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Team Ontario Newsletter for the 2007 Jeux Du Canada Games February 2007 www.teamontario.info The Official Team Ontario Newsletter for the 2007 Jeux du Canada Games February 2007 Inside This Issue: Final Countdown to the 2007 Canada Games The 2007 Canada Games are only a short time away. As Pin Trading 2 The hottest sport at the Games Minister of Health Promotion, I want to take this opportunity to wish you success in your competitions. Mission profile Christine Craig 2 Jade Parsons 3 You can be proud to represent your family, friends, community Third trip to the Canada Games and province at these games. No matter what the final result, these games will be an important accomplishment in your athletic Performance Enhancement 3 careers and will form the basis of lifelong friendships. Team Ontario’s National Artists 4 I commend you for your admirable dedication, talent and creativity. Your Sinclair family story follow-up 5 competitiveness, pride and good sportsmanship are exemplary, and I look forward to seeing your best effort at the Games. Families at the Games 5 Mission profile Steve Sevor 5 Best of luck in Whitehorse! Sincerely yours, Apprentice coaches at the Games 6 Legacy Project Follow-up 7 Team Ontario’s Quick News 8 Jim Watson, MPP Minister Final words from the Chef de Mission ~ Blair McIntosh Please send your comments and articles to the Team It’s hard to believe the 2007 Canada Winter Games get underway in a matter of Ontario Communications days! These Games are promising to be one of the most unique sporting Committee at: [email protected] experiences ever. Whether you are an athlete, a coach, an artist, mission staff, official or a spectator, there will be some amazing times ahead for us all. All of John Sims, Chair Team Ontario should be very proud of your accomplishments and I am confident Cheryl Finn that you will be great ambassadors for the Province of Ontario both on and off Marc Seguin Marlene Stirrett-Matson the field of play. Team Ontario is very fortunate to have had some great support from many Team Ontario Whitehorse different sources over the past 18 months, which has enabled us to accomplish all of our goals and Mission Office objectives to date. It is now time to take your dreams, along with the countless hours of training, Tel: 867-393-8522 and turn them into reality. Whether or not you come home with a medal, I can guarantee that Fax: 867-393-8535 everyone will return with a lifetime of memories. [email protected] The people of Whitehorse are looking forward to your arrival and have been working extremely hard for a number of years on our behalf. This is their opportunity to host the best athletes in our country and to showcase their northern spirit and hospitality. There will be many opportunities for us to say thanks to the people of the Yukon for hosting us and the rest of Canada. My challenge to you when you are in Whitehorse, is to say thanks to at least one volunteer each day. Best wishes to all and let the Games begin! See you in Whitehorse! Team Ontario 2007 Page 1 Pin Trading - the hottest sport in Whitehorse Getting Pumped for the Games! The 2007 Canada Winter Games will have 21 official sports plus the National Artist Program for you to compete in, learn about and enjoy. However, there is one other sport that almost everybody participates in at a Canada Games. What is it that athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff do along with volunteers, officials, parents and spectators? They pin trade! Even if you have never traded anything in your life, you will be caught up in pin trading in Whitehorse. It is a way to meet people from all over Canada, say thank you, put together puzzles or create a personalized lanyard. Team Ontario gymnasts doing their best Arnold Schwarzenegger imitation. Team Ontario has 3 similar but different pins for Whitehorse. Soon after you arrive at the Games, your manager will give each person on your team a package of 17 pins which includes five of each of the Team Ontario Ringette players The wheelchair basketball team nd Ontario pins plus two 132 Toronto Venturers busy packing chilling in the airport after a discusses strategies during a pins for Team Ontario tournament in BC. training camp. Host Society pins. Make sure you keep one of each of the designs for your personal memories and then enjoy trading and meeting new people. Flying like an eagle (an upside down Many thanks to the 132nd Toronto Venturer Company for sorting eagle) at a recent and packaging the pins into individual and team bags. It doesn’t freestyle skiing sound like much but it took several hours to do. Happily the training camp. Venturers were helped along with pizza and pop. This is the third