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WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vancouver, May 8th 2012

BC Wrestling sent six wrestlers to Tucson, Arizona May 4 -6 2012, to compete in the Western Regional Championships. The top three wrestlers per weight from this tournament qualify for the USWA Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota in July of this year. The team had an exceptional performance competing against some of the top high school aged Freestyle wrestlers in the United States.

Parm Dhesi 1st Place 285lbs (Khalsa Wrestling Club)
Win Ricky Villegas Arizona 6-0,6-0
Win Drew Lattner Arizona 7-0,7-0

Amar Dhesi 1st Place 220lbs (Khalsa Wrestling Club)
Win Floyd Jones Arizona 6-1,6-0
Win Sam Sumbia Arizona 7-0,6-0
Win William Mason Nevada 7-0, 5-0

Melvin Arciaga 1st Place 120lbs (Howard Gairy International Club)
Win Adrian Manzo California 4-3,7-5
Win Eduardo Penha Neveda 7-3, 5-1
Loss Shawn Miller California 1-3, 1-2
Win Chase Green Idaho 3-0,6-2

Ajay Gill 2^nd Place 182 lbs (Hargobind Wrestling Club)

Win Jimi Dixie Arizona 6-0,7-1

Win Zack Hanson California 6-0,6-0

Win Dillion Pigsley Arizona 1-0,7-0

Loss Ryder Newman Neveda 4-1,6-0 (2nd Greco Jr. Nationals, 6th Freestyle Jr. Nationals)

Issac Bernard 3^rd Place 138lbs (Guildford Wrestling Club)

Win Marc Uehling Arizona 6-0,6-0

Win Adam Ortiz Arizona Fall 0:58

Loss Chase Call Idaho 7-1,0-7,4-6

Win Austin Solari California 4-2,1-1,3-3

Win Dakota Sargent Neveda 2-0,5-0

Win David Sholes Arizona 4-1,3-0

Win Dakota (Cody) Warr California 1-0,7-0

Mathew Dignan DNP 126lbs (Abby Wrestling Club)

Win Christinan Reyeas Arizona F6-0 1:36

Win William Olivas Arizona 7-0,3-4,4-3

Loss Jordan Griffin California F4-2 1:55

Loss Fabian Caraveo Texas 2-9, 0-6

BC SUMMER GAMES 2012

Vancouver- May 07, 2012

This year the BC Summer Games will be taking place on July 19th-22nd 2012 in Surrey BC. The registration deadline is fast approaching. Contact your zone representative to make sure that they have registered you. Please see below for the list of zone representatives:

Zone 1 Rep:

Kootenays

Vacant

Zone 5 Rep:

Vancouver/North Shore

Chris Fuoco

cfuoco@vsb.bc.ca

Zone 2 Rep:

Okanagan

Brian Dick

briandick01@gmail.com

Zone 6 Rep:

Vancouver Island

Jason Kerluck

jason.kerluck@sd72.bc.ca

Zone 3 Rep:

Upper Fraser Valley

Jorge Knizek

jknizek@sd43.bc.ca

Zone 7 Rep:

North West

Mike Richey

mricheyfamily@gmail.com

Zone 4 Rep:

Lower Fraser Valley

Gianni Buono

gianni.buono@sd41.bc.ca

Zone 8 Rep:

North Central

Ken Barwise

kbarwise@sd57.bc.ca

CANADIAN ADMINISTRATOR CLINT KINGSBURY NAMED HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE Canadian to lead FILA Referee Commission in Non-Olympic styles

Ottawa, ON – May 07, 2012

Clint Kinsgbury, a sport administrator with Wrestling Canada Lutte and multiple national medallist in wrestling, has been named head of the Fédération internationale de lutte associées (FILA) Referee Commission in Non-Olympic styles.

The Non-Olympic styles are grappling, Pankration and Amateur MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). Notably, Kingsbury will be overseeing the Commission committee, and will manage Non-Olympic styles rules and regulations, as well as implement and Instruct new officials.

“It is very important to have a Canadian representative on an international sport committee. It gives us the insight on what is going on at the International level, in good timing and we get to understand the inner-workings at more personal level,” said Kingsbury.

Being on an international committee with the FILA gives Canada strength on the International scene, and puts Canada on the map within the various congresses, as well as being strong leaders in the area of Non-Olympic styles.

