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Candy Jacobs trades youth work for coaching skateboarding's next generation
Original: Candy Jacobs, from youth worker to skateboarding coach of the next generation: “I'm like a mom, a mentor, a doctor, a wax carrier”
Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs has moved from youth work into coaching the next generation of skaters. In an interview with Olympics.com she describes her wide-ranging role with young athletes: 'I'm like a mom, a mentor, a doctor, a wax carrier.' Her story highlights how former competitors are shaping skateboarding's Olympic-era talent pipeline through hands-on mentorship.
Why now: Interest in skateboarding coaching stories around the Olympic cycle.
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- Candy Jacobs, from youth worker to skateboarding coach of the next generation: “I'm like a mom, a mentor, a doctor, a wax carrier” · olympics.com
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