Junior Development (Age 9-13)

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Photo below right by David Dolsen: 2004 JD T&F Championships, Kamloops.

Photo by David Dolsen

JD News

Top Ten after 2011

Nov 16/11 — Top Ten rankings have been updated after the 2011 season.

2011 BC Junior Development Awards Banquet info and Award Winners

The 2011 BC Junior Development Awards Banquet took place Sunday, October 30, 2011 at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver.
2011 award winners are posted HERE

2011 JD Crest Standards

View here (posted June 16/11)

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Children's Fitness Tax Credit program

Clubs can download the form and customize it to fit their particular club. Download the form (MS Word - right-click and 'Save Target As...').

For a full explanation of the Children's Fitness Tax Credit please go to: www.cra-arc.gc.ca/fitness/
or contact the Canada Revenue Agency at 1-800-959-8281.
The Children's Fitness Tax Credit Eligibility Check List can be found at:
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/checklist-e.html 

Child Fitness Tax Credit Form:

Customize the form template provided for your specific club.

Receipts:

Receipts can only be issued for amounts paid during the calendar year even if all of part of the activity occurs in the following year.

The receipt number includes the child's BC Athletics membership number preceded by the applicable year - example: 2007-95-24187. In the case of Training memberships and Track Rascals memberships where a BC Athletics membership number is not given, use 2007T# or 2007TR# - if you have 10 Track Rascals then number the individuals - example: 2007TR1, 2007TR2, 2007TR3 etc. Do the same for Training members.

Calculating eligible fees:

The fees must be paid for a child who is under 16 years of age at any time in the year.

Registration and membership costs can include the costs of administration, instruction and the rental of facilities. If the fees charged to parents include part for accommodation, travel, food, or beverages then this part must be deducted when calculating the part of the fees that qualify for the tax credit. For example if club membership fees total $400 and includes a charge of $50 for travel and $50 for a club uniform then the eligible amount would be $400 - $50 - $50 = $300.

Description of Eligible Programs:

Eligible activities must include the following in order to qualify. Make sure descriptions of club programs makes mention and details all of the following:

  • Ongoing (either a minimum of eight weeks duration, with a minimum of one session per week or, in the case of children's camps, five consecutive days);
  • Supervision;
  • Activities suitable for children; and
  • Substantially all of the activities must include a significant amount of physical activity that contributes to cardio-respiratory endurance plus one or more of: muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, or balance.

If you have any further questions please contact Sam Collier - Manager, Registration & Membership Services at (604) 333-3556 or sam.collier@bcathletics.org.

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Championships for JD's: 2012 dates

  • BC JD Pentathlon Championships, TBA
  • BC Midget Championships (14/15 year olds only) July 13-15, Coquitlam
  • BC JD Championships, July 27-29, Richmond
  • Legion Championships (14 year olds only) August 17-19, Charlottetown
  • BC Cross Country Championships, October 27, Abbotsford

2004 JD T&F Champs photos © David Dolsen

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Rankings & Records

Questions and/or comments regarding the JD Top 10/Best Performances lists should be directed to Tom Dingle at tdingle@uvic.ca.

All-Time Top Ten

NOTES:
All Time Top Ten Tables after 2011 Season was completed

  1. These tables are based on the 2010 All Time Top Ten Tables to which have been added better performances from 2011
  2. New results are taken from the meets on the JD approved list
  3. New results are for athletes who were registered as competitive members of BC Athletics in 2011
  4. Results for 2011 are entered in bold face blue type
  5. Placings for hand timed results, which are reported to one tenth of a second only, are based on the standard correction for comparing such results to electronic timing: i.e. for races 300m and under 0.24 seconds are added to the hand timed results — for 400m races 0.14 seconds are added.
  6. Please direct any comments or possible corrections to Tom Dingle at tdingle@uvic.ca.

Top Ten Each Year

Approved Meets for JD Awards and All Time Top 10 Listings

The following meets have been approved by the JD Committee for All Time Top 10 listings and for JD Awards. If any Club would like to have their meet(s) added to this list please submit the name of your meet by APRIL 1 for approval at the next JD Committee meeting. If a meet is not approved for the above purposes an athlete will not be able to use results obtained for awards or All Time Top 10 listings. Only sanctioned meets may be approved.

  1. BC JD Track and Field Championships
  2. BC JD Pentathlon Championships
  3. BC Summer Games (even years)
  4. Trevor Craven Memorial Meet, Burnaby
  5. Jesse Bent Memorial, Coquitlam
  6. Pacific Invitational, Langley
  7. ** Track City Classic, Eugene
  8. ** Classy Classic, Seattle
  9. Jack Brow Memorial, Kelowna
  10. Spruce Capital, Prince George
  11. Kamloops Centennial, Kamloops
  12. George Dean Meet, Sidney
  13. Eagle Classic, Maple Ridge
  14. Cougars Invitational, Courtenay
  15. Bob Dailey Invitational, Port Alberni
  16. Elwood Wylie Meet, Nanaimo
  17. Dogwood Meet, Victoria
  18. Garriock Invitational, Duncan
  19. NorWesters Elementaries Meet, Burnaby
  20. Junior Olympics, Surrey
  21. BC Elementary Championships, Richmond
  22. Island Pentathlon and Throws Meet
  23. BC Midget Championships (Jamboree)
  24. Legion Championships
  25. BC High School Championships (JD event requirements only)

** Athletes competing in US Meets must present a certified copy of meet results.

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Series for JD's

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Junior Development Crests

Parents and coaches, reward and motivate your young athletes for their achievements with a keepsake crest that will be treasured for a lifetime! Reminiscent of the 1970's Canada Fitness crest program which helped many children strive for improved fitness levels, this program focuses on Track and Field competition—rewarding those who do well in a variety of events.

See Section 11 of the JD Manual (new window) for an explanation of how the program works, plus ordering information and scoring tables.

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JD Manual

The Junior Development Manual is available in both HTML and PDF formats.

The Manual contains detailed guidelines for JD Track & Field Meets, information on BC Athletics JD recognition programs, technical specifications, and more. Junior Development clubs will find these guidelines helpful in the implementation of JD programs and in organizing successful JD meets. Click here to go to the introduction and index page (new window).

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