ROPE SKIPPING ALBERTA UPDATE
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AdultSkip Challenge Being Piloted at Summit!
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Can you skip for 30 seconds on 2 feet? Do a Bell? Complete a Double Under? Enjoy challenging yourself? Have you wanted to try skipping?
The first RSA AdultSkip Challenge will be piloted at the 2018 RSA Skipping Summit. One gym will be closed to athletes under 18 years of age during this pilot. The 2018 RSA AdultSkip Challenge is being piloted to determine formats and environments that will support the participation of adults.
For the 2018 RSA AdultSkip Challenge, RSA members 18 years of age or older may register at four levels, and athletes may compete at different levels for each event. The events will be 30s Speed, Double Unders (non-consecutive), Endurance (between 60s and 120s, depending on the level), and Skills.
Athletes are awarded a result of Gold, Silver, Bronze or Merit in each event, as opposed to being scored against each other. The focus is to encourage skill development and progression of skills in alignment with the principals of Long-Term Athlete Development.
Information on the AdultSkip rules, levels, events, and scoring can be found
here
. Registration will be launched with the RSA Skipping Summit registration.
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2018-2019 RSA Memberships Open
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Rope Skipping Alberta is piloting a new format for collecting membership information. All memberships must be processed through the
RSA Registration System
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To proceed with membership registration, the following is required:
- Completed membership form. This must be uploaded in Excel format into the registration system. (Forms pre-populated with information from 2017-2018 are available for each returning club.)
- Rope Skipping Canada waivers (available here).
- Payment to Rope Skipping Alberta.
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2019 Alberta Rope Skipping Competitions
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We are pleased to announce that
Heartland High Energy
will be hosting the upcoming RSA Masters Competition either January 26 & 27 or February 2 & 3, 2019.
The exact weekend will be finalized in September.
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Mark you calendars for March 2 & 3, 2019 for the RSA Team Competition in Calgary.
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RSA Provincial Championships
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2019 Alberta Rope Skipping Championships return to Grimshaw!
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Rope Skipping Canada Call for Volunteers - Sep. 4 Deadline
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Rope Skipping Canada is accepting Expressions of Interests from individuals who are interested in joining the following Rope Skipping Canada Task Groups (click to access their terms of reference):
Applications for membership on these task groups are being accepted through an expression of interest process. Expression of Interest forms are accessible here. Forms are to be submitted to
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As Rope Skipping clubs prepare for another season, consideration needs to be given to the best approaches to develop healthy, confident, motivated athletes.
Coaches are asked to balance training demands with the misperception that athletes need to specialize early to succeed. Premature specialization is linked to injury, burnout, and dropout, which is easily avoided through a multi-sport approach. Click here to read more about the importance of a multi-sport approach to training in the article, "
Pushing for a multi-sport approach to kids' sport and activity
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Free NCCP Training During National Coaches Week
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National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada.
This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach.
Free NCCP online training is available from September 22-30, 2018
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RSA is actively updating and posting policies. Please review the following polices that have been approved and posted on RSA's website:
RSA's Volunteer Management Policy will be available shortly.
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Alberta Rope Skipping Club News
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Athletes Pushing for More Recognition
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Calgary Skip Squad
want their competitive sport to get more recognition and hope to one day see it in the Olympics.
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Great job Myles, Alynn, Chloe, and Rowan!
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Financial Assistance for Participants in Organized Sports
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KidSport provides support to children in order to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport.
They believe that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports.
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Jumpstart is more than just about getting kids active. It’s about giving kids from families in financial need the same chance to participate.
Whether it’s the chance to try a new sport or to continue with a favourite one, no kid should be left out.
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- October 19-21, 2018: 2018 RSA Skipping Summit (Wetaskiwin)
- October 20, 2018: RSA AdultSkip Challenge (Wetaskiwin - date TBC)
- January 26-27 or February 2-3, 2019: 2019 RSA Masters Competition (Thorhild)
- March 2-3, 2019: 2019 RSA Team Competition (Calgary)
- April 6-7, 2019: 2019 Alberta Rope Skipping Championships (Grimshaw)
- May 17-20, 2019: 2019 RSC National Championships (Olds)
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Add me to your distribution list!
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Our newsletter is being piloted as a way to more effectively communicate events and opportunities with our membership.
To be added to Rope Skipping Alberta's e-newsletter distribution list, click
here
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As a member of Rope Skipping Alberta, you are receiving this newsletter to keep you informed about events and programs impacting the development of rope skipping in Alberta. This newsletter is being piloted as a way to more effectively communicate events and opportunities with our membership. It will be usually be circulated approximately bi-monthly and will highlight rules and technical developments, athlete and coaching information, officials training, club information, and more!
Any feedback about the newsletter can be sent to
ropeskippingalberta.board@gmail.com
. If you wish to unsubscribe, this can be done through the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the newsletter.
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