NLAA needs volunteers for the Cross-country Running Series for Schools

The first meet of the 22nd Annual Cross-country Running Series for Schools is scheduled for this Saturday, September 20, at the Pippy Park Driving Range on Ridge Road, St. John's.  Meets two and three are to follow on September 27 and October 4. The NLAA organizes the event and is looking for volunteers.

The cross-country meets are full of fun and excitement; hundreds of students age 9-17 are taking part. The XC Series is the largest cross-country running event in the province with over 800 participants at each meet. I expect similar participation for this year's meets.  Please visit our web site for information on the Series:
http://www.nlaa.ca/xcseries/index.php

The NLAA needs help to safely organize this wonderful school event. On occasions we have some spectators staying a little longer or come earlier to help, especially with the marshaling duties, however, every year we are struggling to get sufficient number of volunteers.

The positions that we are looking people for are not demanding. We are looking for volunteers that can help between 8:00 am and 12:30 pm; however, even if one can stay for couple of hours it would be of great help, especially in the mornings when we have the most participants.

We need help setting up the course with pylons and the finish line. Some help is needed on the race course to direct runners. With the large number of entries, registration requires to be very efficient and prompt. Verifying all registration information is time consuming and tiring. We need at least 6 to 8 people for the first couple of hours of registration.

If you live in or visiting the St. John's greater area and have some time to spare this Saturday or the next two, and would like to give something back to the NLAA, please come and help out.

The following is an outline of activities on Sep 20, Sep 27 and Oct 4:
8:30 am Registration desk opens
9:30 am Start of first race
12:30 pm expected end time of the meet

Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
6-8 Registration
4-6 Setup - start/finish area/course
10-12 Marshals - course and finish/start area
6-8 Finish line/chute - timing, recording of numbers and keeping runners in order
2 Awards

Please contact the NLAA office for further information. To volunteer, please sign-up online or contact the office:
http://www.nlaa.ca/xcseries/index.php?id=volunteer

NLAA announces the 2014 Hall of Fame inductees

Athletics Press Release ---------------- contact Dee Murphy – 722-2137

Four new members have been elected to the provincial Athletics Hall of Fame.  The four will be inducted into the Hall during a reception at the Mount Pearl Track and Field Complex, Thursday, July 17.

Athlete George Crane, builder Murray Fudge, athlete Mark Stender and builder-athlete Jennifer Stender are the four new members named by provincial athletics president Bob Walsh.  Fudge is from Gambo - Gander and the others are from St. John’s.

“All four individuals have outstanding records of achievements and contributions to athletics and will add greatly to the prestige that the Hall of Fame enjoys”, Walsh said.  “There are many others with similar records who deserve to be nominated for hall of fame membership, and interested individuals are urged to submit nominations in the near future.”

Murphy of St. John’s is selection committee chair with Ben Dunne and Don Coaker, both of Mount Pearl, other members of the committee.

This is the tenth induction for the Athletics Hall of Fame.

FISU Scholarship Opportunity

FISU Scholarship Opportunity

This summer, FISU launches the fourth edition the FISU Scholarship program and Canadian Interuniversity Sport is pleased to be accepting nominations for this award. This scholarship program was initiated in 2009 by the Metropolitan City of Daegu as a legacy of the 2003 Daegu Summer Universiade.

CIS will be selecting one male and one female application to put forward to the Pan-American University Sport Federation (ODUPA), who, in turn, will select from amongst all Pan-American applications for final nomination to FISU. Winners of this scholarship will be announced in December 2014 by FISU and the Metropolitan City of Daegu.

For eligibility criteria, scholarship application and more information, please consult the attached documentation.

The deadline for applications to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (canada@universitysport.ca) is August 1^st, 2014. Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

2014 Daegu Scholarship Programme_EN.pdf
CIS Application Form - 2014 FISU Scholarship Programme-EN.pdf
SIC - Formulaire de candidature-2014 Programme de bourses d'études FISU-FR.pdf
2a 2014 Programme bourses d'études FISU-FR.pdf

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Possibilité de bourse de la FISU

Cet été, la FISU lance la quatrième édition de son programme de bourses d'études de la FISU et Sport interuniversitaire canadien est heureux de recueillir les mises en nomination pour ce prix.  Ce programme de bourses a été inauguré en 2009 par la Ville métropolitaine de Daegu, comme legs de l'Universiade d'été de Daegu 2003.

SIC sélectionnera une candidature masculine et une féminine qu'il soumettra à l'Organisme du sport universitaire panaméricain (ODUPA) qui, à son tour, fera son choix parmi toutes les candidatures panaméricaines pour les recommandations finales à la FISU.  Les lauréats seront annoncés en décembre 2014 par la FISU et la Ville métropolitaine de Daegu. 

Pour prendre connaissance des critères d'admissibilité, pour le formulaire de candidature à une bourse, et pour des renseignements additionnels, veuillez consulter la documentation ci-jointe.

La date butoir pour la soumission des candidatures à Sport interuniversitaire canadien (canada@universitysport.ca) est le 1 août, 2014.  Les fiches incomplètes ne seront pas considérées.

Si vous avez quelque question que ce soit, n'hésitez surtout pas à communiquer avec nous. 

