Hi! My name is Jerome Gavan, and I am an Ontario Certified Elementary School Teacher, and a Certified Community Coach. Unfortunately, there are no teaching jobs in Ontario, and so I started my own business!

My business is called KID KOACH, and I work as a personal fitness and activity coach for kids, youth and adults.

Shortly after I began KID KOACH, I was asked by the family of a fabulous kid with Down Syndrome to start working with him. Terrence is three years old and has a smile from here to the sun and back! This is a great kid and I love working with him!

Terrence and I found an instant connection just by rolling a ball back and forth. Then, I noticed, when I asked him to walk on a piece of tape, that he had trouble walking in a straight line. He would drift to the left. His mom explained that Terrence had skipped crawling, and that he moved on his bum until he walked. Crawling, however, is crucial for developing upper body and core strength, because that stabilizes us when we walk.

Terrence and I did a number of exercises to work on his core and upper body strength. He had to take a tiny step backwards, and learn how to crawl.

Today, this great little guy is running and walking around, walking as straight as can be, and is very good at walking on the low balance beam. His balance has improved in the few months that we have worked together, and it is a delight to see!

We really have a great time working out together, and Terrence’s parents and sibs often join us for exercise time.

I really look forward to my KID KOACH sessions with Terrence, and I have decided that what I really want to do with my little business is to become involved with more kids, youth and adults who have disabilities, and to share my love of activity with them. So, if you are interested in getting together and doing a free session, please give me a call. I’m really flexible, and will meet with your physiotherapist to learn the exercises they recommend. We can work alone, with a support worker, with family members, or just on our own. And I will come to your house to make things really easy for you!

Please take a look at my website, and in particular, meet Terrence, who is featured in the video on that website.
KID KOACH will be doing workshops and drop in sessions at Community Living Toronto hubs soon! Come out and join us!

Have you got any questions for me?
email: info@kidkoach.ca
phone: 647-808-4381
website: http://www.kidkoach.ca / http://www.facebook.com/kidkoach