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ISSUE #22-2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Questions or comments? Ph: (604) 737-3177 Email: jolfert@bcathletics.org
FROM THE BCA OFFICE
BC Athletics Wordsearch
Follow the link below for this week’s feature: Athletics Wordsearch. Prizes of various athletic gear/supplies will be awarded to the first 10 successfully completed puzzles (who have not been winners this summer thus far).
www.bcathletics.org/main/pdf/wordsearch1.pdf
Send completed forms via fax, email or mail to Jessica – jolfert@bcathletics.org 604-737-3175
Awards for BC Juvenile Championships, 15 Year old Championships and Midget Alternate Meet
Anyone who did not pick up their awards at the meet in Nanaimo on July 7 - 8 2007 and wants to receive them should contact the BC Athletics office - jolfert@bcathletics.org
Ocean Athletics Twilight meet cancelled
The Ocean Athletics Twilight meet that was scheduled for August 2, 2007 is now cancelled.
Attention Athletes competing outside of B.C.:
Please submit your performances (especially if they are season's bests) for meets outside of B.C. and a link to the official rankings if you wish to be included. We will try our best to search them, but this is a timely process. This is very important for University athletes competing during their university season. Please email performances to: cloehewitt@bcathletics.org.
Name:
Result (including event):
Place:
Wind: If applicable
Location:
Date:
YOB:
Club:
Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships Live Results
The Canadian Junior Championships will feature Live Results on the internet. Those not able to attend this year's Canadian Junior Championships in Abbotsford should be able to keep abreast of the action as the meet will feature results placed on the Championship web page (http://juniors.valleyroyals.org/) minutes after the event is completed. Modification at the Swan Track and the expertise of Jason Swan has made this valuable service available.
AWAD Results
All BC Athletics sanctioned events having an AWAD component to their meet/race should be sending results in to the BCA office along with Able-Bodied results. Any 2007 events that have already taken place are asked to send in the AWAD results from their meet/race to sam.collier@bcathletics.org.
Attention BC Athletics Sanctioned Track and Field Meet Organizers:
Please be advised that this year's Results Round-up email address is cloehewitt@bcathletics.org. Please send ALL meet results to this address.
Crucial to results rankings are:
- Wind Readings (100m, 200m, LJ, TJ, and Sprint Hurdles).
- Implement weights (The metric weight must be noted in event title).
- Electronic Timing (If times are not electronic, please let us know since they are not valid).
- Please send results in a Hi-Tek / Excel spreadsheet.
- Indicate birth year, NOT athlete age in each event
Rising Stars in Athletics - This week's spotlight is on Shawn Swartz!
Shawn Swartz
Y.O.B: 1989
Hometown: Port Coquitlam
Club: Coquitlam Cheetas
School: n/a
Coach: Per Anderson
Event: High Jump
Best 2007 Performance:
2.06m - #1 BC Junior
Best 2006 Performance and Ranking:
2.00m - #1 BC Juvenile
Achievements:
2006 - Royal Canadian Legion Juvenile Champion
2004 - Royal Canadian Legion Midget Champion
BC Summer Games High Jump Record Holder
Teams:
2007 - BC Junior, Senior and Western Canada Summer Games teams
2006 - BC Royal Canadian Legion Juvenile Team
2004 - BC Royal Canadian Legion Midget Team
Future Goals:
Be the best I can be… make the Olympics and spread love of the sport.
Favourite Track Experience:
All of them… all part of the Shawn Swartz story.
Athletics Canada
2007 RBC Canadian Championships – Catch the action on CBC Saturday July 21st
OTTAWA – The 2007 RBC Canadian Championships will air on CBC Saturday July 21st beginning at noon (Eastern Standard Time). Check local listings for more information.
The Championships were Athletics Canada’s first fully integrated, featuring Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing at the same time in the same venue.
