Current Valley Royals Coaches
Trevor Wight – Head Coach of the Valley Royals and Power & Speed Coach Trevor Wight is a Registered Coach with the Coaching Association of Canada. A long time Valley Royals member, Trevor has been involved in track in field for most of his life. He first joined the club as a grade 10 athlete in 1990 and competed throughout school, university (Lethbridge AB, Saskatoon SK, and in Scotland) He has competed in Track & Field as an adult and master’s athlete. As an experienced Decathlete, he is able to coach a wide range of Track & Field events. As a high school teacher with a specialization in Phys. Ed., he has coached high school track and field locally for the past sixteen years. He served as Coach of the Royals Junior Development Track & Field Program from 2015 to 2018. In 2019 he became the Coach of the Power & Speed Program as well as the Head Coach of the Valley Royals Track & Field Club. Trevor says, “I owe much of the success I’ve had in life to my involvement in this sport. As such, I am passionate about giving back to young athletes.”Scott Svelander – Distance Running Coach, Senior Coach of Cross Country, JD Track & Field Coordinator
Scott Svelander is a level 3 NCCP certified coach in distance running. He has completed a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Simon Fraser University and completed the course requirements for a master’s degree in coaching studies from the University of Victoria. Scott was a long-time men’s distance coach for Simon Fraser University where he was fortunate to work with and learn from Canadian Master Coach Gerry Swan and SFU head coach Brit Townsend. Scott has also coached developing athletes at North Surrey Secondary School and Valley Royals. Athletes that Scott has worked with have represented British Columbia and Canada up to and including World Championships and Olympic Games. Scott has coached many Provincial teams at Canadian Championships, Western Canada Games, and Canada Games. He has also coached for Canada internationally. Debbie Foote —Throws Coach Fred Sutherland —Pole Vault Coach