- Synchro Canada
congratulates Sylvie Fréchette on being named Canada’s
assistant Chef de Mission for the 2012 Olympic Games
Synchro Canada wishes to congratulate Sylvie Fréchette
on being named Canada’s assistant Chef de Mission by the
Canadian Olympic Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Read the press release: http://www.synchro.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=282&Itemid=64⟨=english.
Read the COC announcement: http://www.olympic.ca/en/news/sylvie-frechette-appointed-assistant-chef-de-mission-canada-2012-olympic-games/.
- Synchro Swim Ontario
member clubs raise over $40,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer
Foundation
Synchro Swim Ontario member clubs across the province were once
again in synch for pink raising an astonishing $40,330.71 during
the 7th anniversary of the annual "Burning Bright for Breast
Cancer" province-wide charity initiative in support of the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation. More details: http://www.synchro.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=283&Itemid=64⟨=english.
- Competition
Development Course
Synchro Canada will host a competition development course in
english which will be held December 4-5 and 10-12 in Montreal,
Quebec. Please note that the registration deadline is Monday,
November 29, 2010. Synchro Canada is sorry about the short delay as
we only recently received the confirmation of the funding for the
presentation of this course. Synchro Canada is also planning at
least two other competition development courses in 2011 in Ontario
and in Saskatchewan. If you would like to host a course in your
area, you can also contact directly Khadija Cutcher at khadija@synchro.ca.This e-mail address is being protected from spam
bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it More details:
http://www.synchro.ca/images/stories/documents/Newsletter/december_2010_competition_development_course.doc.
- Synchro Specific
Competition Development training
Please note that if coaches have taken or will take the
“Synchro Specific Competition Development training”,
their forms will be sent in to the Coaching Association of Canada.
However, it will not show up in their National Coaching
Certification Program (NCCP). Once Synchro Canada has been fully
approved for the Competition Development context, all of the
transcripts will be updated and their Synchro Specific Competition
Development status will be show. Once again, if you have any
question, please contact Khadija Cutcher at khadija@synchro.caThis e-mail address is being protected from spam
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- 2010 Synchro Canada
High Performance Summit
Synchro Canada is really pleased about its 2010 High Performance
Summit which was held November 19-20 in Ottawa during the SPIN
Summit and the Sport Conference Leadership. More than 30
participants, coaches and officials, attended this annual event
presenting conferences and workshop on the following subjects:
Coach/Athlete Relationship-Psychology of Recovery, Athletic
Training Applications for Injury Prevention, 2010 International
competition observations, International Strategy, Balanced Eating,
and an International Officials meeting. Thanks to everyone who took
advantage of this great event and especially to all of our
presenters, including Dr. Saul Marks and Dina Bell-Laroche.
- Centre of Excellence
athletes blog
Read the new athletes blog from Synchro Canada's Center of
Excellence. This week: Valérie Welsh. Read it now: http://www.synchro.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=84&Itemid=33⟨=english.
- Sport Leadership
Presentations
You can now download and read some of the presentations from the
2010 Sport Leadership Conference which was held November 18-21 in
Ottawa. Amongst the topics: Quality of Sport Engagement in Young
Athletes: Does the Way You Coach Your Athletes Matter?, Coach
Education Design: Using Technology to Maximize Coach Training,
Coaching the Female Athlete, and How Managing Risks Can Help You
Prevent and Put Out Fires! Download them now: http://23361.vws.magma.ca/sportleadershipsportif/2010/e/presentations/index.cfm.
- Jadine Cleary
replacement during her maternity leave
Please note that Khadija Cutcher will be filling the position of
Synchro Canada Domestic Technical Director while Jadine Cleary is
on maternity leave. You can contact Khadija by email at khadija@synchro.caThis e-mail address is being protected from spam
bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
- Sarah
Brunin-Brouillette, Rachel Fréchette and their coaches
supported by the Petro-Canada FACE program
Sarah Brunin-Brouillette (coach: Karine Doré) and Rachel
Fréchette (coach: Lyne Piché), who were members of
the Synchro Canada’s 2010 National Junior Team, have been
selected amongst the recipients of the 2011 Petro-Canada FACE
program. The FACE program helps to provide the athlete and their
coach with the necessary resources to close the gap and achieve
national carded status for the athlete in the short-term, and
improve coaching skills over the long-term. Congratulations!
- CAAWS Announces WISE
(Women in Sport Encouragement) Fund!
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
and Physical Activity has announced that it is offering twelve
grants of $900 to active girls and women and/or organizations
offering sport programs targeted to girls and women. For more
details and information, please review the submission criteria,
application process, deadlines, and frequently asked questions at
http://www.caaws.ca/e/grants/wise/.
- International Club
Bid
2011 Island Aquatics Synchronized Swimming Jamaica
Invitational
February 17-20, 2011
Kingston, Jamaica
More details: http://www.synchro.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&id=56&Itemid=40⟨=english
- 7th IOC Coordination
Commission visit to London comes to a close
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission
for the London 2012 Games concluded its seventh visit to the
British capital, following three days of meetings with
representatives of London 2012 and its partners. More details: http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Media/?articleNewsGroup=-1&articleId=107037.
- News from the
members
Do you have any news that you would like to share with other
provinces and members? That news can be on any subject, including
about an athlete, coach, administrator or official, or even on your
provincials programs or competitions. Send them to communications@synchro.caThis e-mail address is being protected from
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we’ll be more than happy to share it with the other
members.
Alberta
Aurora Synchro is participating in the Prague Christmas Prize
in early December for the second year. Last year the club formed a
team with four members from Edmonton and four from Calgary, which
was the only team from North America to compete for the 2009
Christmas Prize. That team won a bronze medal. This year two Aurora
Synchro duets are participating in Prague, Samara and Meaghan
Hipkin, and Jayd Kasprick and Gwen McGuire. More details: http://www.teamunify.com/NewsShow.jsp?returnPage=/News.jsp&id=86754&team=caneassc.
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