Julian Green
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Julian Green is the Program Director for the Ridge Meadows Speed Skating Club. Julian is a fully certified Level 4/5 N.C.C.P. Coach. He has coached the Canadian National Long Track Speed Skating Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in France and various World Championships and World Cups. He has coached Olympians such as Jeremy Wotherspoon, Catriona LeMay Doan, Susan Auch, Stephen Elm, Ingrid Leipa. He has skated internationally for Great Britain in both Short Track and Long Track including the 1988 Olympic Games and 1987 and 1989 World Championships. For 20 or more years Julian has delivered numerous Level 1, 2 and 3 N.C.C.P. coaching clinics and mentored many up-coming junior coaches. We are truly blessed to have the highest level of coaching BC has to offer in our very own Club.

Julian coaching the National Team in Calgary circa 1992.

Skating

  • Helped to start his own club back in the UK in early 80’s – the Solihull Phoenix Ice Speed Racing Club
  • Volunteer assistant coach for the Heerenveen Hardrijders short track club in Holland 1987 and 1988 seasons
  • Coached Canadian Team at World Sprint and All-Round Championships + World Cups
  • Alberta Provincial Coach and Technical Co-ordinator for 4 years
  • Coached both Long Track and Short Track at 2 Canada Winter Games 1991 Charlottetown, PEI and 1995 Grand Prairie, Alberta
  • Coached at numerous Canada Cups, Canadian Age Class Short and Long track Championships
  • Certified Level 4/5 NCCP coach
  • Olympic Oval School Program Head Coach
  • Operated AASSA’s Outreach Program to introduce speed skating to new communities
  • Involved in the start-up of 2 Alberta clubs – Slave Lake and Grand Prairie
  • Established Alberta Cup system which was later emulated by BC
  • Illustrated SSC level 1 and 2 coaching manuals, the Cutting Edge Badge Program, AASSA newsletter, SSC skate sharpening brochure
  • Designed AASSA, Ridge Meadows, Langley and Lloydminster club logos, 
  • Designed various Canadian Championship logos,
  • Coaches at 3 lower mainland clubs – Langley, Ridge Meadows, Sardis
  • Delivered numerous NCCP Technical courses to level 1, 2 and 3 coaches
  • Coached the unofficial Fraser Valley Regional Training Center for the last 13 years producing most of the top skaters in the region without funding
  • Organized the selection trials and trained the officials for the Northern Winter Games in Slave Lake
  • Coached new participants for the Northern Winter Games and their coaches
  • Promoted speed skating in the North West Territories
  • Numerous promotional events for BC and SSC
  • Appeared on several TV shows promoting speed skating in Canada
  • Assisted with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic bid technical package for short and long track speed skating

Julian with hair! Julian Green and Eden Donatelli at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

Coaching

Julian has coached renowned skaters such as Jeremy Wotherspoon, Sean Ireland and Catriona LeMay Doan over his coaching career in Calgary, and as the national team coach. He now coaches in Maple Ridge, Langley and Sardis.