BRUNO ST-ONGE VP DOMESTIC DOMESTIC PROGRAM REVIEW 2011-2012 SEASON
OUTLINE Events Officials Programs Coaching Programs Funding Programs/SPDP Domestic Program Review for Board Meeting 3-5 June, 2011
EVENTS Canadian Selection Trials- Canmore NAC 1- Canmore 218 participants in 15 categories; Meetings were well organised; Having event same time as CC event was difficult; A little bit short on volunteers; Overall went well. NAC 4- La Patrie 110 participants in 12 categories; Trials at the same time for men and women categories; Were moved to Valcartier, lack of snow in La Patrie. Canadian IBU Cup 6 and 7- Canmore Organisation was well organised; Less athletes than expected, but the best athletes were there; Preparation for event a little bit slow, after that went well; IBU Pleased with the event; Athletes were pleased with the site in Canmore; Live coverage.
EVENTS Eastern Canadian Championship- Brookvale 54 participants in 9 categories; Lived in hotels, motels, cottages; Event was well organised; No main issues. NAC 5- Valcartier 84 participants in 12 categories; Not enough officials; Range needed more work for a higher standard; Overall it went well. Western Canadian Championship- Hinton 120 participants in 6 categories; Competition was well organised; More training sessions on course and range recording would have been beneficial Arctic Winter Games-Whitehorse 30 participants in 8 categories; Lived in a College; Event was well organised; No main issues.
EVENTS Canadian Championship- Valcartier 150 participants in 10 categories; Overall good week with it s challenges; Standard at range could have been better; Some targets were shut down during competitions Thursday difficult due to lack of officials; Food at site excellent; Food at college needs improvement; Targets need maintenance; Good snow conditions; Lots of discussion regarding 3 races versus 4 races; Ceremonies were well handled
NORTH AMERICAN CUPS 6 Events 3 Events in Canada, #1 in Canmore,#4 and 5 Valcartier. 3 events in USA, #2 West Yellowstone,,#3 Jericho, Fort Kent and #6 Lake Placid, NY. $1,350.00 prize money per event divided among top three in each IBU category. Biathlon Canada provides money for cups in Canada. USA has OC provide prize money for their events. Biathlon Canada maintained the point total list on our website for the season 219 Participants (277 last year): 167 CDN (76%) and 52 USA (24%) 46 Men 23 Women 20 Jr. Men 28 Jr. Women 72 Youth Men 30 Youth Women Vincent Blais, ACBQ, QC, Canada Claude Godbout, ACBQ, QC, Canada Ian Campbell, Biathlon Ontario, Canada Emma Lodge, Ab, Canada Félix Hamel, ACBQ, Canada Erin Yungblut, Biathlon Ontario, Canada Domestic Program Review for Board Meeting 3-5 June 2011
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFICIALS COURSES HELD DURING 2011-2012 DATE LOCATION LEVEL NUMBER INSTRUCTORS 14/05/11 Whitehorse, YK Entry Level 13 Noel Charchuk 23-24/09/11 Prince George, BC Entry Level 9 Paul Collard 01-02/10/11 Canmore, AB Leader Course 12 Noel Charchuk 14-15/10/11 Sudbury, ON Entry Level 17 Graham Lindsay 11-12/11/11 Collingwood, ON Entry Level 21 Graham Lindsay 25/11/11 Whitehorse, YK Entry Level 13 Noel Charchuk 26/11/11 Whitehorse, YK Advanced Level 15 Noel Charchuk 10-11/12/11 Halifax, NS Advanced Level 9 Bruce Jarvis / Murray Wylie 17/12/11 Brookvale, PE Entry Level 7 Murray Wylie 14-15/01/12 Summerside, PE Advanced Level 9 Ray Kokkonen / Murray Wylie 04/03/12 Aldershot, NS Entry Level 56 Bruce Jarvis TOTAL 181
Number of Officials attending Officials Courses 2005-2006 70 2006-2007 132 2007-2008 228 (Advanced Level: 37) 2008-2009 184 (Advanced Level: 43, Entry Level in class: 141) 2009-2010 190 (Advanced Level: 44, Instructors: 8, Leaders: 40, Entry Level in class: 98) 2010-2011 114 (Advanced Level: 21, Leaders: 11, Entry Level in class: 82) 2011-2012 174 (Advanced Level: 33, Leaders: 12, Entry level: 136)
Entry Level ONLINE OFFICIALS ENTRY LEVEL REPORT Online Officials Entry Level Report March 31, 2012 Number 2005-06 Number 2006-07 Number 2007-08 Number 2008-09 Number 2009-10 Number 2010-11 Number 2011-12 Requested a Password 106 101 46 52 18 55 20 Interim log received by fax / post 56 35 18 10 13 8 10 Completed 5 modules or more with practical (officiating at competitions) Nametag ordered 5 10 7 9 5 3 6 N/A N/A N/A 163 112 75 74
