Bio
The U18AA Panther High Performance Program is pleased to announce the return of Coach Brittany Crago for the 2022-23
season after playing an integral role in the success of our 2021-22
season.
Coach Britt has spent the
previous 4 years coaching at the U15AA and U18AA levels at CYGHA. In addition Coach Britt has extensive
experience as a player and strength and conditioning coach that has proven
invaluable as part of our Panther High Performance Program.
While
earning her Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology & Minor in
Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, she won two OUA Hockey Championships
in 2010 & 2012, a National Bronze place finish in 2010, and was the team’s
leading scorer in 2013.
Brittany
went on to complete her Bachelor of Education and Masters-of-Education at
Nipissing University, where she was an Assistant Captain, and helped the
Nipissing Lakers Women’s Hockey team establish a National Ranking in the USport
League, while earning the PRIDE Award and CIS All-Canadian Athletic/Academic
awards.
While
completing her degrees, Brittany worked as an on-ice Hockey Instructor and
Strength and Conditioning Coach where she helped develop specialized strength
and conditioning programs for athletes to maximize their performance.
Brittany
was also an Assistant Coach with the Markham-Stouffville Stars MAA in 2016.
Looking
on to the 2022-2023 season, Brittany’s goals are to create a positive learning
environment that encourages players to learn and develop on and off the ice
with a strong focus on communication, responsibility and accountability.
Brittany is a secondary school teacher in the York Region District
School Board where she also coaches hockey and a variety of other high-school
sports.