About
Glenn Paulley is a certified Competition Development coach. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, he has been curling since 1979, beginning at the Valour Road Curling Club in Winnipeg, and has been actively coaching since 2003.
Currently, Glenn coaches Team Mackenzie Kiemele, a women’s competitive U25 team playing out of the Leaside Curling Club in Toronto, and Team Kiemele/Singer (Mackenzie with doubles partner Graham Singer) in mixed doubles.
Glenn is also a high performance consulting coach for the Ontario Curling Council, and for Curling Canada’s NextGen development program, where his specialty is brushing. He also also the current president of the Elmira & District Curling Club in Elmira, ON.
Glenn is recently retired from SAP SE, where he performed research and development in data management. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Coaching philosophy
My coaching philosophy is centred on the holistic development of athletes as people.
No other sport relies on teamwork in the way that curling does; it is the successful interdependence of each player on their teammates that defines championship rinks. Moreover, few other sports have the tradition of sportsmanship that is so exemplified by the game of curling, even at the highest levels.
Like other late specialization sports such as golf, success at curling requires significant mastery of a range of athletic skills. However, the teamwork that is unique to curling also requires the development of social, physical and psychological skills within each player, so that as a team the athletes can play - and succeed - together. I am committed to the development of all of these skills, in a holistic way, with each and every athlete.
One must never forget that curling is, above all, a game, and it is fun to play. Teamwork, sportsmanship, and respect for both one's teammates, and one's opponents, are guiding principles in the program's development of each individual athlete. As a coach, I try to instil these values with the athletes through both instruction and by example when playing the game alongside them.
I am personally thrilled when an athlete masters a technical skill, executes a great shot, advises a teammate, or involves the entire rink to strategize shot selection in a difficult end. Demonstrating these abilities gives a reason to celebrate the athletes' teamwork, self-confidence, responsibility, and dedication, lessons which we can all hope will enrich their lives in future years.
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Wilmot Landbank Scandal.
- Expropriating 770 Acres of Class 1 Farmland
- No Transparency or Consultation
- We lose 319 acres a day in Ontario
Why is the Ford Govt undermining the farming sector and encouraging back-room dealings with developers?
#FarmersFeedCities #onpoli
New post: Instrumented #curling brushes and the CurlSmart brush.
Instrumented Curling Brushes and the CurlSmart brush - Throwing Stones
I frequently receive questions about the instrumented brush that I use when testing athletes. An instrumented brush is a βgame-changerβ [β¦]
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Iβm very excited, and grateful, to be asked to return to Saskatoon for this yearβs @ViterraCanada @CURLSASK Prairieland camp in August. Looking forward to working with all of the teams!
Grateful for the opportunity to coach #brushing skills today at the @ONCurlCouncil Academy training camp at @DundasValleyGCC with coaches @MontaGBC and Geoff Johnston. Lots of engagement from these young athletes and a ton of learning. Really worthwhile.
This Western study is still looking for participants. Varsity and junior varsity #curling athletes would also be eligible.