Now, some of them have nominated him for a prestigious National Indigenous Coaching Award through the Coaching Association of Canada. (Submitted by Terry Crook )The track continued to beckon after Crook's own athletic career was over, and in 2007, he started coaching. WATCH | How the life of an Indigenous track coach is helping to create champions: How the life of an Indigenous track coach is helping to create champions CBC News 4:12 Calgary track coach Terry Crook found a safe haven from anti-Indigenous racism on the track as a young runner. (Submitted by Terry Crook )This past winter, with the COVID-19 pandemic derailing indoor training, Crook built Bernard a homemade steeplechase so she could keep working. Crook said he has a dream of coaching Indigenous youth from First Nations in the area.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2021 08:00 UTC