time the 132nd Scouting group has helped with preparing pins for Team Ontario. Mission Staff Profile ~ Christine Craig Christine Craig enters her fourth Games as Team Ontario Mission staff. In addition to working with Judo she will be responsible for running the Team Ontario Mission Office and will be acting as Co-Human Rights Advisor (Harassment). Christine has been a Teacher for 28 years with the Peel Board of Education. She is a former Head of Physical and Health Education, but is now Head of Guidance at Mayfield S.S. Her passion for sport has lead her to be very active within her community. She has coached many sports over her high school career and has held many leadership positions including President of the Peel Athletic Association. Christine also acted as a community and elite level volleyball coach from 1984 to 2000 (16 years) and is co-founder of the Peel Selects Volleyball Club. She is pleased to have worked with some great athletes during her involvement. In addition to her coaching commitments Christine also volunteers her time with the Ontario Volleyball Association as Competitions Chair. A very family-oriented person, Christine keeps busy spending time with her 5 grandchildren, nieces and nephews. During her spare time she loves to kayak and explore rail trails by bike. After her time in Whitehorse, Christine will be taking a leave of absence from her job to travel to the South of France and Greece. Team Ontario 2007 Page 2 Team Ontario Alumnus Jade Parsons Back for the Third Time Judo competitor Jade Parsons is once again wearing the Team sport. It’s that spirit of giving everything in the moment of Ontario colours at the Canada Games after winning bronze in judo competition that Jade believes makes you a champion. at the 2003 Canada Winter Games, and winning gold in wrestling at the 2005 Canada Summer Games. The Jade has been training hard for the 2007 Canada Winter Games. Her 16-year-old athlete competes in -48kg workout regimen includes regular practices for judo and wrestling, weight class and has been involved in as well as running and swimming. For her mental preparation, she the sport for eight years. She is has been reviewing tapes of her fights and critiquing her own currently a member of Sho Jin Judo matches from past tournaments. A future Olympic hopeful, Jade where she is coached by Gord Tapp. hopes to win a gold medal for Team Ontario in Whitehorse, and to Recent achievements include first place represent her province to the best of her ability. in the 2006 National Juvenile Judo championships and second place in the With her previous experience at Canada Games, Jade has this 2005 National Wrestling advice for all of us heading to Whitehorse: “Get involved! championships. Watching different sports and cheering on Team Ontario with new and old friends alike is one of the most memorable moments for Jade’s role models are her coaches who Jade at the 2003 Games me. Have fun and enjoy the Games because it’s a once in a lifetime give her lots of time and have helped opportunity.” Once in a lifetime, unless you’re Jade Parsons, of her achieve many of her goals. She is course. also inspired by the young kids that she helps to teach in her home club. She notes that these kids don’t slack off at all, and when Good luck, Jade, on your competition this year! Your Team Ontario they’re on the mat they give 100% of their heart and effort to the teammates will be rooting for you. Be sure to download Team Ontario’s Media Guide which is now online on our website. This publication is used by the media to gather information about all the athletes, artists, coaches and managers who are participating in the Games. Brief biographies were written and translated using the information entered in the registration database. Download your copy today. Its a great way to get to know everyone on Team Ontario! Home sweet home. The athletes’ village in Whitehorse. Performance Enhancement for Ontario’s Canada Games Program. The Canadian Sport Centre Ontario (CSC Ontario) was established in 1999 to deliver specific sport science and medicine services to Ontario’s high performance athletes and coaches to enhance their ability to achieve podium performances. The CSC Ontario believes that the most successful high performance sport model adheres to a Coach-Led, Athlete-Focused, Performance-Driven, Sport Science-Supported approach or model. Other countries have adopted this strategy with much success (e.g., Australia), and many of Canada’s national team programs are also utilizing this approach. A significant aspect of this approach is that the coach(s) and sport science professionals work together as a team to drive the performance of athletes.
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