CBC Sports will also carry the 11th IAAF World Championships which begin on August 25 in Osaka, Japan. To view CBC’s scheduled coverage of track and field, please visit: www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=203
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The July 2007 edition of the Gold Standard is now available for viewing
Please follow this link:
http://athletics-ca.sitepreview.ca/files//GoldStandard/TGSJULY2007.PDF
In this edition you will find:
- An interview with Alana Duff and coach Rick Reelie
- June Highlights
- 2007 Eastern High Performance Series
- RBC Olympians Program
- Racewalkers Canadian Championships
- Pan American Games Team
- Pan American Junior Championships Team
- World Youth Championships Team
- and much more
Road Running
"Miracle Mile” at Balaclava Park (W 30th Av & Balaclava St., Vancouver) running track
6pm, Friday August 3rd, 2007
Hosted by: Lions Gate Road Runners
This will be the fourth annual edition of the run that commemorates the famous mile race that was held as part of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, at Empire Stadium Vancouver in 1954. The tradition started in 2004, when Lions Gate Road Runners decided to hold a mile run to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous race between Roger Bannister and John Landy. The race was the first in which two runners went under the magic 4-minute barrier. The reason for choosing Balaclava Park was two-fold. First, it is an imperial size 440 yard track and so is ideal for a classic mile run. Second, and most important, it is the track where Bannister had trained in preparation for the big race, so there is unusual local history. Remarkably, the track still has the classic old dirt and cinder surface. It’s a double-edged sword of course; on the one hand it’s a tad slower that many tracks but, on the other hand, it offers a rare chance to run under the same conditions as the star runners of years ago.
This year, the day nearest the anniversary is FRIDAY AUGUST 3rd. Plan on arriving by about 6pm to register (no fee, but please bring your favourite post-race refreshments); the first of several timed runs will begin at 6:30. Please contact Roger Brownsey for more details and to register. If there is sufficient interest, it might be neat to follow the individual mile runs with a 4 x 440 yd (Mile) relay race. Maybe we can have a team run under 4 minutes??
For more Information: Contact Roger Brownsey - rogerb@interchange.ubc.ca
Scotiabank International Team Challenge
Team Canada vs Team Great Britain, Team America [USA], and Team Mexico
www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/en/awards-elite.htm
The organizers are finalizing the selection of 2 men and 2 women for TEAM CANADA at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon scheduled for Toronto, September 30th.
The ITC provides a fabulous opportunity for younger, up and coming athletes to gain invaluable international experience in a major, international marathon. Toronto Waterfront is also building a reputation for its flat, fast course.
All travel, accommodation and food expenses will be covered for those selected to their national teams. Team members will also be housed in our "Athletes Village" hotel along with all the top African and other international runners, located near High Park.
Teams consist of 2 men and 2 women. We are looking to select the best possible team.
Finishing times for all 4 athletes will be scored using the Mercier scoring tables for comparative performances, and the points for the best THREE performances on each team will count for final standings for the Scotiabank International Team Challenge.
2007 Team Prizing
- 1st place Team receives CDN$4,000
- 2nd place Team receives CDN$2,000
- 3rd place Team receives CDN$1,000
Note: Team members share the prize money.
If any athlete or coach would like to confirm a nomination for this selection please email me ASAP with personal details.
Thanks
Hugh Cameron
Coach - Team Canada (for Team Challenge)
Summer 2007 Road Running Performance "Interval Training" Clinic
The BC Athletics Summer 2007 Road Running Performance "Interval Training" Clinic started May 16th at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park.
The clinic, coached by past Vancouver Marathon winner, BC Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee and Certified Level 2 NCCP coach John Hill, is on 20 consecutive Wednesdays at 6PM until September 26th. The cost is $140 (plus BCA Athletics membership, minimum $10 per calendar year), or a drop-in of $15 (includes BCA day membership).
Registration form is available on the BC Athletics website to be printed off and mailed in to BC Athletics. For more information contact John Hill at 604 688-8648 or email johnhill@telus.net.
www.bcathletics.org/main/rrclinic.htm
Track & Field
Sabrina Nettey to represent North American Youth and IAAF World Championships
Monte-Carlo - Of the total of 158 IAAF Member Federations who took part in IAAF World Athletics Day 2007 (12 – 13 May), 131 submitted their results by the deadline, and accordingly their event winning boys and girls (born 1990 and 1991) were entered for the traditional IAAF World Athletics Day Draw which took place this year in Monte-Carlo on Monday 18 June.
From these national winners, the names of twelve lucky children - one boy and one girl for each of the IAAF Areas - were drawn out and have been invited to the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan (25 August-2 September 2007), with their travel and full board accommodation costs covered by the IAAF.
The second year, six youths (born 1992 and 1993) were also invited to Monaco as part of the IAAF Schools' Activities project.
