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DECEMBER 2008 - Volume IV, Issue #1
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Welcome to the RunJumpThrow newsletter! In 2008, 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 450 Instructors and has involved over 7000 kids!
Highlights from this issue include:
- Kamloopean Success!
- From Enderby, BC to Amman, Jordan – RJT Gets Around!
- Get ‘Em While They’re Hot! Run Jump Throw Trader Cards!
- The Call Out: Tracking Reports Needed
- Upcoming Events
Kamloopean Success!
The Run Jump Throw (RJT) program rolled into Kamloops for the Power of Sport Tour, taking place from November 15th-23rd, 2008. The tour features sport specialists from across the province delivering workshops, seminars, and presentations aimed to promote, teach, and foster involvement in amateur sport.
The RJT program had tremendous success as 12 new instructors were trained over the weekend-long, 15 hour instructor training workshop. Many of the newly trained instructors completed their practicum by touring to local elementary schools to deliver RJT activities and empower hundreds of children to be the best they can through sport and physical activity.
The tour included a very successful RUN JUMP THROW with the STARS event, which featured Dylan Armstrong, Sultana Frizell, and Jenn Joyce who came out to teach kids the skills of RJT, sign RJT trader cards, and tell the stories of how they got started in sport.
The RJT program would like to thank the following people and organizations for making the Power of Sport Tour a great success:
- Kamloops Track and Field Club for their assistance with events.
- Sport BC for organizing the Power of Sport Tour.
- Over 800 enthusiastic students in 6 elementary schools in Kamloops who took part in the RJT program!
From Enderby, BC to Amman, Jordan – RJT Gets Around!
After wrapping up the Kamloops Power of Sport Tour, the RJT program was in Enderby, BC for a direct delivery to an elementary school. The students and instructors demonstrated their enthusiasm for RJT activities by braving cold temperature (2 degrees Celsius!) for over 90 minutes of outdoor RJT activities.
The Run Jump Throw program made its overseas debut in Amman, Jordan for the Generations for Peace Camp 2008, a 10 day gathering of leaders of youth living in high conflict zones across the world. More than 70 participants from 16 nations, including Jordan, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Afghanistan are took part in the camp, which was held from November 25 to December 5. Through a series of workshops, interactive seminars, presentations, debates, dialogue, role-play and sporting sessions, Generations for Peace uses sport as a vehicle for peace building in conflict-laden communities and stresses adaptations for people with differing abilities. The camp involved international sport organizations for table tennis, softball, volleyball, athletics, and soccer.
For more information of Generations for Peace please visit the official website: www.generationsforpeace.com/about_us.shtm
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 who 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.
Run Jump Throw Trader Cards!
The RJT has added to its collection of promotional materials with the addition of Sports Trader Cards. The cards feature high performance Canadian athletes, including the likes of the Dylan Armstrong Gary Reed, Mike Mason, Sultana Frizell, Jennifer Joyce, and Ruky Abdulai. 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.
The Call Out: Tracking Forms Needed Now
Teachers, coaches and instructors that have delivered their own RJT programs in their community, please submit tracking information to BC Athletics, at the 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 julian.cooper@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.
RJT Opportunities for the New Year
With the New Year just around the proverbial bend, there is no better time to book a Run Jump Throw program for your school, club or community. The RJT program is excited to be a part of the following upcoming events:
- BC Sports Hall of Fame for Hero in You Delivery:
December 18th, 2008
- Perry’s Prospects Super Camp:
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
organized by CTV in partnership with KidSport
- 2009 Power of Sport Tour in White Rock/South Surrey:
February 14-22, 2009
You can look forward to instructor training workshops, school deliveries and an evening with several Canadian Track and Field stars at the 2009 Power of Sport Tour. For more information on these and other RJT offerings stay linked to the Run Jump Throw website.
If you have questions or want to get involved with the RJT program please do not hesitate to contact us!
RunJumpThrow
Tel: 604-333-3554 Fax: 604-333-3551
120 - 3820 Cessna Drive, Richmond, BC V7B 0A1
Email: runjumpthrow@bcathletics.org
This project is part of the BC Sport Participation Program, supported by:
