Feature News for January 2012  PNE Miracle Mile Athlete Bursary - (1 athlete monthly for 2011) Growing Champions - Supporting BC Athletes Make Ethical Decisions evaluation required for coach certification  Coaches Association of BC - Upcoming Events IGNITE Athlete Development Program 2011-2012

PROVINCIAL ELITE  ATHLETE TRAINING & COMPETITION  Provincial training practices for high school athletes offered two days per week at Burnaby Mountain Training Centre   Men's Team Training:   Contact: John Pineda    (604)537-5463   Women's TeamTraining: Contact: Lyndsay Belisle (604)454-4159  Elite Men's High school Practices @ SFU: Thursdays at 5:00 pm Saturdays at 1:00 pm Please click here to see the Boys Provincial Development Plan         Team BC Girls Practices @ SFU: Mondays from 5:00-6:30 pm Rotating Practices Thursday Nov. 10th 4:30-6:30 pm at Burnaby South Secondary Saturday Nov. 26th 10:00-12:00pm at SFU Please click here to see the Girls Provincial Development Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                    Western Canada Age-Class Tournament - Results  Vancouver, January 16th 2012 Teams from all over the province and Alberta gathered in Kamloops this weekend for the annual Western Canada Age-Class Tournament.  With over 600 athletes competing in the tournament, there was a lot of wrestling that took place at Tournament Capital Centre.   Thanks to all of the tournament organizers, volunteers, coaches, athletes, drawmasters, officials who put in countless hours and efforts to make this event a huge success!!  Also, a special thank you to the City of Kamloops for their wonderful hospitality.  Pictures from the tournament will be posted as they become available.  Please click here to see the results from this tournament. Stu Hart - Results & Photos Vancouver, January 16th 2012 This year, BC was given the honor of hosting the Stu Hart Tournament in our province.  The Stu Hart tournament is an annual event that provides an opportunity for the best high school age wrestlers to compete and work with some of Canada’s top coaches and athletes. This year’s event hosted teams from Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and 2 teams from British Columbia. Teams wrestled in a dual meet and also attended a training camp instructed by some of Canada’s and the world’s best wrestlers, including Daniel Igali and Gia Sissaouri. Thanks to all of the tournament organizers, volunteers, coaches, athletes, drawmasters, officials who put in countless hours and efforts to make this event a huge success!!  Please click here to see the results from this tournament.     Stu Hart Tournament Schedule  Vancouver, January 5th 2012 As teams begin to trickle in, the excitement around the Stu Hart Tournament builds.  There are a number of great events that will take place leading up to this weekend.  Please take a look at the schedule below and come check it out! Wednesday, January 4th 12:30 pm - Dual meet with Ontario                  John Oliver Highschool                  530 E. 41st Ave.                  Vancouver, B.C.                  V5W 1P3  5:00 pm - Practice                 Simon Fraser University                 8888 University Dr.                 Burnaby, B.C.                 V5A 1S6 Thursday, January 5th 12:15 pm - Dual meet with Ontario & Alberta                  Burnaby South Highschool                  5455 Rumble St.                  Burnaby, B.C.                  V5J 2B7  5:00 pm - Practice                 Simon Fraser University Friday, January 6th 11:30 pm - Dual meet with Saskatchewan and Alberta (?)                  Burnaby Central Highschool                  6011 Deer Lake Parkway                  Burnaby, B.C.                   V5G 0A9  6:00 pm - Weigh-In                 Guildford Park Secondary                 10707-146th St.                 Surrey, B.C.                 V3R 1T5 BC will be represented by the following athletes at the Stu Hart Tournament: A Team 46kg- Dave Sharma, Abby Wrestling Club 50kg- Jesse Wagner, Port Alberni 54kg- Amrit Binning, Abby Wrestling Club 58kg- Matt Dignan, Abby Wrestling Club 63kg- Issac Bernard, Guildford Park 68kg- Jaskarn Ranu, Khalsa 74kg- Manny Gill, Guru Gobind 81kg- Austin Batra, Abby Wrestling Club 90kg- Manpreet Virk, Khalsa Wrestling Club 105kg- Parmveer Dhesi, Khalsa Wrestling Club 120kg- Kyle Nguyen, Jokers Wrestling Club B Team 46kg- Justin Cacatian, Tupper 50kg- Abdullah Saib, Burnaby South 54kg- Amrit Sund, Guru Gobind 58kg- Melvin Arciaga, Burnaby South 63kg- Aman Khaler, Abby Wrestling Club 68kg- Baldeep Gill, Guru Gobind 74kg- Ajay Gill, Hargobind Wrestling Club 81kg- Brodie McKenzie, Maple Ridge 90kg- Dilsahib Nahal, Hargobind Wrestling 105kg- Saheel Khan, Khalsa Wrestling Club 120kg- Gulraj Binning, Guru Gobind Good Luck to everyone!  We look forward to seeing some great matches.   For further information, please contact the tournament director John Pineda at 604-537-5463. War on the Floor 2011 Feedback Survey  Vancouver, January 3rd 2012 Wrestling BC is seeking your feedback.  