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Kyla Inaba
Predator Ridge’s Kyla Inaba is one of nine female golf pros from across the country who will be part of a new program that will promote their professional development.
Inaba this week was named as one of the participants in Golf Canada and the PGA of Canada’s inaugural Women in Coaching program. Each participant will receive in-depth career development support that is focused on sports science and coaching education, hands-on training experiences with coaches and top players, project work and individualized learning plans.
Each recipient will also receive a $2,500 bursary to help offset the costs for the hands-on training part of the program.
“The Women in Coaching program presents an opportunity for some of Canada’s most-accomplished female leaders to further their career developments together,” Team Canada junior squads coach Jennifer Greggain said in a press release. “The strong collection of coaches will drive the initiative forward through knowledge and experience sharing on the way to building a foundation for the future.”
Specific areas of focus will be leadership, networking, building experience, Safe Sport, developing coach philosophy and expanding technical knowledge.
“The overarching goal with the Women in Coaching program is to help administrators to further understand barriers and identify solutions for women entering the field,” Golf Canada high performance manager Emily Phoenix said. “There remains much work to do, but this signals progress in achieving equitable representation of women in the Canadian golf coaching community.”
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