This document provides information on 12 different public, commercial, and volunteer services in Coquitlam, BC related to physical education, recreation, and coaching. It includes summaries of public services like Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex and Como Lake Park. Commercial services summarized are Coquitlam Express hockey and Burke Mountain Boot Camp. Volunteer services summarized are BC Swish Basketball Club, Coquitlam Field Sports Association, and Coquitlam Sharks Aquatic Club. Each service is described in terms of why it provides a public/commercial/volunteer service and how it connects to recreation, physical education, or coaching.

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By Nicholas Umbach
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SPSC 2210 Foundations of Physical Education, Recreation & Coaching

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Table of Contents
Public Services………………………………………………………………………………….3
Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex………………………………………….4
Como Lake Park…………………………………………………………………..5
Centennial Secondary School………………………………………………6
Commercial Services………………………………………………………………………..7
Coquitlam Express……………………………………………………………….8
Burke Mountain Boot Camp………………………………………………..9
Empowering Steps………………………………………………………………10
Volunteer Services…………………………………………………………………………..11
BC Swish Basketball Club…………………………………………………….12
Coquitlam Field Sports Association……………………………………..13
Coquitlam Sharks Aquatic Club……………………………………………14
References…………………………………………………………………………….………..15

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Public

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Location: 633 Poirier Street Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A9
Public Service
Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex
Why is it a Public Service?
The leisure complex is part of the public
service because it provides “fitness, sport, age-
related programs, events [and] arts” programs
to the public. It is also under the public service
because it is run under the municipal
government of Coquitlam.
Why does it connect to Recreation?
It is under recreation because the facility is able to
“promote health and well-being through recreation”
(Lunn, 2020, pg. 4) by providing the necessary services
in the facility for this to occur. It is also under recreation
because it being funded by the municipal government
means the facility directly provides “the recreation needs
of the general public…through the offering of recreation
services.” (Lunn, 2020, pg. 5)

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Location: 700 Gatensbury Street Coquitlam, BC V3J 5G8
Public Service
Como Lake Park
Why is it a Public Service?
The park is part of the public service because it is
run by the city of Coquitlam which is a municipal
level of government which makes it fall under the
public service. It also provides an outlet in
“enhancing the quality of life and well-being of
citizens.” (Lunn, 2020, pg. 3)
Why does it connect to Recreation?
Como Lake Park is under recreation because the park
“promote[s] the health and well-being through recreation”
(Lunn, 2020, pg. 4) by providing trails and playgrounds for
citizens to promote their health through recreation. It is also a
recreation service that “provide[s] opportunities for both
genders, all age groups, all ethnic groups, and special interest
groups.” (Lunn, 2020, pg. 5) through its easy-to-use trails,
easy to access fishing spots, and playgrounds for children.

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Location: 570 Poirier Street, Coquitlam BC V3J 6A8
Public Service
Centennial Secondary School
Why is it a Public Service?
This school is part of the public services because it “reinforces
values and ideals of establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle”
(Lunn, 2020, pg. 3) because of the teachings and wisdom the
physical education teachers provide onto the students. It is also a
public service because the school “provide[s] opportunities for
recreation to disadvantaged [students]” (Lunn, 2020, pg.3) through
various programs in the school and the provisions the school makes
to accommodate disadvantaged students.
Why does it connect to Physical Education?
It is part of the physical education sector because it provides
students through physical education programs the
opportunities to learn how to play various sports. These
include sport programs such as volleyball, basketball, football,
soccer, and track. The school also allows clubs to be formed
and provide even more opportunities for students to by
physically educated in hiking and other outdoor activities.

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Commercial

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Location: 640 Poirier Street Coquitlam BC V3K 3L7
Commercial
Service
Coquitlam Express
Why is it a Commercial Service?
It is part of the commercial sector because it generates its “revenue
from fees, corporate sponsorship, participants, advertising” (Lunn,
2020, pg. 6) and donations to provide high level training and
coaching. The league also generates revenue from fans paying to
watch their games. It is also part of the commercial sector because it
provides “employment opportunities” (Lunn, 2020, pg. 7) for the
coaches, trainers, and ice maintenance staff.
Why does it connect to Coaching?
It is part of the coaching sector because Coquitlam Express
Hockey is a service provided to help athletes become better
versions of themselves in life and hockey. It is also because
they “provide an opportunity for players to strive towards their
goals and gain opportunities to pursue playing hockey at a
higher level.” (Coquitlam Express, 2020)

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Location: Unit 3160 - 575 Seaborne ave. Port Coquitlam, V3B 0M3
Commercial
Service
Burke Mountain Boot Camp
Why is it a Commercial Service?
They are a part of the commercial sector because they are “profit
oriented” (Lunn, 2020, pg. 6) and provide a specific service to help
improve physical fitness for a cost. They are also a business with a
focus on “high level training [and] specialized service” (Lunn, 2020,
pg. 6) to improve the fitness of their members.
Why does it connect to Recreation?
They are a part of the recreational sector because their whole
business is focused on improving the recreation of individuals.
They provide services to people to work out at a recreational setting
while proving the service for them to learn how to do that
effectively. They are also under recreational because they “make
[their] workouts accessible to everyone” (Burke Mountain Boot
Camp, 2020) which allows people of all athletic levels to come to
their program and improve their health in a fun and effective way.

