Coaches

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Jamie Kallio – DRYLAND, ROLLERSKI, AND SKI COACH

Jamie grew up in the Northern Ontario city of Timmins where he developed an appreciation for outdoor winter sports at an early age. Skiing, skating, snowshoeing during the winter and biking, running and eventually roller skiing began at an early age and were routine by age 14. Racing at the provincial and national level for the Porcupine Ski Runner club in Timmins became a year-round commitment for seven years. After that, the sport of Biathlon with the National Training Squad became the focus for 3 years in the mid-1980s. This led to a berth on the 1987 World Championship Team and eventually a spot on the Canadian team for the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Since then Jamie has been giving lessons in skiing and coaching from the club to the international level in biathlon and cross-country skiing. He also has an NCCP Level 3 Certification in both Cross-country skiing and Biathlon. Currently, racing is less of a priority; with the goal now of getting a permanent bib at the CSM.

 

Dan Mallett – DRYLAND, ROLLERSKI, AND SKI COACH

Dan is a Chelsea resident, who has been involved in cross-country skiing for over 30 years as an athlete, coach and sports administrator. In the 70s he grew up in the Muskoka Lakes region of Ontario and competed for the Southern Ontario Team, where he was a member of the relay team which won gold at the nationals. In the 80s he raced internationally in Cross Country Skiing and represented Canada in Biathlon at 3 world championships and several world cups. Since then he has coached 100s of athletes in the national capital region where some have attained Olympic and Paralympic results. In addition, he has either lead or participated on teams as a coach at national championships, the Canada Winter Games and World Cups. As a volunteer sports administrator, he has contributed in several roles in club, provincial and national sports organizations. Employed as a project manager and engineer he has combined his skills with his passion to work at both the Vancouver Winter and London Summer Olympic games.

Currently Dan can be found skiing in Gatineau Park and providing instruction to all levels of skiers.

 

Françoise CHATENOUD – DRYLAND, ROLLERSKI AND SKI COACH

Françoise grew up in the French Alps. In her active childhood and youth, she enjoyed running freely around the countryside as well as downhill skiing, both of which naturally evolved into a passion for mountaineering and later for XC skiing. Françoise was a volunteer XC ski patroller in Gatineau Park for several years. She also certified as a group fitness instructor; she is currently a CANSI level III XC ski instructor. She loves the outdoors, self-propelled sports and the beauty of well-executed technique.

 

 

PETER LLOYD – DRYLAND, ROLLERSKI AND SKI COACH

Peter has been cross country ski racing for over 30 years. He has a BSc degree in Bio-Physical Education (Kinesiology) from Concordia University, has completed his Level 3 NCCP and is working on his Level 4 coaching certification. Peter coached with XCCM since 2011 and has previously with Nakkertok where he helped lead the Nakkertok juniors to a Team victory at the National Championships. Many of the athletes that Peter has worked with are now racing on the Junior National team or with National Training Centres. In 2005, he coached the Outaouais Divisional team at the Jeux Du Quebec.  He enjoys seeing the athletes having fun, and continuing to improve in all aspects of their performance. Peter has also competed and coached Triathlon racing and holds a Level 1 Technical certification in that sport. In addition to coaching, Peter is also a member of the Board of Directors of Cross Country Canada.

 

ETIENNE GRALL – DRYLAND, ROLLERSKI AND SKI COACH

Etienne grew up in France where he was introduced early on to the outdoors and the mountains with his family. He came to cross-country skiing in his late 20s, while living near the Alps, as a parallel activity to climbing, mountaineering and alpine ski touring. In Ottawa since 1999, his passion for – and involvement in – XC skiing got a boost when he and his wife Carolyn joined the Nakkertok ski club. Etienne followed their children up the coaching ranks, first as a Jackrabbit leader, later with the racing program. For the last several years he was a coach with Nakkertok’s Junior program and supported the team’s successes as coach and wax tech at several National Championships and many Ontario cups. He is a certified coach at the Train to Train level and is thrilled to see many of the athletes he coached remain active and engaged, and some of them excel on the national scene and beyond. Still missing the mountains, he sees winter in Ottawa as his “horizontal mountaineering”, which has earned him the nickname of “winter optimist” from some co-workers. Etienne is an International Relations graduate, speaks four languages and when he is not out in Gatineau Park works in International Development Finance.

 

LIAM WALKE – DRYLAND AND SKI COACH

Liam started skiing roughly around the time he started walking. With a brief stint of racing in university, he became interested in teaching and coaching skiing and has been doing so for the last 10 years or so. On top of private technique classes and coaching, he has been involved in ski outreach with Nakkertok’s Ski Fast program, and in some Inuit communities in Northern Quebec. Liam has both CANSI and NCCP level 1 certification. When there’s snow, he’s skiing! When there isn’t, you’ll find him in the bush or the mountains, running or biking or climbing… basically doing whatever he can to stay outside. See you on the trails!

 

PETER HAMILTON – SUBSTITUTE SKI COACH

Peter is a lifelong skier and is the Madshus and Vauhti representative for Eastern Canada. He supports the club in many ways, including clinics, coaching and the Fundrace.

 

 

 

 

 

Lori meyers – yoga COACH

Lori is passionate about teaching which has been evident since her days as a swim instructor and coach. Lori has taught a wide variety of group fitness programs, including Spinning and Alpine Skiing. Pilates and Yoga are her focus now and have been for the last 15 years. She both actively practices and teaches in both disciplines. To learn more about Lori and the classes she offers, visit her website at bodyvida.ca.

 
 
 

 

Tom kemp – SKI COACH

Tom enjoys mentoring and growing wherever there’s an interest, from Nordic skiing, glide wax testing, to drumming, vocal music, tutoring high school math, triathlon, teaching, cycling, running, swimming, indoor climbing, gardening, and not quite so much for home renovations! A retired special education teacher, Tom had skied recreationally for years then joined the ranks of the Nakkertok coaches in support of his daughters to go skiing with their friends and have fun!  Certified as train to train dryland and on-snow, plus CANSI 1, Tom is always looking to improve his technique and can be found busy practising, participating, learning, jogging, or snacking. See you out there!