Mark Friesen, Delta, BC, Movement Advisor and Level 3 Nationally Certified Gymnastics coach.  DIGIVATIONS has been working with Mark since February 2012 to develop an integrated dynamic Science of Movement Program.  He has coached gymnastics for over 15 years.  He has coached both men’s and women’s competitive athletes and was a regional coach for Pacific Sport in Northern BC.  He eventually shifted focus to recreational and community gymnastics through outreach programs to schools and programs for sport and community groups.   

He believes strongly that gymnastics is a crucial component of developing basic movement and healthy living skills, and that gymnastics should be accessible to the community at large.  Mark is also a KidsCanMove instructor; a program which endeavours to provide teachers in schools with the tools necessary to developing fundamental movement skills in youth.  Until recently Mark Friesen was the Executive Director of the Delta Gymnastics Society and sat on the Gymnastics BC Gymnastics For All committee.  In 2009 he was awarded the Recreational Leader of the Year from Gymnastics BC.  Mark is also a founding member of the Delta Sport Council.  In the Fall of 2012 Mark decided to take his experience in community programming, development, and non-profit management, and apply it in a more academic setting at Simon Fraser University where he is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Urban Studies.