Junior Development (Age 9-14)

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

Photo by David Dolsen

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2010 BCJD Provincial Awards Nomination Form

Start by reading the Awards Criteria. Nominations due September 3, 2010.

2010 JD Awards Standards

Available here (posted June 9)

In 2010 JD Athletes who are 14 years of age will be awarded at the JD Awards Banquet.

They will compete as Midgets (14 year olds born 1996 and 15 year olds born in 1995) during the 2010 track and field and cross country season. Instead of attending the JD Championships, 14 year olds will compete at the BC Midget Championships that are part of the BC Jamboree. Fifteen midgets will be chosen to attend the Legion Championships as part of the BC Team. Other midgets who have met the meet standard for the Legion Championships are now eligible to attend as individuals. For the first time they will compete at the midget level rather than the open level. Pentathletes will not compete at the JD Championships but may choose to do so at the Midget Championships.

2010 JD Crest Standards

Download here - updated June 9

Long-Term Athlete Development

Why were the 200m and 400m races dropped from the list of events for 9 and 10 year olds and the 200m Hurdles for 11 year olds?

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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: 2010 dates

  • BC JD Pentathlon Championships, June 26, Surrey
  • BC Midget Championships (14 year olds only) July 16/18, Abbotsford
  • BC JD Championships, July 30-August 1, Kamloops
  • Legion Championships (14 year olds only) August 4-10 Ottawa
  • BC Cross Country Championships, October 30, Vancouver

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 2009 Season was completed

  1. These tables are based on the 2008 All Time Top Ten Tables to which have been added better performances from 2009
  2. New results are taken from the meets on the JD approved list
  3. New results are for athletes who were registered as competitive member of BC Athletics in 2009
  4. Results for 2009 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.

BC JD Track and Field Championships
BC JD Pentathlon Championships
BC Summer Games (even years)
Trevor Craven Memorial Meet, Burnaby
Jesse Bent Memorial, Coquitlam
Pacific Invitational, Langley
** Track City Classic, Eugene
** Classy Classic, Seattle
Jack Brow Memorial, Kelowna
Spruce Capital, Prince George
Kamloops Centennial, Kamloops
George Dean Meet, Sidney
Eagle Classic, Maple Ridge
Cougars Invitational, Courtenay
Bob Dailey Invitational, Port Alberni
Elwood Wylie Meet, Nanaimo
Dogwood Meet, Victoria
Garriock Invitational, Duncan
NorWesters Elementaries Meet, Burnaby
Junior Olympics, Surrey
BC Elementary Championships, Richmond
Island Pentathlon and Throws Meet
BC Midget Championships (Jamboree)
Legion Championships
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. Scoring tables updated Jan 09.

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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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