Speed Skating Canada 127th AGM Ottawa Patinage de Vitesse

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Speed Skating Canada
127th AGM
Ottawa
Patinage de Vitesse
Canada
127ème AGA
Draft
127th AGM Agenda
13:30 – 15:00 Annual General Meeting
1. Call to order
2. President’s Welcome
3. In Memoriam
4. Roll call of Delegates
5. Approval of 127 AGM Agenda
6. Approval of 126 AGM Minutes
7. Reports / Rapports
8. Elections
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 16:30 Annual General Meeting
9. Presentation of the 2013-2014 Audited Financial Statements
10. Recommendation and Approval of Auditors for 2014-2015
11. Presentation of the 2014-2015 Budget
12. Presentation of Rule Changes
13. SSC Business Items
14. Recognition / Reconnaissance
15. Announcement of the 2015 AGM Site
16. Motion of Thanks
17. Adjournment
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List of Participants
SSC Board of Directors
Marie-Claire Rouleau
Tony Main
Jim Allison
Susan Auch
Jean R. Dupré
Jim Elliott
David Gilday
Jean-François Monette
President
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Athlete Director
Staff
Ian Moss
Johnathan Wightman
Patrick Godbout
Peter Metuzals
Dawn Currie
Janice Dawson
Mariamanda Espinoza
Lindsay Macedo
Yves Hamelin
Jennifer Cottin
Mike Marshall
Todd Landon
David Morrison
Stéphane Bronsard
Robert Tremblay
Chief Executive Officer
Director of Finance and Administration
Communications and Media Relations Manager
Marketing Consultant
Sport Development
Manager of Domestic Programs
Finance and Administration Officer
Administrative Assistant
Short Track Program Director
Short Track Program Coordinator
Regional Development Mentor
Bureau national des événements de patinage de vitesse
Director of Innovation and Development
Committee Chairs and Representatives
Sandra Chenard
Ted Houghton
Kathy Elliott
Mike Rivet
Andrew Lahey
High
Short Track
GreggPerformance
Planert
Dennis Duggan
Laurie Murchison
Competitions Development
Officials Development
Club and Membership Development
Coaching Development Committee
High Performance Short Track
High Performance Long Track
Participant & Athlete Development Steering Committee
Nomination Committee
Delegates
Blair Carbert (President)
Wendy Walker
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Alberta
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David McQuaid (President)
British Columbia
Caroline Slegers-Boyd (President)
Manitoba
Ray Harris (President)
New Brunswick
Sharon Karn (President)
Newfoundland & Labrador
Pam Dunbar (President)
Northwest Territories
Troy Myers (President)
Nova Scotia
John Maurice (President)
Nunavut
Patti Pokol (President)
Jacqueline Deschenes
Sarah Leslie
Ontario
Rob Binns
Gordon Rogers
Prince Edward Island
André Beaulieu (President)
Robert Dubreuil
TBD
Quebec
Steven Krueger (President)
Tim Comfort
Jordan St. Onge
Saskatchewan
Guests and Observers
Catherine Humeny
Nathalie Smith-MacInnis
Organizing Committee Calgary
Kyle St. Laurent
Nunavut
Shawn Holman
Marcel Lacroix
Maggie Dekking
Olympic Oval
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Speed Skating Canada
126th Annual General Meeting
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Saturday June 22nd, 2013
Draft Minutes
Saturday June 22nd, 2013 – 13:30hrs
In Attendance:
SSC Board of Directors:
Marie Claire Rouleau (President), Tony Main (Treasurer), Susan Auch (Director), Jim Elliott (Director),
Jim Allison (Director), Michelle Cassoni (Director), David Gilday (Director), Jean-Francois Monette (Athlete
Director)
SSC Branches:
Blair Carbert (ASSA), John MacLennan (ASSA), David McQuaid (BCSSA), Christina Acton (BCSSA), Caroline
Slegers-Boyd (MSSA), Trevis Boyd (MSSA), Ray Harris (SSNB), Paul Loparco (SSNB), Sharon Karn (NLSSA), Pam
Dunbar (NTASSA), Amy Scott (SSNA), John Maurice (NSSA), Don Galloway (NSSA), David Stewart (OSSA), Sarah
Leslie (OSSA), Carl Hill (OSSA), Jacky Shoebridge (OSSA), Graham Wilkins (OSSA), Cindy VanLierop (OSSA), Rob
Binns (SSPEI), Gordon Rogers (SSPEI), Andre Beaulieu (FPVQ), Robert Dubreuil (FPVQ), Maryse Poudrier (FPVQ),
Robert Bourassa (FPVQ), Frederic Tremblay (FPVQ), Denis Leclerc (FPVQ), Steven Krueger (SASSA), Tim Comfort
(SASSA), Shawn MacLennan (SASSA), Malcolm Taggart (YASSA).
SSC Committee Chairs:
Gregg Planert (HPCLT), Andrew Lahey (HPCST), Ted Houghton (ODC), Sandra Chenard (CDC), Kathy Elliott
(CMDC), Mike Rivet (CoachDC), Dennis Duggan (LTPADWG), Sean Maw (SIMEC)
SSC Staff:
Ian Moss (Ottawa), Mark Mathies (Ottawa), Mariamanda Espinoza (Ottawa), Pier Martin (Ottawa), Lindsay
Macedo (Ottawa), Hannah Juneau (Ottawa), Dawn Currie (Ottawa), Sara Perron (Ottawa – Intern), Lisa
Paglierello (Ottawa – Intern), Sean Ireland (Calgary), Scott Stefani (Calgary), Mike Marshall (Calgary), Janice
Dawson (Calgary), Yves Hamelin (Montreal), Stephane Bronsard (Montreal), Robert Tremblay (Quebec City),
Todd Landon (Halifax), Dave Morrison (Vancouver).
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Guests:
Ian Dalling (Sport Canada), Lynda Murch (OOOC), Catherine Humeny (OOOC), Shawn Holman (Olympic Oval –
Calgary), Jean R. Dupre (Quebec), Laurie Murchison, Tom Conley (USSS).
1. Call to order
The President, Marie-Claire Rouleau, called the meeting to order at 13h30.
2. Presidents Welcome
Marie-Claire welcomed the delegates and guests to the Speed Skating Canada 126th AGM in Ottawa
Marie-Claire introduced herself as the Chair of the Board, and then introduced the SSC Board of Directors: Tony
Main, David Gilday, Susan Auch, Michelle Casoni, Jim Elliott, Jim Allison, Jean Francois Monette (Athlete
Director)
Marie-Claire introduced the Committee Chairs: Gregg Planert (High Performance Committee Long Track),
Andrew Lahey (High Performance Committee Short Track), Ted Houghton (Officials Development Committee),
Sandra Chenard (Competitions Development Committee), Kathy Elliott (Club and Membership Development
Committee), Mike Rivet (Coaching Development Committee), Dennis Duggan (Long Term Participant Athlete
Development Working Group), Glenn Holmes (Awards Committee) ABSENT.
Ian introduced the National Office Staff: Ian Moss – Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Brennan – Director,
Finance and Administration (Absent), Mark Mathies – Executive Director, Sport, Mariamanda Espinoza –
Finance and Administration Assistant, Pier Martin – Marketing Coordinator, Aline Lafrèniere –
Communications, Lindsay Macedo – Administrative Assistant, Hannah Juneau – Manager, Special Projects,
Dawn Currie – SSC Special Projects, Sara Christine Perron – SSC Student Intern, Lisa Paglierello – SSC Student
Intern
CALGARY OFFICE: Sean Ireland – Long Track Program Director, Scott Stefani – Long Track Program Coordinator
(Absent); Mike Marshall – Regional Development Mentor, Janice Dawson – Manager of Domestic Programs
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MONTREAL OFFICE: Yves Hamelin – Short Track Program Director, Jennifer Cottin – Short Track Program
Coordinator (Absent), Stéphane Bronsard - Bureau national des événements de patinage de vitesse
QUEBEC: Robert Tremblay
HALIFAX: Todd Landon – Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic Coach / Regional Development Mentor
RICHMOND: David Morrison – Coach / Regional Development Mentor
Marie-Claire introduces special guests: Lynda Murch – Organizing Committee Calgary, Catherine Humeny –
Organizing Committee Calgary, Shawn Holman – Olympic Oval, Tom Conley – US Speedskating Protective
Equipment Task Group Representative, Laurie Murchison – SSC Governance Committee
3. In Memoriam
Marie Claire requested a moment of silence for members who passed away during the last season:
Barry Krieck (BCSSA)
Mark Collier (NWTSSA)
Denise Grenier (FPVQ)
4. Roll call of Delegates
Ian Moss presented the delegates and asked for a show of hands. A total of 29 voting delegates and 25 proxies
were held for a total of 54 votes. Voting cards were handed out accordingly. It is confirmed that a quorum is
present as 50% of total votes is 27 votes, and 66% of total votes is 36 votes.
Allowable
Branch
Name
Votes
Proxies
Blair Carbert (President)
1
2
John MacLennan
1
1
David McQuaid (President)
1
2
Votes
Alberta Amateur Speed Skating
Association
5
6
77
British Columbia Speed Skating
Association
Manitoba Speed Skating
Association
3
Speed Skate New Brunswick
4
Christina Acton
1
2
Caroline Slegers-Boyd (President)
1
1
Trevis Boyd
1
0
Ray Harris (President)
1
1
Paul Loparco
1
1
Newfoundland and Labrador
Speed Skating Association
1
Sharon Karn (President)
1
0
Northwest Territories Amateur
Speed Skating Association
3
Pam Dunbar (President)
1
2
Speed Skate Nova Scotia
3
Amy Scott (Executive Director)
1
2
Nunavut Speed Skating
Association
John Maurice (President)
1
0
2
Don Galloway
1
0
David Stewart (President)
1
1
Sarah Leslie
0
0
Carl Hill
1
1
Jacky Shoebridge
1
1
Graham Wilkins
1
0
Cindy VanLierop
0
0
Rob Binns
1
0
Gordon Rogers
1
0
André Beaulieau (President)
1
2
Robert Dubreuil
1
2
Maryse Poudrier
1
1
Robert Bourassa
1
1
Frederic Tremblay
0
0
Denis Leclerc
1
2
Steven Krueger (President)
1
1
Tim Comfort
1
0
Ontario Speed Skating
Association
Speed Skating Prince Edward
Island
Fédération Patinage de Vitesse
de Quebec
Saskatchewan Amateur Speed
Skating Association
7
2
13
4
5. Approval of the SSC 126th AGM Agenda:
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Yukon Amateur Speed Skating
Association
TOTAL VOTES
1
Shawn MacLennan
1
0
Malcolm Taggart (President)
1
0
29
25
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Marie Claire Rouleau presented the Agenda to the delegates, and asked for any additions. Hearing none,
Marie Claire called for a motion to approve the SSC 126th AGM Agenda as presented:
Motion: John Maurice (NSSA), Seconder: Maryse Poudrier (FPVQ)
CARRIED
6. Approval of the SSC 125th AGM Draft Minutes:
Marie-Claire Rouleau noted the draft minutes of the SSC 125th Annual General Meeting in the delegates
packages. Asking for additions or corrections, corrections were identified as follows:
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The listing of the OSSA President in attendance should indicate Graham Wilkins, not Dave Stewart.
Hearing no more corrections, Marie Claire called for a motion to accept the SSC 125th AGM draft minutes
with noted corrections:
Motion: Graham Wilkins (OSSA), Seconder: Andre Beaulieu (FPVQ)
CARRIED
7. Reports
Marie-Claire addressed each of the reports that were distributed in the delegate’s package.
President Report
Motion: To receive the President’s Report as distributed.
Moved by: Dave Stewart (OSSA) and seconded by John Maurice (NSSA)
CARRIED
National Office Report
Motion: A motion of thanks to the Staff and particularly to the Management Team from Marie-Claire for the
report and to accept the report as submitted.
Moved: Malcolm Taggert (YASSA) and seconded by Pam Dunbar (NWTSSA)
CARRIED
SSC Committee Reports
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HPCST
HPCLT – Note by Gregg Planert that the North American Championships are being run in January 2014
Competition Development Committee
Officials Development Committee
Club and Membership Development Committee
Motion: To receive all the reports as distributed
Moved: Gordon Rogers (PEISSA) and seconded by Carolyn Slegers-Boyd(MSSA)
CARRIED
Branch Reports
AASSA
BCSSA
MSSA
SSNB
NL and LB
NWTSSA
SSNS
NSSA – John Maurice thanked everyone for their ongoing support.
OSSA – Dave Stewart commented that OSSA has had a successful year, particularly with LTPAD
implementation. As well, Dave highlighted the many changes to the OSSA Board this year.
PEISSA – Rob Binns thanked Board, Staff and Committees for their tireless work
FPVQ – Andre Beaulieu also reported that FPVQ had a successful 2012 season, particularly in respect to
improvements to their competition circuits and networks.
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YK
Questions/Discussion:
MSSA asked if they can forward any questions regarding Branch reports, given that some were only
submitted the day of the AGM.
Motion: To accept the reports as distributed.
Moved by: Denis Leclerc (FPVQ) and Seconded by Dave McQuaid (BCSSA)
CARRIED
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Organizing Committee Calgary Report
Katherine Humeny comments on the Report and noted that the Club Corner program implemented this year
has been a real success, and that OOOC is looking to expand the program next year. SSC clubs can fundraise
by selling World Cup tickets and will receive 50% of tickets sales in return.
Motion: To accept the report as distributed.
Moved: Maryse Poudier (FPVQ) and seconded by Pan Dunbar (NWTSSA)
CARRIED
In final discussions regarding the Report presentations, it was suggested that it would be good in future AGM’s
to provide time for Branch Presidents to discuss topics of value amongst themselves; for instance, it would be
ideal for Provinces to share information on their competition structures and challenges.
8. Elections
Motion to designate Ian Moss as the Elections Monitor
Moved by : Dave MacQuad (BCSSA) and seconded by : Dave Stewart (OSSA)
CARRIED
Motion to designate Catherine Humeny and Lynda Murch as Scrutineers for the Election
Moved by Ray Harris (SSNB) and seconded by Pam Dunbar (NWTSSA)
CARRIED
ELECTION RESULTS:
Director at Large - Jim Elliott (2 year term)
By acclamation
Director at Large - David Gilday
By acclamation
Director at Large - Jean R. Dupre
By acclamation
Tony Main – Treasurer
By acclamation
High Performance Committee - Long Track – Derrick Auch (3 year term)
By acclamation
High Performance Committee - Short Track – Annie Perreault (3 year term)
By acclamation
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Ian Moss asked for acclaimed directors to Declare Conflict of Interest
Declaration of Conflict
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Jim Elliott:
David Gilday:
Tony Main:
Jean R. Dupre:
Wife is chair of CMDC, son works at the Calgary Oval
Son (Michael) is part of the Short Track National Team
none
none
Mark Mathies noted that Gaetan Boucher has being appointed to the High Performance Committee – Short
Track to complete the term of Tom Overend.
9. Presentation of the 2012-2013 Audited Financial Statements
The audited financial statement and supporting information was presented to the delegates by Tony Main
(Treasurer). The PowerPoint presentation is attached to these minutes as Appendix 1. Tony thanked the
Branch Presidents for their continued support.
Motion to receive the 2012-2013 Audited Financial Statement as presented
Moved by Ray Harris (SSNB) and seconded by Pam Dunbar (NWTSSA)
CARRIED
10. Presentation of the 2013-2014 SSC Budget
Tony Main presented the Board approved 2013/14 SSC Budget to the membership for approval.
Tony fielded questions as follows:
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Is there a policy at the SSC Board to put money back into the contingency fund? Yes, but first SSC
needs to build an annual surplus in the budget.
Sponsorship money needs to be used for specific marketing support? SSC always includes an
element of servicing cost in the sponsorship contracts.
WAS SSC’s increase in budgets over the past 4 yrs mostly attributed to sponsorship (versus
government funds) was that mostly sponsorship? Yes, but for 2013/14, the Board has indicated
sponsorship funds based upon currently signed agreements – SSC will continue to work to
attract further sponsorship – the budget will not change but the financial statements will reflect
the changes.
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Reserve Fund – what is a comfortable number? SSC’s goal is to have a one year operating
reserve.
SSC Investments update – they have been removed from AEGON account and put into a GIC’s, as
we were paying a significant management fee for the funds in the AEGON account.
Motion to receive the SSC 2013/14 budget: Andre Bouileau (FPVQ)/Jackie Shoebridge (OSSA)
Carried
11. Recommendation and Approval of Auditors for 2013-2014
Motion to appoint McCay and Duff & Company as SSC auditors for the 2013-2014 financial year.
