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Track and Field >> RunJumpThrow

This project is part of the BC Sport Participation
Program, supported by:

Photos on this page by David Dolsen.
In this section:
What is RJT | News
| Instructor and Learning Facilitator Workshops | RJT
Camps & Events
| Action Schools and RunJumpThrow
| Staff Bios | Participant
Tracking Form | Equipment-In-A-Bag Order Form
Adopted by Athletics Canada and BC Athletics as the grassroots
development program for our sport, this FUNdamentals program teaches
the technical skill progressions for track and field events for boys
and girls ages 6-12.
The skills of running, jumping and throwing form the basis of all
land based sport and as such, RunJumpThrow is a foundation
program all youth can benefit from.
RJT is:
- Integrated for development at all levels
- Broad based and progressive
- FUNdamental to all land based sports
- Inclusive for all abilities and maturational stages
- Adaptive to special needs and athletes with disabilities
- Gender equitable
RJT stresses:
- Skills of RUNNING, JUMPING and THROWING in age appropriate
sequential progressions
- Individual improvement and positive reinforcement
- FUN and active learning environment
- Improvement in physical and emotional well being
- Safety and certified instruction
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RJT News
Run Jump Throw Equipment-In-A-Bag Order Form
Click here for order
form (
160 KB)
Newsletter
The purpose of this newsletter is to keep RunJumpThrow Instructors,
Learning Facilitators and Master Learning Facilitators informed about
camps, workshops and the progress of RJT in BC and Canada.
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Run Jump Throw Instructor and Learning Facilitator Workshops (NCCP
certification)
Coaches can be trained and certified as RJT Instructors by attending
a weekend workshop and delivering the program thru their club or school
based program. The program can also be delivered to teachers one day Pro
D workshops.
Teachers or coaches wishing to facilitate the training of
student-athlete coaches or parents in their club/school, or wishing to
increase their NCCP certification levels, can further train as Learning
Facilitators in RJT. Following delivery, NCCP certification in the new
education stream is given.
Upcoming Workshops:
(none at this time)
Details and registration forms are posted as they become available.
All forms are in PDF format.
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Types of Workshops Available:
Run, Jump, Throw Presentation
- 4 hours in length
- Included in the presentation:
- Briefing on how RJT fits in with General Athletic Development
- Overview of the basic Biomechanics of running, jumping,
throwing
- Technical Progressions of Run, Jump, & Throw
- Fun and Games with RJT practical applications
- Completion does not provide NCCP certification
- Registration
form | fee
description

Run, Jump, Throw Community Recreation Inservice
- 8 hours in length
- Included in the presentation:
- Briefing on how RJT fits in with General Athletic Development
- Analyzing the performance of Run, Jump, & Throw (a
'How-To')
- Safety and Emergency Action Plans
- Overview of the basic Biomechanics of running, jumping,
throwing
- Technical Progressions of Run, Jump, & Throw
- Sample RJT lesson plans and how to create your own
- Fun and Games with RJT practical applications
- Completion does not provide NCCP certification
- Registration
form | fee
description

Run, Jump, Throw Teacher Certification Course
- Available only for Elementary and Secondary school teachers
- 8 hours in length (Includes approx. 1.5 hrs of practical teaching
with kids)
- Included in the presentation:
- Briefing on how RJT fits in with General Athletic Development
- Analyzing the performance of Run, Jump, & Throw (a
'How-To')
- Overview of the basic Biomechanics of running, jumping,
throwing
- Safety and Emergency Action Plans
- Technical Progressions of Run, Jump, & Throw
- Sample RJT lesson plans
- Fun and Games with RJT practical applications
- Practical teaching and learning with kids
- Completion does provide NCCP certification
- Registration
form | fee
description

Run, Jump, Throw Certification Course
- 15 hours in length (Includes 3 hours of practical teaching with
kids)
- Included in the presentation:
- Briefing on how RJT fits in with General Athletic Development
- Analyzing the performance of a Run, Jump, & Throw (a
'How-To')
- Overview of the basic Biomechanics of running, jumping,
throwing
- Safety and Emergency Action Plans
- Technical Progressions of Run, Jump, & Throw
- Roles and Responsibilities when working with children (Ethics)
- Sample RJT lesson plans and practice creating your own
- Fun and Games with RJT practical applications
- Practical teaching and learning with kids
- Completion does provide NCCP certification
- Registration
form | fee
description

To book a RJT instructor workshop or presentations for your club or
region please contact:
Invitation to all
coaches / expression of interest form ( 266 KB)
RJT Outcomes
Required for Certification - specific outcomes for the RJT
Instructor (
50 KB)
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RunJumpThrow Camps and Events
Would you like RunJumpThrow to come to your camp or event? Click
here for prices.
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Action Schools and RunJumpThrow
Make RunJumpThrow a part of your Action School!
RunJumpThrow fits the Action Schools! BC Framework for action by
delivering to all six Action Zones:
Click here to read
how (
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Run Jump Throw Staff Bios
RunJumpThrow Program Coordinator
Thelma Wright BPE (UBC '73)
Thelma has been teaching and coaching youth and adults in sport since
1974.
Thelma competed in the 1500m in the '72 and '76 Olympics and won silver
and bronze medals in FISU, Pan Am and Commonwealth Games. She went on to
coach Lynn Kanuka (Williams) to an Olympic bronze medal in '84 . Thelma
has also taught in the Faculty of Education, School of Human Kinetics at
UBC.
An inducted member of the UBC and BC Sports Hall of Fames, Thelma is
a recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award and a Queen's Jubilee
Medal. Thelma has a passion for creating opportunities for youth to be
the best they can be, both in sport and life, and believes that
RunJumpThrow is a program all youth can benefit from. Thelma is a
certified RunJumpThrow Master Learning Facilitator and the BC RJT
Program Coordinator.

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