May Newsletter - Edge School for Athletes

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May 2014
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A Message from Principal Taylor
Welcome to spring! By the time you read this newsletter, there will be merely six weeks of senior high classes
remaining; junior high students will have less than 7 weeks of regular classes; and the Edge School grad
class of 2014 will cross the stage in just shy of 8 weeks. It feels like the older I get, the faster the years seem
to fly by.
As the thermometer rises, there is a tendency for attention and focus to drop. This can be particularly
problematic with graduating students, as this is a critical time for them to stay on track academically. As a
school, it is important for us to ensure that we actively play a role in counteracting spring fever. As parents,
you can also play a significant role in helping to ensure that your child continues along their path of personal excellence. Here are just a few important tips to help get you through the home stretch:
• Maintain routines: With the longer and warmer days, it is tempting to get an early start on
a more relaxed summer mode. Now is not the time to abandon the routines and schedules that have been
in place all year. Maintain consistent ‘home study’ and bedtime patterns. Keep the family calendar updated with important assignment and exam dates. Ensure that your kids continue to eat well, stay hydrated and
get regular exercise (including time outdoors).
• Reaffirm expectations: Backed by research, one of the best things that parents can do to
support their child’s academic success is to have high (but reasonable) expectations. It is important at this
time of year to re-affirm these expectations with your child and underscore the importance of maintaining a
strong focus right to the end.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
Sincerely,
Keith Taylor
COIN RACE
BRING IN YOUR COINS!!!!
We will be having our annual Coin Race on Wednesday, May 7th.
The proceeds will go to RIGHT TO PLAY. This is an international
humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to
improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children
and communities. VOLUNTEERS are needed. If you are available for the morning, please contact Isabelle MacBean at
[email protected] .
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IMPORTANT DATES
May 5th – 9th:
SciMath Week
May 7th:
Coin Race (9:30am – 10:15am)
Grades 5 – 9 Roller Skating (11:45am – 3:15pm)
May 12th:
Gr 9 LA (Part A) PAT – 9:00 – 11:30am
Parent Council Meeting – 5:00pm
May 14th – 20th:
Gr 9 Hockey – Boston Trip
May 14th:
Gr 6 LA (Part A) PAT – 9:00 – 11:30am
Sr High Track Meet
May 15th:
Sr Summatives: Bio 20/30 & Physics 20/30 (8:15 – 10:45am)
Noon Dismissal
Checkpoint Meetings – 2:00 – 6:00pm
Meetings will be held in the gym on a first come, first serve basis. If you feel that you will require more than 10 minutes with an individual teacher or coach, please contact that person as soon as possible to set up an appointment on an alternate date.
May 16th:
May 19th:
PD Day – no classes for students
Victoria Day – School closed
May 20th:
Sr Summatives: English 10/20 (10:15am – 12:45pm)
English 30 (9:45am – 12:45pm)
May 21st:
Sr Summatives: Social 10/20 (10:15am – 12:45pm)
Social 30 (9:45am – 12:45pm)
May 22nd:
Sr Summatives: Math 10/20/30/31 (10:15am – 12:45pm)
May 23rd:
Sr Summatives: Chem 20/30 & Science 10 (10:15am – 12:45pm)
May 23rd – 25th:
Edge School Male Hockey Player Evaluations
May 27th: May 28th:
Gr 9 Farewell @ Talisman Centre
Jr High Track Meet
Edge Golf Classic @ Country Hills Golf Course
May 30th – June 1st:Edge School Female Hockey Player Evaluations
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WHL DRAFT
Congratulations to the Bantam Boys selected in this year’s WHL Bantam Draft!
Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Selected 14th by Spokane
Lukus MacKenzie
Selected 60th by Saskatoon
Matthew Armitage
Max Wutzke
Selected 80th by Spokane Selected 174th by Edmonton
ISAA UPDATES!
There has been a ton of Mountaineer success in ISAA Badminton this year. Notable results:
Grade 7:
Maru Mwangi and Dillon Beebe - 4th Place
Dace Carlson and Noah Simonelli - Quarter Finals
Grade 8:
Hunter Marchildon and Nathan Pugliese - Quarter Finals
Grade 9:
Jake Elmer - Quarter Finals
Michael Wong and Ian Makar - Quarter Finals
Chris Robostan and Henry Savin - Silver Medalists, Attended Zone Qualifiers and finished 1st overall, Compete in Zones May 1st in Okotoks
High School
Juniors:
Nick Hughes and Davan Fleming - Silver Medalists
Intermediate:
Colton Robb and Devan Reed - Gold Medalists
Senior:
Jillian Carruthers - Gold Medalist
Jon Fry - Gold Medalist
Our Gold Medalists competed at the Calgary Zones on April 25th for more Badminton action.