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Location: Club Aviva Recreation 98 Brigantine Drive Coquitlam, BC V3K 6Z6
Commercial
Service
Empowering Steps
Why is it a Commercial Service?
This is part of the commercial services because it provides high level therapists
to assist in helping youth with various behaviour and intellectual disabilities.
They also are commercial because they make their money from participants
paying for the programs they offer, especially through their health plans paying
for the service. They are also a business that targets their specific clientele of
“families or individuals living with all varieties of disabilities and
developmental delays” (Symington Teaching Program inc., 2020)
Why does it connect to Recreation?
The business is under the recreation sector because of the services
it provides to its clientele opportunities to have a form of recreation
that they may not have in their every day lives. The company also
allows for opportunities for is members to perform various
recreational gymnastic activities for physical fitness.
Why does it connect to Physical Education?
It is also under the physical education sector because it teaches
these kids how to perform various everyday physical tasks and can
even teach them some aspects of sports.

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Voluntary

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Location: Tri- Cities, BC
Volunteer
Service
BC Swish Basketball Club
Why is it a Volunteer Service?
This service is a non-profit because the club is a certified non-profit
organization and references their non-profit status in their mission statement. It
mentions how they are “a non-profit organization that provides high level
coaching in a caring and supportive environment.” (BC Swish Basketball, 2020)
They also provide services for their local communities in basketball.
Why does it connect to Coaching?
This connects to coaching because of the organizations
various coaching programs that uses high level coaches to
teach children how to become high level athletes. It is also a
coaching example because of the various training sessions it
provides youth basketball players to increase their athletic
abilities.

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Location: Coquitlam, BC
Volunteer
Service
Coquitlam Field Sports Association
Why is it a Volunteer Service?
It is classified as a non-profit organization because it is a community sport
association with goals to provide back to the local field sports. It is also stated
in that they are “a registered non-profit sport organization that was created to
bring together sport field user groups” (Coquitlam Field Sport Association,
2020) and always reinvest back its profits back into the community. They are an
association that are “profit making for sustaining services” (Lunn, 2020, pg. 8)
such as the local outdoor parks in Coquitlam.
Why does it connect to Coaching?
The Sports association is a part of the coaching sector
because it offers opportunities for athletes to get their
coaching and sporting experience through joining one of the
various field sport clubs that it supports. It also allows for
these athletes to competitively compete in these field sports
with the higher level of coaching for those athletes needs.
Why does it connect to Recreation?
It also falls into the recreational sector because the association
also provides opportunities for athletes to participate in sports at a
recreational level. This is through some of their league providing
recreational opportunities for athletes in their chosen sporting area.

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Location: 655 Hillcrest Street Coquitlam, B.C.
Volunteer
Service
Coquitlam Sharks
Why is it a Volunteer Service?
The Coquitlam Sharks are defined as a “non profit swim club” (Coquitlam
Sharks, 2020) which are “operated primarily by volunteers.” (Lunn, 2020, pg.
8) Their main source of income is also through sponsorships and generate
enough profits only to pay salaries and for travel and pool fees. This means all
excess profits are only put back into the improving the club and allow its
members to still be in it and compete.
Why does it connect to Coaching?
This is under the coaching sector because it provides “Quality
coaching in swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, and
diving.” (Coquitlam Sharks, 2020) It also builds strong, young
athletes in those water sports which further cement how they are
club which is focused on coaching these athletes to the best of
their ability.

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References
BC Swish. (2020). NONPROFIT: BC SWISH Basketball Club: Coquitlam. Retrieved November
30, 2020, from https://bcswishbasketballclub.com/
Burke Mountain Boot Camp. (2020). Burke Mountain Boot Camp. Retrieved November 30,
2020, from https://www.bmbootcamp.com/
City of Coquitlam. (n.d.). Como Lake Park. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.coquitlam.ca/Facilities/Facility/Details/Como-Lake-Park-26
City of Coquitlam. (n.d.). Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.coquitlam.ca/Facilities/Facility/Details/Poirier-Sport-Leisure-Complex-5
Content, D. (2019, June 01). Urbanized. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kira-west-coquitlam-grand-opening-may-2019
Coquitlam Express. (2020). Homepage. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.coquitlamexpress.ca/
Coquitlam Field Sport Association. (2020). Coquitlam Field Sport Association. Retrieved
November 30, 2020, from http://coquitlamsports.ca/
Coquitlam Sharks. (2018). Coquitlam Sharks Aquatic Club. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from
https://www.coquitlamsharks.org/
Empowering Steps. (2020). Welcome to Empowering Steps! Retrieved November 30, 2020,
from https://empoweringsteps.ca/
SD43. (2017). [Centennial Secondary School]. Retrieved November 29, 2020, from
https://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/centennial/home%20page%20images/forms/thumbnails.asp
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