Moved: Blair Carbert (AASSA), Seconded by Shawn MacLellan (SASSA)
CARRIED
12 Presentation of Rule Changes
A summary of the primary decisions from the rules workshop was presented by Ted Houghton. This is for
information purposes as this was approved by the Branch representatives at the rules workshop.
Rules Summary
Rule #
Opposed
Approved
Carried
A2-201
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B1-200
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B2-200
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B4-604
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B4-700
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B4-901
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B5-203
As Amended
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B5-301
As Amended
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D3-200
01-100
As Amended
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ODC Standards Operating
Procedures
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06-103
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Housekeeping Page 151
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Housekeeping Page 153
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06-104
As Amended
Motion to accept the report by Ted Houghton for the rule changes approved at the rules workshop.
Moved by Jackie Shoebridge (OSSA) and seconded by Amy Scott (NSSSA)
CARRIED
13 SSC Business Items
By Law
Jim Elliott noted that the Governance Committee will have a call with SSC athlete reps in September to make
them aware of the proposed bylaw changes. Jim will work with JF Monette to ensure that all bylaw changes
are presented in both official languages. Jim proposes to the membership that SSC call a Special General
Meeting in the fall to approve the bylaw changes – all changes will be distributed in advance. Once approved,
SSC will then need to send the revised bylaws to Industry Canada for final approval.
SSC Strategic Plan 2014-2018
Motion to accept the SSC Strategic Plan for 2014-2018 (as presented)
Moved by: Pam Dunbar (NTASSA) and Seconded by Ray Harris (SSNB)
CARRIED
14 Recognition
Acknowledgement of Branch Presidents retiring from their posts:
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Graham Wilkins - OSSA
Roger Zilowsky - NLSSA
Jim Allison - BCSSA
Laine Klassen - YASSA
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Committee Members and Chairs retiring from their posts:
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Tom Overend
Craig Dutton
SSC Directors who are retiring from the Board:
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Michelle Casoni
Motion of appreciation for members leaving:
Moved by Robert Dubreuil (FPVQ) , Seconded by Carolyn Boyd (MSSA)
CARRIED
15 Announcement
Marie-Claire announced the future site and dates of the Annual General Meeting:
2014 AGM – Ottawa June (last weekend)
Motion of thanks for the following individuals and organizations:
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Local sponsor, John Sands, John Sands and Associate Inc
Major Sponsors, Intact, Usana, Apogee, Samsung, Sports
Skater representatives , Philippe Riopel, and Muncef Ouardi
National Office staff
Olympic Oval,
OOOC
Sport Canada,
Gloucester Concordes, Sandra Chenard and her team
COC
AGM delegates, skaters, coaches, etc.
Motion of thanks to individuals and organizations.
Moved by Ted Houghton (ODC) ,Seconded by Robert Bourassa (FPVQ)
CARRIED
16 Adjournment
Marie-Claire Rouleau adjourned the meeting at 14h50PM
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Nominations 2014
Nomination forms were received for the following positions:
Position
President
President
President
Board of Directors
Director
Director
High Performance
Committee
HPCST
HPCLT
Name
Region
Jean Dupre
Jim Allison
Quebec
West
Jim Elliot
Antonio Faiola
Central
West
Ron Richards
Gregg Plannert
Central
West
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SSC President’s Report
2014 Annual General Meeting
It is my pleasure, and an emotional one I might add, to present the Board of Director’s
Report for the 2013-2014 financial year, as it marks my very last report as president of Speed
Skating Canada.
This report provides an opportunity to share priority issues as well as highlights of the past
season with SSC members and partners alike. This is a most significant exercise, which, in addition
to serving as a reporting tool, allows us to step back, take stock and look at how far we have come.
Our members, who assigned us the responsibility to govern our association, need to know what
was discussed and decided, what we planned and what is already under way. Indeed, most of the
items featured in the report were disclosed throughout the season and, as such, are not really news
per se or "hot off the press". Let’s hope that you will value this report and be encouraged by the
information it provides.
2013-2014 was an intense, action-packed year that can be summed up by the following highlights:
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Sochi Games: Our athletes preparing for and performing at the Olympics.
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Governance: Pursuing the review of our structure and enacting new statutes by October
2014 in accordance with Federal legislation.
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Finance and sound management: Carefully monitoring our expenditures and revenue, as
well as conducting a needs analysis based on our current and future resources.
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The sport environment and the future of speed skating in Canada: Making necessary
adjustments or managing change based on new developments in our sport and the sport
environment in Canada and abroad and the ever-muted challenge of addressing how we
continue the tradition of excellence.
The Sochi Games
Each Olympic cycle involves a sound planning, implementation, monitoring and analysis
process. Although the Sochi Games were much different from those in Vancouver as far as the
pressure and excitement of hosting an Olympic Games are concerned, the preparations for the
Russia Games were still quite demanding. As you will easily guess, we have had several
discussions about security, the "Family and Friends" program, as well as around long and short
track results and analysis (already under way) from the last Olympic cycle. We have also worked
diligently to control Games-related costs.
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As always, we have high expectations of the athletes who represent us and I can only praise
and thank the contingent of skaters for their strong showing, their exemplary sportsmanship, their
effective communication skills as well as for the emotional rush we experienced from watching
them. I would also like to point out the hard work and devotion of the coaches and our team’s
entourage of leaders, professionals and technicians. We all know how important support and
teamwork are to athlete development and success. It’s a behind-the-scenes job that, although
discrete and subtle, are much needed and valued.
In Sochi, Canada won five medals:
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Denny Morrison, silver medalist in the 1000m and bronze medallist in the 1500m long
track events
Charles Hamelin, gold medallist in the 1500m short track event
Charle Cournoyer, bronze medallist in the 500m short track event
Marie-Ève Drolet, Jessica Hewitt, Valérie Maltais and Marianne St-Gelais, silver
medallists in the women’s 3000m short track relay
The show of sportsmanship that earned Gilmore Junio a medal in Sochi can’t be ignored either.
Prior to the 1000m event at the Sochi Olympics, Gilmore decided to give up his spot to Denny
Morrison, who had failed to qualify as a result of his fall at the Olympic trials. This enabled the
Canadian team and Denny Morrison to capture silver in the 1000m event. For his act, Gilmore
Junio was presented with a special commemorative medal through a crowd funding initiative
spearheaded by Jacknife Design, a Toronto-based firm. The $7,500 raised by Canadians helped
cover the costs of producing the medal.
We should also mention the nine short track competitors who combined for a total of eleven
top 10 finishes, in addition to Valérie Maltais’ new Olympic record in the 1000m quarter final. In
long track, 17 competitors, 10 of which were making their Olympic debut, achieved six top ten
finishes.
In all, over the past season, Canadian athletes won a total of 43 medals – 12 gold, 14 silver and
17 bronze medals – at major international track meets in 2014-2015.
At the World Short Track Championships in Montreal, Canada notched five medal wins,
including: Charles Hamelin’s gold and bronze medal performances in the 1500m and 500m events
respectively; Valérie Maltais’ silver medal in the women’s relay and bronze medal performances
in the 1000m event and the 3000m Superfinal. Charles Hamelin and Valérie Maltais are ranked
third in the World Short Track Championships’ overall standings.
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On the World Cup long track circuit, Canada garnered an additional 15 medals this season.
Charles Hamelin alone was credited with seven of them, including six gold medals and one silver.
The men’s relay team earned three of them (two gold medals and one bronze), Marianne St-Gelais
captured two bronze medals, Valérie Maltais notched a silver medal win, Olivier Jean and the
women’s relay team each won a bronze medal. In the overall standings, Charles Hamelin was
crowned champion of the 1000m and 1500m events and finished second in the 500m competition;
the men’s relay team took second place, as well as the Canadian National Program. On the
women’s side, Canada finished in third place.
The 10 additional medal wins produced by Canada at the six long track World Cup stops
brought Canada’s total medal count to 25 at the various World Cup events. Canada’s showing in
long track includes: Gilmore Junio’s gold, silver and bronze medal performances in the 500m
competition; Denny Morrison’s gold and silver medal performances in the 1000m and 1500m
events respectively; Jamie Gregg’s two bronze medal wins in the 500m event; Brittany Schussler’s
bronze medal performance in the 1500m event; and a silver medal finish for Brittany Schussler,
Christine Nesbitt and Kali Christ in the women’s team pursuit. In the World Cup overall standings,
Denny Morrison finished second in the 1000m event, and the women’s pursuit team took third
place.
Still with long track, our Canadian athletes managed 14 top ten finishes in the World Allround
Championships and the World Sprint Championships.
The next generation of short track athletes also shone with three silver medal wins at the World
Junior Short Track Championships, thanks to Samuel Girard’s showing in the 500m and 1500m
Superfinal events and the women’s relay team’s performance. Then, at the Winter University
Games, our athletes came home with five medals, including: silver medal wins for Patrick Duffy
in the 1000m event, Caroline Truchon in the 500m competition and the men’s relay team; and
bronze medal performances by Guillaume Bastille in the 1000m event and Yoan Gauthier in the
1500 competition.
On the home front, Sasha (Alexander) Fathoulin set a new Canadian junior record in the 500m
event by close to two seconds with a time of 41.44 seconds, breaking the old record of 0:43.23 set
by Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu back in 2008.
I would like to conclude this first section by highlighting the excellent media coverage we have
enjoyed. In fact, our athletes received wide media coverage before, during and after the Games.
They are all excellent ambassadors and hope that they can help attract new followers to our clubs
starting next season.
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Governance
For a number of years now, we have been pondering the ideal structure for SSC, taking
into account criteria such as our association’s evolution, needs and the current environment.
Mandatory compliance with new Federal legislation forced us to revise our statutes and
regulations. Yet, we used the opportunity to conduct a complete review and, at the same time, an
analysis of our structure.
The Board worked very hard and made this topic an agenda item at all meetings. An adhoc committee was established to advise and support the Board and, to this end, they scoured
through all documents, analyzed the situation, considered possible scenarios, guided and queried
the Board at various stages of the process.
At the June 2014 Annual General Meeting, we should already have enacted the new statutes
and the elections are expected to comply with the new legislation.
In the past year, the Board also created an Audit and Finance Committee and appointed the
Nominating Committee chair. The terms of reference for each of the committees making up the
Sport Council has yet to be decided. Work is well underway and on the right track. Our intention
was to conduct this review together with the provinces, the committees and staff. Throughout this
process, you have been there for us, showing your interest and desire to be part of the course of
events.
Finance and sound management
Recurring deficits of the past few years were analyzed carefully and seriously. As you
know, several talks are ongoing among the Audit Committee and with you. These deliberations
have prompted the Audit Committee to make a firm commitment to its members: aim for a
balanced budget, manage within your means and avoid a deficit at all costs.
The 2013-2014 financial year, an Olympic year for that matter, wasn’t the best time to aim
for a balanced budget, but under the watchful eye of Tony Main, our Treasurer, and under the
leadership of Ian Moss, our Executive Director, every attempt was made to honour the Audit
Committee’s commitment. More than a promise, it’s about sending a message that we are in
control and are planning and living within our means, even when it is difficult to do so.
The sports environment has changed significantly over the past ten years: we witnessed
funding for high performance sport, how much sponsorship support surrounding the Vancouver
Games took off, competition from some emerging sports, the professionalization of amateur sport,
various rising costs, including transportation, etc. Speed Skating Canada, just like many other
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federations, must review each one of their expenditures and, to survive, will need to exercise
rigour, creativity and sometimes courage.
The sports environment and the future of speed skating in Canada
What does SSC need to move forward into the future? As you might guess, this question
dwells in all of us. We would like to find THE answer!
The sports environment is changing internally (SSC), nationally and internationally. SSC
is aware of this and is adapting and must therefore look to the future with optimism. Together, we
have experienced success, overcome some obstacles, addressed major issues, which we discussed
together (sometimes at great length!) and together, we found our solutions. I would say that as I
prepare to make my exit, what I find most reassuring is our ability to tackle challenges and manage
changes together. Whether it be at the board level, where I was surrounded with dynamic and
devoted individuals, at the membership level (provinces/branches) or at the committee level, where
I rubbed shoulders with committed and generous individuals, I feel a constant desire to talk and
work together, for the common good.
During some 12 years on the SSC Board, I had the pleasure of working with some
extraordinary staff members. I tip my hat to these individuals for their commitment and
contribution, not to mention their amenability to adapt. SSC wins when staff and volunteers deal
with the situation at hand and agree to join forces for the greater good of the sport. This sometimes
poses a challenge, but I have confidence in the various parties in place and their abilities.
In conclusion
I commend the talent and quality behind a job well done…I thank the OOOC and PAVIM
coordinators and congratulate them on the outstanding success of their international events. I thank
the local, provincial and national coordinators for the window of opportunity they have opened for
our sport throughout Canada. I commend the work of our skaters, both on the short and long track
teams, as well as all those skaters who are so excited that everything looks easy they generate a
grassroots interest in the sport! I tip my hat to the officials, the volunteers and the coaches who,
through their work and educational involvement, are often a difference-maker in a career. And last
but not least, the parents. I can’t stress enough how important they are to their child and within our
sports family.
I commend the generosity of all those who get involved in and contribute to speed skating.
A tip of the hat to the volunteers who get involved, some for a few decades! A tip of the hat as
well to our sponsors: Intact, Samsung and Kia. Without you, our initiatives would not have enjoyed
the same exposure! Without you, we could not dream as big!
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I would like to end by sincerely thanking my fellow board members, as well as Ian and his staff
for their unwavering support. Thank you for your confidence, your contribution and may the
coming years bring you prosperity and success with SSC!
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National Office Reports
Report of the Chief Executive Officer
As I look back on what has been my first full year of engagement with SSC, and as I review
my first report to you at the 2013 AGM, I can say that many of my initial feelings about the sport
and this association have remained true; great people, an exciting and marketable sport, good
technical infrastructure both domestically and in high performance, strong international event
properties, committed and experienced individuals at the Board and Committee level, and a
dedicated group of people at the Branch and club level – all ingredients that can make for a very
strong association. What remains a bit of a dichotomy to me however is the challenge we have at
SSC to remain a viable business – to live within our means and better serve our membership (both
in domestic development and high performance) in terms of programming and financial support –
it is a challenge that we have had for almost a decade and is one that continues to limit the potential
of this sport collectively, I believe. It is this contrast that I want to focus on for my 2013/14 report
– the “up-side” of potential but the “down-side” of our current reality.
There have been many positives for SSC in the past year, the most notable and public
benefit for Speed Skating being the fine individual performances of our athletes at the Sochi
Olympic Games. From an operating perspective, there have been many other advances for SSC
this year;
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Very strong financial results from our relationships with the Organizing Committees
responsible for the 2013 Essent Long Track World Cup (Calgary) and the 2014 Short Track
World Championships (Montreal);
The securing of Samsung as a new corporate partner in the Olympic year build up;
The continued (and somewhat improved) funding from Sport Canada for our Regional
Mentor initiatives and for our Sport4Life initiative through the Club and Membership
Development Committee;
The progress made by our Coaching Development Committee and staff in respect to the
Canada Games coaching module and the planning for the Competition/Development
stream;
The creation of a Finance and Audit Committee to provide appropriate oversight in
financial matters;
The significant progress we have made in preparing the association for the Industry Canada
not-for-profit regulations changes mandated on all associations;
The management of the huge media interest in Speed Skating through the Olympic Games
period, through our updated website and the much greater interest now for information
from social media channels;
The engagement of web-casting for our two Olympic Trials, as a test to determine
feasibility and cost for future web-casting of our competitions;
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The continued strong technical presentation of our national competitions throughout the
country, showing that there is potential for some competitions to have a higher level of
“presentation” to better showcase the sport.
All of this success, or progress, is tempered however (at least in my mind) by the fact that
SSC, as an operating entity, still struggles in properly managing its financial and operational
affairs – our “control” systems are not as strong as they need to be and they lack a level of
detail that is important in planning and managing our affairs. As well, the cost of running SSC
is high in relative terms – our fixed expenses, while necessary, have not adjusted to be in line
with the changing internal economic realities of the past decade. In essence, while SSC is good
at programming, we are challenged at planning and costing programming – essentially, we
have not yet achieved the operating infrastructure suitable for the type of business we manage
across the country. Coupled with this is a trimming back of financial support from our major
funding partner, Sport Canada (through its “Core Funding” and through its funding to “Own
The Podium”) based upon our quadrennial assessment (for the 2011-2014 period) – we can
anticipate that there will be an overall reduction of close to $500,000 annually in funding to
SSC, beginning now.
