Marilyn - Skate Canada Saskatchewan

2205 Victoria Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0S4
Phone (306) 780-9245
Fax (306) 780-9242
Web Site: www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com
Email:sk.skate@sasktel.net
Greetings from the Chairperson:
Wow, what a February for Saskatchewan skaters.
Congratulations:
• Garrett Gosselin (Skate Regina) – Silver Medalist
in Novice Men at the 2009 BMO Skate Canada
Junior Nationals in Calgary, Alberta
• Coralee Cooke (Kindersley SC) – Gold Medalist in
Special Olympics Women Level 6 at the Special
Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho
• Paige Lawrence & Rudi Swiegers (Wawota SC) –
fourth place finish at the ISU Junior Worlds in
Sofia, Bulgeria
Congratulations to the following skaters heading to the
HomeSense National STARSkate Championships in
Fredericton, New Brunswick April 3rd – 6th, 2009: Bronze
Women Triathlon – Amy Kapeller (Skate Tisdale), Silver
Women Triathlon – Brecklin Strileaff (Skate Tisdale) and
Gold Women Triathlon – Janine LeBlanc (Skate Tisdale).
We would also like to wish our adult competitors attending
the National Adult Skate Championships in Fredericton,
New Brunswick April 1st – 3rd, 2009 good luck.
On May 2nd, 2009 Skate Canada – Saskatchewan will be
holding its 41st Annual General Meeting and Awards Dinner
at the Delta Regina. Remember this is your meeting; we
encourage all clubs to attend. Registration information as
well as the delegate and proxy forms was included in the
February newsletter. Just a reminder if you need
accommodations for this weekend, please contact our partner
hotel Wingate by Wyndham (306) 584-7400 and ask for the
Skate Canada – Saskatchewan rate ($94.00 plus taxes /
night).. The Wingate by Wyndham is located right across the
street from the Delta Regina. Hope to see you there.
As the 2008/2009 skating season draws to a close on behalf
of Skate Canada – Saskatchewan, I would like to extend
congratulations to all skaters, coaches, officials, sponsors and
volunteers for a successful season. Be sure to take some time
to relax, the 2009/2010 skating season will be here before
you know it.
Marilyn
Inside:
- NCCP Competition – Development Schedule
- CanSkate Beginner Course (Level 1 Phase 1
Technical)
A Note from Skate Canada
Skate Canada has received a few inquires from
our member clubs regarding SOCAN fees that
clubs are being requested to remit. For
background purposes SOCAN is a memberowned collective representing the musical works
of more than 70,000 Canadian composers,
lyricists, songwriters and their publishers. In
addition to this Canadian repertoire, SOCAN
also represents international copyright-protected
music through their agreements with similar
societies around the globe.
SOCAN sells access to virtually all the world's
copyright-protected music. Without SOCAN,
music users would need to contact each
copyright holder individually and sign an
agreement with every rights holder of every
song they wished to perform, or have performed,
in public - a next to impossible task. The
SOCAN license fees collected are distributed to
the music creators and are an important part of
how they earn their livelihood.
There are different areas within a skating club
that would be subjected to SOCAN fees such
as: ice shows, skaters and coaches
recording/dubbing their own music for solos, and
music played during open ice sessions to name
a few.
Skate Canada has had some preliminary talks
with SOCAN in an attempt to come to a
nationwide agreement with SOCAN on behalf of
our clubs. It is our intent to continue these talks
and we will communicate with you on any
progress.
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It is important for clubs to understand that these
fees are mandated by law and are not optional.
This is SOCAN’s entity and laws over which
Skate Canada has no control.
There are various SOCAN forms called Tariffs
that clubs and Skate Canada sections may be
required to complete.
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Tariff #11 Ice Shows - would apply to ice
show or carnivals
Tariff #9 Sports Events - might apply to a
club or section hosted competition
Tariff # 19 Fitness Activities and Dance
Instruction - may apply to all club sessions
from CanSkate to STARSkate or CompSkate
programming if your club offers these types
activities
Please note that there are some facilities
(arenas) that contribute to SOCAN on an annual
basis which may in turn cover your club as your
club rents the ice at these facilities. Your club
should investigate this further. Also the Skate
Canada CanSkate music CD, the Series 8 CD,
and the Skate Canada Skating Skills music CD
are exempted from SOCAN fees as Skate
Canada owns the rights to this music.
