Interview with Erica Ans

Interview with Erica Ans

Erica Ans is a teacher from Nova Scotia, who spent part of her youth at the Canada Games as a table tennis player. Participating in the Games as both an athlete and a coach, in this interview Erica provides a perspective on the evolution of the Games over time, and what they mean for young Canadian athletes.

Athlete Mentality in Competitions

Career Impacts

Coaching at the Canada Games

Friendships at the Canada Games

Women and Gender Equity

(Dis)Abilities

Unity Through Sport

Canadian Identity

Built Legacy

Indigenous/First Nations Relations

Organizing the Canada Games

2020-09-10

video

CGOH-012

Vlossak, Elizabeth

Linzel, Jessica

Ans, Erica

Recorded over Microsoft Teams in St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada), Grimsby (Ontario, Canada) and Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada).

English

1995-2019
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019

Canada -- Alberta -- Grande Prairie
Canada -- Newfoundland -- Cornerbrook
Canada -- New Brunswick -- Bathurst/Campbellton
Canada -- Yukon -- Whitehorse
Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
Canada -- British Columbia -- Prince George
Canada -- Alberta -- Red Deer

Permission from the SOHA is required for publication or reproduction.

This oral history interview was conducted digitally via Microsoft Teams. The video was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, at which point an introduction sequence and question slides were added, and the interviewer's video and audio were removed.

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Table Tennis

Athletes

Coach

Team Québec

Team Nova Scotia

Players