When asked what his role will be, Kingsbury was very clear: “My objective is to lead these styles to the Olympics, and be a builder of the future of combat sports. I also want to create opportunities for future members that want to be involved in non-grappling styles, and I wish to lead constructively and optimally to ensure FILA is moving in the right direction.”

Kingsbury is very active in the Canadian wrestling scene, occupying the position of Manager of Domestic Development, a position he has held for six years. Within his duties, he leads major projects, such as all the domestic events including the Canadian Wrestling Championships, the Coaching Education and Development, the Long Term Athlete Development and its implementation, as well as sitting on four standing committees.

Kingsbury holds since 2008 his international grappling referee certification, which took him across the World to officiate international events, such as World Championships and European Championships. In 2009, he was appointed to the FILA World Grappling Committee in Non-Olympic styles.

In addition to his duties at Wrestling Canada Lutte and his refereeing career, Kingsbury is currently coaching and training athletes in Ontario. He holds his NCCP Level 3 coaching certificate.

END OF THE OLYMPIC ROAD FOR TWO CANADIAN WRESTLERS Jeff Adamson and John Pineda fall short at last Olympic qualifying tournament in Finland

Ottawa, ON – May 04, 2012

Canadian wrestlers John Pineda of Vancouver, BC and Jeff Adamson of Saskatoon, SK both came short of qualifying Canada for the 2012 Olympic Games in their respective weight categories, today in Finland.

Both Pineda (60kg) and Adamson (84kg) won the Canadian trials, and embarked on a journey hoping to qualify Canada for the Games.

Keeping their chances to qualifying to the very last tournament, both wrestlers had to make it to the gold medal bout in order to qualify the country.

Pineda, 30, benefited from a bye in the opening rounds, thanks to a favorable draw. In his first match, he easily defeated his opponent in two bouts (6-0, 6-0), to advance to the quarterfinals.

Only two victories needing to achieve his goal, Pineda faced a strong Armenian wrestler, Artur Arakelyan. Pineda had to concede the victory to his opponent (0-1, 0-2) in a tightly contested dual. The loss suffered in quarterfinals mean that his 2012 Olympic road came to a sudden halt.

Earlier this year, in February, Pineda came third at the Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament, and won the Canadian Trials in December. With the hopes of qualifying the country for the Olympic Games, Pineda went to Florida and competed in the second FILA Pan-American Olympic Qualifying tournament, where he took fifth place. Last week at the third qualifier in China, in another effort to qualify, Pineda had a quick exit from the tournament, and placed 25th.

Jeff Adamson did not benefit from a bye, and had to wrestle in the opening round. Facing Japanese wrestler Naoki Momma, Adamson won his match and stayed alive. In the second round (1/8), Adamson faced off against Maciej Balawender of Poland, a bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympic Qualifying tournament in Bulgaria, earlier in April. Adamson was unable to score a point against the Polish wrestler, ending his road to the Olympics.

The road to the Olympic Games has also been a challenge for Adamson. After winning the 2012 Canadian Trials in Winnipeg, Adamson went to narrowly miss his qualification for London at the second qualifier in Florida, finishing in fourth place, just one spot away from earning his ticket to London. Adamson then went on to China for the third qualifier, a tournament in which he came eighth. Against the wall, Adamson today had to secure a Top 2 to qualify the country.

Canada has secured Olympic berth in all the women’s weight classes, as well as in five of the seven men’s freestyle classes. Canada had a strong performance at the previous FILA Pan-American Olympic qualifier, qualifying seven athletes for the Games. Two athletes, the defending Olympic champion Carol Huynh (48kg) and Olympic medallist Tonya Verbeek (55kg), had previously qualified through their results at the last FILA World Championships.

CANADIAN RESULTS – FILA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

60 kg - John Pineda

vs. Gert Coetzee (RSA) - W 6-0, 6-0

vs. Artur Arakelyan (ARM) - L 0-1, 0-2

http://wrestling.ca/i/articles/2012_OQ4_60.pdf

84 kg - Jeff Adamson

vs. Naoki Momma (JPN) - W 1-0, 1-0

vs. Maciej Balawender (POL) - L 0-3, 0-3 http://wrestling.ca/i/articles/2012_OQ4_84.pdf

2012 CAWA Rule Book is available

Vancouver, April 30th 2012

Did you need to look up how points are calculated or what the standard mat size is? Then, look no further than the 2012 CAWA Rule Book. If you would like to view it online, please click here.