Congratulations!!!!
Skate Canada – Saskatchewan is proud to
announce the 2008/2009 Achievement Award
recipients and nominees.
Skate Canada HomeSense STARSkate
Athlete Award
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BMO Financial Group CanSkater of the Year
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If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact the Member Services
Department at 1.888.747.2372 ext 2519 or via email at memberservices@skatecanada.ca
Kayla Koob, Skate Humboldt
Skate Canada Program Assistant Award
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Kristen Young, Skate Saskatoon
Skate Canada Competitive Skate Athlete
Award
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Tori Forst, Esterhazy SC
Skate Canada Section Volunteer Award
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Valerie Malik, Skate Saskatoon
Skate Canada Volunteer Award of Excellence
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Enid Davidson, Hudson Bay SC
Skate Canada Section Officials Award
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You can find out more about SOCAN through
their web site at www.socan.ca
Megan Taylor, Melfort SC
Kim Haupstein, Weyburn SC
Skate Canada Officials Award of Excellence
Nominee
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Brett Hines, Skate Saskatoon
Elizabeth Swan Memorial Award Nominee
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Susan Waldal, Skate Regina
Volunteer Recognition Awards
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Blanche Johnston, Skate Saskatoon
Cathy Korte, Skate Saskatoon
Laurie Langen, Skate Saskatoon
Rhonda MacDonald, Skate Saskatoon
Ron Durston, Weyburn SC
Sharon Ferguson, Kindersley SC
Shelby Wenzel, Rosetown Elkette SC
Stephanie Stupak, Skate Saskatoon
Terri-Lyn Burkholder, Esterhazy SC
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Canadian Pairs Fourth and Sixth at
World Junior Figure Skating
Championships
Taken from the Skate Canada Website
(February 25, 2009 - SOFIA, Bulgaria) – Paige
Lawrence of Kennedy, Sask., and Rudi Swiegers of
Kipling, Sask., came within 0.4 points of stepping on the
podium Wednesday finishing fourth in pairs at the world
junior figure skating championships.
Lubov Iliuschechkina and Nodari Maisuradze, last year’s
silver medallists, led Russia to a 1-2 finish with 144.32
points. Anastasia Martiusheva and Alexei Rogonov, 11th
after the short program, posted the best score in the
free skate and climbed to second overall at 138.59.
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the U.S., were
third at 137.47.
with Lawrence and Swiegers, Bird and Schultz were
making their world junior debut.
“Our goal was a top-10 but I’m kind of surprised we did
this well,’’ said Bird, 14, four years younger than her
partner. ‘’We scored well on our presentation and we
were really happy about that because that was a big
focus in training.’’
Kevin Reynolds of Coquitlam, B.C., competing at his
fourth world juniors, stands sixth after the men’s short
program while Elladj Baldé of Pierrefonds, Que., is
eighth.
In ice dancing after the compulsory dance, Kharis Ralph
and Asher Hill of Toronto are fourth, Karen Routhier of
Quebec City and Eric Saucke-Lacelle of Sherbrooke,
Que., sixth and Tarrah Harvey of Vancouver and Keith
Gagnon of South Surrey, B.C., are 12th.
Competition continues Thursday with the original dance
and men’s free skate.
Lawrence and Swiegers had the third best score in the
free skate and finished with a best-ever 137.07 points.
Swiegers says a shaky throw triple loop in which both
skaters fell is what potentially cost them the medal.
“It’s very uncharacteristic for us to make a mistake on
that manoeuvre,” said Swiegers, 21. “It’s one of our
most consistent elements. We came in believing we
could win a medal but we still set a personal best which
is good indicator that we are improving.”
Lawrence, 18, admitted the result was bittersweet.
