Player Development & Skating Coach
— Toronto Maple Leafs
Co-Owner & Director of Hockey Development — The Burlington Pond
2009 World Gold Medalist
— Team Canada (NEXXICE)
2008 World bronze Medalist
— Team Canada (NEXXICE)
9x Canadian National Championship Competitor
2009 NEXXICE Team inducted into
the Skate Canada Hall of Fame
career highlights
BUILDING BETTER ATHLETES. SHAPING BETTER LEADERS.
But her impact extends far beyond the ice.
Her work is about building confident, capable athletes and equally important, raising the standards of coaching across the sport.
Through disciplined technical coaching, thoughtful leadership, and a genuine commitment to long-term progression, Michele develops not just better skaters, but stronger individuals prepared to perform and lead at the next level.
Michele Moore is an elite player development and high-performance skating coach recognized for combining precision, progression, and high-performance standards to advance athlete development.
Where it all started
Michele began figure skating at the age of four, quickly developing a reputation for power, speed, athleticism, and competitive drive. Her dedication to the sport led her to compete in women’s singles at nine Canadian National Championships throughout her competitive career.
At 15, Michele relocated from home to train at the prestigious Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario, where she trained alongside world-class athletes under internationally respected coaches. Those early years shaped the discipline, resilience, and high-performance mindset that continue to define her approach today.
Throughout her figure skating career, Michele trained under Doug Leigh, Michelle Leigh, Shelley Barnett and the late Anne Schelter, widely respected for her technical expertise in edge mastery and skating mechanics.
That foundation in posture, edge control, movement efficiency, and technical precision became the cornerstone of the development philosophy she now brings into elite hockey skating and long-term athlete development.
As a member of NEXXICE, Michele earned both World Bronze and World Gold medals while competing at the highest levels of international synchronized skating.
In 2009, the NEXXICE team was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame following their World Championship success.
Her experience competing inside elite performance environments continues to influence the standards, preparation, accountability, and progression systems she now brings into every athlete and coaching environment she leads.
Following her singles skating career, Michele joined Canada’s elite synchronized skating team, NEXXICE, where she competed internationally across North America and Europe representing Team Canada.
built through elite performance
FROM FIGURE SKATING TO HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT
Encouraged by her father, Greg Moore, Michele transitioned her figure skating expertise into hockey skating development, combining elite technical skating precision with hockey-specific movement application and game performance.
Immersing herself fully in hockey development, Michele became deeply focused on skating efficiency, acceleration mechanics, edge utilization, agility, and movement refinement.
She studied elite player movement patterns extensively while developing her own philosophy around purposeful development and long-term athlete progression.
Over time, her work evolved from youth and minor hockey development into junior, professional, and NHL athlete progression, building a reputation for disciplined technical coaching, purposeful development systems, and game-ready performance outcomes rooted in precision and progression.
The burlington Pond
Her work focuses on advancing athlete development through movement efficiency, technical precision, skating mechanics, and long-term performance progression.
Michele’s work continues to expand into coach education, speaking, consulting, media, and high-performance development conversations contributing to the future of hockey development.
Through every environment she leads, Michele remains committed to building stronger movement foundations, greater confidence, and high-performance standards that prepare athletes and coaches to progress at higher levels of the game.
Today, Michele leads player and coach development initiatives through The Burlington Pond, the high-performance hockey development centre she co-owns in Burlington, Ontario.
Beyond The Ice
Michele is equally passionate about advancing coaching standards across hockey. She supports coach education initiatives, develops training systems, speaks at events, and contributes to organizational development frameworks that support both athletes and the next generation of coaches.
Her work increasingly extends into leadership development and speaking engagements, where she shares her philosophy around athlete progression, coaching standards, and building high-performance environments that prepare athletes and coaches to lead at higher levels of the game.
RAISING ATHLETES
& RAISING LEADERS
Motherhood has reinforced what she already knew: every person develops differently. It has strengthened her commitment to athlete-centred development while recognizing the individual needs, confidence, and progression journey behind every athlete.
She finds deep satisfaction in supporting youth sports development and watching young athletes grow both on and off the ice.
Her children continue to remind her that the best coaching meets people where they are, challenges them appropriately, and believes fully in what’s possible for them.
Michele is a devoted mother of two and a supportive wife who believes deeply in the power of structured, purposeful coaching to build not only better athletes but stronger, more confident individuals.
Precision. Progression. Performance.
As Michele’s platform continues to grow, so does her commitment to advancing the future of hockey development through athlete progression, coach education, speaking, and high-performance leadership.
Her work remains grounded in the same principles that shaped her career from the beginning: precision, discipline, consistency, and purposeful progression over time.
Whether working with athletes, coaches, organizations, or speaking on larger stages, Michele remains committed to building environments that challenge people to grow, perform, and lead at higher levels of the game.