ADAMSON AND PINEDA WILL AIM FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION IN FINLAND

Two Canadian wrestlers will travel to fourth Olympic Qualifying tournament

Taiyuan, China – April 27, 2012

Canadian wrestlers John Pineda of Vancouver, BC and Jeff Adamson of Saskatoon, SK will have one more chance to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Today, at the third of four FILA International Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Taiyuan, China, both missed their chances to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. To qualify, the wrestlers had to step on the podium, finishing in the Top 3.

In the freestyle 84kg weight category, Adamson won his first match on technical points (0-2, 1-0, 1-0) against Sergei Kolesnikov of Israel to advance in the second round. Facing Soslan Gattsiev of Belarus, Adamson fell short in the second bout (0-5, 2-8) to eventually admit the defeat.

Adamson had a last chance to make it to the podium, through the repêchage rounds. Facing German wrestler Georg Seregelyi, Adamson regrouped and went on to easily win his match (2-0, 3-0) and advance to the next round. Still alive and with a critical match facing Kazakhstan’s Yermek Baiduashov, Adamson had to win in order to keep his qualification hopes alive for the day. Adamson won both the first two of three bouts (1-0, 3-2), but unfortunately gave up four points in the third and decisive bout to concede the victory.

John Pineda, wrestling in the freestyle 60kg category, faced eventual bronze medallist Shawn Bunch of the United States of America in the first round, to whom he lost.

The Olympic dreams are still alive and burning for Pineda and Adamson. Both wrestlers will now travel to Helsinki, Finland for the last opportunity to qualify for the Games. The decisive FILA International Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be held from May 4-6.

RESULTS – THIRD FILA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT (TAIYUAN, CHINA)

60 kg - John Pineda (25/27)

vs. Shawn Bunch (USA) - L 0-2, 0-2

Full results: http://wrestling.ca/i/articles/2012_OQ3_60.pdf

84 kg - Jeff Adamson (8/27)

vs. Sergei Kolesnicov (ISR) - W 0-2, 1-0, 1-0 vs. Soslan Gattsiev (BLR) - L 0-5, 2-8 vs. Georg Seregelyi (GER) - W 2-0, 1-0 vs. Yermek Baiduashov(KAZ) - L 1-0, 3-2, 0-4

Full results: http://wrestling.ca/i/articles/2012_OQ3_84.pdf

FISU Trials set for June 29th 2012 in Guelph, Ontario

Vancouver, April 26th 2012

The FISU Trials are set to take place on June 29th 2012 in Guelph, ON. For information including the FISU Regulations and Eligibility Conditions, the Academic/FISU Eligibility Form, and tournament information, please click here. Please be advised that the deadline to receive pre-registrations is June 15^th, 2012, and that this will be a hard deadline. Both FISU Eligibility Forms and Pre-Registrations must be completed by this date in order for an athlete to participate in the Trials.

In addition, please find below the FISU and official 2012 World University Wrestling Championship’s websites:

http://www.fisu.net/en/Wrestling-2012-2749.html

http://www.wucwrestling2012.com/default.aspx

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Stephanie Buchan via email or telephone.

TWO CANADIAN WRESTLERS TO COMPETE AT FILA OLYMPIC QUALIFIER IN CHINA Jeff Adamson and John Pineda hoping to qualify for London with podium performances

(Ottawa, ON – April 25, 2012)

Canadian wrestlers John Pineda of Vancouver, BC and Jeff Adamson of Saskatoon, SK have one objective in mind this week at the 2012 FILA Olympic Qualifier tournament: finishing on the podium. Both Pineda (60kg) and Adamson (84kg) won the Canadian trials, and therefore would represent Canada at the 2012 Olympic Game providing that Canada can secure its qualification in those two weight classes.

"My expectation at these qualifiers is to perform at my best. I am confident that if I do that I will qualify the weight for Canada," said Adamson from China. "My training for this tournament has been no different than for any major competition. Train hard, eat well and go like hell."

In China, the Top 3 performers in each weight classes will secure their participation at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, this summer.

"We are ready for the challenge ahead of us, confident in our preparation, and have the expectation to be successful in meeting our singular goal here in China," said Dave McKay, head coach of the Canadian Olympic Wrestling Team and head coach at the Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club, on site in China.

