Lucan Ilderton Athletics are proud to support National Coaches Week
September 16-22, 2024, marks the 10th Anniversary of National Coaches Week and we’re asking everyone across Canada for your help celebrating! Whether you’re from a National Sport Organization, Provincial / Territorial Aboriginal Sport Body, University, club, or if you’re a coach, parent, or athlete, we want your help saying #ThanksCoach to coaches from coast to coast to coast.
National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. It’s an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach.
>>Coaches matter!
- Coaches make valuable contributions to the quality of life in communities across Canada.
- Coaching contributes significantly to volunteerism in Canada.
- Coaches develop young athletes’ passion for sport that can carry them on to greater heights
>>Coaching the numbers:
- More than 2 million people in Canada have received training in the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).
- One in seven Canadians will coach at some point in their lifetime.
Join us this week as we say #ThanksCoach and acknowledge LIMBAs own Coach Jeff Francis.
CAO is proud to partner with Human Kinetics Canada to say #ThanksCoach and congratulations to Lucan Ilderton Athletics coach and Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Jeff Francis! 
A former Major League Baseball player, Jeff has spent the past four years transforming the 15U Athletics softball team into one of the top competitive teams in the province. His strategic brilliance and unwavering dedication have propelled the team from a below .500 record to clinching the Ontario Select Silver!
“Jeff’s dedication, strategic mind, and unwavering support gave the kids a taste of success and a deeper love for the game.” - Parent
