Kip has been on the staff of the Canadian Ski Team since 2007. In recent years he was the Head Coach for the Canadian Men’s World Cup Technical Team and will join the BSA full time at the end of September 2015.
Kip has coaching experience at every level and a track record of success. He grew up in a ski racing family and raced from a young age. His stepfather was the local club coach for 40 years, and his stepbrother raced multiple seasons on the World Cup tour with the Canadian Team.
Malcolm, BSA founder and director: “I am thrilled to welcome Kip and look forward to a magnificent Canadian/British collaboration. Having led elite teams and managed world class support staff, he is ideally suited to steer the British Ski Academy. Kip will mainly be coaching our FIS team athletes but he will have a major impact for young racers at all levels.”
Kip's career coaching highlights and profile:
· Bronze medal at the Val d’Isere Alpine World Championships.
· Multiple top-five and top-ten finishes at World Cup.
· Multiple Nor Am titles.
· Nine athletes promoted from the Canadian National Development Team to the World Cup Teams in 3 years (Philip Brown, Trevor Philp, Morgan Pridy, Erik Read, Sasha Zaitsoff, Andy Trow, Morgan Megarry, Ford Swette, Benjamin Thomsen).
Kip writes: “I am excited about this new challenge and the opportunity to make a difference for ambitious British ski racers. If we bring people together and work hard, we can achieve great things in the sport.”
Further announcements on the BSA Coaching team will follow.