The Draw was made by IAAF Council Member Roberto Gesta De Melo,
Consudatle President, under the scrutiny of IAAF General Secretary Pierre
Weiss.
www.iaaf.org/WCH07/news/Kind=512/newsId=39161.html
Athletics Canada Announces 2007 Summer Universiade Team
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team which will compete at the 24th Summer Universiade (FISU) competition in Bangkok, Thailand. The FISU Games will begin August 8th and conclude August 18th with track and field running from the 9th to 14th.
2007 FISU Games Team – BC Athletes
Name Event Hometown Club Coach Rebecca Johnstone 800m Bowen Island Valley Royals Brit Townsend Geoff Martinson 1500m Prince George Prince George Track Rob Connors Mike Mason High Jump Nanoose Bay Valley Royals Laurier Primeau Krista Woodward Javelin New Westminster Unattached Don Babbit/ Don Steen
At the 2005 FISU Games in Izmir, Turkey the Canadian track and field team earned two silver medals. Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ontario placed second in the 5000m while Jared MacLeod of Winnipeg also finished second in the 110 metre hurdles. The FISU Games take place every two years.
For full results and stories during the 24th Summer Universiade visit www.athletics.ca.
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20 athletes selected to World Championships in Athletics team
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today 20 athletes which have to this point met the selection criteria for the 2007 World Championships team. The 11th IAAF World Championships take place in Osaka, Japan at Nagai Stadium August 25 to September 2.
Athletes can still qualify for the team by registering qualified performances before July 29. The full selection criteria can be viewed here. The team will be finalized following the completion of the qualifying period.
BC Athletes
Name Event Hometown Club Coach Dylan Armstrong Shot put Kamloops Kamloops TF Club Anatoly Bondarchuk Diane Cummins 800m Victoria Pacific Athletics Brent Fougner Gary Reed 800m Kamloops Pacific Athletics Wynn Gmitroski
For list of all Canadian attendees, visit https://www.athletics.ca/display_news.asp?newsid=354
Masters Track and Field Survey
This survey is not a CMAA initiative but it has been endorsed by the CMAA.
The Coaching Symposium is an annual event held in conjunction with the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif conference. Its main objectives are to present current research on coaching and coach education, to create a network of Canadian researchers interested in this field and to strengthen the linkages among researchers and practitioners.
We wish to present a research paper on coaching and masters athletes at the next conference, which is being held in Nova Scotia in October 2007. To this end, we have designed a survey which we are asking you to complete and submit to us. For our research to be valid, we need a fairly large representational sample of masters athletes. Your individual responses will be confidential and anonymous, as all data will be merged in the report. A large part of our analysis will be concerned with the percentages of athletes who responded in a certain way and whether those percentages are significant. The survey, for the most part simply asks you to check off a response to a number of questions. It should take only a few minutes to complete. We ask you to please complete the survey for our research.
We are both masters age athletes who have competed in race walking and are now coaching walkers and distance runners.
You have the option of completing the survey by opening the file, filling in your responses and emailing it back to us or you can print it, complete it and mail it back via Canada Post.
The survey: www.bcathletics.org/main/pdf/masters_survey.doc
Thanking you in advance for your participation.
Sherry
Watts
Nancy Leo
sherry.watts@schulich.uwo.ca
leonancy@hotmail.com
9 Kensington
Ave.
383 Ellerslie Ave.
London,
ON
Willowdale, ON
N6H
1CI
M2R 1B8
BC Juvenile and 15-yr-old Team
Congratulations to the following athletes that have been selected to the Juvenile and 15-yr old team to take part in the week-long Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field Camp/Competition. All athletes will be receiving information via email regarding details of the trip.
