OTTAWA – CanoeKayak Canada has recognized the contributions of Tamas Buday Sr and Rob Baert through its Coaching Excellence Awards.
Tamas Buday Sr. of Mississauga, ON is the winner of the CEO’s Award of Coaching Excellence. This award is in recognition of a coach going above and beyond to contribute to the advancement of CanoeKayak in addition to their regular coaching duties. Buday Sr. has dedicated 25 years of coaching service to the National Team. He continues to travel to paddling clubs across Canada to work with athletes and share his knowledge by mentoring coaches. He is an NCCP Coach Educator. After hours he can often be found fixing boats and paddles to ensure athletes have what they need to be successful.
Rob Baert of Senobe Aquatic Club in Dartmouth, NS is the winner of the Club Development Award. Baert has been instrumental in initiating and leading Senobe’s PaddleALL program which now has 17 paddlers. He has grown participation at the club and has introduced many new paddlers to the sport by setting up lean to paddle camps.
Coaches whose athletes were selected to a National Team this year or achieved a gold medal at National Championships received the Coach Recognition Award. A total of 44 coaches were awarded with 13 coaches winning the award for the first time.
Coach Recognition Award Winners
*New winner
*Darren Mossman Pickering Rouge
*Ken Muir Ridge
*Pat Lester Carleton Place
*Gabor Kulcsar Wascana
*Wade Farquharson Rideau
*Joel Hazzan Ottawa River
*Hunter George Burloak
*Robert Conrad Sack-a-Wa
*Tamas Buday Sr Mississauga
*Paul Manning-Hunter Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak
*Sam Wey Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak
*Jamie Cutts CKC Development Coach
*Spencer Pomeroy CKC Development Coach
Rob Baert Senobe
Tamas Buday Jr Pointe-Claire
Chris Chaisson Mic Mac
Marc Creamer Pointe-Claire
Blake Dalton CanoeKayak BC
Mari Ellery Balmy Beach
Edgar Garza Calgary
Luc Grenier Lac Beauport
Andrezej Gronomicz Saskatoon
Brian Hammer Pitt Meadows
Kyle Jeffery Mississauga
Mike Kerrivan Cheema
Jan Kruk Banook
Czom Latorovszki Banook
Fred Loyer Cascades
Piotr Majewski Ridge
Peter Martinek Balmy Beach
Stanislav Marek Kamloops
Ian Mortimer Rideau
Adam Oldershaw Burloak
Scott Oldershaw Burloak
Mathieu Pelletier Trois Rivieres
Johnathan Pike Maskwa
Samuel Raiche Lachine
Mike Robinson Rideau
Jerome Seremak Manitoba
Jon Allen Chilliwack Center of Excellence
Brendan Curson CanoeKayak Saskatchewan
Mike Holroyd Alberta Slalom CanoeKayak
Louis-Philipe Legare Valleyfield Centre d’Excellence
Michal Staniszewski CKC Head Coach
CanoeKayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. The organization’s vision is to be a Canadian sport for families, communities and champions. From supporting clubs to developing a competitive National Team, CanoeKayak Canada works to grow a sport which is a rich part of Canada’s heritage.
-30-
For more information, contact:
Ian Miller
Communications and Marketing Officer, CanoeKayak Canada
613.314.1352