SASKTRACK EXPRESS OCTOBER 2014 MISSION STATEMENT

SASKTRACK EXPRESS
OCTOBER 2014
MISSION STATEMENT
Saskatchewan Athletics promotes the sport of
athletics* by facilitating the development and
maintenance of effective programs which assist
athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers in a fair and
positive environment.
*Includes track and field, cross-country, road racing,
and race walking
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Sport Coach Course, October 24-26,
Saskatoon. Register by October 20:
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/sportcoach2
014.pdf
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/spclinicreg.p
df
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Club Coach Course, November 7-9,
Saskatoon. Register by November 3.
Sprints/Hurdles, Jumps, Throws,
Endurance, and Para Wheelchair
events being offered:
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/clubcoachpr
omo.pdf
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/clubcoachno
v14.pdf
WEBSITE INFORMATION
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Visit the Officials website page for the
newsletter & upcoming events
REMINDERS/INFORMATION
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Respect in Sport (RiS) Training: All SK
coaches MUST take this mandatory free onetime training in order to be allowed to coach.
Training is free of charge. Click on icon below to
get started.
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
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Athletics Canada Professional Development
opportunity for coaches, “Biomechanical
Analysis Applied to Coaching Sprints, Hurdles
and Jumps” will take place November 1-2 at
York University, Toronto, ON. Application
information here:
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/biomechanicsflyer.pd
f
2014 Canadian National Speed/Power
Conference, “Coaching Speed/Power Athletes:
Theory into Practice” Conference, November 1416 in Mississauga, ON. Application information
here:
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/speedpowerconf.pdf
Combined Events Mentorship 2014/2015 by
Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre (CACC),
Edmonton, AB. Application information here:
http://fscs.rampinteractive.com/cacc/files/CombE
vents_2015_Application.pdf
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Saskatchewan
October
PLACE 18:
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Age
Class
Cross
Country
OTHERWISE DELETE BOX
Championships, Saskatoon at Victoria
Park
October 24-26: Sport Coach NCCP
Course, Saskatoon
November 7-9: Club Coach NCCP
Course, Saskatoon.
November 8: CIS Cross Country
Championships, St John’s, NL
November 29: Canadian Cross
Country Championships, Vancouver,
BC
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH
SUCCESS STORIES
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Congratulations to Jessica Furlan (Regina),
who placed 7th in the senior women’s 3000m
steeplechase with a time of 10:16.51 at the
IAAF Continental Cup, September 14 in
Marrakech, Morocco.
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Congratulations to Simon Bairu (Regina),
who recently announced his retirement from
competition as he moves into a career in
Nike’s Sports Marketing Department. During
his prolific career, Simon was a collegiate
standout with the University of Wisconsin
Badgers where he won the men’s individual
cross country title twice and team title once;
Simon won seven national cross country titles
and two national titles on the track (5000m in
2009, 10000m in 2010) during his career.
Simon placed 12th at the IAAF World Cross
Country Championships the best Canadian
performance of all-time; He won three
Canadian 10km road titles (2006, 2008, 2009);
He qualified for the 2007 World
Championships in the 10000m; Simon holds
the Canadian record for the 10000m
(27:23.63).
Personal bests:
1500m – 3:45.25 (2007)
3000m – 7:49.10 (2007)
5000m – 13:25.91 (2007)
10000m – 27:23.63 (2010)
Half Marathon – 1:02.08 (2010)
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TIMEX series results: Women’s series
point winner – Danielle Thiel (Regina);
Men’s series point winner – Johnathan
Ell (Regina); 10km Road Provincial
Champions (July 13, Saskatoon) are
Jodi Souter (Pleasantdale) & James
Funk (Saskatoon); National 10km
Championships (September 20,
Toronto, ON): Women’s Team 3rd place
(Jodi Souter, Brittany Elliot, Laura
Desjardins), Mixed Team 3rd (Jodi
Souter, Laura Desjardins, Iain Fyfe,
James Funk)
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Congratulations to Lyle Sanderson
(Saskatoon), it was recently confirmed
that the prestigious Athletics Canada
Award for Outstanding Combined
Events Athlete of the Year will be
renamed the Lyle Sanderson Award
Congratulations to Kelly Wiebe
(Swift Current), will compete for Team
Canada – 2014 Chiba Ekiden Road
Race, November 24 in Japan. The
event is a mixed gender relay where
men and women alternate legs to cover
the marathon distance of 42.195 km
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Approved rule changes for 2015
National Championship outdoor
events: Youth Boys: 400mH will
replace 300mH; 5,000m race walk
added; decathlon will replace octathlon
Youth Girls: 400mH will replace
300mH; 5,000m race walk replaces
3,000m race walk
Junior Men: 10,000m added but held
at a separate time with senior 10,000m
Junior Women: 5,000m added;
3,000m steeplechase replaces 2,000m
steeplechase
General Rule: athletes may compete a
maximum of one age-category older
than their age-category at Athletics
Canada Championships; Exception for
male youth aged athletes may NOT
compete in Junior men’s 10,000m
event; Rule does not apply to Masters
competitors/events
Newsletter Submissions
Please send us information on
upcoming events, workshops, clinics, or
stories about our membership for us to
publish.
Submission deadline is the 20th of each
month.
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“START BY DOING WHAT IS
NECESSARY; THEN DO WHAT’S
POSSIBLE; AND SUDDENLY YOU’RE
DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE.” – SAINT
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2020 College Drive,
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 2W4
STAFF:
Executive Director – Bob Reindl
Email: athletics1@sasktel.net
Administrative Assistant – Janine Platana
Email: athletics@sasktel.net
Phone
Fax
Twitter
306.664.6744
306.664.6761
www.saskathletics.ca
@SaskAthletics
Program Coordinator – Sarah Junkin
Email: sjunkin@sasktel.net