The competition at this tournament is expected to be stiff for the two wrestlers, with the remaining countries from around the world which have not yet qualified will be present at this important tournament. Countries who have already qualified for the Games in specific weight classes will not be present, according to the FILA Olympic Qualifying protocol.

The 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held this weekend, in Taiyan, China, is the third of four Olympic qualifying tournaments for wrestling.

So far, Canada has secured Olympic berth in all the women’s weight classes, as well as in five of the seven men’s freestyle classes. Canada had a strong performance at the previous FILA Pan-American Olympic qualifier, qualifying seven athletes for the Games. Two athletes, the defending Olympic champion Carol Huynh (48kg) and Olympic medallist Tonya Verbeek (55kg), had previously qualified through their results at the last FILA World Championships.

BC WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

According to Bylaw Article VIII. 2.9, 30 DAY NOTICE is hereby given to all members of BC Wrestling Association that the 2012 Annual General Meeting will be held Saturday, May 26^th 2012 from 9am-5pm. The meeting will take place in Meeting Room B at the Langley Events Centre (7888 200th Street, Langley BC)

Please click on the links below to access the following 10 items:

BCWA Constitution and By-Laws

2011 AGM DRAFT Minutes

2012 AGM Agenda (Draft)

2012 AGM Registration Form

2012 Board Candidate Nomination Package (This includes the Nomination Form)

Annual Award Nomination Form (Athletes, Volunteers, Officials etc)

2012 Executive Committee + Staff Report Guide

2012 Zone Report Guide-to be completed by Zone Representatives

2012 Resolution Form

Getting to Langley Events Centre

The following 6 forms are due Wednesday May 9th 2012:

2012 AGM Registration Form

2012 Board Candidate Nomination Form

Annual Award Nomination Form (Athletes, Volunteers, Officials etc) **Please note that member clubs are being asked to complete and submit the nomination forms to the Zone Reps by Monday May 7th in order to allow Zone Reps to compile submissions for the zone and submit to BC Wrestling by May 9th 2012.

2012 Executive Committee + Staff Report Guide

2012 Zone Report Guide

2012 Resolution Form

In an effort to keep reports consistent, please ensure that you complete your report using the templates that are provided above. If there are any difficulties in opening or completing any form please contact the BC Wrestling office.

Sincerely,

David Hohl

Secretary/Treasurer

AMERICAN AND KOREAN DELEGATIONS TO JOIN CUBA AT 2012 CANADA CUP WRESTLING

Great international event in Guelph to feature many London-bound athletes

(Guelph, ON – April 23, 2012)

Following the recent Pan American Olympic qualifying event, held March 23-25th in Kissimmee, Florida, the USA Senior Women’s Team confirmed their participation in the 2012 Canada Cup of International Wrestling. The Canada Cup will take place June 30th and July 1st 2012 at the University of Guelph Athletic Centre in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

The American Women join the Cuban National Men’s Wrestling Team as early confirmed participants in the Senior division of the 2012 Canada Cup of International Wrestling. Also recently confirmed is the Korean team for the Under 18 division of the Canada Cup.

The Cubans on the men’s side and the Americans on the women’s side will provide strong competition for the Canadian competitors at the event, as well as the other international countries likely to come on board. Canada has done well in pre-Olympic qualification, currently having five of a possible seven men qualified for the London Olympics, and a full squad of four women qualified. The Canada Cup will be a good test of the Canadian’s mettle, as well as good pre-Olympic preparation.

Canada Cup Convenor and Head Coach at the University of Guelph Doug Cox continues to be pleased with the early response to this year’s Canada Cup: "To have the Cubans confirmed this early and the U.S. Women on board already is great. We are hoping that many of the U.S. Men’s team members will also choose to attend."

Cox also note: "This is the earliest we have ever had an international U-18 Team confirm for the Canada Cup, so we are excited that will lead to other national teams attending, and provide a real incentive for our Canadian athletes to put the event on their calendar."

The Cubans and Koreans will stay for the National Team training camps scheduled to take place after the competition. "Having them here for the training camp is as good as or better than for the competition itself," Cox added.

The Canada Cup of International Wrestling is one of North America’s longest continually running events and is sanctioned by FILA - Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées, the International sport body for Olympic wrestling. Begun in 1980 as an alternate to the Olympic boycott that year, the Canada Cup regularly attracts strong participants at both the Senior (20 and over) division and the pre-Junior (18 and under) division added several years ago.

