| Round 3 of Play, Live, be Tobacco Free Grant Program Launched | In a continuing effort to keep tobacco
industry products out of sport and recreation and through a grant provided by
the Ministry of Health Promotion's Healthy Communities Fund, SPORT4ONTARIO, in
collaboration with the Play, Live Be Tobacco-Free (PLBTF) Provincial
Collaborative, is pleased to announce Round 3 of the Play, Live,
Be Tobacco-Free Grant Program. This grant program provides the opportunity for organizations to apply for
grants from $500 to $5,000.00, depending on the scope and reach of
the organization, to develop and promote a Tobacco-Free Policy. The Niagara Sport Commission will be providing FREE
assistance in writing your grant bid, implementing your strategy and evaluating
your program. We will be conducting a short information session to help you
with your bid, on Wednesday September 22nd at Club Roma on Vansickle
Street in St. Catharines. It is FREE to register and light dinner and drinks
will be provided. Event will start at 4:45pm and finish at approximately 630pm. For more information and to register for this FREE event please email us
at info@niagarasportcommission.com space is limited so act fast.
Submission Deadline: 12:00 noon on
September 30, 2010 Notification of Status of Grant
Application: October 8, 2010 Final Report Deadline: 12:00 noon on
January 14, 2011 For a copy of the application and guidelines, click here. |
Niagara Sport Commission Reception & IceDogs Game on September 16th
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SPORT GROUP LEADERS, join the Niagara Sport Commission
at the Niagara IceDogs Game vs. the Erie Otters on Thursday September
16th.
Reception: 6:00pm-6:45pm
Location: Founders Club
Lounge at the Gatorade Garden City Complex (8 Gale Crescent, St.
Catharines - enter off Riordan Street)
Learn
about the Niagara Sport Commission's services for sport organizations.
Featuring: LeagueToolbox Web-based Management System - a great
communication tool and revenue source for your league, event or sport
club.
Light food and beverages will be served.
Club and event representatives are invited
to this FREE EVENT. Click Here to Register!
For more information about this event please send email
inquiries to info@niagarasportcommission.com or call the Niagara Sport Commission at 905-354-5557.
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Chevrolet Making Dreams Possible Coaching Grant
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Every community organization struggles with
coaching and certifications. Chevrolet recognizes this, and is offering
community grants to sport organizations looking to offer training
sessions in support of community sport.
If your
club is interested in providing coach education opportunities, you should know
that this fall another 50+ $2,000 grants
will be awarded to community sport clubs across the country for coach training
and development. The application deadline is September 27, 2010.
Apply now and make dreams possible in your community - visit
www.coach.ca/makingdreamspossible for more information and to submit an application today!
For more information email Claudia Gagnon, Coordinator of Community Outreach with the Coaching Association Of Canada.
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World Rowing Masters Culminates with Success
| Three years of planning culminated this week in St. Catharines when
the city hosts the FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta at Henley Island. The Niagara Sport Commission had been part of the logistics and organizations for this event for the past 8 months.
The event hosted over 2500 athletes from 35 countries, the most ever for a World Masters Rowing Regatta in North America.
Thanks to a private fundraising campaign, government grants and event revenue, $350,000 has been raised to upgrade the facilities at
the Henley Island course. Including the purchase of a weed harvester, two floating starting towers, starting gates for masters
races and dashes, a scoreboard, digital timing system and a 46-metre
metal receiving dock for the grandstand.
Many thanks go out to event sponsors, and especially to the over 550 volunteers without whom the event would not have been possible.
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Celebrate the Power of Sport - September 18th is the Inaugural Sports Day in Canada
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September 18, 2010 will mark the first Sports Day in Canada
- a national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high performance,
in communities across the country. Sports Day in Canada, presented by CBC Sports, ParticipACTION and True Sport, is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the power of
sport to build communities. |
Commonwealth Rowing Championships
| Welland played host to the 2010 Commonwealth
Rowing Championships on July 31 and August 1, welcoming participants from as far as Europe to
compete. Congratulations goes out to team Canada, with a resounding 1st
place finish overall. The event attracted plenty of news
coverage, some of which can be read hereand here. |
2010 Sports Officials Canada Conference - Mississauga Ontario - September 24-26
| Each year Sports
Officials Canada hosts a professional development conference which is open to
all Canadian officials, from all sports and at any level. Sports
Officials Canada's membership now embodies over 55 National & Provincial
amateur and professional sports representing over 150,000 individual members. All Officials are invited to attend the
2010 Sports Officials Canada Conference. This year's conference MADEIN CANADA: Building Our
Officials will deal with topics such as Team Building,
Mentoring, Recruitment, Standards of Officiating, Organizations vs Committees,
Long Term Officials Development, Using Social Media and the latest in Video Solutions. The conference will be held September 24 - 26, 2010 and will be hosted by the
Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre in Mississauga,
Ontario. The conference will feature guest speakers from various renound organizations, workshops, panel discussions, mini forums, lectures
and an exhibit hall. Click Here for more event information. |
West 49 Take the Cake Skateboarding Event
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When: Oct 1 - 2, 2010 Where: Oakes Garden Theatre, Event Description: On October 1st and 2nd at the Oaks Gardent Theater in Niagara Falls, the Schick X3 will present the West 49 Take the Cake skateboarding event. With Canada's largest cash purse event in Canadian skateboarding history with $100,000 CDN in prize money being awarded, thirteen of the world's best international skaters will descend on Niagara Falls to showcase their tricks on a best trick stair set up.
Click Here for more event details.
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| Upcoming Sport Events | |
For information about upcoming sport events happening in Niagara Region visit our Events Calendar
If you would like to have details about your event included in our events, please email us. |
Legends on the Niagara Academy Golf Tip
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Fitness and nutrition are
such an important part of golf that is impossible to ignore. Your mind needs
nourishment as much as your body when you're playing golf. Here are a few tips
to help you play your best when others around you tire.
Keep some energy bars
in a zip lock bag in your golf bag; they will sustain you for a couple of hours
if you're hungry.
Grab a banana and an apple as you leave home or at the
halfway house, they're a good source of potassium, fiber and carbohydrates.
Keep plenty of fresh water in your bag (2-5 liters), its important not to
dehydrate on those long hot days on the course. And last but not least, keep
away from beer and caffeine if you want to last the distance, they are
diuretics that will dehydrate you quicker than you can replenish your fluid
levels.
If you arrive at the course
with no time to tie your shoes then stop and think about the damage you could
be doing to your tight muscles. Find the time to stretch your fingers, arms,
sides, legs and most importantly your back. It doesn't take long to touch your
toes a few times or do some side stretches.
Remember, if you stay energized
until the last hole you might come out on top.
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