Needless to say, we are not the only association facing these challenges, so little point in
whinging – in fact, the paragraph above is the extent of my whinging! All to say that, after 17
months in the post, I can see the challenges and, I feel, am now beginning to make necessary
changes to deal with these challenges – we need to be a more nimble operating entity in the
future (actually, now, but change takes time) that maintains a high level of efficiency and
professional expertise but in a more fiscally responsible manner. Some of these changes that
I have implemented, or will implement in the coming months (and for the new fiscal year)
include:
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Working with our new Director of Finance, create a more robust (compared to now)
financial control system that provides all SSC staff and the Board with timely and
detailed financial information to ensure an appropriate planning and management
process can occur from a budget control perspective;
De-centralise our SSC staff as appropriate – keeping the national office in Ottawa
very lean in terms of staffing size and placing programming staff “in the trenches”
in either Montreal or Calgary (or other locations that are appropriate);
Significantly reduce the overhead costs of running the national office – this includes
reducing office space to fit our needs and reviewing our operating efficiency in all
areas of programming;
Maintain a credible marketing and communications “team” that is focused always
on putting Speed Skating in the public and corporate mentality in a positive fashion
– this does not guarantee sponsorship but it certainly is the building blocks to help
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drive the sponsorship and sport profile side of things (for the benefit of all I might
add);
Institute a planning system that is semi-annual in its process and takes into account
the realities of our fiscal and operating environment for the future – all focused on
planning to live within our means. This process will be both at a staffing level and
a Board level.
In essence, I feel like we have been playing a game of “catch up” for many years – not
having the luxury of good planning to get ahead of the game – as a result, we often make
decisions that may create a short term “fix” but may not necessarily deal with the real issue
at hand. As well, the large staff turnover (and it is continuing) makes planning quite
difficult – it results in a lack of efficiency and coordination.
So, our 13/14 year has had some good successes but I remain muted in terms of my
enthusiasm for where we currently stand from an operational perspective. This is not to
take away from the success that we have had in technical programming (both domestically
and in our national team programme) – this progress is recognized through other reports to
you – but I feel that that we are more challenged currently in our operational infrastructure
than we are in respect to our programming. I, and our other staff, remain committed to
changing the way we will operate in the future but we know that it is going to take more
time to implement all these changes – all toward the goal of living within our means (and
being able to adjust as the means change).
I want to thank the Board and our staff for their leadership and patience in providing
support for much of this direction – infrastructure change is never easy for an association.
As for the membership, I remain committed to ensuring that our service to you is paramount
in our minds – while we may have reduced function in some areas of business, I will always
be putting our membership service programming at the top of our priorities in terms of both
funding capacity and staff commitment.
I certainly have not accomplished all that I set out to do in the first year, and I am
sorry for that – I now know that some of the issues are deep rooted in our functionality and
that it takes longer to make these changes than I had originally hoped. I do feel that we are
moving in the right direction to create a national staff and association that can better
provide for the needs of the members in a fiscally responsible environment, and I hope that
I can report to you on the success of these changes by the 2015 AGM.
Sincerely,
Ian Moss
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Report to the AGM on Marketing Related Activities
I have now been involved with SSC within the marketing area for approximately eight
months and I can honestly say it has been an interesting experience in understanding and
observing the ways of the Speed Skating World. It has been a whirl wind, but overall a pleasant
experience. But I have observed, and consequently believe that SSC needs to be a better market
driven and market support organization. Sponsors and partners need to be well serviced and well
maintained, and the organization as a whole, needs to better understand and accept that.
The primary focus of our attention has realistically been our largest and highest profile
partner, Intact Insurance. They are demanding and an interesting partner. They want and request
a lot. They have staff from many different areas that are involved, which makes our job even
more challenging. But we still worked together towards a common good while creating some
positive activation initiatives, such as coordinating pre-Olympic activities (team send offs) to
Post Olympic activities (press related visits (Hockey games - Calgary and Habs, Québec office
tours)), autograph signing sessions, organizing athletes for Annual Board meetings in May,
organizing athletes for head office appearance s and so on. All key items that help create value.
All fun to a certain degree, but all totally focussed and zeroed in on renewal. While this has been
occurring SSC staff created a package for a renewal of the Intact partnership which will be
presented to senior Intact staff and their marketing agency in mid-June.
The Intact driven Podium Tracker, which donated money to clubs based on National
Team athletes winning World Cup and World Championship medals totalled $32,000 this past
year.
The theme of the renewal package is a “A Broker Driver Proposal”. We are excited
about this process and we are even more excited about creating a real in-depth program leading
us through the next 4 year cycle.
Our relationship with Samsung is different. They are not as engaging as Intact nor are
they as involved, yet the Sochi Games was crucial to their overall marketing plan. They used our
athletes and they used our sport, which is good. Now we only need to lead them down the path
for the next 4 years with a solid and exciting plan. We have indicated our willingness for a 4 year
renewal leading up to the next Olympic Games in Korea, to them, a Korean company, which is
important and significant - the key card we can play.
The third key foundation upon we which we are building our marketing program is the
clothing property. We have had discussions with Apogee for a renewal. At this point we need to
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ensure all proposals are competitive and meet SSC needs. We feel we have an extremely strong
asset with our Team and therefore significant value in our program, and we will deliver value.
We have strong interest from two Asian companies, namely Hanbo Sports and Anta –
both heavily involved with Asian sports. Anta is currently the Official clothing supplier of the
Chinese Olympic Team. They provided technical and leisure clothing to all Chinese athletes at
the Sochi Olympics and will continue to do so for the next 4 years. Hanbo Sport is also a very
large clothing manufacture and produces clothing for many different companies. They
manufacture many different kinds of clothing from ski jackets to casual/ leisure wear to speed
skating suits. You name it and they are more than capable of producing.
We have submitted aggressive proposals to both companies – 4-6 years plus a request for
cash – and we have been invited to China to evaluate the companies, their facilities, their staff
and the quality of products. We have received product samples from both companies and it is of
the highest quality.
Our fourth pillar is our agreement with Sport Navigators, which does provide SSC with
some financial resources although not comparable to Intact or Samsung. Our primary focus is to
renew with our current group companies which will provide SSC with a solid foundation, we
will build from there. Thus the rationale to pursue a relationship with SN and the global contacts
they are able to provide is essential to SSC and our Long Track program.
We are also focussed on creating other properties and generating value for the sport – and
therefore looking at Calgary and the west and attempting to engage leaders in the community to
help open doors. We strongly believe we can secure some level of support from major business
within the oil and gas sector. We are speaking to several influential people who are helping in
making introductions to key personnel.
We will also focus on our World Cup events with several objectives in mind: generate
sponsorship revenue, deliver true value, enhance tickets sales and continue to expand our base of
influencers and key decision makers.
In addition, we are looking at increasing the value of our assets, creating more
opportunities for our Teams to meet with the corporate world. Be it golf events that lead to
dinners and auctions, to bike rides with NT members - themed “Golf with an Olympian”, or
“Ride with an Olympian” we intend to create new and unique off season opportunities to help
drive perceived value and even more importantly, to help drive revenue.
In summary, a significant amount of work needs to be accomplished but it does look
promising. The experienced gained in the last 8 months will help us drive SSC to be a much
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better market driven organization. It is vital to include and engage athletes, coaches and other
staff, as they are the “faces” or the ambassadors of the sport, and if we are to deliver value, this is
really where it starts.
We can now focus on preparing unique and compelling programs leading to Pyeongchan,
a four year marketing driven program that will add value to our sport and to all those associated
with it, and we better deliver.
Thank you,
Peter Metuzals,
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Communications Report
The communications division of Speed Skating Canada (SSC) saw considerable action
during the past year, punctuated by the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
In the months leading up to those Games, the teams established a calendar of planned
availabilities. This was at the Canadian skaters’ request, with the aim to help them continue
achieving success and maximize their training toward optimal performances in Sochi.
Later Speed Skating Canada presented the Olympic Trials for the short track and long
track teams – followed in September by the presentation of athletes nominated to the Canadian
Olympic Team. Both events, presented in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee,
attracted high media coverage.
Speed skating received significant media coverage during the Sochi Games, thanks to the
five Canadian medals won by Charles Hamelin, Denny Morrison, the short track women’s relay
and Charle Cournoyer – but also because of Gilmore Junio’s gesture in relinquishing his spot to
Denny Morrison in the 1000m, who then won a silver medal.
During the Games, SSC hired an onsite photographer in Sochi to fill its image bank of
Canadian athletes in action on short and long track, as well as on the podium. These will be
valuable over the next few years, not only to SSC but also speed skating community.
SSC’s communications division also experienced change during the past year, as director
Phil Legault left in June 2013 after nearly two years of service. Following his departure, Speed
Skating Canada hired Aline Lafrenière, who oversaw general SSC communications, and MarieAnnick L'Allier who managed the short track team’s communications. Jeff MacKinnon, hired in
October 2013 and based in Calgary, completed the team as communications coordinator for the
long track team.
During this transition, the communications team developed a new website just prior to the
Olympic Games, one that boasted a more solid structure in anticipation of the busy Games period
as well as increased social media content. More than ever before, the communications team was
able to share large amounts of content on such platforms as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Patrick Godbout took over as Manager, Communications on April 1st, 2014, replacing
Aline Lafrenière and Marie-Annick L’Allier. He now leads communications for the short track
team as well as SSC itself. With Jeff MacKinnon, he oversees the entire communications sector.
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Godbout, who continues to learn all the elements of Canada’s speed skating community,
will work this year toward establishing a stable process to maximize the media potential of
SSC’s athletes and events, as well as toward developing key partnerships with the provincial
associations in order to further promote the sport across the country.
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Committee Reports
SSC Competition Development Committee
Submitted By: Sandra Chenard
Committee Members: Steve Harris (Vice Chair), Christina Acton, Sharon Zorman, Robert
Bourassa
SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS:
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The Competition Bulletin was reviewed in late spring 2013 and circulated in July. Changes
received from Branches were reviewed and where appropriate implemented into the
Bulletin.
We completed announcement templates for all CDC managed competitions and provided
them to hosts to input local information. This worked out very well and allowed us to get
the announcements out in a timely fashion.
Host committees received the hosting packages early in September along with half the
hosting grant.
Invitations to submit host bids for 2014-2015 were issued in December with a February
21st deadline. All bids were reviewed and hosts were confirmed. Input from both HPST
and HPLT was requested. We received multiple bids for competitions this year for the first
time.
The 2015 CWG is one year away. The ST Test Event in Prince George was successful and
the facility is excellent. The LT Test Event will be in mid January at the BC Provincial
Long Track. The long track facility improvements are well under way. The final Technical
Representatives meeting will be held September 2014. The program of events and the
schedule has had changes since 2011. The Technical Bulletin for CWG has been posted
and circulated since 2012. There were major changes to the coaching section very recently.
We took the lead in involving other SSC committees (ODC and Coaching) in competition
review. We also met with coaches at numerous events and consulted the Coach Mentors to
receive feedback on all competitions. We hope to continue this process in the coming year.
CDC approached HPST/LT proposing that CDC prepares all announcements and entry
forms. This year, most of the announcements for HP competitions were late or not
available. CDC is proposing that this be done with all HP competitions for the coming year,
as we did with domestic competitions this year. Branches have been asking for information
in a more timely fashion.
A special working group has been formed to develop new competition software. Work on
this needs to begin immediately pending proper funding. A number of experts from across
the country have been contacted to work on this committee.
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Participation numbers were increased for all domestic competitions this year and athletes
and coaches report that their skaters had appropriate racing experiences in most cases.
CONCERNS:
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The SSC website was a challenge for CDC. Changing from one platform to another created
many frustrations. First our CDC files that had already been updated did not transfer. We
could not find current announcements, the Red Book and most links we had established
did not work. Unfortunately the staff that could fix the site was in Sochi so this caused
further delays. The membership was very frustrated during this time.
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Results posting on the website continued to be a challenge this season due to website
problems and knowing which staff was responsible for posting. CDC contacted the Host
Committees and the assigned recorder/competitor steward with directions on what was
required at the end of each day of racing. Some results were not sent to SSC while others
that were sent were not posted. This is unacceptable and MUST be improved so that
Branches can access the information on their skaters.
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CDC is initiating discussions with the HPLT/HLST, ODC and Coaching Committees to
confirm the next steps for a competition review. Certainly this year there were challenges
with some of the competitions, especially the National Qualifier. The changes made prior
to the Selections #2 addressed many of the earlier concerns but we have more to do to
ensure that Branch concerns are addressed. We must ensure that the HP Bulletin comes
out in a timely fashion and that new formats are well distributed to Branches early. CDC
is working closely with HPST to ensure that all Branches will be able to participate and
that time standards reflect skaters that would have this year attended the Canadian Age
Class Short Track. It has also become apparent that we need to work more closely with the
Western Branches on met formats to better meet their needs.
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The increase to four-day events in three competitions increased hosting costs. Hosting
grants needed to reflect four days versus three days, which is a significant increase in an
already tight budget. CDC will not decrease support for CE/CW and CACLT and JUNIOR
SELECTION #2 (formally CACST).
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A review will take place in regards to the continuing support of the Open Masters
competition. This year a total of 31 skaters entered (which is more than in each of the last
four years). Hosting grants and officials assignments are costly and this small number does
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not allow hosts to break even. There was no bid submitted to host this competition for next
year.
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The Meet Manager program continues to be a great concern for CDC. It simply cannot
accommodate the changes being made to the competition format and it is not acceptable to
continue to ask our volunteer recorders/competitor to run National competitions with excel
spreadsheets. If we cannot accommodate the required changes, than we have to limit the
format changes that are occurring and this is not acceptable either. Work on this needs to
begin immediately.
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CDC has asked SSC to review the existing NA Alliance agreement, which is outdated and
no longer relevant.
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CDC would also like to eliminate providing medals for both NALT and NA Marathon.
The NALT is no longer a championship, and the NA Marathon has so many categories,
that the cost of medals for these two events is significant.
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Committee Reports
SSC Club and Membership Development Committee
Submitted By: Kathy Elliott, Chair
Committee Members: Margaret Krieck, Peter Birse, Stephanie Mierschs, Derrick MacLeod
The Club and Membership Development Committee (CMDC) met monthly throughout the
season via conference calls. We welcomed Peter Birse as the new representative for the Western
region, his years of association with SSC and his familiarity with the sport has made him a
valuable addition to the group.
CMDC was fortunate and pleased to see a small increase in the budget for the 2013-14 season.
This increased allowed us to develop new programs and complete projects that had been on hold
over the previous years.
The committee will be holding their annual In Person meeting in Ottawa June 6-7 2014. This
meeting will serve as a venue to discuss and develop the committee’s work plan for the 2014-15
season.
Summary of Activities:
Cutting Edge Pin Program
This is perhaps one of the most widely used and popular programs SSC offers. The committee
reviewed the program and found that while the pins and the program itself were current the report
cards appeared somewhat dated. CMDC updated and redesigned the report card document to make
it more kid/parent friendly and allow for an easier understanding of the various levels of
achievements. A writeable PDF report card was posted to the website making it easily accessible
for downloading by those clubs utilizing the program.
The pin order form was also updated and an order deadline imposed. This new form and deadline
will help ensure the office has the supply of pins required to deliver order requests on time.
Newsletter
CMDC brought back “The Buzz” a quarterly newsletter that was initially implemented the year
prior to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. The newsletter was distributed directly to Clubs and
Branches, and featured information and highlights on various sport development and high
performance activities. It also served as a means to recognize the special achievements of many of
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our members. The committee hopes to expand on the newsletter and continue to turn to Branches
and Clubs to gather information regarding activities and achievements of their members.
Sport4Life Grant Program
The Club & Membership Development Committee was very pleased to be able to bring back the
popular Sport4Life grant. The Committee was appreciative of the efforts made by Ian Moss to
obtain the additional funds from Sport Canada that were necessary to allow for the return of this
grant program. The Sport4Life Grant was revised to focus on three areas: Safety, Club
Development/Sustainability and the Expansion and Development of Programs and Competitions
to support further development of the club.
The call for applications was met with tremendous success, 33 worthy applications requesting in
excess of $132,000 were received. Ten grants totalling $34,950 and representing six different
Branches were issued. The funds received were used for a broad range of items and projects such
as pads and pad reconditioning, skates, electronic timing equipment, special recruitment camps
and events and promotions.
