Meet our Coaches!
All of the coaches at ESPSC are NCCP-certified and trained through Skate Canada.
Tanya Pilat
Program Coordinator
CanSkate, CanPower, & STARSkate Coach
Coaching Rate: $8.75/15 minutesDance partnering is available upon request
Email address: tanyapilat@yahoo.com
Coaching Qualifications:
- NCCP Level 3 In Training
- Provincial Coach Certified
- Regional Coach Certified
- Club Coach Certified
- CanPower Certified (worked with AA hockey)
- Has been coaching since 1990
- First Aid Level-C Certified
- Respect in Sport
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Skate Canada Code of Ethics
Awards and Accomplishments:
- U of M Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Psychology
- Has passed her Gold FreeSkate, Gold Dance, Gold Figure, Gold Skating Skills, and Gold Interpretive
- Recipient of Sport Manitoba's 2010 Female Coach of the Year Award
- Recipient of the 2011 Vince Leah Memorial Award - Grassroots Category
- Nominee 2012 Coaching MB Excellence Vince Leah Memorial Award
- Recipient 2019 Sport Manitoba Dr. Jack Hunt Memorial Award Learn to Train
- Recipient 2019 Sport Manitoba Female Coach of the Year
Kaylee Pilat
CanSkate & STARSkate Coach
Coaching Rate: $6.75/15 minutes
Email address: kaylee.pilat@yahoo.ca
Coaching Qualifications:
- Regional Coach Certified
- Club Coach Certified
- Has been coaching since 2016, with 7 years of Program Assistant experience
- First-Aid & CPR Level-C and BLS Certified
- Respect in Sport
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Skate Canada Code of Ethics course
Awards and Accomplishments:
- Has passed her Senior Silver FreeSkate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance and Gold Interpretive
- Recipient of the 2012 West St. Paul Recreation Youth Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient of the 2013 Sport Manitoba Youth Volunteer of the Year
Rochelle Steinmetz
CanSkate & STARSkate Coach
Email Address: steinmetz.rochelle@gmail.com
Coaching Qualifications:
- Regional Coach in-training
- Club Coach Certified
- 3 years of coaching experience
- First Aid CPR-level C Certified
- Respect in Sport
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Skate Canada Code of Ethics course
Awards and Accomplishments:
- Gold Skills and Gold Interpretive
- Currently studying in the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg
Emmet Dewar
CanSkate Coach
Email address: emmet.dewar@gmail.com
Coaching Qualifications:
- Regional Coach in-training
- Club Coach Certified
- Coaching since 2021
- 8 years of program assisting
- First Aid & CPR Level-C Certified
- Respect in Sport
- Making Ethical Decisions
Awards and Accomplishments:
- Has passed Gold FreeSkate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance, and Gold Interpretive
- ESPSC CanSkater of the Year - 2012
- Manitoba’s STARSkate Athlete Award - 2018
- 16th Novice Men’s Nationals - 2022
Jade Pilat
CanSkate & STARSkate Coach
Coaching Rate: $6.00/15 minutes
Email address: jaderushman3@gmail.com
Coaching Qualifications:
- Regional Coach Certified
- Club Coach Certified
- Has been coaching since 2020, with 8 years of Program Assistant experience.
- First-Aid & CPR Level-C Certified
- Respect in Sport
- Making Ethical Decisions
- Skate Canada Code of Ethics
Awards and Accomplishments:
- Has passed her Gold FreeSkate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance, and Gold Interpretive
- Recipient of the Follow Your Dreams Grassroots Bursary
Sara Braga
STARSkate Coach
Email address: sarijam5@hotmail.com
Coaching Qualifications:
- Regional Coach Certified
- Club Coach Certified
- First-Aid & CPR Level-C Certified
- Respect in Sport
- Making Ethical Decisions
