Colleen Phillips has decades of experience coaching exceptional skaters. She teaches Moves in the Field, Freestyle, Choreography, and Figures. She works with all levels from beginner to Championship level.
"My goal is to help figure skaters of all ages and levels achieve their maximum potential and ability. I will instruct with passion that ensures an enjoyable experience that a skater continues to benefit from for a lifetime. I believe a skater’s needs and interest always come first and ongoing education for coaching is important." - Colleen
Primary Coach of:
• U.S Figure Skating Gold Medalists in Freestyle and Moves in the Field
• U.S. Figure Skating National and International competitors
• U.S. Figure Skating Junior National competitors in singles and pairs
• U.S. Figure Skating Pacific Coast medalists and competitors in singles and pairs
• U.S. Figure Skating Central Pacific Champions at the non-qualifying and qualifying levels
• U.S. Figure Skating Collegiate competitors
• U.S. Figure Skating Adult National Artistic Champion and Master Ladies medalists
• U.S. Figure Skating National Showcase Overall Champion and medalists in singles and pairs
• U.S. Figure Skating National Showcase Overall Junior Parade of Champions Gold and Silver medalists
• Crystalline Classic, Spring Preview, Spring Jubilee, and Gold Rush Overall Showcase Champions
• U.S. Figure Skating Juvenile through Adult Synchronized Team Skating with teams reaching the Pacific Coast and United States National Championships
• Former students who have performed as principle skaters with Disney on Ice, Holiday on Ice, Bietak productions, Woodstock Ice productions, Rosstyn productions, and Cirque du Soleil
Professional Show Experience
• Opening Ceremony San Francisco Embarcadero
• Snoopy's television special
• Flashbeagle
• Snoopy's Wonderful Magical Christmas professional skater and vocalist
Ice Show Direction
Co-Directed the Santa Rosa Figure Skating Clubs amateur shows for 20 years
Co-Directed Charles Schulz Beaglefest Ice Shows
Certifications
Ranked Level IV by the Professional Skaters Association
Senior Freestyle Rated by the Professional Skaters Association
"Colleen was my daughter Shannon’s coach through out her skating career of 9 years. Shannon achieved her goal of passing her free style gold test on the morning before returning to her college sophomore year.
Colleen always instilled self confidence and truly cared about Shannon’s development on and off the ice. Colleen coached Shannon with solid technique, consistency and above all kindness."
"I practiced with Colleen for about twelve years for a reason: she is a fantastic coach with a huge heart and an incredible passion for what she does. Her love for skating and years of expertise is something that you can’t find anywhere else.
Having Colleen as a coach gave me a huge advantage as a competitive skater. She knows a lot about music and is excellent at cutting it seamlessly. She was also always up to date on the seemingly ever-changing competition rules, which helped me feel more confident at events. Colleen is also super organized and will help you navigate confusing competition environments.
She also helped me a lot with my jumps, had unique ideas for spins, and her encouragement improved my confidence as a skater. Colleen is such a sweet person, and she made practice even more fun. I am so grateful to have had her as a coach."
"My daughter has worked with Colleen for over five years and she has had a wonderful experience. I credit Colleen for my daughter's love of skating. Colleen brings a positive and nurturing attitude to her coaching, along with a wealth of skating experience. She has made skating fun and exciting even as skills and moves become increasingly difficult."
