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June 2013
Co-editors: Cathy Sturgeon, Martine Zilligen & Chris Dornan |
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PARTNERS AND SPONSORS |
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Funding partners:
- Sport Canada
- Own the Podium
- Jemini Foundation
- National Winter Sport Association
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Podium partners:
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SUPPORT CCC! | |
From children learning to ski in our Jackrabbit programs to our National Ski Team athletes taking on the world, Cross Country Canada is there, every step of the way.
Help turn a young skier's dream into reality! |
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BMO CCC MASTERCARD |
Every time you use your BMO Cross Country Canada MasterCard to make a purchase, a payment is made to CCC from BMO Bank of Montreal at no additional cost to you. Reward yourself. |
| PROJECT PODIUM | |
There has never been a more important time to support Cross-country skiing in Canada. After a remarkable 2012 season, we now stand firmly among the top ski nations in the world. The bar has been raised. Our expectations have never been higher. As a member of Project Podium you have an exclusive opportunity to be part of our team as we set our sights on Sochi 2014.
Funding from this program will go toward providing our skiers with the coaching, training and support that they need to take on the world.
For more details, please visit Project Podium. |
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CCC Sugoi RS Cycling Jersey & Pro Bib Short
Thanks to Fresh Air Experience, CCC brings you Sugoi's RS Cycling Jersey & Pro Bib Short with pro level technologies and construction.
Get them today from our CCC Store!
Remember that all proceeds from the Cross Country Canada Online Store go directly towards the National Ski Team, Para-Nordic Ski Team and CCC Youth Development Programs! |
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Cross Connections
Dear Cross Connections subscriber,
We look forward to keeping you up to date on all the latest news throughout the season.
Please send us your feedback as we greatly appreciate it and helps us improve.
Martine Zilligen
Marketing Coordinator
[email protected] |
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 Cross Country Canada Extends Thoughts to all Families Affected by Alberta Floods
Cross Country Canada would like to extend its thoughts to all families affected by the devastating floods in southern Alberta.
As many of the national body's athletes and staff call Canmore, Alberta home, which has been significantly affected by the natural disaster, all of our athletes, coaches and team members are safe.
Cross Country Canada's thoughts are with our staff and athletes, our Olympic and Paralympic family in the area, along with friends and the community of Canmore.
CTV News: Flooding in Canmore and Calgary: Pictures and Videos
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Cougar Creek - Thanks to Glen Crawford |
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2013 Cross Country Canada Awards announced at AGM in Banff, AB
Congratulations to this year's award winners! Thanks to all for their outstanding support for cross-country skiing over many years.
- Firth Award - Ms. Sherryl Yeager, BC
- Dave Rees Award - Bruce Jeffries, QC
- Volunteer of the Year Award - Marie Laforme, NWT
- Media of the Year - Quebecor
- Sponsor of the Year - Buff Canada
Gaby Munoz & Peter Collins of Buff Canada
Photo: Terry Protz
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Exciting HR changes at the CCC National office!
We are pleased to announce that Martine Zilligen is CCC's new Marketing Coordinator. She will be responsible for supporting CCC's fundraising & marketing objectives, sponsorship activation, supplier pool management and the general promotion of the CCC brand.
 We also welcome Sherry Thompson as CCC's new Assistant Administrator. A respected professional with over 20 years of accounting and administrative experience, Sherry brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to CCC in this role. 
Full article
Finally, CCC also announces Michael Vieira as the new Manager of Coaching Development (MCD). Michael will be responsible for providing assistance with the design of new NCCP materials and for managing the delivery of the NCCP and complementary coaching development initiatives.
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 FISU World University Games Team Selection
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2013-14 National Winter Sport Association Funding
The National Winter Sport Association (NWSA) was established through the foresight and donation of the Disbrow family. This generous support of the NWSA is aimed at assisting coaches, athletes and competitive racing programs in Canada; the long-term goal is focused on boosting and sustaining Canada's performance level and ranking at the international level.
The NWSA is very encouraged in how this support is affecting the clubs and athletes and is pleased to award six athletes and ten clubs a total disbursement of $150,000 for the 2013-14 season.
Organizations & athletes selected for funding |
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2013 CCC Board of Directors
The affairs of CCC are governed by an elected Board of Directors, composed of: the President, six Directors at Large, a Division Chair Council appointed Director and an Athlete Director.
