Kathy Shields

Kathy Shields CM is a Canadian basketball coach. She coached the University of Victoria women’s basketball team and the 1984 Summer Olympics as an assistant coach. She is married to Ken Shields.

Kathy Shields
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamTeam Canada
Biographical details
BornVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Laurentian University
Playing career
1970–1975University of British Columbia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1977–1978University of Victoria (assistant)
1979–2001University of Victoria
1981–1994Team Canada (assistant)
1992–1995Senior Women’s National Team
Head coaching record
Overall320–50
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Canada West Universities Athletic Association championships (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Awards
Canada West Coach of the Year (1979-80, 1986-87, 1911-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01)
CIAU/CIS Coach of the Year (1979-80, 1991-92)

Career

Playing career

Shields played basketball at the University of British Columbia and Laurentian University.[1] She won back-to-back CIAU Championship titles with Laurentian in 1974 and 1975.[2] She was also an international basketball player for Team Canada, and she competed at the 1970 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1971 Pan American Games, and 1973 Summer Universiade.[3] After suffering a back injury, Shields was forced to retire at the age of 25.[4]

Coaching career

Shields was part of the Canadian national women’s coaching staff at the Pan Am Games, Goodwill Games, and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[3] In 1986, Shields was certified as a Master Coach in 1986 by the Canadian Association of Coaches.[5] She also served as head coach during the 1993 FIBA Americas Championship for Women.[3]

In 1995, Shields resigned in protest as the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach due to Basketball Canada withdrawing a promise to fund a centralized training program leading up to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. [6] In 1997, Shields and her husband Ken temporarily moved to Japan to assist the Japanese Basketball Program create a viable Junior Women's National Team.[7]

Alongside her husband, Shields coached the University of Victoria women’s basketball team.[8] She amassed a career record of 320–50, and eight CIS Coach of the Year Awards, before requesting medical leave after being diagnosed with breast cancer. As head coach, she led the women's basketball team to 14 Canada West Universities Athletic Association championships.[9] Shields was also head coach of the Canadian Senior Women’s National Basketball Team for four years from in 1992 to 1995.[10] In 2002, she was inducted into UVic Sports Hall of Fame.[11] The next year she was honoured with the 2003 Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee.[5]

In 2008, uSports renamed their Rookie of the year award to Kathy Shields Award.[12] She was also the recipient of an Order of British Columbia.[13] In 2011, Shields was the recipient of the Jean-Marie De Koninck Coaching Excellence Award.[14] Three years later, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[15] In 2015, Shields and her husband were awarded honorary law degrees from the University of Victoria.[16]

In 2016, Shields was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.[17] Two years later, she was invested into the Order of Canada.[18] In 2019, she was inducted into the Canada West Hall of Fame.[19]

References
  1. "Shields earns spot in hall of fame". Lethbridge Herald. Alberta, Lethbridge. October 19, 2003.
  2. "KATHY SHIELDS, IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE ORDER OF CANADA!". basketball.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. "Kathy Shields (WBB Coach)". canadawesthalloffame.org. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. "Kathy Shields- Coach Induction Class of 2003" (PDF). basketball.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. "Victoria's Kathy Shields: Master Coach at the Top of Her Game" (PDF). notaries.bc.ca. BC Notaries. 2003. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  6. "Upset Kathy Shields resigns". Lethbridge Herald. Alberta. March 25, 1995.
  7. Smith, Doug (April 30, 1997). "Shields duo aids Japanese hoops". Brandon Sun. Manitoba.
  8. "Alberta basketball coaches find it tough at top". Lethbridge Herald. Alberta, Lethbridge. February 1, 1983.
  9. "Health concerns force Shields out as Vic coach". Brandon Sun. Manitoba. March 26, 2005.
  10. "Legendary coach Kathy Shields hounoured at Order of Canada ceremony". govikesgo.com. March 21, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  11. "UVic Sports Hall of Fame Kathy Shields". govikesgo.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  12. "Annual awards uSports – women". naismithtonash.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  13. "2008 Recipient: Kathy Shields – Victoria". orderofbc.gov.bc. 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  14. "Kathy Shields receives CIS coaching award". govikesgo.com. 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  15. "Frick and Shields inducted into Canada's Sport Hall of Fame". coach.ca. 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  16. McNeney, Mike (April 2, 2015). "Degrees honour Canadian basketball's first family". uvic.ca. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  17. Harrigan, Scott (July 1, 2016). "Kathy Shields appointed as member of the Order of Canada". Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  18. Paterson, Travis (March 22, 2018). "Kathy Shields levels up with second Order of Canada recognition". Victoria News. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  19. Harrigan, Scott (November 8, 2019). "Decades of success earns Shields spot in Hall of Fame". independentsportsnews.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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