July 20, 2022

2022-23 CCAA Female Apprentices

The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is proud to announce its participants for the 18th season of the Female Apprentice Coach Program (FACP).

The FACP, which is funded by Sport Canada, is designed to identify and support female graduating student-athletes who demonstrate the desire and skills for coaching by providing them opportunities to grow through the coaching experience in CCAA varsity sports.

Six new female apprentices will take part in the program during the 2022-23 season:

YEAR 1

APPRENTICE	MENTOR	INSTITUTION	SPORT
Ali Leskow	Barry Heidebrecht	Ambrose	Volleyball
Océane Barrette	Sylvain Noël	Bois-de-Boulogne	Volleyball
Orianna Hyndman	Austin Dyer	Lakeland	Volleyball
Abby O’Neill	Erminia Russo Thorpe	NAIT	Volleyball
Megan Brennan	Chantelle LaMotte	SAIT	Volleyball
Gabrielle Cloutier	Dave Laroche	Sainte-Foy	Basketball

FACP funding, for the second straight season, will be extended over a two-year period to assist with the retention and development of Apprentice coaches.

“Retaining young female coaches is key to further developing their skills and training to be employable by institutions in the future,” said Sandra Murray-MacDonell, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CCAA. “Extending funding over a greater timeframe has been extremely promising.”

Seven out of eight Year 2 apprentices who participated in the program last season will be on the coaching staff for their institution in 2022-23.

The following apprentices will be reunited with their mentors from the 2021-22 season for a second year:

YEAR 2

APPRENTICE	MENTOR	INSTITUTION	SPORT
Marie-Ève Dorion	André Gendron	André-Laurendeau	Volleyball
Morgan Monkman	Brent Hall	Camosun	Volleyball
Rhiannon Paterson	Bryan Fraser	College of the Rockies	Volleyball
Nisha Samra	Robby Toor	Douglas	Soccer
Cassidy Nicholson-Clarke	Tony Clarke	Durham	Volleyball
Sharly Roberge	Louis-Michel Bergeron	Édouard-Montpetit	Volleyball
Montana Woodhouse	Patrick Johnston	Fanshawe	Volleyball
Noémie Daigneault	Maxime Van de Putte	Garneau	Volleyball
Abbey MacLeod	Danielle Cyr	MSVU	Soccer
Molly Racicot	Sylvain Loiseau	Sherbrooke	Volleyball
Zoé Savoie	Evan Turenne	Saint-Boniface	Volleyball
Adora Rooyakkers	Beate Shannon	University of King’s College	Volleyball
Metchline Gabélus	François René	Vanier	Basketball
Kayla Gromme	Tony Bryce	Vancouver Island University	Basketball

The FACP will once again be augmented by ‘Leadership Development’, a program which is led by former CCAA student-athlete Danielle Cyr, Head Coach of the Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics Women’s Soccer team in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA). Cyr is also a Researcher and advocate of sport for social and leadership development.

“The Leadership development sessions are instrumental for increasing knowledge for female apprentice coaches to effectively lead and see themselves as head coaches,” said Murray-MacDonell. “Additionally, there’s the added value of establishing a strong supporting network of female apprentice coaches.”

The goal of the FACP is to increase access for young women to coach at a post-secondary competitive level, provide high level quality coaching mentorship, and support their professional development to facilitate their continued pursuit of coaching.