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presents BEHIND

THE BENCH

An Interview with Yvon Besner

Besner calls his coaching philosophies
By Molly Kett and approach “old school”. “Work hard
and you will be rewarded. I always ask
von Besner grew up playing minor my players to challenge themselves to be
Ysports in Cornwall, from hockey better,” says Besner.
and lacrosse, to soccer and more. Now Besner’s current lacrosse season is
Besner spends much of his time coaching
going well. The team is coming out of
local athletes. He has become even more their first tournament win of the season

involved with coaching sports since in Nepean and will be heading off to
the late nineties, and since having three Provincials in early August. Besner is
children of his own; Caitlin, Madison and
hoping the team brings home the gold.
Brayden who he has been coaching for the Last winter’s hockey season was a
“better part of 18 years.” success; the team going undefeated in
After post-secondary school, Besner
spent a few years helping coach some their regular season, but losing in the
Upper Canada District finals, in the fifth

minor sport programs and thoroughly game in a 3 out of 5 series.
enjoyed the experience. “I started off Besner says in terms of favourite
coaching Girls’ Hockey and Girls’ Softball
in Cornwall and would spend a few years coaching memories, he has too many to
as an executive member of Kinsmen Girls’ count. However, “one thing that stands
Softball and Cornwall Girls’ Hockey out was coaching my oldest daughter’s
Association. I would only stay on with the Bantam rep team and winning 6 of 7
softball for a few seasons as my summers Submitted Photo tournaments we attended. Made for some
began to be very hectic after I took on the very long weekends,” says Besner.

role of president of the Cornwall Girls’ as well as the other players and parents he Lacrosse, having just finished up coaching Besner’s experience in sports has

Flag Football Association,” says Besner. has met along the way. “I also have a very an AAA spring hockey team with Own influenced his continuous involvement
He has coached girls’ softball, girls’ flag supportive and understanding wife Chantal the Ice Colts, and spending last winter with coaching. “I owe a lot of my successes

football, boys’ and girls’ hockey, boys’ and that understands the time and commitment coaching CharLan Rebels Atom Rep as in life to what I learned playing sport and
girls’ soccer, and boys’ lacrosse over his it takes to coach,” says Besner. well as being an assistant coach with hope I can pass some of this on to these
time coaching. Besner says he has really Currently Besner is in the midst of Cornwall Girls’ Hockey Peewee B rep young athletes. Sports have always been
enjoyed the time spent with his children coaching Cornwall Celtics Novice Rep team. a passion of mine,” says Besner.
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