“There’s obviously an initial disappointment to come so
close to the podium,” she said. “But it’s hard to be
upset at being fourth at the world juniors.”
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Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers
Maddison Bird of Barrie, Ont., and Raymond Schultz of
Bradford, Ont., were sixth at 127.63. As was the case
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Special Olympics skater fights
through memory loss and nails her
routine
She began her routine and, when she skated
past her coach, yelled: "Sorry, I forgot - no
music."
Simple nerves, right?
It's not that simple.
BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com
Cooke lost her short-term memory when she
became seriously ill as an 11-month-old - an
illness that easily could have left her
institutionalized for life.
For her to remember a figure-skating routine is
remarkable.
For her to win the gold medal in the Level VI
event Thursday in the Special Olympics World
Winter Games - the highest level of skating
offered by Special Olympics - is a testament to
her determination and love for the sport.
"I would say this will probably be the highlight of
her life," her mother, Connie Cooke, said.
But will she remember it?
Put it this way: Doctors say if she wants to
remember something badly enough, she will.
"The most memorable moment in the world - I'll
never forget it," Cooke said of Thursday's
victory. "Yes, I did it. It's mine!"
Cooke, a 31-year-old from Kindersley,
Saskatchewan, spent more than two decades
preparing for that moment. It took her two or
three years to memorize a program. It took her
five years to learn one particular jump. She
pledged not to stop skating until she qualified for
the World Winter Games, a quest that began in
1996.
Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman
Canada's Coralee Cooke was happy coming off the ice after her
freestyle figure skating performance, but her scores - and firstplace finish - turned her ecstatic.
She earned this spot by winning the Canadian
championship a year ago. She had finished
second in 2000 and 2004 and missed an entry
deadline in 1996.
Coralee Cooke posed at Qwest Arena's center
ice for several moments earlier this week,
waiting to begin her compulsory program.
"It blows my mind," said Julie Dunlop, a Team
Canada coach. "I have faith that when she steps
out on the ice she's going to know all her
elements in order. Yet when we sit down in the
cafeteria and she goes to get something to eat,
she can't find her way back to where we're
sitting."
Eventually, it hit her. There's no music in the
compulsory round, so she could start whenever
she wanted.
Cooke has been overcoming challenges since
she was a baby. A combination of two illnesses
and a 106-degree fever left her with a cyst on
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the right side of the brain, where memory is
stored.
"She should have really lived in a home," Connie
said. "If she hadn't have woken up in a couple
days, she would have. She had a large soft spot,
so that saved the brain. The swelling could be
released."
Cooke also has fought severe asthma and
epilepsy. She uses a timer to remind her to take
her daily medications, which help prevent
seizures.
And then there's the daily battle with her own
memory.
She can only handle one command at a time.
She can't remember people she occasionally
runs into at home. She spent five years
searching for cups at the family home. She gets
lost easily, sometimes even on the familiar halfblock walk from the home where she lives semiindependently to the ice rink where she
practices four times a week. Connie packed her
suitcase for this trip by separating items into
Ziploc bags and labeling their purpose
(unfortunately, Customs tore it all apart). Her
roommate and only opponent in Level VI this
week, Angela Van Casteren, holds Cooke's
hand and leads her from place to place during
their stay in Idaho (the best roommate Cooke
has ever had, Connie says).
"Every day's a new day," said Bev Callsen, who
has coached Cooke for 20 years. "Some days
it's better than others. She's just unique and I
love her. It's a great journey we had together to
worlds here."
One of the Team Canada coaches calls Callsen
"a saint" because of the patience required to
teach Cooke. In the early years, Callsen skated
in front of Cooke when she took skills tests to
move through the Skate Canada program.
She had the skills. She just couldn't remember
when to do them.
It took her a couple of years to learn a solo
routine, which would take most skaters only a
couple of months. Callsen uses tricks like
teaching Cooke to orient herself by the clock on
the wall of the rink and to skate from circle to
line to dot on the rink.
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"What are you doing to her?" she thought.
Callsen also has learned not to teach Cooke
new routines. Instead, she builds on the routine
they already have.
She has been performing the same basic routine
for about a decade.
