COACH PROFILE

Michael Pasfield

Sporting achievements:

• Gold test medal for Free skating. 
• Gold test medal Figure skating. 
• Bronze test medal in Ice-Dance. 
• Australian Men's Champion in 1980 and 1981. 
• Represented Australia Internationally 16 times. 
• 2 World Championships. 
• 3 Junior World Championships. 
• Best result, 4th in Junior Worlds (2nd place in the Figures section). 
• 5th in the World Professional Championships in Jaca, Spain, 1985. 
• Standing 'Men's Professional Champion of Australia'. 
• Toured Australia with Torvill and Dean in 1984. 
• Performs the backward somersault ('flip') on the ice. 

Contacts:

Current Employment:

Coaching at Macquarie Ice Rink, Sydney.

Tel: (02) 9888 1100

• Specialist skate sharpener

Qualifications:

• Grad. Dip. Elite Sports Coaching. 
• Fully qualified Level 3 Coach. 
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Vice President of APSA (NSW division)
• Inaugural inductee of ISA's Skating Hall of Fame

Coaching Achievements:

• Trained 14 NSW Champions and 7 Australian Champions. 
• Coaching since 1982 and has worked with skaters from young children and adults to elite senior level athletes. 
• Conducted seminars in Malaysia, Singapore,  Brisbane and Sydney. 
• Coached skaters in the "Elite Junior Development Squad". 
• Travelled internationally as a coach.