Monday, July 7, 2014
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!
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
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.
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/
*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.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
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 1N3Pearlgate 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
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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:
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
CHCM Timex 10 km Road Race and PRC Figure 8 8km Road Race change dates for their 2014 events
CHCM Timex 10 km Road Race
The organizers of the CHCM 10m road race have decided to switch dates for their 2014 events.The CHCM race was originally scheduled for early June but due to road construction projects and road closures on the race course, the race is now rescheduled for June 28.
The Mariners Athletics Club is now confirming that the Annual CHCM Timex 10 km Road Race will be scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2014. Event organizers will revert back to the first Saturday in June in 2015.
The Figure 8 8k
To avoid conflict with the race in Garnish, Paradise Running Club have moved the Figure 8 8km Road Race to Saturday, June 7, 2014.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
NLAA Hall of Fame nominations
Athletics press release…………………………contact Dee Murphy – 722-2137
2014 NLAA Hall of Fame Nominations
Nominations are being encouraged for the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association Hall of Fame.The deadline for nominations is June 1. Information on nominating may be obtained from the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association at 576-1303 (athletics@nlaa.ca) or visit the Hall of Fame website at http://nlaa.ca/hall_of_fame/index.php
Town of Paradise Municipal Awards
MUNICIPAL AWARDS 2014
CATEGORIES:
1. Male Athlete of the Year
2. Female Athlete of the Year
3. Coach of the Year
4. Youth of the Year (18 years and under)
5. Volunteer of the Year
6. Volunteer Group of the Year
7. Citizen of the Year
· The deadline for completed Nomination Forms is 12:00 noon Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Mailed Nominations must be postmarked by Monday, March 31, 2014.
· All Nominees must be current residents (groups) of the Town of Paradise for six (6) months prior to the deadline for nomination.
· The official Nomination Form must be completed and signed by both the Nominator and Seconder, neither of which may be immediate members of the Nominee’s family. Separate forms and nominators are required if an individual is to be nominated for more than one award.
· Information contained on the Nomination Form and attached sheets will be the basis of the Awards Selection Committee’s decision. All decisions of the Awards Selection Committee are final. Members of the immediate family of the Awards Selection Committee are not eligible for awards.
· Residents of Paradise taking part in relevant activities outside the Town of Paradise are considered eligible for awards. Volunteer, Youth and Citizen of the Year will be chosen predominately from Paradise activities.
· Final decisions will take into account the notoriety of activities (re: National, Provincial, Regional or local).
· All awards will be presented at the Municipal Awards Banquet held at the Rotary Paradise Youth & Community Centre Tuesday, April 22, 2014.
If you have any question please call the Recreation Department at 782-3570 or email psilver@townofparadise.ca.
Pat Silver
Recreation Technician (Special Events)
Recreation & Leisure Services
68 McNamara Dr.
Paradise, NL
A1L 0A6
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