Oct. 13, 2007 Mission Meet

Let the racing begin with a split meet, Midget and Down in the morning, Cradles at noon and Juvenile and Up after lunch.Attached is a copy of the entry form for the first meet of the year, hosted by Mission Racers on Saturday, October 13, 2007. Please note Masters will skate separately.If you intend to race, please submit your entry to me by Wednesday, October 3, 2007, or let me know by return e-mail. This will allow time to prepare the club entry spreadsheet which must be submitted to the Mission Racers. Please include entry fee $20.00 (Cradles pay $13.00) with your registration form ( Please make cheques payable to Burnaby Haida Speedskating). (Sorry, for the short notice, I’m just getting used to the new “Events” tab on the BCSSA website.)

Questions? Let me know, and I will try to help.

Not racing? Interested in Officiating? Contact Yoko Beriault or let me know so your name can be passed along to the organizers.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Barbara Vogl,
Burnaby Haida

Date: October 13th, 2007

Location: Mission Leisure Center, 7560 Grand Street, Mission, BC.

Sanctioned BCSSA.

Medical: St. John Ambulance

MEET ENTRIES: List of registrants, must be emailed to Frank.Carenza by 12:00 Noon, Saturday, October 7th, 2006.

Meet Recorder : Frank.Carenza Frank.Carenza@pbfoodgroup.com

Meet Coordinator Marie Young

Entry Fee: $19.00 + $1.00 Officials Development Fund. Total $20.00 Pee Wee and Up. Cradles $12.00 + $1.00 Total of $13.00

Deadline: by 12:00 noon Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Format: Ability – Sprints

Seed Time: Juvenile and up: 500m times: Midgets and down: 333m times
Cradles: 111m times

Registration: Saturday October 13th, 2007 at 6:30AM at Mission Leisure Centre

For ease of registration/bookkeeping we request that we receive one cheque for each club.
INDIVIDUAL CHECK IN IS NOT NECESSARY. COACHES ARE ASKED TO NOTIFY THE RECORDING ROOM, OF ALL SCRATCHES PRIOR TO THE COACHES MEETING.
Please note that Masters will skate separate.

SCHEDULE: Saturday October. 13th:
6:30 – 7:00 General Registration
7:00 Coaches meeting
7:00 – 7:15 Midgets & Down Warm Up
7:15 Ice resurfacing
7:30 until 12 noon Midget & Down Racing
12:30 – 1:00 Lunch
12:30- 12:45 Juvenile & up Warm Up
12:45 Ice resurfacing
1:00 – 6:00 Juvenile & up Racing

Misson Registration Oct. 13, 2007 (word .doc)

New 500m record?

According to shorttrack.com:

Canadian Charles Hamelin  skated a 40.9 500 m in Calgary, AB, in the last month. (Sept 30, 2007)

Might be unofficial, Hamelin’s wikipedia page has not been updated with this info.

The current World record is: 500m Jean-François Monette    CAN    41.184    2003    Calgary (according to Speed Skating Canada) Although the Canadian record is: 500m Charles Hamelin    CAN    41.035    2004    Calgary.  I guess we just have higher standards ;o)

BC MASTERS EXCLUDED FROM PROVINCIAL SHORT TRACK COMPETITIONS FOR 2007-08 (and future)

 Source: Masters Speed Skating News

Ross Knudson, of Mackenzie British Columbia, sent the following post about competition changes for masters skaters in that province:
At an Advanced Program Committee (APC) meeting this evening for BC, the committee voted to exclude Masters from Provincial short track meets, including 2 BC Cup Meets, and the Provincial Short Track Meet.

Masters are invited instead to participate in Northern or Southern Regional Meets, with a preliminary proposal to alternate provincial short track championships between North and South Regionals in alternate years.

I fought this decision, but to no avail. I warned them that it would potentially disenfranchise masters skaters that are coaches, parents, volunteers, or just in it for the fun. I told them Masters are part of the LTAD model (Athletes for Life), that we have always been part of these competitions in the past, etc..

I would appreciate it if this could be forwarded to the Masters distribution list, and comments can be forwarded to Ross Knudson at rknudson@telus.net, or directly to BC Speed Skating at speedskating@ucfv.ca

Ross Knudson
Master 3
Head Coach, Mackenzie Speed Skating
(A Not Very Happy Master Skater)

Season Opener – Chocolate Sales

This year we are using the local chocolatier Daniel Le Chocolate Belge for our season opener chocolate sales. Simply Delicious was unable to ship in time due to the hot weather.

Many of our skaters have received this years chocolate allotment of 10-85 gram bars and so far, the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

A big thanks to the parents who helped bundle the chocolate bars on Saturday, August 15th!

Skaters who have not received their allotment or skaters wanting more chocolate bars to sell can email me at bhfund@gmail.com.

Calla Jamieson

Do You Want to Volunteer for the Olympics?

BC: Board, Club Presidents, Coaches and Alternate Contacts

Important Notice – please pass onto your members

Pre-Olympic and Winter Olympic Games

In advance of the general call for volunteers (coming Februrary 2008 from VANOC) BCSSA is compiling a list of those officials/skilled volunteers who are interested in being considered for participation in the Olympic Winter Games.

The purpose behind this preliminary call for interested officials/skilled volunteers is to determine those BCSSA members who may be considered for the technical positions – tentatively determined as 49 for Short Track and 50 for Long Track.

It will also provide an indication as to the number of skilled volunteers BCSSA has within its ranks for the other positions VANOC needs to complete the full complement of staffing for both Short Track and Long Track.

A general notice, with additional and specific VANOC information, is expected to be circulated to all SSC branches within the next few weeks.

It must be understood that all who wish to be considered for participation in the Olympic Winter Games either as an official or a skilled volunteer will be required to go through the registration process VANOC will be implementing February 2008.

Regards,
Ted Houghton
Executive Director
B.C. Speed Skating Association
Tel:   604.852.6838
Cell:  604.309.8178
Fax:  604.854.6893

Application form: 2010 Winter Games Expression of Interest Sept 07.doc

Burr-master

This is a nifty little de-burring tool. It simply slots over your blade and you slide it back and forth…and voila. Very quick, no slips, great if you have kids and need to do this a lot.

Cost ranges from $20US (adamsinline) to $25 Cdn (RedRiverSpeed), plus shipping.

We picked up three during the summer for various club members, and I think everyone, myself included, quite likes them.

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

There have been a few inquiries about the first day back to skating, so…

The Ice times for each group are:
Group 1 is from 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. ( Come at 2:45 P.M. in order to get your skates on and ready to help put up the mats)
Group 2 is from 4:15 – 5:15 P.M.
Group 3 is from 5:30 – 6:30 P.M. (Allow some time for warm up)

Please return to the same group time as you attended last year. Can’t remember which group you were in? Send an inquiry to this e-mail address.

For those whose feet may have grown over the summer, if you have not had your skates fitted prior to September 8, there is no guarantee that you will be fitted and onto the ice for your first session. Please contact Sophie Beriault ( sberiault@shaw.ca) if you need a fitting.

Barbara Vogl,
Burnaby Haida