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Scott McMaster Chosen as Zone 5 Coach of the Year

By Molly Kett who also played hockey for me, and does always nice to be recognized by your peers
this year, at the Major Midget level. We had and to win an award like this one.
cott McMaster has been coaching a great season with a special group of kids.” “I am really happy for our organization
Svarious sports for over 20 years and was Their season started off with an original that the award ended up in Cornwall this
just selected as Zone 5 Coach of the Year! ranking of C and finished the season playing year. We have many amazing coaches
After all of his hard work and dedication, A, which was a tremendous accomplishment at every level. I coach my youngest son
this is an honour well-earned. for the team and the association. Campbell and my other two boys have

McMaster has been heavily involved “There are over 100 associations in fantastic coaches, Yvon Besner in peewee,
in sports for most of his life. He was an Ontario with lacrosse and Cornwall is one and Mike Fawthrop and Bill Roundpoint in
avid tennis player growing up, and began of the smaller ones. We finished the regular midget. Our organization is in great shape,”
working for the City of Cornwall as a tennis season 13th in Ontario out of 87 teams. says McMaster. “Winning an award like
instructor for the Parks and Recreation This qualified us for the A provincials, the this is an attribute to the entire bench staff.
department every summer. It was then that highest level tournament in Ontario where We had a tremendous group with us this
his love for coaching began. the top 16 teams compete. We were the year, and we did it together.”

“I really liked working with kids, so lowest seed in our pool of 4 teams going McMaster says that his coaching success
I decided to get a degree in concurrent Photo Submitted into the tournament and had to face the is due to the people he surrounds himself
education where I graduated from Teacher’s 12th, 5th, and 4th seeds. We started out the with each time he commits to coaching a
College at Lakehead University in 1995. Now, McMaster has 3 sons of his own tournament with a great game, surprising team.
I began coaching at school. As I was – 14-year-old Ewan, 12-year-old Ross and 12th seed Milton 6-0. Six hours later we
young and without a family, I spent a huge nine-year-old Campbell. He has coached played the 4th ranked team in Ontario the “I want people who buy into what I am
amount of time coaching various sports his sons in hockey and lacrosse, their two Guelph Regals to a 1-1 tie. This was by far doing and have similar philosophies on
at the elementary and high school level,” favourite sports. our best game of the year. It was like a huge the game,” says McMaster. “You also
says McMaster. “My lacrosse coaching “Currently, in hockey I am helping with win for us. We came out flat in the third need committed players and parents who
experience began at General Vanier, where my son Campbell’s Atom B house team in game and were out-skilled losing 9-2 to the are willing to give up their time to go to
I was the coach of the boys’ modified field Cornwall on the bench and I also coach my Peterborough Lakers,” says McMaster. “I practices, games and tournaments. My
team for 4 years. I had the opportunity son Ewan’s Major Midget B Rep team in was very proud of our team in this game as coaching philosophy is pretty simple.
of coaching Jacob Ruest for two of these Cornwall. Both groups are fun, and come we went into the locker room down 8-0 at My teams need to have fun, work hard at
years, who now plays pro in the NLL for the with separate challenges,” says McMaster. the end of the second period. Our goal was practice, come to the games prepared, be
Colorado Mammoth.” “In lacrosse last summer, I coached the to win the third, which we did. We ended up respectful to the game and your opponents,
tied for 2nd in our pool but failed to move and play all your players fairly. We are here
Aside from playing tennis, McMaster Novice Celtics with Bonnie and Jack Ruest, on due to goals for and against.” to develop everyone on the team, not just
also grew up playing soccer in the summer Melvin Pyke, and Mick Miller, who plays focus on a few. Success is measured at the
and hockey in the winter. He also enjoyed Junior B for the Akwesasne Medicine Men. In terms of being recognized for as Zone end of a season, not at the beginning.”
basketball and volleyball, too. Mick was a former student of mine at CCVS 5 Coach of the Year, McMaster says that it’s