Canada itself is one of the best countries in the world in Women’s wrestling, and the Canada Cup regularly attracts many good countries in the women’s division. Canada’s women placed second at the 2011 FILA World Championships in the team standings.

The Canada Cup Senior division will take place Saturday June 30th at the University of Guelph, with the pre-Junior (under 18) division taking place the following day.

For more information, contact:

Doug Cox

Chairman, 2012 Canada Cup

The Guelph Wrestling Club

Phone: (519) 824-4120 extension 53405

E-mail: dcox@uoguelph.ca

CADET & JUVENILE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Vancouver, April 20th, 2012

Congratulations to all of the athletes, coaches and officials that participated in the Cadet/Juvenile National Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick. We had 87 athletes compete at these championships.

Some accomplishments to highlight include:

-As a province, BC placed 1st in the Juvenile Boys division and 2nd in the Cadet Boys division.

-As a province, BC placed 2nd in the Cadet Girls division.

-As a province, BC placed 1st in the Greco-Roman tournament.

-3 BC Clubs placed in the Top 6 of the Juvenile Boys Teams. (Khalsa WC in 1st, Guru Gobind WC in 2nd, and Abby WC in 5th)

- Abby WC placed 1st of the Cadet Boys Teams.

For a complete listing of the results of our BC athletes, please click here. To view full results including the brackets, please visit the Results Page.

Way to go BC!!!

WRESTLING CANADA STRATEGIC PLAN SURVEY

Ottawa, April 20th, 2012

Dear Wrestling Community,

Wrestling Canada is currently undergoing a strategic planning process to identify the strategic directions we will be focusing on over the next several years. An important aspect of this process includes engaging our key stakeholders, members and supporters. This extensive consultation process will include interviews with key stakeholders, members, staff and Board and a community-wide survey. The results will be analyzed by the Strategic Planning Committee struck to guide this process and shared with our community through our website. A recommendation will be put forward for the Board’s consideration in June.

We are therefore inviting you to take 5 minutes out of your busy schedule to take part in the survey to help inform our priorities, expected results, and refine our mission, vision and values statement. We believe that your contribution will drive the successful implementation of this Strategic Plan.

English version of the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8QL7GS

French version of the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZKGH7V8

Thank you for your time and ongoing commitment to the growth and development of wrestling in Canada. Please feel free to share this with your wrestling colleagues and wrestling supporters. Please note that survey will be closing on FRIDAY, APRIL 27th at 5:00 pm EDT.

Your opinion matters ! Have your say !

-------------------------

Tamara Medwidsky

Executive Director / Directrice Exécutive

Wrestling Canada Lutte

2012 CADET/JUVENILE CANADIAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE HELD THIS WEEKEND IN NEW BRUNSWICK
Top up and coming wrestlers to battle it out for National titles

(Fredericton, NB – April 12, 2012) The 2012 Cadet and Juvenile Canadian Wrestling Championships start tomorrow morning in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

This event is of significant importance for all the up and coming wrestlers who will attempt to crack future Olympic teams and participate in National team programs.

Wrestlers from every province are expected in every different weight class for both the Juvenile category (17-18 years old) and the Cadet category (15-16 years old). In total, there are 28 weight categories combined for men and women in the each age group.

Organized by Black Bears Wrestling Club, in collaboration with Wrestling NB, the competition starts tomorrow morning at the Nashwaaksis Field House in Fredericton, and ends on Sunday.

Weigh-ins for all freestyle categories are held on Thursday. On Friday, the preliminary rounds will be held for both age groups. The medal rounds will be held Saturday afternoon. Sunday will feature the Greco-roman wrestling tournament.

For more detailed information on the 2012 Cadet/Juvenile Canadian Wrestling Championships, please visit www.wrestling.ca.

BC WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given to all members of BC Wrestling Association that the 2012 Annual General Meeting

will be held Saturday, May 26^th 2012.

The venue for this meeting will be announced in the next notice.  Thank you for your attention to this notification.

BC Wrestling Association

#335-2416 Main Street

Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2

P| 604-737-3092 | F 604-737-3092

info@bcwrestling.com | www.bcwrestling.com

2012 Provincial Spring Camp Survey

Vancouver, April 11th, 2012

Thank you to those that attended the 2012 Provincial Spring Camp!

