submit to us and we could feature your clip on our website and social media. Find out more here.
- Let’s Get Coaching – Learn more about our new campaign to offer free training and certification for anyone interested in becoming a community level coach. Our goal is to train 2,015 coaches in 2015 so come see us to find out how you can participate!

To find out more about the event, visit the Pan Am/Parapan Am site here.


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Pan Am/Parapan Am One Year Countdown

The Countdown is officially ON! 

 This weekend marked the one year countdown to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games and we celebrated with the city at Nathan Phillips Square with Meet the Coach, Coach PACHI, and more! If you couldn’t join us, here’s what you missed!

Premier Kathleen Wynne introducing the official countdown to the 2015 Games.

The countdown clock before…

… and after! Countdown is ON!

Kids coaching PACHI, the Pan Am/Parapan Am mascot, through some basketball drills.

Pan Am Gold Medalist Mary Spencer in the ring with an opponent!

Baseball Coach Sean O’Brien answers some questions about preparing for the Games.

Enter our MY Coach contest by submitting a short video about an amazing Coach in your life here
Learn more about our FREE NCCP courses in 2015 through Let’s Get Coaching here
Find out more about Ontario Coaches Week here
Nominate your Coach for the Coaching Excellence Awards here


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