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College Head Coach Talk with Kiera Lyons The Job Talk Podcast
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College Head Coach Talk with Kiera Lyons
Kiera Lyons grew up in Ryley Alberta, a town of 400 an hour east of Edmonton. She played 1A high school basketball as well as a myriad of other sports and athletics.
After going through the provincial team program and helping re-establish her high school as one of the best 1A programs in the province, she played two years for the Augustana Vikings and helped lead them to their first playoff appearance in 8 years. She then played three years as a Huskie at the University of Saskatchewan- a team that had just graduated 5 starters the season before she arrived. She finished her career as a captain with a Canada West championship and two Final Eight appearances.
Since moving back to Alberta she has been a mentor, a coach, a public speaker, and a broadcast analyst all within the world of basketball. She has worked with the NAIT women’s program in previous years, as well as the Lakeland Rustlers as a player development coach, and last summer was an assistant coach with the reigning 2021 Canadian Elite Basketball League Champions, The Edmonton Stingers.
On May 17, 2022 – Kiera was named the head coach of the NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team.
Description
Coaches prepare and train individual athletes or teams for competitive events. They are employed by national and provincial sports organizations, professional and amateur sports teams, sports clubs and universities or they may be self-employed. This unit group also includes sports scouts who identify and recruit athletes for professional sports teams. They are employed by professional sports organizations.
Job Forecast
The job prospects vary across Canada depending on the province or territory.
Employment Requirements
Completion of the National Coaching Certificate program is usually required for individual and team sports coaches in all sports.
National Coaching Certificate Level 3 is usually required for provincial coaches.
National Coaching Certificate Level 4 is usually required for coaches of national team athletes.
A degree in physical education may be required.
Experience in and technical knowledge of the sport is required.
Stressed about work? Check out our Career Crisis Interview Series: https://thejobtalk.com/help
College Head Coach Talk with Kiera Lyons
Kiera Lyons grew up in Ryley Alberta, a town of 400 an hour east of Edmonton. She played 1A high school basketball as well as a myriad of other sports and athletics.
After going through the provincial team program and helping re-establish her high school as one of the best 1A programs in the province, she played two years for the Augustana Vikings and helped lead them to their first playoff appearance in 8 years. She then played three years as a Huskie at the University of Saskatchewan- a team that had just graduated 5 starters the season before she arrived. She finished her career as a captain with a Canada West championship and two Final Eight appearances.
Since moving back to Alberta she has been a mentor, a coach, a public speaker, and a broadcast analyst all within the world of basketball. She has worked with the NAIT women’s program in previous years, as well as the Lakeland Rustlers as a player development coach, and last summer was an assistant coach with the reigning 2021 Canadian Elite Basketball League Champions, The Edmonton Stingers.
On May 17, 2022 – Kiera was named the head coach of the NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team.
Description
Coaches prepare and train individual athletes or teams for competitive events. They are employed by national and provincial sports organizations, professional and amateur sports teams, sports clubs and universities or they may be self-employed. This unit group also includes sports scouts who identify and recruit athletes for professional sports teams. They are employed by professional sports organizations.
Job Forecast
The job prospects vary across Canada depending on the province or territory.
Employment Requirements
Completion of the National Coaching Certificate program is usually required for individual and team sports coaches in all sports.
National Coaching Certificate Level 3 is usually required for provincial coaches.
National Coaching Certificate Level 4 is usually required for coaches of national team athletes.
A degree in physical education may be required.
Experience in and technical knowledge of the sport is required.
Stressed about work? Check out our Career Crisis Interview Series: https://thejobtalk.com/help
46 min