	Mary MacDonald
	Manager of Sport and International Programs | Gérante, Programmes sportifs et internationaux
	Canadian Interuniversity Sport | Sport interuniversaire canadien
	801 King Edward, Suite N205, Ottawa, ON  K1N 6N5
	T: (613) 562-5670 X 32 | F: (613) 562-5669
	macdonald@universitysport.ca | macdonald@sportuniversitaire.ca

Athletes selected to the 2014 Provincial Legion Track and Field Team

The 2014 Provincial Legion Track and Field Championships was held on Friday and Saturday, July 4-5, 2014, Pearlgate Track and Field Complex in Mount Pearl. The Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association (NLAA) is pleased to announce that following athletes and staff have been selected to the 2014 Provincial Legion Team:

Team Coaches:
Doug Halliday (Mount Pearl)
Robert Dollard (Stephenville)

Athletes:
Chantal Barnes (St. John's)
Jennifer Boland (St. John's)
Camryn Bonia (St. John's)
Cameron Cornect (Point-au-Mal)
Deepal Deshpande (St. John's)
Harshal Deshpande (St. John's)
Noah Gullage (St. John's)
Mykenzi Harding (St. John's)
Asha Kennedy (St. John's)
Evan Knight (St. John's)
Levi Moulton (Paradise)
Julie Pink (Burgeo)
Emma Power (Goulds)
Ruth Shelton (St. John's)
Nicole Walsh (Ramea)
Donovan White (Stephenville)
George Young (Stephenville Xing)

Alternates:
Eric Knight (St John's)
Katara White (Stephenville)

Team staff include Chaperones Jim and Carol Kennedy from St. John's.


The Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field program is a nationally sanctioned program culminating in a national track & field camp and national championship for Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and 17. The Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field program is divided into two sections - a two-day meet and an educational and/or technical clinic. In 2007, a coaching academy was also included in the program.

The Royal Canadian Legion, in association with Athletics Canada, will host the 2014 Legion Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships. This year's event will be held at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley British Columbia between 13 - 19 August 2014. Competition dates are set for 15 - 17 August 2014.

Good luck!

Athletics ALUMNI - Athletisme Canada

Hello Athletics Canada Alumni!

I have been asked to help re-connect with our large Athletics Alumni family at the Club, Provincial or National Team level.  

Your past and current involvement is what makes our sport so rich in its history and so fertile in its legacy. We are all members of the same great family in a global sport dating back to the ancient Greek times, with our own national association dating back to the early 1900s.

Whether you reached the pinnacle of the sport as an international medallist, or maintained club roots and are still involved as a masters athlete; whether you coached at an elite level, or worked tirelessly as a volunteer at the grassroots and development levels; whether you gave countless hours as an official or continued in the sport from your youth as a parent, volunteer, club, provincial or national board member we want to hear from you.

Please register as a member of our greater Athletics Canada Alumni at  https://www.trackie.com/members/alumni.php or https://www.trackie.com/members/fr/alumni.php?lang=fr

*If  you wish to identify over many decades, and as an Athlete, Coach, Official, Club or Branch Board Member etc,  for now please just go in multiple times to register in multi-categories, (each time only takes a minute)  until the site gets further refined. This way we can make sure you are connected  and identified with each group and category.

Have a question? Contact  me at wrighton@shaw.ca

I trust Athletics still a big part of who you are.  For those active athletes, all the best for great results in the upcoming season and competitions.  

  Please forward this message to your own circles of Athletics Alumni across the country.

Thelma Wright

tel: 604 261 6843

wrighton@shaw.ca

2014 NLAA Student Summer Employment Opportunity

2014 NLAA Student Summer Employment Opportunity

(Supported by: The Canada Summer Jobs Program - Government of Canada and NLAA)
NLAA has an immediate 9 week Summer Student job opening.

Job Position: Track and Field Program/Event Coordinator
Length of Employment: 9 weeks
Starting Date: Monday, June 9, 2014
Ending Date: Friday, August 8, 2014

Program (Federal Govt) requirements for all applicants:

• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
• have been registered as a full-time post-secondary student in the previous academic year (2013/14) and intends to enroll or return to post-secondary school on a full-time basis in the next academic year (2014/15);
• be Canadian citizens, permanent resident or persons on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
• be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations; and
• Not be a family member or related to members of the NLAA Board of Directors or Staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Program/Event Coordinator will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating variety of programs and services to enhance the development of Athletics and the NLAA.
• Direct delivery of the Hershey Track and Field Program.
• Assisting in preparation for the Annual Tely 10 Road Race.
• Coordinate volunteers and officials for track and field events.
• Other administrative duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Hours per Day/Week: 7 hrs per day / 35 hrs per week /  9 week duration Salary: $12.00 per hr.

Job Location:

NLAA Office, 1296 A Kenmount Rd, Paradise NL A1L 1N3
Pearlgate Track and Field Complex, Mount Pearl

Application Process:

Please submit a covering letter of application along with a resume and 2 references to:
NLAA Office, 1296 A Kenmount Rd, Paradise NL A1L 1N3
Email: athletics@nlaa.ca

Application Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2014-4 PM

NLAA Officials Introductory Clinic - June 7

The NLAA is inviting former track and field athletes, parents and other interested parties in becoming an official or learning the competition rules, to attend a free introductory clinic - Introduction to Officiating Track and Field.
 
We encourage all parents, especially of new athletes, to consider taking the clinic so you can be of assistance at the meets. Without officials, the meets cannot continue to be offered, which affects all athletes, young and old. There will be no cost to attend the clinic, but numbers will be limited to the first 30 entries. The Clinic is scheduled for 9:00 - 12:00 noon, Saturday, June 7, at the Pearlgate Track and Field Complex, Mount Pearl.
 
The clinic will review basic competition rules and best practices for track and field events. The workshop will be held indoors and if weather permits the group will go outside for venue walk about. Please come prepared with a coat and appropriate foot wear. Dress for comfort and light activity.

Please register before Wednesday, June 4: