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Local coach Craig Taylor recognized by peers

September 11, 2008 Mercury news services

Triathlon coach Craig Taylor of Guelph has been named the Coaches Association of Ontario's coach of the month for September.

A former triathlete, Taylor started volunteering as a coach while still competing. His passion for coaching grew from there and he co-founded the triathlon club at the University of Toronto during his graduate studies in 1999.

From there he went on to volunteer with the Ontario Association of Triathletes and Triathlon Canada, which later led to an internship with the National Triathlon Centre in Victoria and an assignment as the head coach of the Canada's 2004 FISU triathlon world championships team.

Triathlon Canada established a full-time, two-year coaching internship at the National Triathlon Centre and, as part of the internship, Taylor pursued a diploma in high-performance coaching at the National Coaching Institute in addition to coaching full time and attending World Cups, world championships and national team training camps.

In May of 2007, Taylor was hired by the Ontario Association of Triathletes as the Provincial Development Coach, thanks to Quest for Gold funding.
The funding allowed them to establish a full-time training program at the University of Guelph.

Over the last few years, Taylor has also been involved with National Coaching Certificate Program as an administrator and facilitator/evaluator.

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