"We add to it," Cooke said.
Even that isn't easy. The last routine change
involved a music switch and the addition of a
couple of jumps. That took two or three months.
"And then all of a sudden it's there," Connie
said.
For the World Winter Games, Cooke had to
perform a different compulsory routine than was
required at the national championship. To help
her learn, Connie videotaped the new routine so
her daughter could watch it at home.
As she improved, Connie made a new videotape
so Cooke could see a cleaner version.
"That took a good three months of two hours
each day, one-on-one, plus our other three days
(of practice)," Callsen said.
Still, it can get hairy - like the opening of that
compulsory routine. Dunlop stood along the rail
and waved to Cooke during her free skate just in
case she got disoriented.
That never happened, even though she drifted
off her prescribed route. And it was a nifty
performance, one punctuated by a two-fisted
celebration in the middle of the routine when she
landed a key jump.
"The cleanest skate on Earth," Cooke called it.
In fact, Connie was flustered when she noticed
that Qwest Arena had changed its familiar
hockey red and blue lines to black for the World
Winter Games.
In the stands, Connie watched her daughter
perform in a major competition for the first time.
Usually, she can't take it.
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And in the "kiss and cry area," Cooke leaped to
her feet and shook those fists in the air again
when her winning score was posted.
"That will be impressed in her forever, I'm sure
of it," Dunlop said. "It will be embedded in my
brain forever, that's for sure."
And maybe someday, Cooke won't have as
much trouble remembering.
The family has consulted a doctor who is
considering an operation that could allow Cooke
to regain some of her memory and get off the
epilepsy medicine. First, she'll have to check into
a hospital and stop taking her medicine to see if
the seizures are limited to one small area.
As important as that procedure is, the family
opted to wait until after the World Winter Games
to proceed.
"So that's what her dream is now," Connie said.
"She's got one more."
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Skate Canada – Saskatchewan will be holding
their 41st Annual General Meeting on May 2nd,
2009 in Regina.
Registration Package enclosed.
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WANTED: Photos, Video, etc.
Did your club host an event? Did your skater
attend an event?
Skate Canada – Saskatchewan would like to put
together a collection of photos, video, etc
highlighting the 2008/2009 skating season for
the Annual Awards Dinner and we need your
help.
Please submit photos, video, etc to the Section
Office on or before March 31st, 2009.
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Test Days
Is your club holding a test day? If so, please let
the Section Office know.
It is our goal to communicate Test Days across
Saskatchewan to all skaters, coaches and clubs
through the website.
WANTED:
Skate Canada – Saskatchewan is looking for
individuals that would be interested in playing
music and operating the video replay equipment
at provincial competitions. Training will be
provided.
If you are interested please contact the Section
Office at (306) 780-9245.
Directors / Officers’ Liability
Insurance
In the fall, Skate Canada – Saskatchewan sent a
letter to all clubs registered for the 2007/2008
skating season regarding insurance.
Did your club pay the $95.00 premium for the
Directors / Officers’ Liability? If so, please check
your monthly statement to ensure you receive a
credit.
We have been advised that clubs registering online should wait for their statement before
submitting payment.
If you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact the Section Office.
Skate Canada Annual Convention &
General Meeting / National Coaching
Conference
We have launched our countdown to the 2009
ACGM and National Coaches’ Conference
(NCC) taking place from June 3-6 in Edmonton,
Alberta! I would like to take this opportunity to
highlight some exciting changes to the
registration process for this year’s ACGM/NCC.
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For the 2009 ACGM/NCC we have:
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Created a mini-site containing
information and an online registration
option
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Created the ability for you to receive your
registration confirmation immediately after
registering online.
Made the ACGM/NCC Notice of Meeting and
registration package available through the
mini-site. In an effort to conserve paper
there will be no hard copy.
CanPowerSkate
Are you interested in becoming a
CanPowerSkate Coach? If so, please contact
the Section Office.
