Coach Hanna

Hanna Burnett is a full-time figure skating professional who has coached Local, National and International skaters in the past thirty five years. Hanna’s passion and enthusiasm for the sport is evident in her coaching style and philosophy. Hanna’s overall vision in sport is to assist each athlete to achieve his/her fullest potential while having fun and gaining valuable life lessons.

 

Ms. Burnett is motivated and committed to the ongoing success of her skaters and receives great satisfaction watching her skaters excel both on and off skates.  Hanna organizes a variety of workshops including: off-skates jump classes, fitness and dance, along with simulations and monitoring sessions for her athletes. Video Analysis and harness training are also part of her regime.

 

Hanna coached 5 times National Icelandic Champion Audrey Clark and several other skaters on the International scene. She also coached All Ontario Champion Melanie St. Onge and NOS Sectional champion Melissa Adam.  Hanna continues to upgrade her coaching credentials and currently resides in Pittsfied, New Hampshire where she enjoys spending time with her husband Guy.

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Among her achievement’s Hanna founded and directed one of the most successful skating schools in Houston TX, Texas World Skating Academy.  With over 150 members and a top Learn to Skate Program in the area, TWSA became a landmark in the Sharpstown community of Houston.  In 2020, she started New England Roller Sports and has built up the program in the New England region with a fusion of off-ice skating on artistic inline roller skates.  Its the first of its kind in the region.  Programs are taught according to US figure skating and WIFSA (World Inline Figure Skating Association) curriculum.

 

Hanna’s amateur skating began when she was 9 years old in Chicago Illinois training under Candy Brown.  Candy saw tremendous talent and suggested she train with Neil Carpenter in Canada who at that time was the coach of Ron Shaver and Sherry and Dennis Pinner.  Neil paired up with the Master Coach of Canada, Douglas Leigh and soon Hanna went to Mariposa Training Center in Canada to train with the mighty duo.  

 

Hanna successfully achieved triple gold in figures, freestyle and dance as well as her Junior Competitive Program and competed on the Canadian Junior National Team.  Hanna had a love for coaching and retired as an amateur and began her coaching career in 1985 in Sudbury Ontario Canada.

 

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

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1985 – 1987

Cambrian College

Sudbury, ON

Sports Administration

 

2002 - 2004

DeVry University

Houston, TX

Business Administration

 

2015-2017

NECC

Haverhill, MA

Liberal Arts Associates

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2018-2020

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Bachelors in Social Work

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1988

National Coaches Certification Program

Barrie, ON

Level I - Technical, Practical & Theory

1991

National Coaches Certification Program

Northbay, ON

Level II – Technical, Practical & Theory

1993

National Coaches Certification Program

Barrie, ON

Level III – Technical & Theory

1995

ISI Silver Judging

Venice FL.

Judging Certification

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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Chelmsford Figure Skating Club, Chelmsford ON                                                 

Head Coach on staff.  Work with skaters at all levels from Can Skate to Can Powerskate and Preliminary to Senior Competitive.  Coach to All Ontario Champion, Melanie St. Onge and Jr Canadian National Competitor Melissa Adam.  Team Coach with Karl Divin from Czech Republic

 

Mariposa International Training Center, Barrie ON                                                                  

Freelance Coach - working with skaters competing in Sectional, Divisional and Canadian Championships.   Coach to Chris Stastny, Junior Mens Champion of Czech Republic

 

Woodbridge Skating Club, Woodbridge, ON                                         

 

Administrative Director and Skating Coach

Oversee all on and off-ice skating programs, seminars and special events.  Co-ordinate fundraising ventures and ice galas with staff and volunteers. Liaise with our national body, section, and other community partner groups.

 

Upper Canada Skating Club, Toronto, ON

Staff Coach, working with higher level skaters including theater on ice, precision formations, and artistic team. 

 

Can Skate Director Yarmouth and Digby Skating Clubs, Nova Scotia Canada                              

Director of all learn to skate programming within the Skate Canada guidelines.  Staff coach to multi-level disciplines including Skills, Stroking sessions, Dance, Singles Freestyle and Figures

 

Venice Ice Pavilion, South Florida, USA                                                                                          

Coach to Regional and National Skaters.  Group Classes were taught to an ISI program and private lessons included choreography, music, athlete management and jump technique.