The number of applications submitted indicated a clear message that this sort of support is much
needed by our Clubs and Branches. It is the committees hope that funding will be made available
in the 2014-15 season allowing the Sport4Life Grant Program to continue.
Skate to Sochi
The Skate to Sochi Challenge was launched in November, with the challenge being for clubs to
skate the 8265 km from Ottawa to Sochi in time for opening ceremonies and to highlight our
Olympic athletes and our sport.
Clubs showed great creativity in their efforts to collect the km’s needed to complete the challenge.
Some held community events and open houses, others kept track of laps skated during practices
and mini meets. From the clubs who registered for the challenge, the names of two clubs were
drawn for a prize packages which included 2 VIP passes (donated by the World Championship
host) and 2 nights’ accommodation to attend the Short Track World Championships in Montreal.
Congratulations to the Sherbrooke and Yellowknife Clubs for being the winners of the prize
packages.
Olympic Preparedness
A list of planning ideas to help Clubs deal with the increased interest our sport historically
attracts following the Olympic Games was complied and included in the February edition of The
Buzz. The main objective of this incentive was to aid with membership recruitment for the
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upcoming season. It was the hope that with a planned approach clubs would be ready to promote
their club and its activities and have programs in place that would offer the public an opportunity
to learn more about the sport and try out speed skating.
Resources & Documents
The committee remains committed to reviewing and updating older but still relevant resource
materials. Work was started on many of these documents over the past season and it is CMDC’s
hope to have more completed and ready for posting to the web by the fall. Among some of those
documents reviewed and deemed worthy of revision were:
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Starting a New Club
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SSC Programs and Member Services – work has been started
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Festival Binder –work has been started
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Negotiating Ice Times - has been completed and posted on the website
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Fast is Fun Brochure – has been completed, copies are available by contacting the SSC
office
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On the Edge Curriculum – sections have been broken down and are now being worked on
individually
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Sharpening Skates Brochure- has been completed and posted to the website
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Parents Guide ( LTPAD Guide) – work has been started
Moving Forward
At the in Person meeting planned for the beginning of June, the committee will review the
budget and begin to lay down the framework for the short and long term projects and programs
they will be undertaking in the upcoming season and beyond. The committee will also be
discussing the role CMDC plays within SSC and begin formulating a new Terms of Reference
for the committee, something which is required due to the new governance model adopted by the
association. We will also be welcoming Janice Dawson as our new staff liaison and Mandy
Hickey from Nunavut as the new Central Region (Ontario & Nunavut) Representative.
The committee is looking forward to identifying and starting the planning process for the 201415 seasons. Among some of the programs and projects the committee hopes to continue
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offering and work on are; The Buzz, The Cutting Edge Pin Program, Sport4life Grant, Event in
a Box, Membership Guide and LTPAD Parents Guide revisions.
Finally, the CMDC would like to thank our SSC staff liaison Dawn Currie for all the hard work
and many hours she has put in working with the committee over the past season. The committee
would also like to acknowledge Ian Moss along with Board of Directors for their support
towards Club and Membership Development and look forward to their continued support over
the 2014-15 season.
Respectively Submitted by:
Kathy Elliott, Chair
SSC Club and Membership Development Committee representative for Ontario & Nunavut
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Committee Reports
Submitted By: Mike Rivet, Chair
Committee Members: Peter Steele, Annie Sarrat, Bill Christ, Sandi Vyse
From the perspective of the Coaching Development Committee, this year was by far the most
productive in the past 3-4 years.
From the onset of this report, we need to recognize those responsible for moving the committee
work forward. Our staff liaison being the Manager of Domestic Programs, Janice Dawson, the
three Regional Development Mentors (RDM), Todd Landon, Mike Marshall and David
Morrison were instrumental is ensuring that our most critical projects were completed on time
and implemented.
One of the key topics discussed at last year's AGM was the Canada Winter Games and having
coaches certified to attend the CWG in Prince George, BC. We were successful in working with
the Canada Games Council and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) to ensure that all of
our branches and territories could have coaches certified to a level acceptable for the CWG.
Two workshops have been held for coaches who needed some additional certification to attend
the CWG.
Our recent meeting with the committee members and the Manager of Domestic Programs was
very successful. We identified our most critical key issues and have developed this year's work
plan based on our committee needs and our budgetary obligations.
We are forging ahead to ensure the completion of the COMP DEV training modules and we
expect the testing to be completed by mid 2015.
We have had a great opportunity to review the NCCP Maintenance of Certification (Professional
Development) initiative and we are very confident that our coaches will indeed benefit from
these opportunities for development.
The Technical Referent Model has been drafted and distributed for review and comments and we
are very pleased with the feedback received so far. Once this has been completed it will be
included in our Intro to Comp training modules therefore giving our coaches additional technical
resources and knowledge.
The opportunity to review the Coaching segment on the SSC web site was done and we have
identified many areas to improve and enhance without budgetary implications. This will
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facilitate information and resource sharing to all our coaches within the speed skating
community.
Two of our RDMs had the opportunity for development in attending a MLF clinic in Kingston
this past year. We are currently establishing the geographic needs for LF/MLFs and will be
proposing a plan to ensure that we can provide the necessary capacity needs in our branches and
territories.
The topic of a Coaching/Officials Symposium was tabled and we are currently investigating the
possibility of this initiative for 2015. The last Coaching Symposium was in 2009.
A lot of work still needs to done and I do believe that the Committee is on track in ensuring that
we can meet all of our goals and plans for the next 12-18 months.
I wish to thank the Committee members for their contributions over the past many years.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Rivet
Chair
SSC Coaching Development Committee
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Committee Reports
Officials’ Development Committee
Submitted By: Ted Houghton, Chair
Committee Members: Roger Cole, Jacques Gregoire, Rocky Lamontagne, Dave Thomson
Activities:
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Nine (9) conference calls were held as well as our annual in-person meeting.
Three (3) Canadian officials attended the ISU Short Track seminar for Referees in
Frankfurt.
Four (4) Canadian Officials attended an ISU Long Track course in Inzell
Canadian ISU officials were appointed to events in Calgary, Salt Lake City, Japan,
Korea, Norway, Russia and Italy. This speaks very well to the high regard Canadian
officials are held at the ISU level.
Ten (10) Canadian officials are on the ISU list with a further thirty-five (35) on the ISU
International List which speaks to the on-going strength of our officials' programs at the
branch and national level. We have recently reviewed both lists and have submitted
recommendations to ISU including upgrade requests
Eighty-four (84) officials were assigned by ODC to twenty-two (22) competitions this
past season.
Nine (9) development officials were assigned to national events appropriate to their skill
level.
It is appreciated that our Short and Long Track assigned officials to the recent Olympic
Selection events were able to juggle their personal lives with the long time commitment
necessary to meet the needs of our skaters.
Two (2) Level 3 Short Track clinics – Meet Coordinator/Recorder – were held….one
each in Ottawa and Langley, BC. Both were well attended and the branches are to be
commended for supporting these developing officials.
Finances:
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Budget constraints caused us to again assign some domestic appointments based on
where our officials lived. We minimized, where we could, the impact of this.
We were able to remain within budget notwithstanding two additional events that were
not known when last years budget was set.. Dawn Currie is to be commended for being
vigilant in staying on top of seat sales thereby mitigating the resultant costs.
On behalf of ODC, my sincere thanks to Ian and Dawn for their engagement, guidance
and direction as we worked through the consultative budget process for the 2014-2015
season.
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Our thanks to the Board of Directors for their continued funding support for ODC's
programs for this past season.
Other:
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Congratulations to:
o Jacques Gregoire who was recognized by the Sport Officials of Canada and was
awarded the 2013 Fox 40 Kitch MacPherson Award of Excellence.
o Roger Cole who was appointed by the ISU to the FISU Games in Torino last
December as a ST Starter and Jim McClements was there in his capacity as a LT
Referee.
o Michel Verrault who was appointed to 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
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Initiated by Jim McClements and led by Dave Thomson, ODC is updating the Level Two
(2) and Three (3) Referees Course Conductor manuals. This project was to be completed
this coming fall. The 2014-2015 ODC budget will not, however, allow for its completion.
We will look at creative solutions to make this happen as the manuals are primary
teaching resources to our course facilitators.
We will continue our overall review of ODC's portion of the SSC website. Our goal
remains to find a single repository - with appropriate links - for all resource material. This
may well be a task undertaken "outside" of the ODC.
Concerns remain over the decision-making process presently within our regulations as it
pertains to the "powers" of the Chief Referee to allow an event to proceed. We expect this
topic to be an item that is best discussed within the mandate of the Sport Council.
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Challenges/Opportunities:
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It was with regret we will be unable to host the Officials Symposium in 2014-2015.
Budget constraints means the postponement of this very successful and important
component of our developing officials pathway.
Our ISU officials are mandated to conduct ISU Regional clinics every three (3) years.
The last occasion of such clinics was 2009. Regrettably, the 2014-2015 ODC budget will
not allow that to happen. A component of the Regional Clinics is to provide feed back to
our developing officials focusing on the various rule changes that have occurred. ODC
will, after the ISU Congress and ISU Technical Committee seminars, ensure Rule
Changes, with their interpretation, are distributed to the impacted officials and branches
in a timely manner
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Discussions continue with HPST over the functionality of the video equipment used and
required at designated SSC selection events. The past season saw less than adequate (for
the purpose for which it is needed) equipment being in place and technicians not fully
trained in the needs of our Referees. There must be an assurance that the correct
equipment and technicians are in place for the events as our skaters (and officials)
deserve it.
Summary:
ODC remains cognizant of the fiscal challenges facing SSC. We are aware the CEO and Board
of Directors remain committed to improving the situation. ODC will continue to be committed to
being part of the process that will see Speed Skating Canada remain a leader in the sport delivery
system in Canada at both the domestic and high performance levels. We are most grateful for the
fiscal and resource support shown by the Board and Staff as we move forward.
A sincere thank you to the members of SSC’s Officials Development Committee. We are very
fortunate to have such committed and knowledgeable senior officials representing their regions
and our sport.
Lastly, ODC is most grateful for the commitment and support provided by Dawn Currie. She is
exhaustive in her research, timely with delivering required information and diligent in keeping us
on task. We are most fortunate to have her as our liaison/partner with SSC.
Ted Houghton
Chair
SSC ODC
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Committee Reports
The Participant and Athlete Development Advisory Steering Committee
Submitted By: Dennis Duggan, Chair
Committee Members: Nancy Goplen
The Committee acknowledges the unwavering support of the Board and all SSC standing
committees, and the member Branches, who have contributed significantly to this process of
moving forward in the transformation toward developmentally appropriate programming. The
Committee wishes to express its appreciation for the support and efforts of Janice Dawson and
those of the Regional Development Mentors as we continue to evolve toward full
implementation of the foundational principles of long term participant and athlete development.
The Committee continues with its strategy for cooperation and implementation supporting SSC
committees, branches and clubs to incorporate the principles of LTPAD into their everyday
programming and decision making.
A major priority remains to develop and implement a sustainable formative assessment strategy.
It is critical that we are abel to augment the process that was begun previously with the earlier
survey. The survey process should be adapted from year to year to track the implementation of
new initiatives. This approach is adopted to create a feedback learning opportunity for all
partcipants involved in completing the survey. The basic purpose is to measure the impact on
the delivery of quality sporting experiences and developmentally appropriate programming in
relation to each stage of our athletess’ and participants’ development in accordance with Speed
Skating Canada’s Competitions and Events.
Limited resources available has contstrained the ability to engage in the level of actvity of
previous years. Chief amongst these was the conduct of the survey noted above. We trust that
we will reengage in that activity in some fashion in the next year. We have commenced,
however, to enage in upgrading access to material and information on the website to assist in
enhancing understanding and knowledge of the guiding principles. Going forward that will be a
major objective of the Committee utilising the various means at our disposal including social
media.
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In general, the Committee will look to contribute to the continuing stabilisation of
LTPAD principles in the following broad areas:
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Communication and Education;
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Integrated LTPAD and Strategic Planning;
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Monitoring and Evaluation.
The Committee is ready to face the challenges in the coming season and to continue to work
toward our common goal of ensuring positive experiences at all stages of development in our
sport.
Dennis Duggan
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Committee Reports
High Performance Committee Short Track
Submitted By: Andrew Lahey, Chair
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ACTIVITY REPORT
For the 2013-2014 season, the High Performance Committee Short Track (the “HPCST”) consisted
of the following members:
Elected members:
Andrew Lahey, Chair
Annie Perreault
Gaétan Boucher
Athlete reps:
Liam Mcfarlane, Montréal
Valérie Maltais, Montréal
Gabrielle Waddell, Calgary
Coaches:
Derrick Campbell (National Program Coach – Men, Montréal)
Frédéric Blackburn (National Program Coach – Women, Montréal)
Laurent Daignault (National Program Coach – Men, Montréal)
Jeffery Scholten (National Program Coach – Women, Montréal)
Jonathan Cavar (National Program Coach, Calgary)
SSC Staff:
Yves Hamelin, Short Track Program Director
Mark Mathies, SSC Executive Director, Sport
Jennifer Cottin, Short Track Program Coordinator
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To begin the 2013-2014 season, and to evaluate the performances of the program over the
previous twelve months and to plan for the upcoming season, the HPCST held its first annual
in-person meetings on April 26-29, 2013 in Bromont, Québec. Subsequent to the annual
review, the HPCST held numerous conference calls throughout the Summer, Fall and
Winter months in order to implement, oversee and evaluate various components of the
program throughout the season. These conference calls have occurred roughly on a monthly
basis, and as the season progressed, much more frequently (on an as needed basis).
Electronic communications between the elected members and SSC staff occurred roughly
on a weekly basis, and more frequently when required. The consistent and frequent level of
communication has allowed the program to be proactive in its decision-making, which has
helped ensure that the high performance program continues to meet the many demands
which it is faced with throughout the season.
The athlete representatives have provided much-valued input to the discussions of the
HPCST, and we once again thank Liam, Valérie and Gabrielle for taking the time out of
their busy training schedules to help represent the skaters at the HPCST level again this
year. We also recognize and appreciate the excellent work and contribution of Yves Hamelin
as the Program Director and staff lead for the HPCST, Mark Mathies in providing his
guidance and counsel as Executive Director, Sport, and Jennifer Cottin in providing muchvalued administrative support as the Program Coordinator.
We thank the meet coordinators, organizing committees and officials who collaborated so
well to conduct the Olympic Winter Games Selections event in Montréal, along with the
National Junior Selections event in Montréal, the National Team Sections #1 event in
Montréal, and the National Team Selections #2 event in Richmond. We appreciate their
essential contributions to the high performance program. We truly believe that Speed
Skating Canada’s short track program is recognized as a world leader, not only because of
athlete performances, but because the way in which our volunteer officials, coordinators and
staff provide their unmatched services while remaining committed to excellence.
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The HPCST released many publications throughout this season: (i) the 2014 Olympic
Selection Policy and Procedures document in April 2013, (ii) HP Bulletin #158 in July 2013,
(iii) HP Bulletin #159 in September 2013, (iv) HP Bulletin #160 in September 2013, and (v)
HP Bulletin #161 in March 2014. Although the drafting of these documents is an extremely
time intensive process, the HPCST remains committed to ensuring that the HP Bulletins are
released in a timely manner, and to make certain that all athletes, coaches and officials are
aware of all policies and decisions of the HPCST.
Specifically, in terms of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games Selections, the HPCST completed
the drafting of the 2014 Olympic Selection Policy and Procedures document in early March
2013. Subsequent to receiving further legal review and translation support services, the
document was finalized and first released on schedule in April 2013. Special mention must
go out to Yves Hamelin, Mark Mathies and Jennifer Cottin, along with the other members
of the HPCST for the tremendous effort that they put in to the drafting of this extremely
detailed document over the past year. Speed Skating Canada remains at the forefront of the
amateur sporting landscape in Canada, and this is due in large part because of the efforts of
the incredible SSC staff, and their diligent approach to Olympic planning and the
development of Olympic selection policies. I can say without hesitation that the detailed
policies which were constructed as part of our Olympic selection process, quickly became
the benchmark for other sports in this country.
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COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION
The following highlights some of the decisions of the HPCST this year, as it relates to
committee composition:
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Andrew Lahey was nominated and re-elected as Chair of the HPCST;
Annie Perreault was nominated and re-elected as an Elected HPCST member; and
Gaétan Boucher was nominated and elected as an Elected HPCST member.
