Ontario Canoe Sprint Racing Affiliation 2013 ONTARIO TEAM HANDBOOK Member of CanoeKayakOntario Supported by www.ocsra.ca INDEX OVERVIEW AND BRIEF HISTORY .......................................................................................................... 1 ONTARIO ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ...................................................................................... 2 Quest for Gold Team .................................................................................................................................. 3 How does it work? ........................................................................................................................ 4 How much funding is available? .................................................................................................. 4 How will the OCSRA Selection Committee decide who receives funding? ................................. 4 Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Criteria ............................................................................ 4 Sport Specific Athlete Selection Criteria (Full Cards) .................................................................. 6 Sport Specific Athlete Selection Criteria Paracanoe (Full cards) .............................................. 10 Quest for Gold (Half Cards) ....................................................................................................... 10 Quest for Gold Alternates ........................................................................................................... 11 U21 Team ................................................................................................................................................ 11 U19 Team ................................................................................................................................................ 12 U17 Team ................................................................................................................................................ 14 FAILURE OF AN ONTARIO TEAM MEMBER TO FULFIL THEIR ATHLETE/ COACH PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................ 16 FAILURE TO MEET SELECTION CRITERIA FOR HEALTH-RELATED REASONS ............................ 16 RESIDENCY EXCEPTIONS ................................................................................................................... 17 RESIDENCY EXEMPTIONS ................................................................................................................... 17 ELITE ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .......................................................................................... 18 SELECTION CRITERIA ........................................................................................................................... 18 2013 Ontario Team Competition Tour .................................................................................................... 18 Competitions ........................................................................................................................................... 21 Ontario Team/ Canada Games Trials ........................................................................................ 21 Ontario Championships ............................................................................................................. 22 Trillium Championships .............................................................................................................. 23 ANTI-DOPING POLICY ........................................................................................................................... 25 OCSRA APPEAL POLICY ....................................................................................................................... 26 PROVINCIAL COACH RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................... 29 RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ATHLETE ON THE ONTARIO TEAM........................................................ 30 ONTARIO TEAM 2012-2013.................................................................................................................... 32 OCSRA BOARD MEMBERS ................................................................................................................... 32 ONTARIO HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE 2012 – 2013 ......................................... 33 Ontario High Performance Program Terms of Reference ......................................................... 33 OCSRA MEMBER CLUBS ....................................................................................................................... 35 WESTERN ONTARIO DIVISION REGATTA SCHEDULE ...................................................................... 36 EASTERN ONTARIO DIVISION REGATTA SCHEDULE ....................................................................... 38 Appendix 1 Ontario Team Time Standards Appendix 2 OCSRA Bonus Times Chart for Ontario Team Senior Standard/ and U23 Standard Appendix 3 OCSRA Bonus Times Chart for Ontario Team U19 Standard Appendix 4 CKC Athlete Development Tool (ADT) Appendix 5 Provincial Team Athlete’s Letter of Acknowledgement and Acceptance Appendix 6 Paracanoe Performance Indicator Times OVERVIEW AND BRIEF HISTORY The Ontario Canoe Sprint Racing Affiliation (OCSRA), formed in 1985, is one of three affiliate organizations associated with CanoeKayak Ontario (Whitewater and Marathon are the others). Representing the sport of Olympic Sprint Canoe Kayak racing, the main function of OCSRA is to implement, manage and monitor programs and activities that are provincial in scope. The primary responsibility of the OCSRA is athlete development. A summary of OCSRA core programs follows: Identify talented athletes by trials and merit, and name an Ontario Team. Monitor the progress of the Ontario Team athletes and assist in their development with the help of Club coaches and a paid Provincial Coach, with the objective of placing Ontario athletes on the National Team, or developing athletes to compete for Canada at international competitions. Implement an Elite Athlete Assistance program to aid Ontario Team athletes (where funding is available). Organize and conduct an on-water Spring Training camp, winter/summer training camps, and other initiatives that promote the development of high performance athletes in Ontario. Organize and conduct Ontario Team Trials, Ontario Championships, Trillium and a Long Distance championship. Select and prepare Ontario's entry to the Canada Summer Games. Assist with organizing and running the canoe events at Ontario Summer Games. Assist Divisions/Clubs with High Performance Centre expenses where funding permits. Promote and subsidize programs to improve the sport in Ontario, including - Coaching development - Officials development - Volunteers development - Club development and increased participation - Sport Equity - Water Safety Promote the hosting of National and International events in Ontario. For more information on any of the programs and initiatives available to members of the Affiliation in any current year please contact the Provincial Coach or the Chairperson OCSRA. 2013 Ontario Team Handbook / page 2 ONTARIO ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM It should be clearly understood that the philosophy of the Ontario Athlete Assistance Program is to assist developing athletes to the National Team level and to assist developing athletes to compete for Canada at international competitions. Upward progression by an athlete towards the national team and international podium performances is the objective for both the athlete and the program. In order to receive Ontario Team Athlete Assistance an athlete must: After being nominated to the team, submit a copy of the CKC Athlete Development Tool found in Appendix3; and, Maintain a discipline ranking within the group of athletes eligible for carding nomination; and, Demonstrate progress toward achieving the National Team standard and international standards listed in Appendix1at any of the designated Ontario Team carding regattas, or, Demonstrate improvement in national rank amongst those athletes in your discipline competing for National Team status; and, Submit a copy of the OCSRA Athlete Agreement found in Appendix 4 that shows the athlete will comply with the training/competition requirements of the Ontario Athlete Assistance Program, the Ontario High Performance Sports Initiative Program (OHPSI) if applicable. This includes full attendance at designated training camps, and participation in training activities and testing specified within a monthly program agreed with the Provincial coach. A performance review of each application will occur in October of each year. Where an athlete has not met targets in areas of performance, technique, and fitness as compared to CKC’s Gold Medal Profile (as assessed at training camps and testing) carding may be denied or discontinued. The following Selection Criteria will be used to nominate athletes to the Ontario Team. All nominations must be approved by the OCSRA Board and the CKC Athlete Development Tool must be completed before any nomination is finalized. 1. Selection for Team status will be based on the achievement of carding points, and bonus points at designated Ontario Team carding events which can be found in Table 2 on page 8. Carding points are awarded on the basis of position of finish from the regattas listed in Table 2 on page 8. Bonus points are awarded based