Juvenile Team
First Name Last Name M/F Club Selected Event Trina Chartrand F NTFC HJ Ryan Chester M KAJ 400mH James Clark M GEA 1500m Aleisha Cobb F PATH LJ Katherine Digby F TBIRD 3000m Gurinder Dosanjh M KAJ DT Laurel Draper F PATH 2000mSC Nicolle Fraser F CC JT Sarah Gallagher F CVC HT Justine Johnson F PATH 800m Emma Kimoto F KAJ HJ Christine Lowe F CC 400mH Laura Macauley F AVTC DT Emmalyne MacCorquodale F UN-BC HT Ian Miller M VR HJ Katie Nelson F VTFC 400m Sabrina Nettey F KAJ 100m Christabel Nettey F KAJ 100mH Holly Parent F VTFC HEP Keynan Parker M BBY 100m, 200m Alyssa Shury F UNA 400 Michelle Stuart F LANG JT Lyle Tarzwell M UN-BC 200m Angus Taylor M KAJ HT Brittany Therrien F PATH 800m
15 Year-Olds
NAME HOMETOWN CLUB EVENT(S) Abbey Vogt Burnaby Burnaby Striders 800m Haleigh Lloyd Ladysmith Cowichan Valley LJ Alyxandria Treasure Prince George Prince George T&F HJ Florence Clifford Surrey South Fraser T&F DT Jade Richardson Nanaimo Nanaimo T&F DT Daniel Medland-Marchen Kelowna Kelwna T&F Club 800m Jared Heldman Langley Valley Royals 100m, LJ Chris Sutherland Langley Surrey Athletic Club 400m Ismael Karidio Prince George Prince George T&F HJ Dyson Barnes Hatzic Valley Royals 300mH Del Ingvaldson Surrey South Fraser T&F SP Alex Dumont Tsawwassen Kajaks DT Cody Parker Comox Unattached JT Spencer Prince Langley Valley Royals SP James Eden Penticton Penticton Athletics 300mH
BC Western Canada Summer Games
The following athletes have made the BC Western Canada Summer Games team. They will competing this weekend, July 21-22, in a dual meet with Alberta in addition to attending the Games, which will be held August 7-11 in Strathcona County, AB. Please note that athletes' events may not have been finalized yet.
2007 BC WCG Team
Name Event Adair, Mike HJ, 800m Boss, Traci 400mH, 4x400 Bruchet, Luc 1500m, 3000m Charles, Ricardo 100m, 200m, 4x100 Chenery, Mark LJ, 110mH, 4x400 Childs, Cliff 1500m Chin Aleong, Janessa 200m, 4x100 Cleary, Brendan 400m, 4x400 Cliff, Rachel 3000m, 5000m Connolly, Creighton 5000mRW Dhaliwal, Manpreet 800m Digby, Erika 800m, 1500m Dunfee, Evan 5000mRW Farrell, Leon 200m, 4x100 Fralick, Brandt 100m, 200m, 4x100 Gleadle, Liz JT Gomez, Inaki 5000mRW Giufree, Mike 100m, 4x100 Gustavson, Reid LJ, SP, 4x400 Haight, Dylan 3000m SC Irvine, Stacey PV, 100mH Johns, Adelle Heptathlon Johnstone, Elizabeth SP, JT Kane, Brianna 400m, 4x400 Keeping, Cassie 200m, 400m, 4x400 Khouw, Justin LJ, TJ Kisielewska, Paulina 100m, 4x100 Kolstad, Kristen 500m, 3000m Law, Christine 400mH Law, Geoffrey PV Lim, Kevin 400m, 4x400 Little, Paul HJ Markloff, Tim JT Moldavanov, Sviatoslav TJ, LJ Moss, Curtis JT Neveu, Karly HJ Nicol, Scott 800m Nielsen, Kyle JT, SP Payne, Gabrielle HJ Pearse, Anastasia 400m, 400mH, 4x400 Pighin, Brooke JT Richard, Camille TJ, LJ Richey, Meg PV, 400mH Rose, JD HT, SP Rutley, Erica PV, 100mH Shaw, Angela 800m, 4x400 Skermer, Dave DT Sprenkels, Tiffany TJ Stoffman, Zaria 100mH, HJ Swartz, Shawn HJ Ter Laak, Lara DT, HT Trenholm, Stephanie 800m Vaartnou, Nick 400m, 4x400 Warwick, Heather 5000mRW Whitegibson, Billie 100m, 200m, 4x100 Whitehead, Liza 100m, 4x100 Williams, Valerie TJ, LJ Wright, Gillian 3000m SC
Coaches: Mike Murray Tom Nielsen Sue Northey Larry Blaschuck Erin Bell Thelma Wright Tom Hastie
BC Junior Team Announced
This year’s BC Junior team, comprised of 31 athletes, will compete in front of a home-town crowd in Abbotsford, July 27-29. For the schedule of events, visit http://juniors.valleyroyals.org/schedule.htm
BC JUNIOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAM 2007
