The latest news at OneMind Dogs is the launch of a new pilot training program for OneMind Dogs Assistant Coaches!
We're happy to have new assistant coaches joining the OneMind Dogs Coach team!
We regularly receive requests for OneMind Dogs seminars worldwide and are actively working out answers on how we could respond to the huge demand. Our goal is to develop a global network of agility coaches who will spread the word about high quality agility training and the OneMind Dogs method.
Since we already have an amazingly talented international group of OneMind Dogs Coaches, we decided to ask for their help in our next step in coach training. OneMind Dogs Coaches will be acting as mentors for the Assistant Coaches, helping them to learn more about the OneMind Dogs method and coaching in general.
The initial pilot group consists of coaches who either are already assisting OneMind Dogs Coaches in their daily work or who have shown great interest in learning OneMind Dogs method and being active members of the OneMind Dogs community.
Each Assistant Coach will be working in close cooperation with their mentor OneMind Dogs Coach, who is responsible of the content of the Assistant Coaches classes and the quality of their teaching.
The OneMind Dogs Assistant Coach Pilot Group is so far made up of:
| Assistant Coach | Mentor OneMind Dogs Coach |
|---|---|
| Kelly Chaffin (California, USA) | Tuulia Liuhto |
| Barbara Currier (Georgia, USA) | Tuulia Liuhto |
| Perry DeWitt (Philadelphia, USA) | Soshana Dos |
| Nicolaas Drage (Australia) | Niki Drage |
| Paul Enriquez (Australia) | Niki Drage |
| Megan Foster (Washington, USA) | Tuulia Liuhto |
| Kirsi Hyvärinen (Finland) | Mari Kaplas, Mikko Aaltonen |
| Kati Immonen (Finland) | Saija Mustonen |
| Anna Kilpiä (Finland) | Mari Kaplas, Mikko Aaltonen |
| Esa Lehdistö (Finland) | Janita Leinonen, Jaakko Suoknuuti |
| Nicole Levesque (Colorado, USA) | Tuulia Liuhto |
| Jean Loporto (USA) | Jessica Ajoux |
| Angela McRae (Canada) | Kayl McCann |
| Jamie Moreau (Canada) | Kayl McCann |
| Maria Mäkelä (Finland) | Mari Kaplas, Mikko Aaltonen |
| Marko Mäkelä (Finland) | Mari Kaplas, Mikko Aaltonen |
| Marko Mäki (Finland) | Jenni Leino |
| Veronika Nagy (Hungary) | Anna Eifert |
| Shirlee O'Neill (USA) | Mary Ellen Barry |
| Monique Plinck (Connecticut, USA) | Soshana Dos |
| Stefanie Rainer (USA) | Jessica Ajoux |
| Elina Rönnholm (Finland) | Jenni Leino |
| Anna-Maija Saharanta (Finland) | Janita Leinonen, Jaakko Suoknuuti |
| Katelyn Scott (Colorado, USA) | Tuulia Liuhto |
| Ken Steepe (Canada) | Kayl McCann |
| Rebecca Thrift (South Carolina, USA) | Karen Holik |
| Attila Varga (Hungary) | Anna Eifert |
| Barbara Czlonkowska (Poland) | Magdalena Ziolkowska |
The Assistant Coach Pilot Group will help us develop our plans for future coach training further.
When we complete this pilot, feedback analysis and further development, we plan to have the OneMind Dogs Coach Program ready to go and thrown open for more people to attend. As soon as we are ready, we will share that opportunity with you!
