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Meet our Coaches!

All of the coaches at ESPSC are certified through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and trained by Skate Canada. This ensures every coach is equipped with the skills and knowledge to provide top-notch training and support to skaters of all levels and ages. Get in touch with one of our coaches by emailing: skating@espsc.ca


Head Coach Tanya

 

Program Coordinator 

CanSkate, CanPower, & STARSkate Coach

Coaching Rate: $8.75/15 minutes 
Dance partnering is available upon request
Email address: tanyapilat@yahoo.com 
 

Coaching Qualifications: 

  • National (NCCP) Level 3 Trained
  • 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 Gold FreeSkate, Gold Dance, Gold Figure, Gold Skating Skills, and Gold Interpretive
  • Sport Manitoba's Female Coach of the Year Award - 2010
  • Vince Leah Memorial Award - Grassroots Category - 2011
  • Nominee Coaching MB Excellence Vince Leah Memorial Award - 2012
  • Sport Manitoba Dr. Jack Hunt Memorial Award Learn to Train - 2019
  • Sport Manitoba Female Coach of the Year - 2019

Coach Kaylee

CanSkate & STARSkate Coach

Coaching Rate: $6.75/15 minutes
Email address: kaylee.pilat@yahoo.ca
 

Coaching Qualifications: 

  • Provincial Coach In-Training
  • Regional Coach Certified
  • Club Coach Certified
  • Has been coaching since 2016
  • 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 

Awards and Accomplishments: 

  • Has passed Senior Silver FreeSkate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance, and Gold Interpretive 
  • West St. Paul Recreation Youth Volunteer of the Year - 2012
  • Sport Manitoba Youth Volunteer of the Year - 2013

Coach Rochelle

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

Awards and Accomplishments: 

  • Has passed Gold Skills and Gold Interpretive 

 


Coach Jade

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
  • 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 Gold FreeSkate, Gold Skills, Gold Dance, and Gold Interpretive 
  • Recipient of the Follow Your Dreams Grassroots Bursary
  • Order of Sport Excellence Award of Merit 2019 & 2020
  • 6th Juvenile Women's Manitoba Winter Games - 2018
  • 4th Pre-Novice Pairs Canada Winter Games - 2019

Coach Emmet

CanSkate Coach

Email address: emmet.dewar@gmail.com
 

Coaching Qualifications: 

  • Regional Coach In-Training
  • Club Coach Certified
  • Has been coaching since 2021
  • 8 years of Program Assisting experience
  • 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
  • 3rd Juvenile Men's Manitoba Winter Games - 2018
  • 4th Pre-Novice Pairs Canada Winter Games - 2019

Coach Sara

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 

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