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Effective Leadership Strategies for the High Performance Coach - Webinar Series

BC Athletics is thrilled to offer three new Professional Development opportunities targeted towards our Club and Performance coaches. Led by Dr. Shaunna Taylor, this three-part webinar series covers many  of the essential leadership skills of effective coaching that, when combined with the technical aspects of athletic performance, lead to coaching excellence. If coaches would like recieve Profesisonal Development Points for each seminar attended they can email Jennifer.Brown@bcathletics.org and provide a copy of their receipt. LEARN MORE​

• Session #1: Leadership Strategies for the High Performance Coach
  • Recording (Presented for Free as part of National Coaches Week)
• Session #2: Coach & Athlete Mental Health - Common Challenges, Solutions & Scenarios in High Performance
  • Purchase (You will be emailed a link to the recording)
• Session #3: Eating & Exercise Disorders in Sport: Signs, Symptoms, & Prevention Measures
  • Purchase (You will be emailed a link to the recording)

Overview: BC Athletics, in partnership with Athletics Canada, is pleased to announce the 5th Annual BC Throws Project Virtual Summit set to take place November 6-7, 2021. This learning opportunity is for Throws Coaches, Athletes and High Performance Enthusiasts, who want to deepen their knowledge in the throws events, through this interactive learning experience. BC Athletics is proud to announce a truly world class line-up of presenters.  We are thrilled to welcome, Paddy McGrath, Rudy Winkler, Mohamad Sataara, Camryn Rogers, Dale Stevenson, Lauren Bruce, Don Babbitt & Kara Winger. 

The topics explored at the Summit include;

• Developing a training system that can lead to world class outcomes
• Technical priorities in the throwing events
• Considerations for coaching female athletes
• Elite Athlete Roundtable
• Interactive Speaker Q&A

With two full days of content, this promises to be a weekend full of learning, and networking with coaches and athletes from across the globe. Join us!  Registration is now live. 

Title: Canadian Sports Institute Sport Performance Speaker Series

Overview:  Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s (CSI Pacific) is happy to announce that they have made their Sport Performance Speaker Series free to the general public. Previously limited to only targeted, high performance athletes and coaches, CSI Pacific has opened the education program up to anyone with an interest in cutting edge sport science, practical solutions to performance barriers, and thoughtful conversations with Canada’s best athletes.

Having recently completed a re-design of their Speaker Series On-Demand webpage (http://www.csipacific.ca/athletes/sport-education/on-demand/), CSI Pacific chose to allow access to anyone interested in high performance sport in Canada to find out more via a collection of webinars and recorded events. Topics and seminars are across eight key disciplines:

• Coaching
• Life Services
• Medical Sciences
• Mental Performance
• Nutrition
• Performance Analysis
• Physiology
• Strength & Conditioning

Webinars and recordings range from a deep-dive into a featured topic (e.g. Nutrition) to view unique presentation material, all of which provide insight about elite sport in Canada. 

Upcoming Events: For more information on the Speaker Series visit: Website 

More Athlete & Coach Programs, Services, & Development Opportunities Can Be Found Here.

Levels 1 and 2 for Officials

The BC Officials Class of 2021 is currently in progress.  New entrants are welcome.  Details

National Clinics for Officials

Clinics for officials upgrading to Level 3 and 4 are under revision.  A schedule of clinics will be published as soon as the materials are finalized.  In the interim, please contact your Regional Development Coordinator with any questions.

Upcoming Clinics and Workshops

A schedule of workshops will be posted when instructional materials are udated.

The "Registration & Info" link will take you directly to the registration form

BC Athletics is the Provincial non-profit amateur sport organization for Track & Field, Road Running, Marathons/Ultras, Cross Country/Trail Running and Race Walking. A Branch member of Athletics Canada, BC Athletics is made up of individual members, member clubs and affiliated organizations. The purpose of the Association is to promote, encourage and develop the widest participation and the highest proficiency in the sport of Athletics.
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