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Committee representation at national selection events for 2013-14:
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Olympic Games Selections, Montréal, Andrew Lahey, Annie Perreault and Gaétan
Boucher;
National Team Selections #1, Montréal, Yves Hamelin;
National Junior Sections, Montréal, Yves Hamelin; and
National Team Selections #2, Richmond, Andrew Lahey.
RESULTS AND COMPETITIONS
The Canadian team had a very successful 2013-2014 World Cup and World Championship
season. Highlights of the international competitions are included below, including a brief
summary of the Olympic Winter Games results:
World Cup #1 took place in Shanghai, China in September 2013:
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Canada collected four individual medals, as well as a bronze in the men's relay event
at the season’s first World Cup stop. It must be noted that in the three individual
events, Charles Hamelin captured two gold medals and one silver.
World Cup #2 took place in Seoul, South Korea in October 2013:
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Canada collected two individual medals, as well as a bronze medal in the women’s
relay and a gold medal in the men’s relay.
World Cup #3 took place in Torino, Italy in November 2013:
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Canada collected two individual medals and a gold in the men’s relay event.
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World Cup #4 took place in Kolomna, Russia in November 2013:
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Canada won two individual medals.
The Olympic Winter Games took place in Sochi, Russia in February 2014:
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The Canadian women did not win any individual medals at the Olympic Winter
Games, but they were successful in winning a silver medal in the women’s 3000m
relay event. On the men’s side, Charles Hamelin collected a gold medal in the 1500m
event, while Charle Cournoyer won a bronze in the 500m.
The World Junior Short Track Championships took place in Erzurum, Turkey in March
2014:
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The Canadian women did not collect any individual medals, but did win a silver in
the women’s relay. The top ranked Canadian female athlete was Kim Boutin who
finished in 9th place overall. On the men’s side, Samuel Girard finished 4th overall,
and collected a silver medal in the 500m and another silver medal in the super 1500m
final.
The World Short Track Championships took place in Montreal, Canada in March 2014:
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Canada won four individual medals (two medals on the women’s side and two
medals on the men’s side), as well as a silver medal in the women’s relay event. The
top ranked Canadian athletes were Charles Hamelin who finished in 3rd place overall
on the men’s side, and Valerie Maltais who also finished in 3rd place overall on the
women’s side.
SPECIAL MENTION
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Special mention must go out to Mark Mathies, for his years of service as SSC Executive
Director, Sport and important member of the HPCST. Mark has guided the high
performance program at Speed Skating Canada through years of national, international, and
Olympic successes. His tireless effort, passion, and commitment to the sport have been
unmatched in the organization. The HPCST, and the Canadian speed skating community in
general cannot thank Mark enough for his work with Speed Skating Canada throughout the
years. We wish Mark and his family the very best as he moves forward towards new
opportunities.
Yours very truly,
Andrew Lahey
High Performance Committee Short Track, Chair
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Committee Reports
High Performance Committee Long Track
Submitted By: Gregg Planert, Chair
1.
Activity Report
The Committee consisted of the following members in 2013-2014.
Elected Members:
Gregg Planert (elected 2011) - Chairman
Dennis Duggan (elected 2012) – Vice Chairman
Derrick Auch (elected 2013)
Coaching Members: Xiuli Wang, Mike Crowe, Bart Schouten, Mark Wild
Gregor Jelonek
Skater Representatives: Muncef Ouardi, Jamie Gregg, Philippe Riopel, Laurent Dubreuil
SSC Staff:
Mark Mathies, Sean Ireland, Scott Stefani, Ian Moss
The HPCLT held their Annual Review Meeting in April, 2014 in Calgary. A number of
conference calls were held throughout the season to deal with World Cup and World
Championships selections.
The final year of the Quadrennial began with the selection of the National and
Development Teams. Dennis Duggan was re-elected in June at the AGM for another three
year term. Gregg Planert is up for re-election at this year’s AGM.
The National Team for the past season consisted of skaters that competed in the 2013
World Single Distance Championships and finished in the top 16 in a distance. It
consisted of 7 ladies and 6 men. The Development Team consisted of 9 ladies and 10
men. Unfortunately Cindy Klassen suffered a concussion in dryland training and was
unable to train and compete this season.
Results for the season were mixed with the highlight of the season being Denny
Morrison’s two Olympic medals. A few of our skaters achieved podium results in the
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World Cup Series throughout the season, including Jamie Gregg winning one in the
Calgary World Cup. At that event, we entered 26 skaters as the host country with full
quotas in all distances.
Skaters also competed in the World Cup Series in Astana, Heerenveen, Inzell, Berlin and
Salt Lake City.
The Junior World Cup Regional scheduled for Quebec City due to the USA not sending a
team to compete. Our Juniors travelled to Bjugn, Norway for the World Junior
Championships in March.
The Canada Cups were held in Quebec City, Calgary and Saskatoon. Unfortunately we
had to cancel the final day in Saskatoon due to extreme cold.
Our Spring meeting was split into two this year with a Conference Call held first to
discuss the qualified skaters for the new National and Development Team. A follow-up
amongst the Elected Members was held to determine any Bye Requests for the Team.
The actual Spring meeting centred around a review of this past season by the Coaches, the
schedule for next season, the ISU Rules and a discussion on Selection criteria for the new
season.
Scheduling.
After last year’s Spring meeting, it was decided to add the Fall World Cup Trials into the
Ranking points system. At the same time the North Americans were eliminated as a
Ranking points competition. This did not have a major affect on last year’s North
Americans, but it will this coming season. A discussion will have to be held on what to do
with the North Americans in its’ current state. Suggestions from the HPC include having
a Country Match similar to an event that was held years ago to generate more
opportunities for Neo-Seniors.
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Junior events
We do not have any indication from the ISU as of this date if there will be a Junior World
Cup Series this season. Information should be available at the AGM on this.
The Junior Canadian Championships will be held in Quebec in late January. The Junior
World Championships Team will be selected at this time.
The Canada Games are to be held in Prince George in February at the same time as the
Junior World Championships, This has an impact on some of the skaters as they will miss
the Canada Games if they qualify for the Junior Worlds.
Selection events
Selections for the Fall World Cups will be held in early November in Calgary. The Winter
World Cup Teams and World Championships may be selected at the Canadian
Championships also in Calgary in January. This will be up for discussion following the
rule changes at the ISU Congress. There may be a new qualifying format for the World
Championships which may include part of the World Cup Series.
Competition Quotas for the 2014/2015 season are still to be confirmed by the ISU. With
new rules for quotas being introduced at the ISU Congress, we do not know our quotas for
next season yet.
The ISU wants to eliminate the Regional Qualifier (Continental Championships) for
qualifying to the World All Round Championships, using a different system.
They are also changing the World Championships Schedule with all Worlds run in a block
over 4 weeks. The schedule for the World Championship block follows.
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February 13-15
World Single Distance Championships – Heerenveen, Netherlands
February 20-22
World Junior Championships – Warsaw, Poland
February 28, March 1
World Sprint Championships – Astana, Kazakhstan.
March 8-9
World All Round Championships – Calgary, Canada
Summary
The HPCLT will be starting the new Quadrennial with new Staff and we hope that this
continues to be a positive measure for Long Track.
We have to thank Mark Mathies, Sean Ireland and Scott Stefani for their contribution over
the years to our Program. It won’t be an easy transition, but the HPC will endeavour to
make sure that the transition is a positive one. It is always a challenging time in the first
year of the Quadrennial for everyone, as skaters decide whether to continue skating or
move on. There are a number of skaters who have contributed greatly to our program that
have decided to retire this year. We wish all the best for Olympians Lucas Makowsky,
Mathieu Giroux and Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg in their future projects away from
skating.
Once again the Dutch continue to be the benchmark for our Team and the rest of the
World to achieve the results that they do at the World Championships and the Olympics.
It will be a challenge that we welcome and look forward to over the next few years.
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I would like to thank the Skaters, Coaches, IST Staff, SSC Staff, the Board of Directors
and Dennis and Derrick for their contributions this past season. We all look forward to the
next competition season as we begin the journey towards Pyeongchang, Korea.
Submitted by
Gregg Planert
Chairman, High Performance Committee Long Track
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President’s Reports
Alberta Amateur Speed Skating Association
2013-2014 Season Highlights
For the Association, highlights included:
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New membership threshold achieved – 1267 members
World Cup Long Track hosted at Olympic Oval
Canada West Short Track Training to Train Championship in Lethbridge
One Short Track skater and six Long Track skaters from Alberta were part of the
Canadian speed skating team in Sochi Olympics
One Short Track skater and one Long Track skater from Alberta selected for World
Junior competitions
total of 13 clubs
Skater Teams:
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Long Track National Team and Development Team – 9 skaters
Short Track National Team and Development Team - 2 skaters
Alberta Team Long Track – 22 skaters
Alberta Team Short Track – 10 skaters
Alberta Development Team - 11 skaters
AASSA Successes & Challenges in 2013-2014
The Executive had no Marketing VP for the season and important fundraising and
promotion goals of the Association went unattended. As with last year, this continues to be
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a serious obstacle to growth of the Association. The Executive will continue efforts to
recruit a volunteer for this position, but assistance from the Clubs will be necessary.
The Executive conducted a governance review and prepared a Discussion Paper on the
subject for the benefit of the membership at the May 2014 Annual General Meeting. This
sought to address the role of the Skater Representative and the role of the “Board of
Directors” (under the Bylaws, consisting of a representative of each of AASSA’s 13
Clubs). Bylaw amendments are being contemplated for the coming year.
The Association obtained a level of grants from the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and
Wildlife Foundation consistent with previous years. Further work here will bring
additional resources to the Association.
Fees will need to be discussed in the coming year. Increased membership can generate
some additional revenue for the provincial Association, but initiatives to hire part-time
staff to undertake work in marketing and communications (where it seems difficult to
recruit and retain volunteers) will require additional funds.
The Association built on relationships with partners in speed skating (Speed Skating
Canada, the Olympic Oval, the Organizing Committee) and with Alberta Sport Connection
(previously, the Foundation). Mike Marshall has advanced relationships and cooperation
with the Olympic Oval (including Regional Training Centre), Alberta Sport Development
Centres and the Canada Sport Centre.
As was the case last year, further work needs to be done to improve public awareness,
including media coverage, of speed skating in Alberta, and as part of that celebrate our
skater’s successes in the broader community. News Releases from the Association this
year had limited uptake in the media. However, local Clubs appear to have met with some
real success in local media.
AASSA continues to work with SSC on implementing the Speed Skating LTPAD model
at the club and provincial level. The AASSA’s technical director continues in the part time
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role of Regional Mentor for the Alberta, Saskatchewan, NWT and Manitoba region. On
ice programs were offered as an option to clubs for the 2013-14 season. With two clubs
not having a head coach, a full season of on ice training programs were provided to these
clubs for their L2T and T2T skaters.
By utilizing strength trainers from the Alberta Sport Development Centers and with a
curriculum provided by the Canadian Sport Institute in Calgary, a strength program for
T2T and L2C skaters was set up at varying degrees with five of the Alberta Speed Skating
Clubs (Edmonton, Peace River, Grande Prairie, Red Deer, and for one athlete in Canmore.
The Technical Director continued working with SSC Long Track Program Director in the
second year of the ASRPWF and Own the Podium funded Talent Identification Program
based in Calgary. This program is for late entry athletes crossing over from other sports
and has proved successful so far in that it has seen 23 athletes enter the program at the
Junior age where we have low numbers.
The Regional Training Center Long and Short Track Programs, a partnership between
AASSA and the Olympic Oval, is now under the direction of AASSA. Facility access is
provided by the Olympic Oval. This program provides the necessary environment for club
athletes looking to take the next step into the high performance stream.
A one day coaching seminar was held at the AGM (May 4, 2013) for all Alberta Club
Coaches. Other courses held this past season were; Fundamentals Part A – Calgary in
October and
Fundamentals Part B – Calgary in November 2013.
The Technical Director and Skater Development Committee members continue to work
with competition recorders and Officials Committee on new competition formats and
events to ensure that LTAD principles are adhered to while still meeting the unique needs
of competitions in Alberta and regions of Alberta.
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The Skater Development Committee approved a new format for two T2T focused Short
Track competitions for Albert skaters that was implemented in 2013-14. The first one ran
in Lloydminster on Dec 7-8 and was very successful in meeting the goal of creating a
more competitive racing environment that provides the opportunity to learn and develop
racing skills for T2T skaters. T2T is a critical period for the development of strategies and
tactics.
The Technical Director continues working with the Olympic Oval and SSC High
Performance Long and Short Track Directors on developing timing hardware/software for
training and competition use. A promising set-up, being developed by John Little at the
Olympic Oval, could be ready for 2014-15 that would assist officials in running and
recording races in Alberta competitions. More importantly, this could eliminate errors in
results that ultimately impacts the skaters the most.
Continue to advocate for and facilitate a Western Canada T2T competition focusing on
creating more relevant competition for all Western Canadian T2T skaters. An ASRPWF
CWG year 3 Grant helped fund the Alberta skaters to this competition in Saskatoon.
AASSA is working on two possible locations for new clubs – Okotoks and Fort
McMurray.
Thank you
All volunteers have the full appreciation of the Association and the Executive, for their
efforts and contributions over the past season. While we continue to face challenges, we
have seen successes in so many areas this year.
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President’s Reports
British Columbia Speed Skating Association
This past season we continued to see transition across many phases of the sport in BC.
With Ian Moss at the helm as the CEO of SSC we appreciate his efforts in establishing
closer relationships with branches and staff.
We look forward, with Dave Morrison as the Head Coach of the Short Track Legacy
Program and BC’s Regional Development Mentor in the joint partnership agreement with
SSC and the Richmond Olympic Oval, to maximizing this opportunity. We are, and will
continue, to work closely with Dave to maximize his expertise and our growth needs as
well as allowing our developing coaches another resource. This arrangement continues to
create many opportunities for BCSSA to raise the profile of our sport and for our athletes
and coaches to take advantage of all that the Oval has to offer.
In BC, the sport delivery system, while still undergoing transition, is now being led by
viaSport along with the Canadian Sport Institute and its regional deliverer of services –
Pacific Sport. Discussions on how regions not directly served by Pacific Sport are ongoing.
An expectation is that with expanded regional services coaches, officials and local sport
administrators will see the direct enhancement of services.
BCSSA was fortunate to again maintain its funding position this past season through
visSport. Via-Sport is the sole Provincial funding provider – Community Gaming Grants
aside – and as such BCSSA is required to provide periodic reports to them. The accountables
/ deliverables include membership growth (across all areas in our sport); results; fiscal
management; programs and governance.
The public funding received this past season matched that received in 2013. Funding
through viaSport is directly linked to overall membership growth, and in particular, in the
areas of skaters, officials and coaches. This past season saw a static overall membership
versus 2013 with an actual decline in competitive skaters categories. We have developed a
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program to enhance membership over the next 3 years. There continues to be a focused
effort within both the Officials and Coaching Development Committees to grow their
numbers and they are to be applauded for their efforts. Three (3) clubs did show double digit
increases in their overall membership while unfortunately five (5) had double digit
decreases. The incremental growth target remains 10-15% per year in order to meet targets
and not risk the loss of participation funding.
Funding to our athletes, this past season, exceeded $50,000 aided in part by Canada Winter
Games specific funding. Additional CWG funds also helped double the financial support
the Association was able to provide to all our coaches. Officials funding remained at last
year’s level however more officials were the recipients of direct and indirect support.
Growth & Marketing
We have developed a true “Grass Roots” initiative for the years 2014 – 2017. We realize
that for this initiative to be effective and have success we would need to plan and be able to
adjust to meet the differing needs, strengths and wants of our member clubs.
However programs are based on success and participation and we are working to finalize
our marketing program to inject and promote the skill, power, speed, grace & excitement of
our sport. We are a multi-dimensional sport with the need of a strong base of athletes,
coaches and volunteers. Although we will be judged on the success of our High
Performance athletes and programs it will be our Grass roots that gets us there.
Next Steps:
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Our Club and Membership Committee have some exciting initiatives to improve the
visibility of our sport which may assist our clubs in growing their membership.
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The Association will continue to explore non-public funding opportunities.
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Our Officials and Coaching committees will continue to explore growth initiatives.
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Continue to strengthen the relationship enjoyed with SSC, the Richmond Oval and,
where applicable, share resources.
Fiscally, the Association continues to be responsible and is in a strong position. With
committed members ensuring the strength in our many program areas, there is reason for
optimism in the coming years. The staff; Ted, Lorna and Christina, are to be commended
for their outstanding service to the Association.
Dave McQuaid
President, BCSSA
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President’s Report
Manitoba Speed Skating Association
Membership: MSSA membership has remained steady over the last several years and
this year again was no exception. We are considered a smaller branch with under 250
members at any given time.