Next up: Track and Field. Senior High Meet - May 14th, Juniors - May 28th
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Hockey- Bantam AAA
This month 6 members of the Bantam AAA team participated in the Alberta Cup tournament. Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Matt Armitage, Akito Hirose, Lane Gillis, Lukus MacKenzie and Max Wutzke were selected to
play for their regional teams. Matt, Akito, Max and Lane were on the championship winning Calgary North
team. At the awards ceremony, Matt Armitage was the recipient of the MVP Goalie trophy. Congratulations Guys!
The Bantam evaluation camp will take place May 23-25. For more information contact
Ross McCain; [email protected]. HOCKEY EVALUATIONS!
Bantam and Midget Hockey Player Evaluations
Males May 23-25 ; Females May 30 – June 1
The hockey player evaluation camp registration deadline is fast approaching for both the male and female
players. The registration forms have been sent out by email, and can also be found on our website.
Please ensure that your forms are completed and returned to Kevin Higo ([email protected]) for male
registrations and Jacques Ferguson ([email protected]) for female registrations. * A reminder that in order to participate in these evaluations, existing Edge students must have submitted
their 2014-15 re-enrollment on-line and all required payments. Any questions regarding re-enrollment
should be directed to Anne McCaffrey ([email protected] ).
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Hockey- Girls Prep
We are excited to announce that Carla MacLeod, a 2-time Olympic
Gold Medalist and 4-time IIHF World Women’s Hockey Medalist, will be
the new Head Coach of our female prep hockey team.
Carla, originally from Calgary, spent the last 2 years as the assistant
coach with the Japanese national women’s hockey team, helping Japan qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time since 1998. She
also attended the University of Wisconsin and played with the Wisconsin
Badgers in the NCAA for four years — two of which she served as team
captain. Carla retired from hockey in 2010, then coached at Mount
Royal University in addition to her role with the Japanese Olympic women’s hockey team.
After three successful years with coach Scott Fukami, we thank Scott for
his leadership and hard work in making our girl’s program one of the top
female high-school hockey programs in North America.
Please give Carla a big Welcome as she works with our student-athletes
and joins the Edge family!
AB Champions Cup Win!
The Alberta Champions Cup for the 2000 division was held in Edmonton April 25th until April 27th.
The Calgary Fury won the 2000 Silver Division, winning 6 out of 6 games.
Congratulations to the boys from Edge:
Connor Maloney
Jacob Dewar
Jake Jaman
Nicholas Soumbasis
Riley Fonger
Way to go!
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SOCCER
Congratulations Everett Orgnero and Ethan Monaghan who have been invited to tryout for Benfica in Portugal this July. Benfica is one of the best soccer clubs in the world and boasts an incredible record.
The Edge Soccer program has our largest graduating class this year. There will be 8 soccer players graduating and all have committed to Universities or Colleges. Congratulations to our following grade 12 students
for all their hard work and dedication to their sport and education;
Brittany Taylor – Acadia University in Nova Scotia – Plays for Blizzard Juventus U18 Tier 1
Annie Little – Acadia University in Nova Scotia - Plays for Blizzard Juventus U18 Tier 1
Dani Makar – St. Francis Xavier in Nova Scotia – Plays for Rangers FC Tier 1
Andi Hadway – Butler College in Kansas - Plays for Rangers FC Tier 1
Caylee LaBranche – Queens University in Ontario - Plays for Blizzard Juventus U18 Tier 1
Shane Orgnero – Univeristy of Western Ontario in Ontario - Plays for Springbank Stallions Tier 3
Sabrina Salberg – University of Calgary - Plays for Chinooks Sevilla Tier 1
Jillian Carruthers – St. Claire College – Plays for Southwest United Spartans
The outdoor season has now commenced and so we wish all of our players a great season!
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DANCE
Tis the Season for Dance! May is a very busy month for our dancers and our school. Our Edge stage is
showcasing four competitions in May so you can watch dance every weekend from sunrise to sunset! Our
junior dancers are busy preparing for their annual performance at the Edge Golf Classic and our senior
dancers are working in front of the camera on their film projects.
Competitions at Edge this Month!
Terpsichore, April 30 – May 4
CanDance, May 9-11
Kick it Up, May 16-18
Millennium, May 24-25
Congratulations to our dancers!
• Audessa Parafina who made it to the final cut in
Vancouver last week in her first Disney audition.
• Madysen MacDonald won a scholarship to the
Edge in Los Angeles.