OFFICIALS DATA BASE STATUS Each division was sent in April 2011 their list of Officials and they were requested to encourage their officials to progress in the certification program. They were also asked to provide us a report of any active official not recorded in order to add them to the database or any modifications on that list. CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL REFEREES - IBU APPOINTMENTS Noel Charchuk, IR - WC # 4 - Oberhof, GER Bernard Voyer, IR Course WC # 6, Antholz, ITA Jean-Guy Lévesque, IR - WC # 7, Oslo, NOR Bernard Voyer, IR Range - WC #9, Khanty Mansiysk, RUS OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Noel Charchuk Chairman Ray Kokkonen Graham Lindsay Bruce Jarvis Bernard Voyer
ADDITIONNAL INFORMATION The Hosting Policies for the Canadian Championships / Eastern & Western Canadian and NAC were revised, adopted and posted on our web site. The domestic calendar was produced and posted on our web site. All North American Cups took place as scheduled. The North American Cup series schedule was sent to IBU and was published in the IBU International Biathlon Calendar. The North American Cup Series criteria for final ranking were established and published. Biathlon Canada and supplier s banners were made available to all Canada Cup Organizers in Canada for posting during the Event. A complete set of six (6) Leader bibs was made available to NAC organizers in Canada. North American Cup medals (new medals) were made available and sent to all NA Cup organizers in Canada and USA. The North American Championship did not take place as scheduled.
ADDITIONNAL INFORMATION from Officials Committee The online Entry level slide set has been edited for inclusion of the latest IBU rule changes. Remaining to be done on this is to check the online examinations to change any questions that may have come from the old rules, to reflect the current rule status. Translation to French will be required. I think we have all agreed the next levels of Officials training is not suitable for online training, and that classroom seminars will be the delivery system for those. Classroom Entry seminar needs to be cleaned up and reflect the new slide set Graham edited. All Instructors will need an updated slide set for all levels, reflecting the current IBU rules, this will require editing, and translation to French The committee must go forward with Advance, Chief and TD course updates
CONCERNS Hosting policy for CDN Championship 3 or 4 races at Nationals Mass Start for Youth Categories Rifle rack markings for senior categories Advertising material on site Should North- American Championship be linked with the Canadian Championship?
COACHING PROGRAMS 8 different divisions ran coaching courses this past year. The following is a breakdown of course participation: Bronze: 23; Silver: 20; Gold: 79; Comp-Int 1: 40; Comp-Int 2: 7 Comp-Int LFs: 7 Comp-Dev was completed and submitted to CAC at the end of Feb: Waiting to do CAP call with them Comp-Int. was completed, and is translated Need to update logos, translated pieces, put on website and submit for final approval Biathlon Bears: PowerPoint's have all been updated and are put together on our new templates LTAD: Grants were handed out to clubs varying in increments of $1000 or $500 for active for life programs Alan Ball has been contracted to work on a parent s LTAD manual specific to Biathlon Sport for Life manual has been added to Gold package Postal competition: Sept: 56; Oct: 71; Nov: 77 Participation from all divisions other than Yukon, due to colder weather earlier than expected.
COACHING PROGRAMS The CDC (Coaching Development Committee) was put in place. This committee will be composed of: Chairperson of Committee Chairperson of Development Coaching Committee Chairperson of Women in Sport Committee Chairperson of Competitive Coaching Committee Technical Programs Coordinator VP Domestic ( ex-officio) MANDATE: The committee will lead the overall strategic and operational positioning of issues and priorities for coaching development.
