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JUNE 2007 - Volume III, Issue #1
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Welcome to the fourth RunJumpThrow newsletter. In the third year of the program RunJumpThrow continues to grow throughout the province; certifying many more instructors, and instructing hundreds more children.
RJT Participation numbers to date
To date, RunJumpThrow in British Columbia has trained 363 Instructors and has involved over 5800 kids!
Highlights from this issue include:
- RunJumpThrow Office gets new Assistant
- National Launch of RJT
- Second Annual RJT Demos at the Sun Run and Times Colonist
- Power of Sport success
- World Athletics Day promotes RJT
- RJT Summer Camps to be delivered around the province
- Instructors trained at workshops
- Tracking reports needed
Welcome Jessica: RunJumpThrow Administrative Assistant
Jessica Olfert is the new Administrative Assistant for RunJumpThrow at BC Athletics. Jessica is nearing completion of her Bachelor of Human Kinetics with a Kinesiology specialization. Jessica represented UBC Track and Field team in the 100m Hurdles at NAIA National Championships 4 years in a row as well as competing on Saskatchewan, BC and Canadian teams. Jessica is also a certified RJT Instructor and Level 1 Track and Field Technical coach and will be an asset to all facets of the program. She can be reached at jolfert@bcathletics.org or 604-737-3175.
National Launch of RJT comes to Surrey
On February 26th two schools in South Surrey were the lucky recipients of a day of RJT instruction as Athletics Canada launched the new RJT program in BC. On hand to teach the children as well as sign autographs and tell their stories of how they reached world status were Victoria’s Gary Reed (800m) and Surrey’s own Stephanie McCann (Pole Vault). Students from Ray Shepherd and Crescent Park Elementary Schools were thrilled to meet and be taught by these two outstanding Olympians.
Second Annual RJT at Vancouver Sun Run and Times Colonist 10km!
Once again, RJT visited the Vancouver Sun Run on April 15th as a record-breaking 54,713 10km participants and 1500 Mini SunRunners participants took part. The RunJumpThrow instructors abilities were tested as they feverishly worked to keep up with over 200 youngsters who had a chance to try out various skills. And in similar fashion on April 29th as the Times Colonist 10km brought out thousands of participants to run, another 80 eager children experienced the RJT program first hand under sunny skies in front of the Provincial Legislature in Victoria.
Power of Sport in the Fraser Valley
RunJumpThrow was excited to once again be a part of the Power of Sport Tour, which headed to the Fraser Valley in April with stops in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission. Over 1000 enthusiastic students in 5 elementary schools took part in our program. We are greatly looking forward to hearing about the running, jumping, and throwing that will be occurring throughout the Fraser Valley as a result of this success.
World Athletics Day promotes RJT
On Thursday May 10 Canada celebrated World Athletics Day with a High school meet hosted by Ocean Athletics in Surrey, BC. As part of the celebrations the Mayor of White Rock, Judy Forester, MLA of Surrey-White Rock Gordon Hogg, and Surrey Councilor Judy Higginbotham were on hand to watch how the sport of Track and Field can be enjoyed by so many and saw first hand how volunteerism can transform a community. Special RJT events were held for the younger elementary age children who received RJT participation ribbons and World Athletic Day pins.
Instructor Workshops
Teacher workshops took place this spring hosted by Vernon and Chilliwack School districts on February 17th. RJT presentations in Coquitlam and Surrey School Districts were also held. Thanks go out to our awesome new RJT Learning Facilitator and Ocean Athletics Coach, Maureen de St Croix for her energy and enthusiasm in hosting a weekend RJT instructor workshop for coaches, parents and high school athletes at Semiahmoo Secondary School February 23-25th.Following the Times Colonist event in Victoria UVIC Head coach Brent Fougner was instrumental in setting up an Instructor workshop for UVIC and high school students who are wishing to teach RJT as part of summer camps and club programs. Participants in all of these courses are well on their way to receiving NCCP certification. Good luck to the 48 New RJT Instructors.
Certification as an RJT Instructor - NCCP Ethics Evaluation Online
RunJumpThrow instructors who have completed the Instructor Workshop MUST complete this ethics evaluation online to complete certification requirements. The CAC has emailed instructions to all instructors in their database on the procedures for this 1-hour module. For more information, visit www.coach.ca.
*Please note: Instructors that have recently completed an RJT Workshop may not yet be entered in the NCCP database. Please wait for an email from the CAC before attempting to complete the ethics evaluation.
Promotional Materials Hot of the Press!
Athletics Canada and BC Athletics now have RJT promotional materials that include posters, flyers, and 3-fold brochures. If you are planning to host an RJT event in your area and would like to promote the program, please contact us for some of these awesome materials.
Tracking - needed by June 30!
Teachers, coaches and instructors that has delivered their own RJT programs in their community, please submit tracking information to BC Athletics, at the start or conclusion of your programs. It is so vital to our funding and ensures continued growth and support of the program. Tracking of RJT throughout the province not only meets our funding and reporting requirements, but helps you do your part to increase physical activity by 20% by 2010. Tracking forms can be downloaded from the RJT website. Please send completed forms to runjumpthrow@bcathletics.org for our database. If your numbers are too large, or you don't have the time to complete the form, please just send a quick email with number age and gender of your participants and the total number of hours each child spent in the program. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Photos Wanted!
Send photos of RunJumpThrow in action in your region to jolfert@bcathletics.org. All photos that we publish on the BC Athletics website will need to have a signed photo release form so please send only photos with permission granted or with contact information.
Summer RJT Camp Opportunities for your kids
Currently, there are three RunJumpThrow children’s camps taking place in the province this summer.
On the Island, the University of Victoria Vikings are hosting two different weeks of evening RJT sessions in June and July. For more information and registration details, visit www.govikesgo.com/camps/track-field.php.
In the lower mainland, SFU is also playing host to a RunJumpThrow Track and Field camp, offering three weeks of half-day camps between July 16 and August 3. For detailed information, visit the SFU summer camp brochure, page 3. This can be found here (PDF file).
BC Deaf Sports has partnered with RunJumpThrow to make us a part of their week-long camp. We will be delivering running, jumping, and throwing skills to deaf children from around the province on August 1st and 2nd. For details and more information, visit their website at www.bcdeafsports.bc.ca.
Upcoming RunJumpThrow Activities
For information on upcoming Instructor Workshops, RunJumpThrow demonstrations, or other RunJumpThrow activities please check the website: www.bcathletics.org/main/rjt.htm. If you have RJT activities going on in your area, please let us know and we would love to pass it on to the rest of the RJT community.
RunJumpThrow Tel: 604-737-3175 Fax: 604-737-3171
206 - 1367 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 4A9
Email: runjumpthrow@bcathletics.org
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