• A few of our dancers competed in Dance Power
this past week, congratulations to Rachel Lowe, Silvia
Daboin, Evan Cooksley, Hannah Gramatovich, and
Alex Kocian-Affleck who all received High Gold
Awards.
Good Luck to everyone and keep us posted!
Sommer Hines, Delaney Alison, Danelle Tucker, Paloma Noreiga, and Gabby Pettigrew will be performing in
the productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty on May 31 at the Martha Cohen Theatre.
Tehya Abberman had a successful week at the Western Championships. She placed 7th over all and has
qualified to compete at the Canadian National Championships in Ottawa at the end of May.
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Golf
College Signing
Graduating student Jon Fry signed the papers and will be off to
McNeese State in Louisianna to compete with the Cowboys next
year. He is looking forward to joining Geoff and the rest of the
team in mid-August to start his college career.
Golf Class
As the weather started to improve in April, the golf students were
able to work on their short games at Springbank Links preparing
for the upcoming spring tournaments. Ross McCain, DPC fitness
leader, worked with the students throughout April to continue
building strength and better flexibility.
Upcoming Events
The MJT Junior Tour begins its Alberta schedule with a two-day event in early May at the Paradise Canyon
Golf Resort in Lethbridge. The CJGA also has a tournament in early May at the River Spirit Golf Club in
Calgary. The first major of the year takes place mid May in Victoria as Jon Fry, Coach Robb and the rest of
Team Alberta will travel to Bear Mountain for the Future Links Pacific. The final week of May will see Andrew
Brown and Mike Martin travelling to Manitoba for the Future Links Prairie. There are numerous other junior
tour events throughout May that our students will attend.
Tournament Results
There were no local tournaments in April as the golf students focussed on preparation for the busy May
schedule.
Alumni
Geoff Fry (Class of ’13) – McNeese State – Finished 31st with 233 at the Southland Conference Championships held in McKinney, Texas. His team finished 6th overall, their best finish since 2005.
Grace Howie (Class of ’13) – Xavier University – Helped her team finish 4th in the Big East Championships
held in Daytona Beach, Fla. She finished 16th overall with rounds of 79, 82 and 82.
Sang Lee (Class of ’10) – Washington State – Team finished 11th at the PAC 12 Championships. Sang fired
a final round 71 to finish T67.
Scott Lowe (Class of ’10) – Santa Clara – Posted scores of 71, 71, and 79 to help his team finish 2nd in the
WCC Championships held at Gold Mountain GC in Washington. He finished T17 in the individual event. It
was their best team finish since 1998.
Devon Spriddle(Class of ’13) – Southern Mississippi – Team finished 7th in the Conference USA Championships held at Gulf Shores, Ala. Devon fired rounds of 73, 72, and 75 to finish T16.
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FIGURE SKATING
Spring is here and many skaters are completing tests, participating in ice shows or they have begun their off-season active rest
period. The Edge Figure Skating Program is currently helping
each skaters address their individual training needs for the Spring
Session with some group instruction.
Sensational Competition April 11-13
Congratulations to all the Edge School Figure Skaters skated well
at the Sunsational Competition in
Edmonton.
Pre-Juvenile U 11
-Bryn Davis
-Sydney Cairns-Senior Silver Free Skate
-Bryn Davis- Senior Bronze Free Skate, Keats
Foxtrot and Rocker Foxtrot
-Miki Chantler-Senior Bronze Skills
-Bailey Johnson- Senior Bronze Skills
-Ella Inglis-Junior Bronze Skills
Pre-Novice
The following Pre-Novice figure skaters have also qualified for the
Alberta NWT/Nunavut Sectional Championships for the 20142015 Season.
April Test Results:
-Emily Mikulcik- Senior Silver Free Skate
-Brooke McAvena - Harris Tango
-Sydney Cairns
-Miki Chantler
-Brooke McAvena- 6th in long program
-Emily Mikulcik
FLEX
Maddi Russell- Cowie, Grade 12 finished off a hectic and exciting
rookie year with the Provincial Mogul Team this ski season with a bronze
medal at the AB Champs duals competition in Jasper, April 6 and a
silver medal for her age group in singles moguls. Participating in numerous Provincial and Canadian Series competitions across Canada and
her First Nor – Am competition, it was a season full of great skiing and
tough competition. A highlight was qualifying for both Jr. National ( in
Quebec) and Sr. National ( in Apex, Penticton) Mogul competitions this
year. Training continues with a 2 week on snow mogul camp in Whistler
in May followed by water ramp aerial training and glacier training in the
summer.
Katarina Yakimchuk competed in Westerns on April 17-19th and placed
4th overall after performing four routines.
This qualifies her for Canadian National Championships 2014 which
will take place at the end of May in Ottawa. Good Luck!
