Couresty of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA):

The CCAA once gain features second year participants in the Female Apprentice Coach Program (FACP) this season. In CCAA Women's Volleyball, two apprentices are participating in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA), while another has returned in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA). The FACP, which is funded in part by Sport Canada, is designed to identify and support female graduating student-athletes who demonstrate the desire and skills for coaching by providing them opportunities to share in the coaching experience in the CCAA.

At Fanshawe College in the OCAA, Montana Woodhouse is being mentored once again by Patrick Johnston with the Falcons. In working with Johnston last season, Woodhouse took on several key responsibilities including scouting and game planning, recruiting, and leading one to two practices per week. But this season, Woodhouse is serving as Head Coach of the Women's Volleyball program. She is extremely grateful for the FACP, which gave her a tremendous opportunity that she has clearly taken advantage of. "I believe this program is incredibly beneficial to young women in coaching," said Woodhouse. "Allowing them the space and opportunity to coach high performance athletes at the post-secondary level, while receiving mentorship from some of the best coaches in Canada, is an invaluable experience."

For his part, Johnston has been actively involved with the Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA), eagerly participating in as many professional development opportunities as possible. He has taken the initial steps in becoming a Coach Mentor, Coach Evaluator and Learning Facilitator. Seeing coaches grow, evolve their positions, and become better coaches is an exciting new passion for Johnston, who last season saw first-hand the growth in Woodhouse's coaching abilities. "I believe in the program, I believe in changing the game to a place where we achieve genuine gender equity, and specific to this context, I believe in Montana," said Johnston.

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