Nettey Sabrina KAJ 100m, 200m, LJ Murray Nettey Christabel KAJ LJ, 100mH, 100m Murray Parker Keynan BBY 200m, 100m Reckord Vaartnou Nick PATH 400m Parker Swartz Shawn CC HJ Andersen Neveu Karly OA HJ Vicoc Sprenkels Tiffany NORW TJ, LJ Voloshin Smith Jessica NORW 1500m Weber Pighin Brooke AFTC JT Nielsen Nielsen Kyle CC JT Nielsen MacCorquodale Emmalynne VISSA HT Tim Findlay Pearse Anastasia PATH 400mH, 400m Parker Fraser Nicolle CC JT Nielsen Taylor Angus KAJ HT, SP, DT Collier Cobb Aleisha PATH LJ, 100m Parker Charles Ricardo CHWK 100m, 200m Brandt terLaak Lara KAJ DT Collier Culley Mitch VR 1500m Townsend Cliff Rachel TBIR 3000m Fell Macauley Laura AVTC SP, JT, DT Armous Chester Ryan KAJ 400mH Murray Irvine Stacey 5450 PV Peters Groenewoud Chantelle NORW 2000mSC Weber Mackenzie Davin UNA 800m Jedrzejek Whitegibson Billie CC 100m, 200m Self Rutley Erica 5450 PV Peters Kimoto Emma KAJ HJ, TJ McDiarmid Little Paul NTFC HJ Johnston Gleadle Elizabeth TBIRDS JT Primeau Chenery Mark PATH DEC Parker Law Geoff TBIRDS PV Primeau
Two Kajaks All-Comers Cancelled
The last two Kajaks All-Comers meets, August 16th and 23rd, have been cancelled. The last All-Comers meet will now be August 9th. Sorry for any inconvenience.
IAAF Golden League begins in Oslo: Catch the action on CBC
OTTAWA – The IAAF Golden League kicks off in Oslo with the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games. Comprised of six meets, the Golden League is a series of the most prestigious track and field competitions featuring some of the world's top performers. The Golden League features a $1 Million jackpot for an athlete who can win their event at all six competitions.
Date Event Time August 25 World Championships 2pm August 26 World Championships 3pm September 1 World Championships 3pm September 2 World Championships 3pm September 8 Zurich Weltklasse 1:30pm
*Eastern Standard times, check local listings.
Run Jump Throw!
Upcoming RunJumpThrow Events
RJT Demonstration
Cost: FREE (entry admission to the PNE grounds may be required)
Date: Sunday August 19th, 2007
Location: the Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver
Time: 12-1pm
RJT Demonstration
Cost: FREE
Date: Friday August 31st, 2007
Location: Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
Time: 1-5pm
RJT Instructor Workshop
Cost: $220 (persons outside Host Organization), discount available for
BCA members
Includes: $50 Instructor Resources
NCCP Certification
Hands-on practical experience
Dates: August 14, 15, 2007
Times: 8:30 – 4:30
Location: Queensborough Community Centre
Registration form: www.bcathletics.org/main/pdf/ws_rjt_aug14.pdf
To express interest of attendance, and to receive confirmed details of workshop via email, please email Jessica at jolfert@bcathletics.org.
RJT Instructor Workshops for Teachers
Cost: $125 (persons outside Host Organization), discount available for
BCA members
Includes: $50 Instructor Resources
NCCP Certification
Hands-on practical experience
Dates: Oct. 20th, 2007
Times: TBC (totals 8 hours)
Location: TBD – various: Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley
Specific details will be posted soon.
To express interest of attendance, and to receive confirmed details of workshop via email, please email Jessica at jolfert@bcathletics.org.
For information on upcoming RunJumpThrow Events taking place across the province, please visit our RJT web page at www.bcathletics.org/main/rjt.htm.
RunJumpThrow Instructor Workshops Available
Now Online:
- Descriptions of the types of Instructor Workshops that are available
- Fee Schedule for Workshops
- Registration forms for hosting a Workshop
Please visit www.bcathletics.org/main/rjt.htm
TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE
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Athletics - Run Jump Throw
(Elementary Schools - any or all grades Monday to Friday) -
Teachers RunJumpThrow Instructor Workshop(s)
(Elementary teachers - School or District Pro D) -
Track and Field Athlete/Coach Development sessions
(High Schools- teachers and students grades 8-12) -
Coaching Certification Workshops
(Club and High School coaches, parent volunteer coaches, youth leaders)
For complete descriptions of these programs, the services they provide, and how to get involved, visit our website at http://www.bcathletics.org/main/rjt.htm or contact our provincial coordinator, Thelma Wright.
