Interview with Erica Ans
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Title
Interview with Erica Ans
Description
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.
Subject
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
Date
2020-09-10
Format
video
Identifier
CGOH-012
Interviewer
Vlossak, Elizabeth
Linzel, Jessica
Interviewee
Ans, Erica
Location
Recorded over Microsoft Teams in St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada), Grimsby (Ontario, Canada) and Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada).
Language
English
Temporal Coverage
1995-2019
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Spatial Coverage
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
Canada -- Newfoundland -- Cornerbrook
Canada -- New Brunswick -- Bathurst/Campbellton
Canada -- Yukon -- Whitehorse
Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
Canada -- British Columbia -- Prince George
Canada -- Alberta -- Red Deer
Rights
Permission from the SOHA is required for publication or reproduction.
Conversion
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.
Duration
00:25:09
Interview Keyword
Table Tennis
Athletes
Coach
Team Québec
Team Nova Scotia
Players
Collection
Citation
“Interview with Erica Ans,” Sport Oral History Archive, accessed April 24, 2024, https://sportoralhistory.ca/items/show/62.