Club strength in holding its membership numbers steady is a good sign given the current
economy. For the most part, all of our clubs ( 7) have experienced slight increases and a
few decreases, but nothing of huge significance, this is similar to the Manitoba economy,
always considered a steady course. We are however noting a probable down turn rather
than the upturn that we would have expected Post Olympics. Our Rural Clubs have
voiced concern with the prospects of needing to be innovative in the coming year to
maintain their status and for one to actually get ice time over the Hockey sports. This is
becoming an issue as more and more Hockey teams take over ice times from other sports,
ours is not the only sport to experience this and we have begun to discuss this with these.
What is a positive sign for our branch is that last years 19+ group we is successfully
keeping post Provincial Team members who would have been lost to the sport. This
intended group of pre-masters skaters are continuing to train to compete and to have the
support of the provincial coach. It is currently a long track sport effort and has had very
positive feedback.
Finances: MSSA has had a few rough financial years, with many lessons learned in how
to reduce risks in expenses and better predict cost, and we are happy to say that our
process and approaches chosen by the Board and our membership has paid off. MSSA is
in a position for viable financial surplus (a small but happy one!). Our Provincial Sport
body, Sport Manitoba, has been very supportive of our efforts to improve our financial
situation. We are now in good financial pace for the added expenses of Canada Winter
Games and the fiscal challenges that traditionally come in that year.
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This year has been a very good example of successful membership satisfaction with
reporting and the Board of Directors continue to be in support of the transparency
approaches now in place. MSSA is once again anticipating a steady year with
accountability in mind during fiscal decision making. We are ramping up for the extra
costs associated to a Canada Winter Games year and we are also anticipating a 4%
increase in the cost of ice fees and venue rentals as per the City of Winnipeg fiscal
charges. We hope to off set decrease in membership with an increase in fundraising.
Governance and Association Support: The MSSA Board of Directors has not
experienced the usual turn over of board members, we have had the great fortune of taking
on some very talented leaders that work well together and have stayed in place for this
past year. We had the great fortune of recruiting an accountant that is not sport involved as
our fiscal oversight director. As well we have had another stellar year with our Provincial
Coach in place. Our Executive Director continues to be a marvel and a strong pillar of
support to the board and the business practices of MSSA. Nicolle has been extremely
instrumental in keeping our sport in good standing and is the person responsible for our
administration and accountability success. Nicolle has successfully managed to provide
our clubs with support as well as manage the oversight of MSSA.
Our organization continues to prepare for a year of governance revisions. Clubs continue
to support this approach and been aware of these up coming tasks and have been working
to be in sync with the MSSA changes. A change input and strategic planning session was
held with full representation of clubs, athletes, parents and stakeholders. The outcome has
been very instrumental with our strategic plan that will direct our next 3year direction and
our 5 year strategic plan.
In support of our Association development, our annual end of the season symposium was
very well attended and with almost 80% of our members attending sessions throughout the
weekend events and meetings. Our annual banquet for celebration of success and
personal bests attracted 90% of our members. Brittany Schussler, Shannon Rempel, Tyler
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Derraugh and Susan Auch all were in attendance and spoke to our athletes and members.
Their attendance was appreciated by all. Sharon Zorman and Sandra Chenard were our
SSC representative to help with the understanding and development of our officials and
volunteers roles and responsibilities for successful meet management. The feedback for
this education was very positive. This was our 4th symposium weekend and is a well
attended and enjoyed event.
Programme: MSSA’s effort for revitalization are proving to be very well received by our
athletes and the members in general. Our new provincial coach caused us to have a very
sharp learning curve. This past years programme was worked well and received very
strong and positive feedback with most skaters believing that they exceeded their own
expectations of performance. Personal bests were achieved by many and personal goals
were experienced by many more. The Annual program and provincial coach evaluation
has shown to be a very strong indicator of program acceptance and success as measured by
athelete, parent and stakeholder input..
The programme designed for the coming year, and it is exciting and supportive of a great
path to the Canada Winter Games. It is innovative and creative with LTADP in mind. We
also have had a strong influence provided by our Provincial Sport program supports and
the Canada Winter Games preparedness meetings and guidelines. The Multisport groups
working together towards the games is an effort from our provinces sport administration.
Sport for life is another of our quests as we move into the program design that will
continue to attract those skaters who exceed the ages of the provincial program funded by
Sport Manitoba and enter the ages that would pertain to the type of skater development
necessary to enter into the Oval based training programs and international programs for
the Masters level skaters.
We have been partnering closely with our community in both rural and urban Manitoba to
facilitate support and skating opportunities for various communitees. Our relationships
with Special Olympics is growing stronger as are our links to provincial Aboriginal
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communities and the New Canadian groups. In school and community learn to skate and
maintain your skating sessions are being offered by branch clubs and supported by MSSA.
These efforts are all having a positive effect. Work is being done on growth of an Alumni
programme.
Health: At this point in time our branch continue to be in general good health. Our
“crown jewel” the Susan Auch Oval is no longer at risk for land sharing with summer and
fall sports . We had successfully worked in a committee/board fashion to address issues
and worked with a feasibility study group to conclude that the marriage of a football field
and a speed skating oval was not optimal. We were pleased with this turn out of events.
Our branch club health is generally positive. Clubs are in continued support of MSSA
management and mostly show full support of process and decisions. Stakeholders have
provided feedback of confidence in the place that we are. We have had an increase in the
community and stakeholder support of the MSSA, a relationship with a transportation
company (transportation costs are steadily mounting and this was a timely relationship.)
MSSA appreciates the help from SSC for the purchase of a new set of traveling mats that
will be used to support our efforts to bring speed skating to areas within the province that
are not already aware or exposed to this great sport. We would also like to thank Robert
Trembley, and the folks at Ad mat. Their energy and effort and excellent guidance was
certainly appreciated. This entire team of contributors have made MSSA a safer
association.
And most importantly, the skaters, both young and old are in support of our state of
business and association health and our efforts are appreciated.
Submitted with great respect,
Caroline Slegers-Boyd,
President, Manitoba Speed Skating Association
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Speed Skate Nova Scotia
Canada Games
SSNS selected its Canada Games management and coaching staff for 2015. Carolyn
Jarock has been appointed as the Long Track Coach and Brent Thompson as the Long
Track Manager. Dawn McKelvie Cyr as the Short Track Coach and Jonathan McNeil as
Short Track Manager
New Masters Club
Nova Scotia has a new club - Nova Scotia Masters Speed Skating Club. The club
successfully completed its first season of activity.
New Website
A new look for the SSNS website was launched.
Events and Medals
In January, The Atlantic Long Track Camp was held at the Halifax Oval which was
attended by 69 skaters, with over half coming from Speed Skate Nova Scotia.
In February, the Atlantic Long Track Championship was held at the Halifax Oval and was
attended by 58 skaters from the Atlantic region.
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Also in February, Speed Skate Nova Scotia members captured 4 medals at the Canadian
Age Class Long Track Championships in Quebec City. This was the second year in a row
that Nova Scotia skaters have participated in this competition. The team size at the
championships increased to 8 skaters from last season's size of 4 skaters in Winnipeg.
Yours in sport,
Troy Myers
President
Speed Skating Nova Scotia
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Newfoundland and Labrador Speed Skating Association
The Humber Valley Speed Skating Club had a structured and well organized 20132014 season. Next season, we will to continue to sustain and strengthen our organization
by continuing to improve and develop coaching skills, establish and implement consistent
programs that will generate and increase annual membership, and continue to foster a
developing relationship with Sport NL and the elected government officials
Coaching
We introduced the Cutting Edge Pin Program this past season which not only
assisted our Head coach Melissa O’Brien and I in structuring our lesson plans, but most
importantly became a stimulus to motivate skaters to want to improve their skating skills.
The skaters were very excited at the end of season to receive their new pins and progress
reports.
Melissa and I attended the CWG training preparation workshop in Halifax in May.
We presently have two athletes that will be attending the games. Special thanks to Robert
Tremblay and Sabrina Bourgela for sharing so much of their knowledge and experience
with us. We are very excited and eager to put our new training into motion. It was an
honor and a pleasure. Our weekend wouldn’t have had the same impact without both of
you there.
Finances
Due to low membership and increased ice rental fees by 15% again, last season our
club had to fundraise $6000 to offset cost of season‘s ice rental fees. Obviously, increasing
membership is the key to relieving our current financial burdens.
Membership
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Club Membership numbers are stable at 20. Our main focus this fall will be
programs to create awareness and generate members to our club. Several elementary
schools in the city have granted us permission to enter the schools and coach a 10 week
‘Learn to Skate on Speed Skates Program’ with the grade 3 students during school hours.
Unfortunately, our program did not begin last season due to lack of funding to purchase
skates. Our program will begin this coming September since Newfoundland and Labrador
Government have just approved a “Physical Activity Equipment Program” grant which
will enable us to purchase of 30 pairs of adjustable speed skates to assist with the program.
We are also considering offering a “Learn to Skate’ Program to preschoolers this
season during the day time hours when ice rental is easily available.
Sport Newfoundland and Labrador/Provincial Government Grants
Finally after 17 years, The Newfoundland and Labrador Speed Skating Association
is a member of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador. Although we did not meet all the
criteria required to become a full member, they have agreed for our association to become
an associate member which still will allow full funding opportunities that are available.
A $15,000 “Community Capital Grant” was recently approved by the provincial
government. The funds will be used to purchase new skates next season and badly needed
equipment including a bender and rocker gauge.
Next season we will continue to foster our new relationship with Sport
Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Government which will maximize their
support for our club and the future development of our speed skating sport in the province.
Miscellaneous and Future Projects
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The skaters designed a new skin this season to mark new beginnings for our club;
the design is modelled to resemble the Newfoundland and Labrador Flag.
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For many years our club wanted to enter a float in our city’s annual Christmas
parade. It finally became reality this year. The parade theme our skaters chose
was to wish the National Team Good Luck in Sochi. A Video of the float was also
downloaded on You Tube to draw some attention to our sport here in the city and
possibility encourage others to come out a give it a try.
I have been working with a web designer on our new Web Site which will be
ready to launch within a few weeks.
Corner Brook will be hosting the 2016 Special Olympics and our club has been
asked to organize the speed skating venue of the games. We are looking forward
to working with Special Olympic Committee over the next two years.
Conclusion
A special thank you to Dawn Currie, Derrick MacLeod, David Gilday and of
course Lindsay Macedo for recognizing and acknowledging the importance of providing
support, encouragement and at times empathy to a volunteer. Our conversations and
emails consistently refueled my passion and helped me rise above the many challenges
this season. Lastly but most importantly to John Maurice, “Thank You Santa”.
Respectively submitted,
Sharon Karn
HVSSC President
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Speed Skating Nunavut
Greetings from Nunavut Speed Skating !
This past year was a year of transitions and premonitions for the future. We know
increasingly that a new age is dawning for us, with lots of challenges.
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We had a great clinic with Carol Ann Chénard in the fall. She presented a
wonderful inspirational keynote speech at the Recreation and Parks Association of
Nunavut Conference and did some development work with our older athletes.
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Two of our coaches attended coaching conferences in Kingston and Ottawa.
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We held an Officiator Clinic with the help of Rocky Lamontagne in February and
certified ten new Level One Officials and two Level Two Officials.
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We participated in two Eastern Ontario Regional Ability Meets in
Belleville/Quinte and Kingston and achieved podium performance at both meets
with a total of six medals.
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At Arctic Winter Games 2014 in Fairbanks, Alaska, our skaters won 8 medals,
which was 25% of the total for Nunavut.
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We have been invited to form a team for CWG 2015 representing Nunavut.
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Our athletes skated at Canada East Championships in Rivière-du-Loup and had a
great time.
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We had our third annual John Sands Iqaluit Inter-School Championships. The
turnout and interest increased, and this year’s winner was L’école des trois soleils.
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We have experienced a dramatic and enthusiastic membership growth in younger
skaters in Iqaluit, but unfortunately a decline in older skaters and also a rebuilding
year with our sister club in Cambridge Bay.
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We are still struggling with our disappointment at the announcement that Short
Track Speed Skating will not be included in Arctic Winter Games 2016, and that
has had a noticeable impact on everyone: athletes, coaches and supporters.
We have identified several needs and expectations for renewal and change. We will
continue to work on the development of a new generation of competitive skaters. We are
committed to renewal and change within the sport of speed skating, especially the new
Long Term Athlete Development agenda of Speed Skating Canada. The Canada East
Speed Skating Championships have provided us with new opportunities for relevant
competitive experience. Our appreciation to the organizers of those meets who gave our
skaters from Nunavut a very warm welcome. Also, we would like to express our huge
sense of gratitude to the Toronto Summer Speed Skating Camp organizers for including
our skaters in their camp. The John Sands meet was made possible through the generous
support from our benefactor, John Sands. This meet gives many school children from the
four elementary schools in Iqaluit to get a wonderful introduction to the sport of Speed
Skating. We would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to Speed Skating Canada
for their constant collaboration in supporting us this season. We would like to
acknowledge all our volunteers and supporters, without whom we would not have
survived!
Thank you very much,
John Maurice, President-Speed Skating Nunavut
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Northwest Territories Amateur Speed Skating Association
The mission of the NWTASSA is to deliver programs and services that promote the sport
of speed skating to residents of the NWT.
Membership and Programs:
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Membership numbers experienced a 12% drop over last year’s totals. Several
clubs had lower than expected registrations perhaps due to the many sport
activity choices becoming available to northern youth. NWTASSA will continue
to assess this and to seek ways to boost membership across all of our clubs.
One club in a small community fell below 5 members. This was partially due to
an arena fire a year ago that destroyed some equipment and curtailed arena
activities in the fall. NWTASSA will continue to support this club in the hopes
of reviving membership in the coming season.
Skater development programs included at least one training camp at each of our
5 clubs outside of Yellowknife. These programs were highly successful and
were aided by sport development grants from the territorial government.
An introductory program was hosted in one community that expressed interest
in re-starting a club that has been inactive for about 8 years. NWTASSA
provided personnel for a coach and skater clinic plus assistance in some initial
equipment purchases. There are now enough skates and helmets, plus local
volunteers, to offer an introductory program next season.
A territorial summer camp and a local Christmas camp were held in Yellowknife.
Two high performance skaters are enrolled in the Oval Program in Calgary.
Financial:
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A grant from the territorial government allowed us to hire a part time sport
director in October. Adding this employee has relieved some of the load on
volunteers and allowed them to direct their energies to different initiatives within
the organization.
NWTASSA is in a healthy financial position at our year-end.
Competitions:
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NWT Championships had 80 skaters with representation from all but one NWT
club.
NWT club skaters participated in CACST, Can West, Western Single Distance
Champs, RU Fast and Winterfest.
Our Oval Program skaters attended Canadian Juniors and National Team trials
qualifier.
Our National Short Track Team member skated at 4 world cups, the Olympics
in Sochi and the World Championships in Montreal.
Coach Development:
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Two NWTASSA coaches attended the Sport North coaching symposium in
October.
Coaches have welcomed CAC’s sport specific concussion education course,
Making Headway in Sport, and although several completed the course, others
experienced extreme frustration with the online process and were not able to
complete.
We worked with SSC to bring all of our coaches’ transcripts with CAC up to
date.
We will be sending our Canada Games coach to a training workshop in June.
Officials Development:
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Officials development consisted of the following training:
 Level 3B Refereee practicals
 Level 2 Starter practicals
 Level 1 off-ice officials clinic
 Level 1 practicals for referee, announcer, timers, lap counters
Summary:
Recruiting new volunteers for coaches, officials and club organizers remains a challenge
in some clubs which may impact club capacities in the future. I thank all those who have
stepped forward and encourage skaters’ family members who are not yet involved to step
forward. All jobs, big and small are fun and fulfilling in this sport!
A big thank you goes to our dedicated board members and club organizers for their
leadership, time and creativity this season. They, along with our coaches and officials,
have ensured another fun and successful season for skaters. A big thank you also goes to
our new sport director, Jill Gilday, who has worked hard and taken very little time to
‘learn the ropes’ of our organization. She continues to make a big difference in the
efficiency and scope of our programs.
As always, I am grateful and appreciative of the support of personnel at Sport North and
Speed Skating Canada. They can always be counted on to answer questions and supply
information.
