All Orillia Figure Skating Club coaches are contracted by the club and are certified through the Coaching Association of Canada’s National Coaching Certificate Program (NCCP).
All Starskaters are required to arrange for private lessons from one of the Orillia FSC club coaches.
Lessons are given in 15 minutes sessions and are charged directly to the parent. Private lessons are not required on CanSkate sessions.
To contact one of our coaches, please email info@orilliafigureskatingclub.com
Club Coaches:
Tracey Zwiers
Head Coach & PreCan/CanSkate Coordinator$14.00 per 15 minute lesson
Tracey has been coaching for 36 years. She is National (Level 3) Certified, Special Olympics World Level coach. She coaches at all levels from PreCan to Gold StarSkate, both at the recreational, competitive, Special Olympic and Adult levels. She has her Gold Assessment level in Figures, Skills, Freeskate and Dance.
In 2022 Tracey was awarded the Skate Canada Club Coach of the Year Award.
Over her coaching career Tracey has been awarded several achievements including:
* 2017 Coaching Award of Excellence from the Coaching Association of Canada
* 2011 & 2012 Skate Canada Club Coach and Recreation Coach of Excellence
* 2012 Selected for CanSkate Resource Team for Skate Canada
* 2009 Top 20 Best of the Best CanSkate Coaches in Canada
* 2005 COS Volunteer Coach
* 2000 COS Club Coach
Skyanne Tillotson
Co-Head Coach, StarSkate Coordinator, Enhancement Team Coach & Development Team Coordinator$12.00 per 15 minute lesson
Skyanne has been coaching for 9 years. She is Regionally Certified as well as CanPower Certified. Skyanne coaches all levels from PreCan to Gold Starskate, as well as Adult skaters.
Skyanne started skating at the age of 5 with the Orillia Figure Skating Club and skated until she was 18. She has her Gold Assessment level in Skills, Interpretive (Artistic), Freeskate and Dance. She has skated Synchro with the Barrie Royal Blades.
Susan Scott
CanSkate & StarSkate Coach, Enhancement Team Coach, Solo Simulation & Little Stars Coordinator$14.00 per 15 minute lesson
During Susan's skating career Susan competed at the National level for 7 years and was a National team member. She placed 2nd at the National Figure Skating Championships and 8th at the Junior World Figure Skating Championships.
Rebekah Dieleman
CanSkate & StarSkate Coach$13.00 per 15 minute lesson
Rebekah has been coaching for 11 years. She is Regionally Certified and coaches at all levels from PreCan to Gold Starskate. She has her Gold Assessment level in Skills, Interpretive, Couples Interpretive, Freeskate and Dance.
Specialty Coaches:
James Callan
Dance Coach$15.00 per 15 minute lesson
James has been coaching for over 30 years. He is NCCP Level 2 Certified and coaches in the Orillia FSC and Mariposa School of Skating
James is a six time national ice dance competitor and has coaches multiple ice dance teams at the National level and International Levels.
Markus Leminen
Freeskate Coach$14.00 per 15 minute lesson
Coaches are not permitted to solicit parents or skaters according to Skate Canada rules. Parents and coaches enter into a private agreement which may be ended at the discretion of the coach or parent. It is recommended to choose a coach for the season and then re-evaluate your skaters needs at the end of the year. Skaters may have more than one coach to work on the different disciplines in skating.
Parents/Guardians, in conjunction with the coach, decide what their goals are for the skater and how many lessons they wish to have per week. Group lessons can be requested with one or more skaters to reduce costs. Parents and coaches should communicate regularly about how the skater is progressing and which assessments they will be ready to try and when. It is the skater's (and/or parents/guardians) responsibility to inform their coach of an absence from a lesson or you may be charged for a missed lesson.