Dr. David Smith

David Smith PhD, MSc, BPE, Dip.PE Sport Science Consultant Dr. David Smith is Director of Sport Science for the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta and Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Over the last 38 years, Dr. Smith has worked as an exercise physiologist with Canada’s top coaches in sports including swimming, speed skating, […]
Jason Poole

Jason Poole Mkin Senior Director, Performance Services Jason completed a Bachelor of Science from North Dakota State University while playing hockey and baseball. Upon graduation, he worked in a Sport Medicine Clinic in North Dakota as an Athletic Trainer and discovered a passion for training athletes. This led him to complete a Master of Kinesiology […]
Gary Davies

Gary Davies BA President and CEO Gary Davies is an accomplished corporate and community builder that brings a wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the events, media, marketing, and tourism sectors. Along with his extensive background building and leading organizations, he brings a creative approach and focus on achieving superior results to the […]
Dale Henwood

Dale Henwood MBA President and CEO Dale Henwood devoted his life to sport development, the pursuit of excellence in Alberta, and to making sport in Canada better. Dale is a former hockey coach, having worked with collegiate and high-performance players in the USA and Canada. He was on the coaching staff of the 1984, 1988 […]
RBC Training Ground: A major boost to Canada’s Olympic talent pipeline

2019 introduces seven new locations and first-ever National Final TORONTO, January 22, 2019 — RBC Training Ground, a program developed in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Olympic Foundation (COF), CBC Sports, and the