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Seaway Valley Rapids Coaching Profile:

Brad Robertson

By Casey Leger a serious injury forced him to stop
when he was fifteen. “I got involved
“My coaching philosophy is in coaching because I enjoy working
simple,” says Brad Robertson, head with youth, and it’s a great way to
coach of the Major Pee Wee AA give back to the community. It’s very
Rapids. “Be a positive role model rewarding in many ways. Creating
and create an environment where relationships with my players is
all your players want to participate, important to me and something that
whether its practice, a game, or off- I’m very proud of,” he says.
ice training.” Serving on the SVMHA Executive

Major pee wee, where the skaters as the Coach Coordinator, Coach
are generally twelve years old and Robertson was involved in social
in grade seven, is a great level to be services for 25 years and now works at
coaching, according to Robertson. Cornwall Toyota as a Lot Attendant.
“There starts to be more of an “This job provides me with the
emphasis towards game play and necessary time off to participate in
tactics while still working constantly coaching at this high a level. Many
on improving technical skills,” he hours are involved in coaching a
says. One of the main challenges, he team,” he says. “I also have a son
finds, is to create a fun environment on the Major Atom Seaway team, so
that pushes players to perform on and juggling my schedule to make sure I
off the ice, get to as many of his games as I can
is be tricky.”
Coach Robertson, who holds
the High-Performance Coaching “Hockey is important to the
Certification, has over twenty years’ community as it’s the ultimate Photo Submitted
experience behind the bench. He team sport,” says Coach Robertson. families together and creates lasting of life’s lessons are learned through
played hockey competitively until “The arena brings both players and memories and friendships. Many participating in this great sport.”
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Ethan Gadbois WINTER TIRES

Age: 15
Grade: 10 NOT JUST FOR SNOW!
School: St. Joes’
Hometown: Long Sault

“I love the fun bus rides
with my teammates and

celebrating our victories,”
says Etan Gadbois of his

favourite sports memory.

A grade ten student at
Saint Joseph’s Catholic

Secondary School, Ethan appreciates the social as well

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