 

Galleria Ice Skating Center, Houston, Texas                                                                                    Staff Coach and Learn to Skate Instructor. Picked up by GRB Entertainment for “Ice Wars” television series starring Hanna Burnett and her students.  Pilot aired for Lifetime but never picked up.

 

Skautafelag Akureyrar, Iceland, Europe                                                                                           Head Coach, while implementing Iceland’s first “Skate Rainbow” National Test Stream.  Coach to 5 times National Icelandic Champion Audrey Clark.  Work with neighboring countries during summer camps providing optimal training programs for elite skaters.

 

Ice Dome, Dundalk, Ireland, Europe                 

Administered and Designed Irelands first Learn to Skate Program.  Director/ Trainer.  Work with skaters, coaches and volunteers to create a successful skating program in the area.

 

Texas World Skating Academy, Houston TX.                                  

Owner & Executive Director

Coached singles figure skating and directed the Learn to Skate Programs.

Promoted and designed a successful Skating School with over 150 members.

Implement various fundraising programs to generate funds and resources for underprivileged skaters.

Created “Ice Fantasia” Ice Show.  Head of production and directed the successful program yearly.

Marketing, Accounting, Human Resources, Bookkeeping & Public Relations.

 

Warrior Ice Arena. Boston, MA                                                                                   

Figure Skating Coach

Coached singles figure skating and the Learn to Skate Programs.

Private lessons with students who traveled from overseas.  Consulted with previous students remotely from overseas.

 

New England Roller Sports Academy,  Manchester, NH                                                         Owner & Executive Director

Brought dry land figure skating to the New England region.  Introducing Inline Figure Skating and Hockey to skaters of all ages and levels.  

Our skaters practice in the style of skate of their choosing.  We teach on inline skates, rollerblades, quads and more.  Hockey skates are only for our hockey players.  As our skaters advance we highly recommend the Pic Skate or any Artistic Inline skate set up as this is our specialty.

From building foundations, to building futures in a life long sport, our program will improve your abilities and foster your desire to move in a wide variety of sports and activities!

We are the first of it's kind in the area to teach the fundamental technical elements and artistry of artistic inline skating.

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CONFERENCES/CLINICS ATTENDED

·    Provincial Training camp with Mannon Perron, Kitchener, On.

·    National Coaching Conference, Edmonton, Alta.

·    Skate Canada A.G.M., Edmonton, Al

·    Eastern Ontario A.G.M. Kingston

·    OS Seminar Tom Zakrajsek Ottawa

·    National Coaching Conference Regina  

·    COS Youth Camp with Robert O’Toole,Toronto On.

·    “The Seminar” Doug Leigh Barrie, On.

·    CPC Seminar, Montreal, PQ.

·    COS Development Seminar with Paige Aistrop, Thornhill On

·    Youth Development Training Seminar – Michelle Leigh Northbay, On

·    Provincial Seminar with Robin Wagner Kitchener, On.

·    Code of Points Seminar, Markham, On.

·    Skate Canada A.G.M. Markham, On.

·    Audrey Weisiger- Grassroots to Champions Seminar, Markham, On.

·    Jump Start Seminar, Toronto, On

·    Tracy Wilson Seminar, Toronto, On

·    Ontario Youth Camp, Kemptville, On

·    Elizabeth Manley Seminar, Sudbury On.

·    Annie Barabe Seminar, Ottawa, On.

·    Central Ontario A.G.M. Orillia, On.

·    COS Development Seminar w/ Eric Loucks, Thornhill, On.

·    Jump Start Clinic, Toronto, On.

·    Youth Development Training Seminar, Belleville, On.

·    “The Seminar” Doug Leigh Barrie, On.

·    Richard Callaghan Seminar, Whitby, On.

·    Atlantic Coaching Conference   P.E.I.

·    Steven Cousins Seminar, Belleville, On.

·    Ben Ferreira Seminar, Belleville, On.

·    Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler Seminar, Newmarket, On.

• Valley East Coaching Representative

·    NOS Canskate Seminar Conductor

·     Talent Identification Seminar

·     Level 3 General Subjects Skills Instructor

• Emergency First Aid Certificate

• St. John’s Ambulance

• Figure Skating Trial Judge, Central Ontario

 

 

NCCP Level III Certified in Canada * Back Check Completed in Canada * US Figure Skating Member *PSA Member * Star Skate / USARS  Member* International Skating Union Member *WIFSA Member