Please help us evaluate the 2011 War on the Floor Tournament held on December 7-9, 2011 at the Lorne Davies Complex at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. The following short survey should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Wrestling BC will use this information to determine how we can improve future War on the Floor tournaments. The first 10 individuals that complete the survey will receive a gift pack valued at $20! Thank you. Wrestling BC Holiday Closures at the BC Wrestling Association Office  Vancouver, December 20th 2011 Please note that the BC Wrestling Association office will be closed for the holidays from December 24th-January 2nd.  We will return to the office on January 3rd at 9 am.  On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of BC Wrestling, we wish you a safe and happy holidays!  We look forward to serving you in the new year.  2011 Olympic Trials  December 19th 2011  Santa Claus may still be busy at the North Pole, but it definitely feels like Christmas has arrived early at BC Wrestling. We are honoured to announce that British Columbia was definitely well represented at the Olympic Trials that just took place December 14th- 17th 2011 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.    Below are some quick facts about the results:   4 of the 7 winners in the Men’s Olympic Team are from BC. These include: Arjan Bhullar (120KG), Haislan Garcia (66KG), John Pineda (60KG), and Matt Gentry (74 KG). On the Women’s Olympic Team, 2 BC Products made the four person Olympic Roster. Hazelton BC native, Carol Huynh who is also the 2008 Olympic Champion won in the 48kg weight class again and has already qualified her weight for London.  Mackensie BC native, Leah Callahan won the 72kg spot over the World Silver Medalist Ohenewa Akuffo of Toronto.  Sunny Dhinsa of Abbotsford BC wrestled a great match against Arjan Bhullar but was unable to defeat Bhullar. Dhinsa did go on to win the Greco Roman berth. Colin Daynes also won the trials in Greco Roman Style at 74kg. BC had a finalist in every weight with Aso Palani the alternate at 55kg. Travis Cross returned to the mats after a 2 year lay off but fell short in an exciting three match / 3 round battle at 84kg.  Manjot Sandhu lost in the finals at 96kg to Haitag Pliev. Danielle Lappage lost a close match to eventual champion and 2X World Gold Medalist Martine Dugrenier of Montreal. Congratulations to all of the athletes, coaches and families! We wish you the best of luck in your preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games! 2011 War on the Floor Tournament a huge SUCCESS!  Burnaby, December 12th, 2011 The 2011-2012 Wrestling Season has officially begun.  There have been a number of tournaments that have been taking place all over the province in the last couple of weeks.  Last week, we had teams from all over the province come together for the Annual War on the Floor tournament which took place at SFU.  We had around 1000 athletes wrestle during the course of the three days.  Thanks to all of the tournament organizers, volunteers, coaches, athletes, drawmasters, officials who put in countless hours and efforts to make this event a huge success!! Please click here to see the results from this tournament.   Stu Hart Tournament to be held in BC  VANCOUVER, December 5th, 2011 BC Wrestling Association is pleased to announce that this year we will be hosting the Stu Hart Tournament in British Columbia.  If you would like further information about this tournament, please see the links belows. Tournament Package for BC Athletes only Tournament Package for Oher Provinces (Boys) Tournament Package for Girls National Duals. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact John Pineda or Lyndsay Belisle.  The dates for the Junior/Senior National Championships have been changed VANCOUVER, November 24, 2011 Tamara Medwidsky (Executive Director of CAWA) announced that the date for the Junior/Senior National Championships will now be March 15-18th 2012.  The Executive Committee of CAWA ratified the date change as a result of the scheduling conflict with the Pan American Olympic qualifying tournament.  Please visit the Schedule of Events tab for further details.  BC Wrestling Association Names New Executive Director VANCOUVER, November 14, 2011 – Doug Corbett, President of the BC Wresting Association (BC Wrestling) today announced Penny Gardner as the organization’s new Executive Director. Following a thorough search process Corbett stated, “We are delighted to have someone with Penny’s background and qualifications join our organization. She brings to BC Wrestling valuable experience and a track record of success in sport administration, leadership and association management positions, and is well regarded as being highly effective in anything she does.”   “The Board looks forward to working with her on the development of our new strategic plan, and celebrating the successes of its outcomes.”   "I am very excited to be joining the BC Wrestling team. Wrestling has a great history in BC and in Canada and it is an honour to stand with the many Champions who have contributed to making this organization. I look forward to working with the Board, staff, and partners to further grow and develop the sport across British Columbia.” says Gardner. Penny Gardner brings to BC Wrestling over 20 years of experience in sport and association management positions at a number of levels. Most recently she was the Executive Director at Rowing BC after a lengthy career in the BC public service as a sport consultant. She is experienced in developing and implementing innovative member based programs and services and working closely with volunteer Boards providing strategic analysis and direction. As the Executive Director, Penny will work closely with the Board of Directors to develop its new strategic direction and strengthen the organization’s capacity to generate results at all levels. She will be responsible for the day-to-day operations supporting association goals and furthering its mission.  A product of the BC and Canadian sport system, from Simon Fraser University, Gardner has invested a two-year professional development focus towards completing professional designations in association management (CAE) and fundraising (CFRE), including non-profit governance training from the McMaster University Executive Development Institute.  She is replacing long-time Executive Director, MaryAnn Decorby, retiring, who has served in the position since 1988. Her new role began November 7, 2011 and she can be reached at p.gardner@bcwrestling.com. About BC Wrestling BC Wrestling is a non-profit sport organization recognized by the Province of BC and the BC Sport Agency as the provincial governing body for the sport of wrestling in British Columbia. The organization is led by a volunteer Board of Directors who set policy and direction for the association comprised predominately of school based programs. Its mission is to provide and promote opportunities for participation, challenge and proficiency in amateur wrestling.   For any older news stories, please see "NEWS ARCHIVES" under the News and Events Tab.          LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT  Don’t Just “Train Hard”    “Train Smart” By: Gord Sturrock (Douglas College: Sport Science Dept.) Albert Einstein quotes the definition of insanity as: “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. In order to do well in today’s world of sports not only do we have to train hard but we have to train smart and this may mean changing the way we have always done something. Training smart has a lot to do with planning, and not just planning for the short term but for the long term. Research has suggested that it takes eight to twelve years of quality training for a talented athlete to reach elite levels. This is often referred to the 10,000 year rule which if you do your math correctly translates to roughly ten years of three hour practices every day. How many times have we seen talented athletes show much promise when they are young only to drop out of the sport later on? If you are to invest a enormous amount of hours into something like the sport of wrestling, would you not want to do it in a way to get the best long term results? One place to start is by paying attention to the Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD) model. Most if not all highly successful athletes and coaches would attest that a long term commitment to training and practice is required to produce elite athletes in any sport. If you are a coach and want to help athletes reach long term success than read on.   Click Here for more..... for other resources on single sport training.

For Coaches & Teachers of Wrestling  coachteacher.com   This site provides good information on the basics of Olympic Freestyle and Folk Style wrestling, for coaches in an educational or club based system. We want to encourage educators, coaches and administrators to develop ways to make wrestling practices fun and productive. You can now register for free to this online database. This site has a number of wrestling instructional videos for coaches of all levels. Easy to use search tools, that will help you save time in getting to the video you want. Videos show takedowns, escapes, tilts and turns as well as games and drills.

Sport Nutrition Tip of the Month Sport Nutrition for Parents   Being active in recreational and competitive sports helps children and teens develop lifelong healthy habits. Good nutrition not only supports physical activity, but it also enhances health and sport performances. This month’s Sport Nutrition Tip of the Month “Sport Nutrition for Parents” shares some successful ideas developed by parents of young athletes. To read this article and access our sport nutrition resource site for other nutrition tip sheets in the areas of vitamins and minerals, long distance travel, fluids, gaining weight, losing weight, and dietary supplements, please visit our site at: http://www.coach.ca/eng/nutrition/index.cfm