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August 31, 2009 - Maple Ridge student wins national Apprentice Coach Program grant
A Maple Ridge athlete will work with the coach who changed her game and academic outlook, thanks to a national grant.
Bianca Jarvis, a Nursing student at Douglas College, recently received a $5,000 Female Apprentice Coach Program grant from the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association to assist Douglas College Royals Women’s Basketball coach Katie McLeod. Jarvis, who has played with the team for three years as a point guard, first met McLeod while a student at Maple Ridge Secondary School.
“Katie was able to come to a new school and not only change the athletics of the school but the academic aspects. She made sure we were not just going to be successful athletes who were able to move on to college or university, but intelligent athletes,” says Jarvis.
Being a good athlete has helped her academically, Jarvis adds, noting that she has become better at time management and organization. She also sees a link between athletics and her chosen field.
“Being a nurse means that I am part of a team. It is not just the doctors who are able to save lives - it is a team of doctors, registered nurses and care aids that need to work as one to hopefully be successful. All these different professions need to be on the same page just as teammates do.”
Despite having played sports all her life, her experience at Maple Ridge Secondary was the first time Jarvis had worked with a female coach. She says having more female coaches helps encourage more girls to get involved in sports. “It shows women that they are able to do anything they put their minds to,” she says.
Bianca Jarvis, a Nursing student at Douglas College, recently received a $5,000 Female Apprentice Coach Program grant from the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association to assist Douglas College Royals Women’s Basketball coach Katie McLeod. Jarvis, who has played with the team for three years as a point guard, first met McLeod while a student at Maple Ridge Secondary School.
“Katie was able to come to a new school and not only change the athletics of the school but the academic aspects. She made sure we were not just going to be successful athletes who were able to move on to college or university, but intelligent athletes,” says Jarvis.
Being a good athlete has helped her academically, Jarvis adds, noting that she has become better at time management and organization. She also sees a link between athletics and her chosen field.
“Being a nurse means that I am part of a team. It is not just the doctors who are able to save lives - it is a team of doctors, registered nurses and care aids that need to work as one to hopefully be successful. All these different professions need to be on the same page just as teammates do.”
Despite having played sports all her life, her experience at Maple Ridge Secondary was the first time Jarvis had worked with a female coach. She says having more female coaches helps encourage more girls to get involved in sports. “It shows women that they are able to do anything they put their minds to,” she says.