Thelma Wright
Run Jump Throw Coordinator
Tel 604 737 3175
Fax 604 737 3171
runjumpthrow@bcathletics.org
officials
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO OFFICIALS
Plan ahead! The Officials AGM will be held on October 28, in Abbotsford, at Madison’s restaurant. Details to follow.
And speaking of the AGM, those in attendance last fall were treated to a power point presentation, created by our own April Arsene, of “the season in review”, full of photos of officials in action. She has agreed to do another production, but will need you to send photos to her at arsene@telus.net.
When did you begin officiating? Please send your start year (or as close as you can remember) along with your BCA number to Kathy Terlicher at kdterlicher@shaw.ca.
The National Official Committee is honouring long time officials with recognition at 25 years, and then for each five year span after that. But they need your statistics to compile this history.
New (to us) Officials! A hearty "Welcome to British Columbia" goes out to two officials; we are fortunate to have them re-locating to our province, and look forward to seeing them at events this season.
Peter Hesketh is moving from Alberta to White Rock. He is very welcome, and look at the talents: Vertical Jumps 5 and Throws Referee 3. Peter will be in his new home at the end of May, and is already volunteering for meets.
And Peter Francis (newly promoted to Horizontal Jumps 5, congratulations) is moving from Manitoba to "somewhere near Victoria" in the near future.
Job / Volunteer opportunities
For job opportunities with specific BC Athletics member clubs, please see the BC Athletics home page under "What's Happening."
Resources
SPIN Summit
September 24 - 26, 2007
Best Western Richmond Hotel & Convention Centre
Richmond, British Columbia
www.spinsummit.com
SPEAKER PROFILE
Tom Johnson, Swimming Canada, Head Coach
Holding one of the most impressive coaching records in Canadian swimming, Tom Johnson of Vancouver, BC has been named to Canada's coaching staff at seven Olympic Games, nine world championships and eight Commonwealth Games. Nationally his clubs have won 15 overall national team titles and 21 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Crowns (12 for men and nine for women). Currently, Tom is the coach of World Champion Brent Hayden. At the 2007 SPIN Summit, Tom will speak about Building a World Champion.
Don't miss your chance to hear Tom and many other great leaders speak about the latest innovations in their field! Check out the 2007 conference program!
Register now at www.spinsummit.com to attend this unique Canadian conference and please spread the word to other colleagues who may be interested.
See you in Vancouver in September,
Gordon Sleivert, PhD
SPIN Summit Chair
Canadian Journal for Women in Coaching
JULY 2007 FEATURE
www.coach.ca/women/e/journal/index.htm
Developing Female Leadership in the Canadian Sport System: Recommendations for High-Level Sport Organizations
Few would disagree with the contention that women’s leadership differs from that of men. Difference, of course, does not imply inferiority. Difference can be, and often is, positive. But because there are precious few examples of women leaders within the context of Canadian sport, there is, consequently, little opportunity to put women’s leadership to the test. Yes, of course, there are some exemplary role models. But a close examination of the administration, boards of directors, and committees of sport organizations reveals a lingering leadership imbalance, particularly when one factors in the recent outstanding, dominating performances of Canada’s women athletes and coaches on that great testing ground, the world stage.
New Sport Science articles are posted to the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre website every Wednesday. Access can be found at www.athleticscoaching.ca either through the "Sport Science Articles" link on the main page or through the sport science page. You can also access the articles listed above through the weekly "Top Stories" link.
REMINDERS and Quick Links
Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC Press Releases
To find ASRA News such as Press Releases, Employment Opportunities and Important Reminders, visit www.asra.ca
PODIUM - Canadian Olympic Committee's Newsletter Vol. 5, Issue 5 is now available.
www.olympic.ca/EN/newsletters/42e.shtml
Managing Risk - Keeping our Sport Safe
In the continuing effort to provide information and tools to assist member clubs in managing risk and providing a safe environment for children, youth and adults to train, participate and compete in Athletics (Road Running, Track & Field, Race Walking, Cross Country Running, Marathons, Ultras, Trail and Mtn Running), please find below the link to the Sport BC website and information on:
- Harassment and Abuse in Sport
- Safety in Sport
- Screening Staff and Volunteers
www.sport.bc.ca/Content/Risk Management/ Risk Management Main.asp
New Online Drug Database Helps Canadian Athletes Compete Doping-Free
www.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-MR-DIDGlobal-E.pdf
Back issues of the BCAB are available at www.bcathletics.org/main/bcabulletin.htm.