Celebrating and recognizing amazing individuals of the Comox Valley and Campbell River including our very own, Andrea Stapff.
May, 2018, Comox Valley Record, Coach of the Year Finalist:
Andrea Stapff: An Olympic rower who competed for Canada at both the 1980 and 1984 Summer Games, Andrea Stapff is the head coach of the Strathcona Nordic Ski Club. She is committed to athletes of all ages, and supports other aspects of the club, such as providing refresher clinics for volunteer coaches.
June 2018, Campbell River Mirror, Coach of the Year Finalist:
Andrea Stapff: As coach with Strathcona Nordics Ski Club, Andrea Stapff mentors 45 kids, as well as 20 adults in the masters program. Originally from Ontario, she moved to Vancouver Island in 1979. A skier and a top-level rower, she represented Canada in two Olympics and loves working with young people, especially when they have those "a-ha" moments. "They're sponges," she says. "They're challenging, they're frustrating, they're amazing."