Pam Dunbar
President, NWTASSA
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Ontario Speed Skating Association
Like most of Canada, we enthusiastically cheered for all of our Olympic athletes. OSSA is
proud to celebrate the accomplishments of Christine Nesbitt (London), Ivanie Blondin
(Ottawa) and Vincent de Haitre (Cumberland), all of whom represented Canada at the Sochi
Olympics. As well as Olympian, Richard Shoebridge who represented Great Britain. All of
them are extremely talented Ontario athletes that we are proud of.
Prior to the Olympics, two television interviews hopefully helped to increase the awareness
of Speed Skating in Ontario. CBC’s Andi Petrillo learned the basic of speed skating with
Olympian Amanda Overland and Coach Mike Rivet was interviewed by Sarah Freemark
from CTV Morning Live.
Our financial situation remains strong and has been stable over the past couple of years.
With each new round of base funding applications we risk losing what little support we
currently have from the Ontario government. We are continuing to seek alternative
government funding as well as looking to the private sector for additional funding and
sponsorship.
Our new VP of Marketing & Communications has some new initiatives to improve the
visibility and sponsorship.
The Coaching & Officials Development Committees continue to search for growth
development opportunities.
Membership for this past season was 2,272 participants and we offered 24 Long and Short
Track meets throughout the season.
Our board suffered from three unexpected departures last fall. A new president was
appointed in November and we have been working to rebuild the board of directors ever
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since. The addition of two enthusiastic and talented board members has helped to bring
stability and new vision for the future.
After meeting with our provincial consultant it became apparent that much work was needed
on our current policies and procedures. It was communicated in no uncertain terms that
without improvements our funding would be in jeopardy. So I have invested a lot of time
and effort into bringing our governance up to provincial requirements. Much of this work
has now been completed and going forward I will be able to focus more energy on
strengthening our board, increasing our capacity and strengthening our relationship with
SSC.
As the new president of OSSA I have much to learn and I hope to bring strength and stability
to our associations.
Sincerely
Patti Pokol
President, OSSA
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Speed Skate PEI
Speed Skate PEI news and highlights from the 2013-14 season included:
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Enrollment in our sole club was up slightly versus the prior season, with 113
registered skaters by season end. Active recruitment of new skaters continued
throughout the season, after starting the season with lower numbers than in the
previous year. The Olympic attention undoubtedly helped us throughout the
season with recruitment, as did some successful experimentation with paid social
media promotion. We also added a second learn to skate group this season so that
we would have more capacity for new skaters at that level in the coming postOlympic year. We launched a summer skating program last summer and it will
return by popular demand this year.
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On the competitive front, six PEI skaters competed at the Canada East Short Track
Championships in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, while one Island skater attended the
Canadian Age Class Short Track Championships in Prince George, B.C.. Overall,
45 of our skaters participated in at least one sanctioned meet this season. One PEI
skater participated in the Atlantic Long Track Championships in Halifax,
qualifying for and subsequently attending the final Canada Cup event in Calgary in
March. Several others attended at least one LT camp or event in Halifax.
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Our club Fun meets were very well attended this season, though our regional, SSC
sanctioned “Atlantic Cup” meet endured lower than usual numbers due to a date
conflict with a long track camp in Quebec. We introduced the 85m track into our
competitions for the youngest skaters and this change seemed well received. We
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also tried some format changes to increase the number of races for all skaters and
to add new team events, particularly for younger skaters.
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We were very pleased with our coaching roster this season, which included a new
lead coach for our Learn to Speed Skate program and some swapping of coaching
responsibilities in our senior competitive groups. Overall, we had 17 coaches or
assistants in our club, providing coverage for six distinct programs and seven
groups. We did not offer any coaching courses in PEI during the year, however,
we hope to have one or two attendees at an upcoming Intro to Comp course in New
Brunswick in May. As well, our Canada Games Short Track Coach completed her
Competition Development Multi-Sport modules last summer and will attend the
upcoming CWG Preparation Training Workshop in Halifax in May.
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We have been working to grow our ranks of officials by introducing more parents
and volunteers to various official roles at our sanctioned and unsanctioned meets.
One of our goals for 2013-14 was to recruit candidates for Referee training, as PEI
has not had a Referee for many years and we would like to be able to assist our
regional counterparts by supplying a referee to assist with some meets. We have
identified a willing candidate and we’re hopeful that she will start to learn the
ropes of refereeing next season.
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Financially, we had several successes to report in 2013-14. What seemed like an
extremely large financial hurdle just a couple of seasons ago – a significant
purchase of new safety mats required to reach Level 3 crash protection – was
overcome this past year, after a great team effort at many levels. As reported last
year, our club entered into a volunteer partnership with a local music festival and
we were able to leverage that partnership and fundraising leadership to help earn
grants from other sources, which were sufficient to fully fund the new mat
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purchase. SSC’s Sport4Life grant was also a vital piece of the puzzle, along with
new funding under our revamped Provincial Amateur Sport Funding program. As
well, in 2013, we were pleased to see the launch of funding from a Legacy Fund
from the 2009 Canada Summer Games hosted by PEI, which allowed us to fund
some other important initiatives. Finally, we were very recently successful in
obtaining some new funding from a neighbouring municipality (outside of
Charlottetown, where our club is located) based on the percentage of our members
who come from that neighbouring area. Overall, we will end 2013-14 with a small
surplus which we expect to reinvest in the coming months to further upgrade our
equipment and, we hope, to help us create new clubs in different communities.
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We had continued interest from two communities who have expressed some
interest in starting a new club. We’ve maintained dialogue with both groups and
have been actively working on ways to support them with the challenges around
coaching and equipment. We are hopeful that we will be able to introduce a
program for 2014-15 that will significantly reduce the funding hurdles around
safety padding for communities who want to offer new speed skating programs in
their local arenas.
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A major challenge we faced this year was with icetime. Between December 15
and March 15, 50% of our regular icetime was lost due to schedule conflicts with
the new professional basketball team that moved into our arena, along with the
existing Major Junior hockey team and other special events and expositions hosted
in the facility we use. For the most part, we were unable to recover the lost hours.
Given the multi-use nature of our facility, we do expect and budget for some losses
of time each season, but this year was particularly challenging with the addition of
the basketball team. We completely moved our operations to a different facility
for the month of March, which was a significant help with hours, albeit disruptive
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in other ways. While our members were understanding and supportive throughout
the season, we remain concerned about the potential for negative impressions that
may carry forward. We’ll continue to face scheduling challenges within our
regular facility, however, it seems to remain as the best alternative, so we will be
working with the facility and the City over the summer with the hope that some
changes will improve upon the past season’s situation.
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In 2013-14, we opened dialogue with the City of Charlottetown regarding our wish
list for any future arena projects. While no new arenas are planned at the moment,
we want to be in a strong position when the time comes to renovate or replace
existing facilities. Among our major requests were an Olympic-sized ice surface
and the inclusion of safety padding in the capital budget for any new facility. We
also expressed support for a multi-sheet facility Vs. single sheet rinks, given the
operating cost advantages to the city and the improved visibility and scheduling
flexibility it would give to a speed skating club. While this dialogue is early stage,
we were very encouraged by the responses we received on each of those requests.
Likewise, we opened discussions with local minor hockey and ringette associations
to enlist their support for Olympic sized ice in the City, again with positive
responses.
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2013-14 marked the second full season for Todd Landon in his role as SSC
Regional Development Mentor and Long Track Coach in Halifax. We continue to
be pleased to have Todd as a resource within our region. We’ve appreciated his
visits to our Annual Meeting and to work with our athletes and coaches on other
occasions. Todd’s efforts to help develop long track within the region, in
particular, seem to be gathering some momentum with more young athletes seeing
long track as a realistic path for their futures in speed skating.
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We are excited about several activities that have been underway and will come to
fruition over the spring and summer, including development of a new website, new
logo and visual identity, along with a video that we can use to help with our future
recruitment efforts.
As always, thanks to our amazing skaters, parents and volunteers, we are looking
forward to continued progress on and off the ice in the coming year.
Speed Skate PEI
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Saskatchewan Speed Skating Association
This year in Saskatchewan it has been a transitional year for our board. Our main focus
with staffing has been to find a replacement for Shawn MacLennan our Executive
Director. Shawn has been the backbone of the organization over the last several years. In
January he moved on to his passion managing a cycling shop in Regina. Jordan St. Onge is
our new Executive Director. Tim Comfort, our provincial coach, has now taken on an
additional role as the Marketing & Membership Development Director for the province.
The board itself will now concentrate on marketing and membership development for the
province as a whole. To this point in time it has been the primary role of the individual
clubs. After the Olympics we help host a “Skating with the Olympians” event in Regina.
The event included the general public skating with Kali Christ. Marsha Hudey, William
Dutton and Lucas Makowsky. This event was very successful in drawing non speed
skaters to the event which resulted in several inquiries for next season for membership.
Saskatoon also hosted an event with the Olympians. Overall our membership is up
slightly from last year.
Our High Performance committee has been extremely active this last year. With the help
of the provincial government agency, Sask Sport, we have revamped our documents.
Since we are a small province the natural pathway to excellence wasn’t well established.
So we took it upon ourselves to build the framework for the athlete and their parents to see
what is needed to become a top notch athlete. We established bench marks for our athletes
for training and competition. Within this framework we as a provincial organization
looked to see where we can assist the athlete along the way. Most of the framework is
now done and is being introduced to the athletes.
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In regards to officiating and coaching, our officials’ numbers continue to grow with the
ongoing training we have created in the province. Their facilitator, Malcolm Conly, has
done an excellent job with their progress. With coaching we have seem to run into a
stumbling block. It has been over two years since our provincial coach has tried to get his
Learning Facilitator accreditation but nothing has occurred. It’s ironic since he has over
30 years of experience as a coach and taught all the current Learning Facilitators in the
province. With regards to the other levels of coaching the only one that seems to be
moving forward is Level One, every other level has stalled. I was told last year Douglas
Duncan was the problem behind the situation but with him at least the process seemed to
be moving forward. I don’t know where the problem actually lies but I do believe the
Coaching Committee and the whole process need to be readdressed.
On the international scene our athletes continue to excel. We had four representatives at
the Olympics, Kali Christ, William Dutton, Lucas Makowsky and Marsha Hudey. This
year, 16 year old Juliette Wheler made the Junior team for Long Track. Overall we have a
great group of skaters representing us at the international and national competitions and
look forward to the Canada Winter Games next year.
Steven Krueger, SASSA President
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The biggest change for Speed Skate New Brunswick this season was in our meet format.
In the late summer there was a competitions retreat to determine possible improvements
that could be made to maximize everyone's experience at our meets. The changes that we
made were originally met with some mixed reactions, however thanks to strong
ambassadors for change and the patience of our membership; I think we can call the
changes a general success.
We also put significant effort this year into our officials program through various means,
although the resounding problem of recruitment and development remains. We ran an
officials course over the summer that was very well attended and we look forward to
repeating that this year. It was scheduled alongside the summer camp which encouraged
participation. There was also a second clinic mid-season in Nova Scotia but that was less
successful. Our Officials Development Committee commissioned some SSNB and SSC
officials pins and distributed them throughout the season. We also ran an event during one
of our meets to recognize some long time officials that have retired from the sport. All and
all it was a good year for officiating, and while we are still in dire need of new officials,
we certainly have a bit of momentum.
To conclude the season, SSNB was happy to hear that one of our clubs would be hosting
Canada East, our biggest provincial speed skating event since the 2007 Nationals in
Dieppe. At the end of March 2015 the Fredericton club will play host to Nunavut, Ontario,
Quebec, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland as they come together and compete for
Eastern Canadian bragging rights. Our skaters had a very strong showing at this year’s
regional competition, winning the most improved branch award with 10 medals and
setting the bar high for a repeat performance on home turf next year (although the skaters
seem to be up for it!).
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Along with the Canada Winter Games, we hope to use the Regional Championships to
boost our organization’s name in this province. We were unfortunately unsuccessful in
raising our profile through the Olympics this season. While there were many enquiries, it
was difficult as always to get interested skaters onto the ice and part of our programs. We
formally put together a domestic development committee at last year’s AGM, but
unfortunately it never took off as the season kept many of us too busy. We will need to
look at a way to make sure we get returning value out of such a committee in the years to
come.
Traditionally, the Canada Winter Games has been more beneficial to advertising our
program than the Olympics as the local newspapers will pick up names and clubs of
provincial athletes and run articles on our skaters. Training and selections for this event
will be a big focus this year, as it is every four years, and will likely consume near 100%
of our resources.
We look forward to the exciting year ahead of us, and to further relishing the
accomplishments of our athletes.
All the best,
Ray Harris
Chairman of the Board
[email protected]
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Yukon Amateur Speed Skating Association
Speed skating in the Yukon has had a successful 2013/14 season. Some highlights include:
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6 Yukon skaters competed in the Arctic Winter Games in Fairbanks Alaska,
bringing home a total of 8 ulus (medals) and several personal bests.
Other competitions skaters attended outside the Yukon included RU Fast in
Calgary, an ability meet in Medicine Hat, Western Canadian Short Track Single
Distance and Winterfest in Calgary.
We were happy to have David Morrison of the Richmond Oval as the guest coach
a leader for a 3-day camp that was also attended by a group of Alaskan skaters.
David Morrison also offered coaching training this season.
Heather Clarke and Troy Henry, both of whom began their skating careers in the
Yukon, continue to train and compete at the Calgary Oval.
Yukon has the continued challenge of a low population far from major centers which
makes high level development with race experience a real challenge. Recruiting and
retaining athletes, and particularly T2T athletes, is also an ongoing challenge.
We continue to be fortunate in having a very dedicated group of tireless volunteers who
put so much into the sport. Our head coach, Phil Hoffman, is deserving of particular
mention for his efforts to maintain and grow the sport.
Submitted,
Malcolm Taggart
President, YASSA
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Organizing Committee Calgary Report
I. Overview
The Essent ISU World Cup was hosted in Calgary on November 8, 9 & 10, 2013. The
Organizing Committee Calgary was honoured to present this very important pre-Olympic
World Cup – a very large event in terms of countries and skaters. This was the 29th World
Cup / Championships that OCC has produced on behalf of SSC.
II. Committee
The Organizing Committee Calgary (OCC) is a non-profit association registered under the
Societies Act of Alberta. The events are managed by a volunteer-based group of
approximately 180 dedicated volunteers. The Executive Committee consists of a Chair and
eight Vice Chairs. Part-time contract staff also fulfill an integral role in the structure of the
Committee.
Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating
There were 267 athletes and 153 team support from 29 countries who competed in this event.
From the teams’ airport arrivals and the Opening Draw to the athletes’ departure for Salt
Lake City, every effort was made to provide the participants with the best possible
environment for their competition. The top Canadian performances were from Jamie Gregg
who earned two bronze medals – one in each of the two 500m distances. An exciting world
record was set by Sang-Hwa Lee from Korea in the Ladies 500m – 36.74.
Opening ceremonies were attended by MP Rob Anders and MLA Donna Kennedy-Glans.
There was a tribute to Clara Hughes which was well-received and meaningful to the athlete
community and to the spectators who recognized the accomplishments of a local Olympic
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hero. Clara related very well to the spectators and the fan experience was further highlighted
by a very popular autograph session.
There were over 40 accredited media representing print, radio and television. CBC provided
domestic host broadcast; international feeds went worldwide.
Hosting strategy and budget
The Calgary Olympic Oval is known to be one of the most sought after training and
competition venues in the world for long track speed skating. Countries lobby the ISU to
have Speed Skating Canada host the most important Olympic-year competitions in Calgary.
The November 2013 World Cup was an opportunity for the world’s best skaters to perform
their best and obtain qualifying times in the race to represent their country in Sochi. The
ISU awarded Speed Skating Canada the World Cup, and agreed to enhance funding to
support the largest World Cup ever hosted. The Organizing Committee was asked to host,
on behalf of Speed Skating Canada, the biggest event ever on the leanest budget ever. The
Executive of the Committee made a conscientious decision to support Speed Skating Canada
and the pre-Games opportunity for Sochi-bound athletes while agreeing to a non-precedent
setting hosting strategy that limited the experience of fans, athletes, and VIP guests. The
Organizing Committee ran a technical event with minimal requirements met in the areas of
production, spectator and athlete experience, VIP hosting, and gifting.
In an effort to meet budget, the Organizing Committee reached out to the province’s sport
tourism partners for additional support, all of whom came through. In the end, Speed Skating
Canada received a significant financial surplus from the event that was a combination of a
streamlined budget and support of the Alberta government partners and the Calgary Hotel
Association. It should be noted that the Organizing Committee takes great pride in its
worldwide reputation as one of the greatest host communities on the international speed
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skating competition circuit. It did not go unnoticed by fans, athletes, and volunteers that the
event was lacking in some key areas resulting in a less than superior experience. In future
the Organizing Committee Calgary will budget accordingly and seek optimal funding to
support hosting the level of competition that it has been proud of hosting over the past 26
years, while ensuring that Speed Skating Canada receives a sustainable legacy fund to
support the future of the sport in Alberta and Canada.