FUNDING PROGRAMS SPORT PARTICIPATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SPDP) 2011-12 Terrace Rod & Gun Club, BC - $4,000 Saskatoon Bullzi Biathlon Ski Club, SK - $4,000 Soo Finish Nordic Ski Club, ON - $4,000 Chelsea Nordiq, QC - $4,000 Telemark Biathlon Club, Kelowna, BC - $2,000 Biathlon Yukon Division, YT- $2,000
2004-2005 (pilot) Foothills Ski Club, AB - Calgary, AB Club de biathlon de Courcellette Valcartier, QC 2005-06 Chelsea Nordiq Ski Club - Chelsea, QC Club plein air biathlon Estrie - La Patrie, QC Fort Smith Nordic Club ( 3 clubs from NWT) North Battleford Ski Club.- North Battleford, SK 2006-07 South Shore Biathlon Club - Lunenburg, N.S. Sovereign Lake Nordic Club - Sovereign Lake, BC Hinton Nordic Ski Club - Hinton, AB Club les Aventuriers de Charlo - Charlo NB 2007-08 Biathlon New Brunswick Oromocto Biathlon Club, NB Biathlon British Columbia West Coast Nordic Club (North Vancouver), BC ACBQ Club de Biathlon Maisonneuve (St-Bruno), QC Biathlon Alberta Canmore Nordic Ski, AB 2008-09 Wapiti Nordic, AB - $5,000 Miramichi Cross Country Ski Club, NB - $5,000 Nova Nordic Ski Club, NS - $5,000 Brookvale and Mill River Biathlon Clubs, PEI - $5,000 Club de biathlon Estrie, QC - $2,500 Hinton Nordic, AB - $2,500 2009-10 Lake Superior Biathlon Club, Thunder Bay, ON -$5,000 Walden Biathlon Club, Sudbury, ON - $5,000 Regina Biathlon Club, Regina, SK - $5,000 Biathlon Yukon, Whitehorse, YT-$5,000 Club de biathlon Le P tit Bonheur, Lac Supérieur, QC - $5,000 Hinton Nordic, AB - $2,500 2010-11 Telemark Biathlon Club, Kelowna, BC - $4,000 Biathlon PEI, Brookvale, PEI - $4,000 Martock Nordic Ski Clubs, NS - $4,000 Callaghan Winter Sports Club, BC - $4,000 Highlands Trailblazers, Duntroon, ON -$4,000 PREVIOUS YEAR
UP TO NOW A total of 37 clubs from 10 divisions have been beneficiaries of this program. Over the period of 8 years over $290,000 was distributed. Biathlon Canada allocated $20,000 in Sport development funding for 2011-2012. We received 10 applications, 4 Clubs were selected by the DWG to receive a $4,000.00 and two Clubs to receive $2,000.00 towards the implementation of Bears Program. Also each selected club received with the grant a Biathlon air rifle model S400 MPR of a value $1,150.00. All programs were well implemented in all clubs and the SPDP objectives were also met for all clubs who received the grant.
Biathlon Canada Demo Days 2011-2012 Try the sport of biathlon in a town or city near you! Biathlon Canada was pleased to announce that 11 clubs were awarded grants of $1,000 to run biathlon demo days this winter. The purpose was to allow those who have an interest in the sport to give it a try before the end of the season. Biathlon Canada hopes that those who have watched biathlon at the Olympic Games and seen how exciting this sport can be, will have the chance to try it out firsthand and subsequently get involved in their local club program. As part of the 2011-12 SPDP program two Community Coaching Gold courses were subsidized by Biathlon Canada and ran by Jacqueline Akerman in two different locations; October 22-23 Cornerbrook, NF and October 29-30 Sault St-Marie, ON.
SPORT PARTICIPATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEMO DAYS STATS Club Name Club Location Demo Day Date(s) Omineca Ski Club, BC Burns Lake, BC September 24 th October 1 st and November Callaghan Winter Sport Club Callaghan Valley, BC September 18 th (CWSC), BC Terrace Rod & Gun Club, BC Terrace, BC August 27 th Biathlon Yukon Division,YK Whitehorse, YK September 17 th Soo Finish Nordic Ski Club, ON Hiawatha Highlands November 26 th Sault St-Marie, ON Chelsea Nordiq, QC Old Clelsea, QC 10 septembre Biathlon Estrie, QC La Patrie, QC Biathlon Nova Scotia Martock, Truro or Cape Breton September 17 th October 16 th Biathlon PEI, PEI Brookvale, PEI August 14, late September Blow Me Down Biathlon Club, Benoit scove, NL September 17-18 NL Avalon Biathlon Club, NF St. John s, NL End of January and Mid March 3-5 June 2011 Domestic Program Review for Board Meeting 26 th