To access these new features please visit
http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/Acgm/acgm.htm
Eligibility Requirements:
The Skate Canada Board of Directors, national
committees and member clubs in good standing
were provided the opportunity to submit
proposed rule amendments prior to January 15,
2009. Given that no rule amendments were
submitted, clubs will not be receiving a rule
amendment package in the mail.
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For any questions regarding these new features
or the 2009 ACGM please contact the Skate
Canada Member Services Department at
memberservices@skatecanada.ca or
1.888.747.2372, extension 2519.
We look forward to seeing you in Edmonton!
NCCP Policy on Professional
Development
The Professional Development Advisory Group
has begun to develop the National Coaching
Certification Program (NCCP) Policy on
Professional Development. To date it has met
once and agreed on a set of principles that will
be the foundation for the policy and two policy
statements. The Advisory Group would like your
opinion on several questions and created this
survey to gather your ideas. The objective is to
hear from you on several aspects of the Policy
and Implementation Standards in a fairly
efficient manner. Please complete the survey
found at this link by 5:00pm Eastern on
Monday, March 23, 2009:
http://elearning.coach.ca/mod/questionnaire/vie
w.php?id=2446
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Must be 16 years of age or older at the time of
the clinic
Must have a valid First Aid certificate
Must have 3M NCCP Level 1 Theory
Must have 3M NCCP Level 1 Technical Phase 1
or higher in Figure Skating or Developmental
Hockey or Level 2 Technical in Ringette
Must be a Skate Canada Professional Coaching
Member (available on-line at
www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com under
Coaching News)
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Regional Fall Skate-Ins
Skate Canada – Saskatchewan will be holding
four (4) Regional Fall Skate-Ins similar to last
year.
We are currently looking for ideas for a
workshop / clinic as well as locations. If you
have an idea or a location, please contact the
Section Office. Your assistance is greatly
appreciated.
Should you have any additional questions,
please contact Cyndie Flett, Director, NCCP at
cflett@coach.ca.
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Deadlines – Approaching Fast!!!
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Nominations for the Skate Canada –
Saskatchewan Board of Directors close
Saturday. April 4th, 2009. For further
information contact Adeline Wuschenny at
(306) 545-2512 or email
ra.wuschenny@sasktel.net
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Reminders
Office Closure
Please note the Skate Canada –
Saskatchewan Office in Regina will
be closed the following dates
(subject to change):
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April 7th – On Course
April 10th – Good Friday
April 13th – Easter Monday
May 19th – Victoria Day
A Note from the Competition
Committee
Skate Canada – Saskatchewan Competition
Committee is looking for host clubs for the
following competitions:
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2010 BMO Skate Canada Sectionals
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(Nov 6 – 8 , 2009)
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2010 SaskEnergy STARSkate
Championships (Jan 29th - 31st, 2010)
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2010 SaskTel Jean Norman
Competition (Feb 26th – 28th, 2010)
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Be sure to check the web site
www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com) for
upcoming NCCP Courses, Seminars and
other news.
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Be sure to check the Skate Canada
Members Only Login for information for the
upcoming skating season.
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Has your club registered for the 2008/2009
skating season? If not, your skaters are not
eligible to compete in competitions, take
tests and have no insurance coverage.
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Carnivals, Achievement Days, Invitational
Competitions, Exhibition Skates, etc must be
sanctioned. Sanction forms are available
online at
www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com under
“Applications / Forms”
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Calendar of Events
Subject to Changes
Mar 28 – 29
April 1 - 3
April 3 – 5
April 18 – 19
May 1
May 2
May 2
May 2
May 2
May 3
May 8 – 10
June 3 – 6
June 13
June 13
Region 9 Invitational Competition
Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Champ.
HomeSense National STARSkate Champ.
Mariposa Seminar
Section Board of Director’s Meeting
Regional Coordinators’ Meeting
Section Annual General Meeting
Skaters’ Lottery Draw
Annual Awards Dinner
Section Board of Directors’ Meeting
NCCP Level 1 Phase 1Technical Course
Skate Canada Annual Convention & General Meeting
Sask Sport Annual General Meeting
Sask Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
Saskatoon
Fredericton
Fredericton
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
Regina
Edmonton
Regina
Regina
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