Partners
Many corporate partners continued their ongoing commitment to the Committee with over
$225,000 supplied as donations-in-kind. Local suppliers included Ricoh, The Calgary Sun,
Mediaco, Best Western Village Park Inn, Corus Entertainment, TAC Solutions, West
Canadian, Tim Hortons and McAra Printing.
Speed Skating Canada’s key sponsor, Intact, hosted a large group in a dedicated hosting
space with reserved seating in the stands. Essent, a Dutch energy company, held the
event’s title sponsorship through their long-term agreement with the ISU. The marketing
rights for all of the World Cups were contracted by Referee Sportsmarketing in an
agreement with the ISU which gave them the rights to most of the advertising in the rink
area for their international partners.
Funding was received from the ISU, Sport Canada, Tourism Calgary, Alberta Tourism,
Parks & Recreation Olympic Legacy Project and the Alberta Lottery Fund. Other revenues
were generated through ticket sales, merchandising and other sponsorships.
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Continuing with the successful initiative started last year, was the popular Club Corner.
Tickets were sold by Alberta speed skating clubs who retained one half of the total sales of
almost $4000 as a fundraiser for their clubs. The group sat together in their reserved
corner near the 500m start and added a lot of enthusiasm and excitement to the venue.
The Intact School of Speed was another successful initiative led by the Olympic Oval and
sponsored by Speed Skating Canada’s premier sponsor Intact. Over 700 students arrived
by bus to watch Friday’s competition. Intact covered the cost of buses and swag bags for
the kids and the venue was full of excited young fans watching their favorite skaters
compete with the best skaters in the world.
Officials’ Development
The Committee continues to be interested in assisting with new recruitment and retention
ideas for technical volunteers and supports the training and upgrading of officials at all
levels.
III. Future International Competitions to be organized by OCC
The Committee is very much looking forward to organizing the ISU World Allround
Championships to be held in Calgary on March 7 – 8, 2015. Marketing strategies such as
the Club Corner will continue and expand to include more regional speed skating clubs in
fund-raising or revenue-sharing that will benefit the clubs and engage increased numbers of
spectators in the exciting atmosphere of the World Championships.
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In closing...
Over the past 26 years, OCC is pleased to have developed an excellent working relationship
with SSC, the Olympic Oval and the ISU and their partners. These strong relationships will
no doubt continue to provide a substantial legacy for speed skating in Canada and contribute
to the positive environment required to develop world-class skaters. The Organizing
Committee would like to acknowledge the support of the Olympic Oval staff at the
University of Calgary. The Olympic Oval has maintained a very high standard for fast ice
in an outstanding venue and together with the Organizing Committee continues to attract
worldwide recognition for high caliber competitions.
Our team of volunteers is looking forward to the next event, the ISU World Allround Speed
Skating Championships in March 2015. We always depend on the continued dedication and
commitment of our experienced volunteers, as well as the new volunteers who have joined
our team. We would like to thank them all for their exceptional contribution to the success
of the World Cup. We look forward to working with all of them again next season.
Organizing Committee Calgary Executive:
Alice Humeny – Chair
Janice Dawson – Vice Chair Administration, Catherine Humeny - Vice Chair Event
Support, Gregg Planert – Vice Chair Technical, Jim Kelly – Vice Chair Finance, Mark
Messer – Vice Chair Telecommunications, John Nixon – Vice Chair Operations, Russell
Reimer – Vice Chair Communications/Marketing, Nannette Ho-Covernton – Vice Chair
Production
Staff
Lynda Murch, Lynn Nixon, Nathalie Smith-MacInni
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Proposed Rule Changes
Rule No. / Règlement No.
C3-200 Manual Timekeeping
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Existing Rule/ Règlement Actuelle
Backup time keeping should be provided by manual timekeepers and in the event the
electronic time keeping fails, the manual time plus 0.20 seconds shall be accepted.
If no electronic timing is available, manual timing may be used for official timekeeping
unless otherwise specified by sanctioning requirements.
When manual time keeping is used the following procedures are to be followed:
a) Times will be recorded in hundredths of a second.
b) All watches are to be from a matched set (same model and manufacturer). The chief
time keeper shall be responsible for ensuring that all watches are in good working
order.
c) The reading on three (3) watches shall be the minimum requirement for establishing
a record. There shall be three (3) watches for each of the first and second places, and
two (2) watches for third place. In addition to the official watches, there should be
one (1) or more specifically designated spare watches, to be read officially only if
one (1) or more of the official watches are mishandled. Each timer should use only
one (1) watch.
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d) When two (2) watches show the same time and the third a different one, the time of
those in agreement shall be taken. When all watches show different times, the time
of the intermediate watch is taken as the result. If for any reason only two (2) timers
have taken the time, the mean time of their watches is to be taken as the result. If the
mean time is not the multiple of one hundredth of a second, the lower hundredth of a
second is taken.
Proposed Amendment / Amendement Proposé
To add the following item to C3-200
e) Manual Timing is not required when two or more independent electronic/automatic
timing systems are in use.
Explanation / Explication
This addition to rule C3-200 would bring the SSC Red Book in line with the current ISU
Rule 247-2a ISU which states “A manual timekeeping procedure (see rule 250) has to be
put in place, however if there are more than two independent automatic time keeping
systems in use, a manual timekeeping procedure is not required.”
Based on experience, the use of two of the electronic timing systems (Photo Finish, Finish
Lynx, transponder timing system, laser beam/eyes) provides reliable timing information
and allows the organization to use alternate backup timing other than manual timers.
Date Submitted By / Soumis Par
Alberta Amateur Speed Skating Association May 16, 2014
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Backup time keeping should be provided by manual timekeepers and in the event the
electronic time keeping fails, the manual time plus 0.20 seconds shall be accepted.
If no electronic timing is available, manual timing may be used for official timekeeping
unless otherwise specified by sanctioning requirements.
When manual time keeping is used the following procedures are to be followed:
a) Times will be recorded in hundredths of a second.
b) All watches are to be from a matched set (same model and manufacturer). The chief
time keeper shall be responsible for ensuring that all watches are in good working
order.
c) The reading on three (3) watches shall be the minimum requirement for establishing
a record. There shall be three (3) watches for each of the first and second places, and
two (2) watches for third place. In addition to the official watches, there should be
one (1) or more specifically designated spare watches, to be read officially only if
one (1) or more of the official watches are mishandled. Each timer should use only
one (1) watch.
d) When two (2) watches show the same time and the third a different one, the time of
those in agreement shall be taken. When all watches show different times, the time
of the intermediate watch is taken as the result. If for any reason only two (2) timers
have taken the time, the mean time of their watches is to be taken as the result. If the
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mean time is not the multiple of one hundredth of a second, the lower hundredth of a
second is taken.
To add the following item to C3-200
f) Manual timing can also be done through the use of “plungers” or other similar
automated manual timing systems.
This addition would allow for use of new technology. Currently the Olympic Oval has the
ability to use automated lap counting in addition to automated manual timing (plungers).
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C5-300 Duties and Powers of Short Track Officials
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C5-300 Duties and Powers of Short Track Officials
C5-301 | Chief Referee
The Referee shall be the chief executive officer of the competition and shall decide all
points of dispute and infringements of rules, which can result in disqualification. His
decision shall be final.
Responsibilities of the Referee
1. Ensuring a safe and welcoming environment of all participants
2. Checking the eligibility of officials and skaters in accordance with regulations
governing the competition/event;
3. See that all applicable policies, procedures and regulations are observed for the
competition he/she is conducting;
4. To give information as to the preparation of the ice, including setting the resurfacing
schedule
Powers of the Referee
1. Introduce alteration in the program, in so far as these do not conflict with the rules;
2. Decide whether the conditions of the venue permit the holding of the competition;
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3. Delegate responsibility to other officials in order to assist him/her to carry out
duties;
4. Add a skater who was in a qualifying position to the next round if he feels that the
skater was prevented from qualifying due to: an offense resulting in a disqualification; any other reason not resulting from any direct or indirect action of the
skater concerned.
5. The Referee makes any advancement solely at his/her discretion;
6. The Referee may call out of a race any competitor who he disqualifies.
7. In a sanctioned competition/event, if an entrant fails to compete in any race for
which he is qualified, the Referee shall suspend him from further competition in
that day’s events unless adequate reason is given for his not having competed, prior
to the race being missed.
8. The Referee may disqualify any competitor for abusive language towards the officials, for dangerous behaviour or actions towards other competitors, or for misconduct, for part or the whole of the competition. In the last case, a description of
the incident shall be included in the Chief Referee’s report to be sent to SSC Head
Office for further action and distribution to the appropriate committee(s), if
warranted.
9. A Referee may prohibit any competitor, official or coach from attending the balance
of a meet due to abusive language, demonstration of disrespect or for dangerous
behaviour/actions towards officials or competitors. A report of the incident resulting
in such an expulsion is to be included as part of the Chief Referee’s report
submitted to the SSC office.
10. The Referee shall have the power to ensure that no other than authorized skaters
and officials are on the skating track during the race.
11. In relay racing the Referee shall decide when a relay has been completed and
should observe all relaying for this particular purpose, with the assistance of the
Assistant Referees.
12. The Referee shall decide upon all protests made, and other matters in dispute,
except those concerning the start, the make-up of races and the order of finish.
Protests must be made to the Referee. All discussions concerning a protest will be
held in private.
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C5-302 | Assistant Referee
1. The Assistant Referee(s) shall report to the Chief Referee throughout the competition of any infringement of the rules;
2. Two (2) Assistant Referees may be positioned off-ice, one (1) at each end near the
beginning or end of the curves;
3. When present, the Assistant Referee directs the Skaters to their starting positions
over their starting dot and ensures that they are ready to start.
C5-303 | Starter
1. The Starter shall decide all disputes relating to the start. He shall give his starting
commands in English;
2. The Starter shall take his position, so that he has a clear view of all skaters starting
in the race;
3. In the relay race, the Starter having been warned by the lap scorer, will fire the
pistol or other approved device, signifying the last three laps of the lead team;
4. The Starter may designate the Assistant Starter to call the skaters back in case of a
false start.
C5-304 | Assistant Starter
1. The Assistant Starter may, if directed by the Starter , recall the race if a false start
occurs, this action will be taken by firing a pistol, a blast with a whistle, or other
approved signalling device;
C5-305 | Competitors’ Steward (Recorder)
1. The Competitors’ Steward is responsible for the coordination of all administrative
matters. Should no competitor steward be named to a competition, the competition/event coordinator shall assume these duties
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2. Based on the results of the races the he/she shall, according to the official program,
determine the skaters taking part in the next qualifying round;
3. He/she shall make-up the races for each qualifying round and draw the order of the
races;
4. He/she shall prepare race sheets to inform officials, coaches and skaters of their
qualification and the race in which they shall start.
C5-306 | Heat Box Steward (Clerk of the Course)
1. The Heat Box Steward shall work in a designated staging area called the heat box;
2. The Heat Box Steward shall call out the names of those about to compete;
3. Skaters shall report to the Heat Box Steward before the start of each race and he/she
shall be responsible for seeing that the Skaters are wearing their racing numbers and
correct uniforms.
C5-307 | Photo Finish Judge
The Photo Finish Judge shall read the photo finish. He shall report the order of finish and
times of each competitor to the Competitors’ Steward/Recorder. The results shall be
considered official.
C5-308 | Chief Finish Line Judge and Finish Line Judges
The official order of finish is determined by the Chief Finish Line Judge when no Photo
Finish system is present or the system fails.
Duties
1. The order of all finishers shall be recorded;
2. The Chief Line Judge shall assign finish positions to the Finish Line Judges. The
Chief Finish Line Judge shall determine first place only;
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3. There shall be four (4) Finish Line Judges: Judge No. 1 determines the finishing
position of skaters in 1st and 2nd; Judge No. 2 determines the finishing position of
skaters in 2nd and 3rd; Judge No. 3 for skaters in 3rd and 4th; and Judge No. 4 for
skaters in 4th and 5th;
4. In the 3000 meters and relay races the Finish Line Judges will be assigned to a
skater or team and record the number of laps skated and the place on the finish.
C5-309 | Chief Timekeeper and Timekeepers
1. The chief timekeeper is responsible for the recording of times
2. The chief timekeeper will ensure that he and the timekeepers are positioned off the
ice and adjacent to the finish line in order to record the accurate time of the Skaters;
3. The chief timekeeper must record the results, and declare the official time.
4. A minimum of two (2) timekeepers plus one reserve on first and second place and
one timekeeper on third position is required;
5. Timekeepers will pre-test their watches in accordance with standard procedures;
6. The timekeepers must not clear their watches until such time as they have been
instructed by the chief timekeeper.
C5-310 | Lap Scorer
1. The Lap Scorer shall visibly show the number of laps still to be skated by the
leading skater at all times and he will turn the lapboard each time the leading skater
passes;
2. The Lap Scorer will ring the bell to signify the last lap of each race, as the lead
skater begins the final lap.
3. In relay races the Lap Scorer will advise the Starter that the last three laps for the
leading team are coming up;
4. In relay races a Lap Scorer shall be assigned to each team.
C5-311 | Announcer
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1. The announcer will keep the spectators fully informed throughout the competition.
In addition, if requested by the Referee, he will announce disqualifications
specifying where and how the Skater(s) concerned made an infringement and
whether there is advancement.
2. The announcer shall ensure that all officials, team leaders, coaches and skaters are
kept fully informed by public announcements regarding competition details.
3. For SSC Championships and National Selection events announcements must be
made in English and French. For all other events, announcements are to be made in
the official language(s) of the province or territory where the event is taking place.
If applicable, the same announcements may be made in additional languages.
C5-312 | Track Steward
Preferably two (2), but at least one (1), Track Steward shall work at each end of the track.
Track Stewards must be experienced skaters and be able to communicate effectively with
the Referee. The track steward shall be positioned so that he will not interfere with the
skaters and officials but can readily replace missing blocks.
To add the following item to C3-200;
C5-313 Short Track Competition With and Without Photo Finish
The list of officials required for short track competitions run with and without Photo
Finish;
Officials
Referee
Assistant Referee(s)
Starter(s)
With Photo Finish (Finish
Lynx)
X
X
X
Without Photo Finish (Finish
Lynx)
X
X
X
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Competitor Steward(s)
Heat Box Steward
Photo Finish Judge
Lap Scorer
Lap Recorder
Announcer
Track Stewards
Chief Time Keeper
Time Keeper(s)
Chief Finish Line Judge
Finish Line Judge(s)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
This addition would bring the SSC Red Book in line with the ISU Rule 290 which makes a
distinction in competitions run with and without Photo Finish and which also lists the
officials necessary to run both scenarios.
The addition of this rule would also enable Meet Coordinators to use fewer volunteers
during a meet. The Olympic Oval runs more than ten short track meets and 24 long track
meets during a season which requires an enormous volunteer commitment.
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C5-310 | Lap Scorer
1. The Lap Scorer shall visibly show the number of laps still to be skated by the
leading skater at all times and he will turn the lapboard each time the leading skater
passes;
2. The Lap Scorer will ring the bell to signify the last lap of each race, as the lead
skater begins the final lap.
3. In relay races the Lap Scorer will advise the Starter that the last three laps for the
leading team are coming up;
4. In relay races a Lap Scorer shall be assigned to each team.
To change C5-310 #1 and #3 to read;
C5-310
1.A Lap Scorer shall visibly show the number of laps remaining for the lead-skater at
all times and that scorer will decrement the lapboard each time the leading skater
passes. Additional Lap Scorers can be assigned if additional lap counts are being
displayed. When additional Lap Scorers are being used, they will keep track of the
remaining laps for their assigned skater or team.
3. In relay races a Lap Scorer will advise the Starter that the last three laps for the
leading team are coming up.
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Running a lapboard does not necessarily mean that the lap counter is actually turning a
piece of paper. Other options like pressing a button or automated screens nowadays are
also being used. Therefore the wording of rule C5-310 should be adjusted to a more
modern version that allows the use of electronic lap counting during competitions.
In addition, only lap counting for the lead skater is mentioned. With the new system and
screen display that the Olympic Oval has developed, it is possible to keep track of the laps
still to be skated for every athlete.
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