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As many of you know, the Edge Golf Classic 2014 is coming up
on Wednesday, May 28th. This is an important annual event as
funds raised from this tournament support Edge student-athletes
and programming. We encourage you to register for this fantastic
day prior to May 12th as spots are expected to sell-out quickly!
Please join us for a fun day of golf and support Edge
School Student-Athletes!
Wednesday, May 28th
Country Hills Golf Club
12:00pm Registration with a light lunch provided
1:00pm Shotgun Start
6:30pm Gather at the Club House
6:45pm Dinner with silent and live auction, draw prizes, and golf awards to follow!
Please contact Pat McLaughlin at [email protected] to inquire about partnership opportunities
and Tina Bantle at [email protected] for registration inquiries.
Edge Parent Council
We return well rested from Spring Break and heading into the
home stretch of the school year.
Science and Math Week begins on the 5th. The Edge Parent
Council is holding the Coin Race on May 7th. All the proceeds
will go to Right to Play.
The Edge Golf Classic is on May 28th and we are hoping for
some nice weather by then!
We have a winner in the Edge Hockey Pool....Rachelle
LaBranche. The LaBranche family won last year as well! Congratulations! Julie Murray’s TAG class will be having a pizza
party to celebrate!
Our next Edge Parent Council meeting is Monday,
May 12th at 5pm in the Edge Library.
Christine Salberg
President
[email protected]
403-620-4300
Jocelyn Fitzgerald
Past President
[email protected]
403-650-9741
Val MacDonald
Vice President
[email protected]
403-471-2255
Good luck on Summatives Seniors! You are almost there...
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ATHLETE HEALTH SERVICES
Off-Season Training Game Plan
Today’s hockey player has evolved into a much more sophisticated athlete than ever before. Long gone are
the days when you could just show up for training camp in September and expect to compete at the highest
level possible. Most players looking to take a serious jump in their hockey careers will make the 4 month
commitment in the off season to some sort of strength and conditioning program. Despite the obvious reasons for spending countless hours in a sweaty gym while your friends may be taking part in seemingly more
relaxing summer activities, what are the real reasons and benefits for hockey players to make such a commitment?
1)
Becoming a better athlete (Physiological adaptation/Muscular Endurance). Over the
course of a 7-8 month season, a hockey player’s body is broken down by repetitive use, travel and contact.
In addition, players may develop poor movement mechanics which can be detrimental to their future development. As such, players should be focused on first eliminating any asymmetries that may have developed
through proper mobility, stability and movement patterns. By having joints that are able to move properly
through a wide range of motions will improve a player’s longevity in the game in addition to making them
more adept at reacting to new/different situations in a game. Many of the best players to play hockey at its
highest levels, are also the best athletes. Once proper movement patterns are established, the player can
focus on building an aerobic cardiovascular base in addition to developing muscular endurance. This phase
gives the athlete the ability to sustain the rigors of a lengthy season.
2)
Gaining muscle mass (Hypertrophy). Regardless of your summer goals, every athlete is looking to build muscle mass. Increased strength is one of the most common hurdles a hockey player is challenged with before they can make the jump to the next level. In the hypertrophy phase, players can reasonably expect to gain 5-10 pounds with proper rest, hydration and nutrition. Despite wanting to gain strength
and mass, it’s important to not focus on getting too bulky. Remember that the main goal of any player is to
be able to be explosive for 30-45 seconds at a time. Extra bulk can hinder that speed production!
3)
Becoming faster (Speed/Agility). With the pace at which today’s game is played, hockey players need to be able to react to a wide variety of stimuli at an incredibly fast rate. If you’re following a classic
periodized training model, this phase trains athletes to generate fast reactionary movements while increasing
the speed or tempo at which they are performing certain lifting exercises. Multi-joint movements and Olympic lifting techniques become more of a focus during this phase which teaches the athlete how to generate
force through the proper kinetic chain of events.
4)
POWER/Metabolic Strength. The final phase, and perhaps the most interesting phase, is the
power phase. Once a solid foundation is built in the adaptation/endurance, hypertrophy and speed/agility
phases, athletes now have the ability to perform more complex movements that sometimes require the entire
kinetic chain. As stated earlier, the goal of any hockey player is to be able to generate movements that are
producing force at a high rate. Whether it’s accelerating to a loose puck or taking a quick snap shot, exercises in this phase become more specific to the explosive movements that take place in a typical hockey
game.
Remember that every hockey player is first an athlete. They’re goal should be to be the best athlete possible
which in turn will make them a better hockey player. Good luck this off season!
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Summer Training
July 1 – August 22, 2014
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