SARAH CHING
Sarah is the General Manager and Head Skatemill Coach at Northern Elite Training Facility. Sarah has been training athletes on the skating treadmill since NETF opened in 2020. She has 26 years of Professional Figure Skating and Hockey Skating Instruction. Sarah is a former a MN State Champion and National Gold Medalist in Figure Skating. She also holds a degree in Education from the University of Minnesota Duluth and previously taught and directed a school for over 20 years. Training on the skatemill provides athletes to develop both physically and mentally. Working to establish and improve skating technique leads to increased improvement in speed and strength. Sarah has committed her career to developing strong, confident skaters on the skatemill and on the ice.
RYAN COOLE
Ryan is the General Manager/Owner of the Northern Elite Training Program and co-owner of the Northern Elite Training Facility. Ryan was a former D1 hockey player at the University of Minnesota Duluth. After graduation, Ryan continued to play Minor League Professional Hockey for the next four years. Ryan has coached both boys and girls hockey for the past 20+ years. The Northern Elite Training Program was founded in 2016 to promote the Girls playing hockey in Northern/Outstate Minnesota with the primary goal of providing opportunity to play Collegiate Hockey. Ryan resides in Duluth, MN with his wife Jodi (Co-Owners and General Manager of Cold Storage Performance) and three girls (Madison, Bailey and Nora…..4 if you count Juno the lab).