Feature News for February 2010 BC Wrestling membership sign-up, renewal and update deadline Jan. 2010. BC High School Championships - March 4-6, Abbotsford 2010 National Cadet & Juvenile Weight Class Changes Criminal Records Check requirement for registered programs. H1N1 Flu Virus Information  Make Ethical Decisions On-Line Evaluation - required by all coaches for certification Welcome Cantrail Coach Lines as a transportation sponsor of the 2010 Juvenile & Cadet Nationals. Northern Athletic - Wrestling gear and apparell   2009-2010 Provincial Development Plan

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!  JOIN THE CAMPAIGN! We are asking the Provincial Government to return sport funding to the 2008/09 levels.

2010 Season Seeding Criteria and changes for BCSSWA Provincial Championships 1) Kelly Road tournament does not carry a high enough participation rate to give a good indication as to proper provincial seeding, therfore it has been dropped from earning seeding points. To compensate, due to travel demands, any wrestlers from zones 7 or 8, who score seeding points at the Age Class, will receive "double-points", their seeding points will be multiplied by 2.0 2) Miri Piri tournament does not carry a high enough participation rate to give a good indication as to proper provincial seeding there for it has been dropped from earning seeding points. 3) Alberni Tournament due to it having a high participation rate and is is a good indication of provincial seeding, has been reinstated as a seeding tournament. 4) The following tournaments will be used for seeding points:         2009 BC Provincial Championships        2009 War on Floor Elite        2010 Western Canada Age Class        2010 Alberni Invitational 5) A wrestler's final seeding points will be calculated based on their 2009 BC Provincial Points + their next 3 best tournament results 6) At the seeding meeting the top 6 wrestlers, on points, will be considered for seeding 7) The seeding commitee reserves the right to add any wrestlers, for consideration, that it feels need to be included in discussion 8) Seeding Chairperson, who will run the seeding meeting is Clayton Dyck The changes are the results of discussions and then the eventual voting of the Zone reps who responded to the Proposal Sent out to them. Clayton Dyck Seeding Chiairman / Vice President BCSSWA

2010 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Five BC Wrestling members participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Youth Wrestling Championships in SINGAPORE  on January 6-8, 2010.   Congratulations to Jasmit Phulka on being nominated the outstanding male wrestler of these championships, as well as his gold medal performance.  This is the 1st time in canadian history an athlete has won the Youth Commonwealth Championships as well as the outstanding wrestler of the tournament on this level.                                                                                                Award ceremonies                                                  69kg  gold medal  Jasmit Phulka 1st match VS Singapore 6-0 6-0,  2nd match VS Australia Blake Barden 6-0 6-0, 3rd match again VS australlia 1-5 6-0 6-0, final match VS pakistian Nimat Ullah 2009 junior national champion pakistian 1-0 1-1  - Jasmit won the 1st gold medal for canada. BC Team members include; Coach Sucha Mann, athletes Hiroko Araki, Alison Sokalski, Balwinder Sahota, and Jasmit Phulka

Congratulations:  BC Wrestling 2008-2009 Award Winners BC Wrestling would like to congratulate the following athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers for their outstanding performance for the 2008-2009 wrestling season, and for their commitment to the sport.   The awards banquet to recognize these achievements was held on Saturday, November 21 in Parksville.  Athletes, Coaches and Officials will be recognized again at the Provincial Championships in March. Schoolboy: Tyson Schwartz (Columneetza Secondary ) Schoolgirl: Jordie Bodnar ( EJ Dunn Middle) Cadet: Cassandra Wild ( ArgyleSecondary) Cadet: Sunny Dhinsa (WJ Mouat Secondary ) Juvenile: Arjun Gill (North Surrey Sec) Juvenile: Gina Carpenter (Guildford Park) Junior: Danielle Lappage (SFU) Junior: Manjot Sandu (Douglas) University/College: Arjan Bhullar University/College: Ashley McKilligan Senior: John Pineda Senior: Stacie Anaka Jr Development Coach: Bryan Stretch (Guildford Park). Coach: Mo Asgari (Argyle Secondary) Coach: Sucha Mann (MiriPiri Head Coach) Volunteer: Jim Dorgan (WJ Mouat – retired) Official: Mostafa Torabi ( on Mat) Official: Richelle McKenzie ( PM) Lifetime Achievement:  Ed Ashmore (Victoria Bulldogs) 50 years

Theory 3 Equivalency Update Caught between the phasing out of the old and the phasing in of the new NCCP?... More →

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

2009 Canada Summer Games Wrestling Team   Click for Pictures.... Coaches:  Sucha Mann, Mark McRae, Shelley Morten, Lyndsay Belisle and Manager, Danny Einhorn and Steve Rose. MensTeam  42kg - Amrit Sund - WJ Mouat - SILVER 46kg - Gunvir Khosa - Burnaby South - 4th 50kg - Sukhan Chahal - Queen Elizabeth - SILVER 54kg - Isaac Bernard - Guildford Park  - 4th 58kg - OC Safar - Guildford Park  - BRONZE 63kg - Mandeep Sandhu - Abby Traditional - BRONZE 69kg - Michael Cappus - Alberni  - BRONZE 76kg - Fido Sahota - Burnaby Central  - GOLD 85kg - Arjun Gill - North Surrey  - SILVER 100kg - Parm Dhesi - Burnaby Central  - SILVER 115kg - Sunny Dhinsa - WJ Mouat - GOLD 130kg - Navneet Dulat - Abby Traditional - GOLD   Womens Team 40kg - Hiroko Araki - Carson Graham  - GOLD 43kg - Yadira Corbet - Notre Dame - 5th 46kg - Michiko Araki - Carson Graham - BRONZE 49kg - Emma Watt - Carson Graham  - 8th 52kg - Emily Weekes - Carson Graham - BRONZE 56kg - Gina Carpenter - Guildford Park - 5th 60kg - Sarah Morten - Burnaby South - BRONZE 65kg - Ashley Topnik - WJ Mouat  - 5th 70kg - Justina Distasio - Port Moody  - SILVER 80kg - Jenna McLatchy - Chilliwack - BRONZE 80+kg - Cassandra Wild - Argyle - 5th

PNE Miracle Mile Athlete Bursary:  Every month in 2009, a $500 PNE Miracle Mile Athlete Bursary will be awarded to a B.C. amateur athlete who demonstrates dedication to a sport and commitment to the community.    How to Apply:  If you choose to apply for the bursary you will need to submit: The 3 page application - find this at www.pne.ca or click here One reference letter written by any employee or member of a non-profit, non-governmental or community organization that can document your commitment to the community OR one reference letter written by a coach or trainer who can document your commitment to sport.any sport Deadline for Applications: Please note that one bursary will be awarded each month; You will need to submit all requested information by the 15th of the month before the month you choose. It is in your best interest to apply in the earliest month you can since the applications of athletes who are NOT awarded a bursary will be kept on file and reconsidered for each bursary awarded during the remaining months of the 2009 calendar year.