As of the 2013 Annual General Meeting, and as of June 16th, the CCC Board of Directors consists of the following:
President - Richard Lemoine
Director - Rhonda Jewett
Director - Ken Read
Director - Jamie Coatsworth
Director - Mike Norton
Director - Peter Lloyd
Director - Al Pilcher
Director - Dave Moore (DCC Appointment)
Athlete Director - Colin Abbott |
2014 Jackrabbit & Track Attack Enrolment Kits
Here are your fabulous Jackrabbit Tuque & Track Attack Buff for the 2013-14 Season, designed by winners Ariane & Hugo Austin, from NB!!
Stay tuned for more info coming your way as to when you will be able to order for your clubs!
Thank you once again to Buff Headwear & Sauce Headwear for creating these beautiful pieces!
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2014 Haywood Para-Nordic Ski Nationals moved to Easterns
Cross Country Canada has confirmed that the 2014 Haywood Para-Nordic Ski Nationals will be moved from Corner Brook, NL to the Canadian Eastern Championships (Jan 31-Feb 2, 2014) at Nakkertok Nordic in Cantley, QC.
With most of our top Para-Nordic athletes attending the 2014 Paralympics at the same time as the Nationals in Corner Brook the move to the Easterns is important to make sure we have well attended and meaningful competitions at the Para-Nordic Nationals in the Paralympic year. IPC sanctioning is planned for the 2014 Nationals adding to the importance of the event.
Please contact Mike Edwards at [email protected] or call 403-678-6791 xt.35 for more information.
BC Para-Nordic Team
at 2013 Haywood Ski Nationals in Whistler, BC |
NCCP CCI AWAD (Dryland) Module
Training for coaches of athletes with a physical disability at the Learning to Train (L2T) and Training to Train (T2T) levels will be available this summer at the Walden Cross Country Fitness Club near Sudbury, ON from July 19th-21st, 2013.
Registration deadline is July 9th, 2013
For more information and to register, please visit the NCCP CCI AWAD (Dryland) Module page |
Kicking back here in Canmore...
By: Devon Kershaw
Training has been feeling good, and this last week was a heavier influence on level 3 intensity and speed/power based strength. The juxtaposition of course was that soreness and muscular fatigue accompanied that type of training like only that type of training can present. The positive aspect is that in a week like this - most workouts have a distinct purpose and goal (not that they all shouldn't...). Sure, you get a bit tired, a bit sore - but you also know you are getting stronger too...
Photo: Devon Kershaw |
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NCCP Development: State of the Union
2012-13 has been another busy year in regard to NCCP training activities, setting another record of trained coaches (1476 + 8 coaches in the AWAD stream). As a matter of fact, over 1000 coaches per year have been trained consistently in the different contexts since 2004-05 (see table below).
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 Women of Winter - Canadian Olympic Committee
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 Become a Member of True Sport!
At the heart of True Sport is a simple idea: good sport can make a great difference. As a proud member of the True Sport movement, Cross Country Canada believes in the difference that sport can make in the everyday lives of Canadians; to achieve this, sport must first and foremost provide a positive experience for participants. Cross Country Canada recognizes the True Sport Principles for Sport as a guiding light in defining the sport experience and proudly displays the "True Sport Lives Here" on all events and materials, which embody the principles of good sport common to all Canadians.
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 Physical literacy is a gateway to an active lifestyle from childhood through to adulthood
If we want our children to be active for life, they need to develop physical literacy at a young age. Physicalliteracy.ca offers coaches, recreational professionals and health practitioners access to a wide range of resources that can help people become physically literate.
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 Quote of the Month
"I have a reputation - that is well deserved, documented and at this point straight fact - in which I go into every race viciously under selling myself. It's not a fa�ade, or some sick/strange/botched attempt at playing "head games" - instead it's my natural and standard "race day low self-esteem/hyper awareness of every cell in my body that doesn't feel optimal" state. I ended up winning the race, even after I assured anyone that would listen that I was going to get owned. I don't know why I do that - other than prior to most races I truly believe that to be my fate (ie. getting crushed) - and while the time was an unspectacular 33:04 for 10km - based on the course and some other variables, I was decently happy with it. The best part was simply having a bib back on my chest and trying hard."
...Devon Kershaw on his thoughts heading into the 10km Calgary road race he won this spring |
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Did You Know...
- Lenny Valjas comes from a pretty athletic family. His parents - Peter and Marianne - met playing varsity volleyball at the University of Toronto. His sister, Kristina, is on the national beach volleyball team and his brother, Austin, was a provincial mountain bike champion
- CBC followed Daria Gaiazova to her home village in Russia this spring where they filmed a feature with Daria and her grandmother that will be aired in the lead up, and during, the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Photo: Nordic Focus |
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