Congratulations to all the following athletes who medalled at the 2015 Canadian Track & Field Championships in Edmonton, or qualified for the Pan Ams/Para Pan Ams! These athletes train at or are affiliated with Athletics Canada’s Western Hub, which is located at CSI Pacific. Athlete Event / Result Lucas Bruchet 5000m – Bronze 1500m –…
John Willcox, 16, qualified for Canada’s junior national track cycling team in April when he circled the Burnaby velodrome (with a much steeper bank than the West Shore Velodrome) for a total distance of three kilometres in three minutes and 30.92 seconds. “Willcox is an athlete first and foremost, he’s quite talented at picking up…
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Talent Development Coach Ryan Mallette will assume the lead role of HPC – Victoria as Interim Head Coach immediately. Mallette has been coaching the top centre athletes since late January due to the late Randy Bennett’s battle with cancer. In the meantime Swimming Canada will also be undertaking a process of…
VICTORIA, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is deeply saddened by the loss of Randy Bennett, Head Coach of the High Performance Centre – Victoria and Director of Island Swimming. A member of the CSI Pacific family since 2008, Randy was one of the most well-respected and decorated coaches in British Columbia. His…
The University of British Columbia will be offering an exciting new graduate certificate for high performance coaches and technical sport leaders in August 2015. The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) has partnered with UBC to create the program, which has been endorsed by the Coaching Association of Canada. The UBC Graduate Certificate in High…
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Minister of National Revenue, on behalf of the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), today reiterated the Government of Canada’s continued support for the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network. The Government of Canada is investing close to $16 million per year in the national network of seven…
Victoria, BC – Registration is now open for the International Coaching School (ICS), taking place from May 23-30 in Victoria, BC. Hosted by the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, the annual conference provides coaches with two different opportunities to become world-class leaders. The two streams of the…
From February 13 – March 1, 2015, Prince George and Northern British Columbia hosted the Canada Winter Games. The Games featured over 2,400 athletes, 1,000 coaches and officials, up to 4,500 volunteers, hundreds of media and thousands of visitors. And through it all, a number of CSI Pacific-registered coaches enjoyed overwhelming success. Congratulations to all…
COC, CPC and the CSIN unveil a new $3 million high performance sport and funding partnership, and rebrand as the “Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network” VANCOUVER – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the Canadian Sport Institute Network (CSIN) today announced a substantial partnership and high performance sport funding…
VANCOUVER – An exciting new partnership was announced today between the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (the Institute) and the University of British Columbia (UBC). The agreement facilitates the opportunity for BC-based athletes to succeed in their quest for Olympic/Paralympic medals and for UBC Varsity athletes to succeed in their quest for CIS Championship titles. Through…