OUR COACHES

CASSIE JOYCE

CM_Joyce@yahoo.com or Phone: 763-493-8352

 

· State and Regional Competitor

· United States Freestyle Gold Medalist

· Canadian Freestyle Gold Medalist

 

Cassie is a member of the Professional Skaters Association, US Figure Skating Association, US Hockey, has been coaching competitive skating for 23 years.
Cassie is the Director of the City of Brooklyn Park and the City of Champlin US Figure Skating School, Junior Club, Hockey Learn To Skate, Preschool, Summer Training Camp, and Power Edges Hockey Clinics. In addition, she also Directs the Brooklyn Park Annual Ice Show.

PATTI ITZIN

Patti@itzin.com
Patti has been coaching private lesson students since 2000 and is a Brooklyn Park FSC Home Club Professional. She is a PSA Certified Moves in the Field and Registered Freestyle Instructor and is also a member of US Figure Skating. Along with teaching private and group lessons, Patti is also an instructor for the Maple Grove Summer Skating Camp. She has passed the USFS Senior Moves in the Field, Intermediate Freestyle, and Bronze Dance tests. See Patti's Web site for more information at www.itzin.com/Patti/patti.html.

NANCY REITAN

fancysk8r@yahoo.com
Nancy is a Senior MIF and Certified Freeskate Instructor with the PSA. After passing her US and Canadian Gold Freeskate tests, 7th Figure test, and ISI Freeksate 7 Nancy began coaching. In addition to coaching competitive figure skaters since 1992, Nancy has also been an instructor for both ISI and Basic Skills classes, teaching power/edge classes, and coaching hockey skaters. Nancy is currently an Assistant Director and Choreographer for the annual Brooklyn Park ice show as well as the Assistant Director and Instructor for the Brooklyn Park and Champlin Skating Schools.

MANDY PIRICH

MAAPirich@gmail.com
Mandy is a Home Club Professional for the Brooklyn Park Figure Skating Club and is the Skating Director for the City of Maple Grove. She began teaching US Figure Skating “Skate with U.S.” group lessons in January of 1999 and has been coaching private lesson students since 2000 in the disciplines of Free Skating, Moves in the Field, choreography, power skating and off-ice conditioning. Mandy enjoys choreographing for the Annual Brooklyn Park Figure Skating Club and the City of Maple Grove ice shows and is a Summer Training Camp Instructor for the Maple Grove program. She is a member of US Figure Skating, a member of the Professional Skaters Association (PSA), a Certified PSA Moves in the Field Instructor and a Registered PSA Free Skating Instructor. Mandy holds a B. A. degree in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota.

HengOlson@comcast.net
Karen is a Sectional and Junior National Coach. She is PSA Master Rated in Moves in the Field and Freestyle and holds a Level 3 Ranking. Karen has coached numerous skaters who have achieved the United States Figure Skating Gold Moves in the Field and Gold Freestyle Test. She has also worked with several State and Regional Medalists. Karen has a B.S. Degree from the University of Delaware in Physical Education with a Concentration in Figure Skating Science and a Minor in Psychology. Karen has been coaching since 1993.

KAREN HENG OLSON

ande8936@umn.edu
Lisa has been coaching USFS group lessons since 2004, and private lessons since 2005. She is a member of the PSA. She passed the USFS Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Freestyle tests, competing through the Senior level.

LISA ANDERSON

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EMILY TENQUIST

THREE RIVERS
Figure Skating Club