Marilyn - Skate Canada Saskatchewan
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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:[email protected] 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. March 2009 Page 1 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. • • • 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 • BMO Financial Group CanSkater of the Year • 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 [email protected] Kayla Koob, Skate Humboldt Skate Canada Program Assistant Award • Kristen Young, Skate Saskatoon Skate Canada Competitive Skate Athlete Award • Tori Forst, Esterhazy SC Skate Canada Section Volunteer Award • Valerie Malik, Skate Saskatoon Skate Canada Volunteer Award of Excellence • Enid Davidson, Hudson Bay SC Skate Canada Section Officials Award • 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 • Brett Hines, Skate Saskatoon Elizabeth Swan Memorial Award Nominee • Susan Waldal, Skate Regina Volunteer Recognition Awards • • • • • • • • • 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 A proud partner of Skate Canada Saskatchewan March 2009 Page 2 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.” A proud sponsor of the 2008/2009 Skaters’ Lottery 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 March 2009 Page 3 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 - [email protected] 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 March 2009 Page 4 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. The Weber BBQ Shop 1905 Quebec Street, Saskatoon (306) 665-0800 A proud partner of Skate Canada Saskatchewan "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. March 2009 Page 5 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." Community Fund is a four year $1.89 million community investment program that provides opportunities for Canadian communities to access funds for sport programs for low income, Aboriginal and new Canadian families. True Sport and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation believe in the power of sport to connect communities. We also believe that people like you want to make it as simple as possible for children and youth to participate. That’s why we’ve partnered to create the True Sport Community Fund; which will help communities promote inclusion and increase access to sport programs for children and youth, aged four to seventeen. Over the next year, communities will benefit from $5,000 grants and $25,000 grants. * Please refer to the Fund Guidelines at www.truesport.ca/tsfu nd for a definition of sport eligibility. Skate Canada – Saskatchewan will be holding their 41st Annual General Meeting on May 2nd, 2009 in Regina. Registration Package enclosed. A proud sponsor of the 2008/2009 Skaters’ Lottery (306) 569-8220 A proud sponsor of the Skaters’ Lottery Community Sport Funding Program COMMUNITY SPORT FUNDING PROGRAM Next Deadline: May 31, 2009 If you want to increase opportunities for children and youth to play sports* in your community, the True Sport Community Fund can help. Focusing on communities in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, the True Sport 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. March 2009 Page 6 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. A proud sponsor of the Skaters’ Lottery For the 2009 ACGM/NCC we have: • Created a mini-site containing information and an online registration option March 2009 Page 7 • • 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. ¾ ¾ ¾ For any questions regarding these new features or the 2009 ACGM please contact the Skate Canada Member Services Department at [email protected] 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 ¾ ¾ 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) Prince Albert, Saskatoon—Midtown Plaza, Saskatoon Home Store, Regina—Cornwall Centre, Regina Home Store and Moose Jaw. A proud sponsor of the Skaters’ Lottery 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 [email protected]. March 2009 Page 8 Deadlines – Approaching Fast!!! ¾ 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 [email protected] Coming Soon!!! The Delta Bessborough Hotel is a proud sponsor of 2009/2010 MAP Grant Criteria and Guidelines MAP Grant Spending Plan 2010 Saskatchewan Winter Games Technical Package WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU AS OUR GUEST TO SASKATOON’S “CASTLE ON THE RIVER” We are pleased to extend a rate of $113.00* Waskesiu Resorts (306) 764-7504 Winter (306) 663-5377 Summer A proud sponsor of the Skaters’ Lottery To SKATE CANADA SASKATCHEWAN members. ∗ ∗ ∗ standard accommodation/single occupancy based on availability/subject to applicable taxes applicable until December 31/09 601 Spadina Cres E Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G8 306- 244- 5521 Toll Free 1-800-268-1133 www.deltabessborough.ca A proud sponsor of the 2008/2009 Skaters’ Lottery March 2009 Page 9 Reminders Office Closure Please note the Skate Canada – Saskatchewan Office in Regina will be closed the following dates (subject to change): • • • • 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: • 2010 BMO Skate Canada Sectionals th th (Nov 6 – 8 , 2009) • 2010 SaskEnergy STARSkate Championships (Jan 29th - 31st, 2010) • 2010 SaskTel Jean Norman Competition (Feb 26th – 28th, 2010) ¾ Be sure to check the web site www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com) for upcoming NCCP Courses, Seminars and other news. ¾ Be sure to check the Skate Canada Members Only Login for information for the upcoming skating season. ¾ 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. ¾ Carnivals, Achievement Days, Invitational Competitions, Exhibition Skates, etc must be sanctioned. Sanction forms are available online at www.skatecanadasaskatchewan.com under “Applications / Forms” Perdue Oasis ... "Jewel in the Crown" "..condition of the greens, fairways and Tee boxes...Best in Saskatchewan" Score Magazine 2006 A proud sponsor of the 2008/2009 Skaters’ Lottery March 2009 Page 10 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 March 2009 Page 11