Wrestling BC is seeking your feedback. Please help us evaluate the 2012 Provincial Spring Camp held on March 21st-23rd 2012 at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012_Provincial_Spring_Camp. The survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Wrestling BC will use this information to determine how we can improve future Provincial Camps. The survey will close on Friday April 20th 2012 by 5pm.  ***The first 10 individuals that complete the survey will receive a special discounted rate for the 2012 Provincial Summer Camp.***

Membership Survey- Open Until April 15th 2012

Vancouver, April 10th, 2012

Members,

At the April 4^th Executive Meeting it was approved to proceed with a Strategic Planning Process and engage members and other stakeholders in mapping out the future direction of Wrestling BC. This update is to provide members with an overview and an invitation to engage in the development of the future direction of Wrestling BC.

About Strategic Planning

Strategic planning is a systematic way for associations to map out their future directions, taking into account internal and external factors. It can also be used to engage members ins a collective discussion on what matters most with a view to guiding shared understanding, common goals, and ownership. It is the determination of more long-term association goals and the optimal strategies to achieve these goals.

Strategic planning is no operational or action planning. Strategic Plans provide the groundwork, direction and broad-based targets for the association. Strategic planning is visionary by nature and requires the collection of the best information currently available, the best organizational expertise and a comfortable and safe environment to allow participants to be successful in mapping out the plan to achieve measurable objectives and move the association forward.

The desired outcome for the Wrestling BC’s strategic plan will be used to guide all of the organization’s future actions and as a common framework to help ensure consistent decision-making by staff and volunteers.

About The Process:

Effective strategic planning process includes an opportunity to:

Engage the members

Scan the environment

Renew or create a commitment to mission, vision and values

Draft the plan

Create or refine a performance management strategy

Communicate

Build commitment to implement the strategies that have been identified

Approve the Plan

To ensure that the vision and the outline of the strategic planning process are appropriate to the outcome and meaningful to promote engagement of the members and stakeholders, a Pre-Planning Committee was formed to review all aspects. This committee included: James Messenger (Alberni Wrestling, Chris Fuoco (Zone 5 representative), Doug Corbett (President), Penny Gardner (Executive Director), and Marilyn Payne, Consultant (MPC Consulting)

It’s about What Matters to the Member

Over the next month, members will be invited to complete a brief survey designed to help the Wrestling BC gauge its current strengths, explore opportunities and define success. More so, it is the critical opportunity to engage members to discover what really matters to them, and what they really want and need in the wrestling experience. Further, up to 8 internal and external stakeholders will be invited to participate in a more in-depth interview to allow for more detailed and specific knowledge to be gathered. In addition, an environmental scan will be completed to ensure a comprehensive assessment of internal and external factors that affect the association.

Please accept this invitation to the Members Survey available on-line until April 15^th.   Please click here to visit the survey.

The survey is open to all our members – athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers – please ensure that this message is reaching everyone within your wrestling network. It is important to engage everyone in our wrestling community.

Presentation of the 2012-16 Strategic Plan

The new Strategic Plan will be presented at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for Saturday, May 26^th.

If you have any questions regarding the information in this update, please contact directly Executive Director, Penny Gardner at 604-737-3092, or p.gardner@bcwrestling.com.

I look forward to working with the membership to create the Mission that we all envision for Wrestling BC and creating the plan that helps us get there.

Best Regards,

Doug Corbett

President

WRESTLING CANADA LUTTE APPOINTS DAVE MCKAY AS MEN’S OLYMPIC COACH
Ottawa, ON – April 3, 2012

BC Wrestling is pleased to announce that our High Performance Coach Dave McKay has been appointed the Men’s Freestyle Olympic coach, leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

McKay, a former Olympian and NCCP level 4 certified coach, has over 20 years experience in high performance coaching at multiple Olympic Games and World Championships, including coaching Daniel Igali to gold medals at the 1999 Senior World Championships and 2000 Olympic Games.

As the Men’s Olympic coach, Dave will be responsible for directing and coordinating the men’s freestyle Olympic team program, with a specific focus on Own The Podium (OTP) targeted athletes.

Dave McKay brings experience and continuity to Men’s Wrestling Program and began his duties on April 1st. Way to go Dave!



Photos from the BC High School Provincial Championships

Vancouver, March 13th 2012

The photos from the BC Provincial High School Wrestling Championships are complete. If you would like to view them, please click here.

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