Athletes Handbook

Athletes Handbook Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~www.TeamOntario.ca 2015 Canada Winter Games Page i PROUD SPONSOR OF THE WORLD’S BEST ATHLETES www.karbon.com Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Table of Contents Congratulations and Welcome Team Ontario! . 3 Meet 2015 Canada Winter Games Mascot . 3 Greetings from the Honourable Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport . 4 Greetings from the SAO Chair . 5 Greetings from Blair McIntosh, Chef de Mission . 6. Background . 7 Upcoming Canada Games . 8 Host Society . 8 Canada Games Council . 9 Sport Alliance Ontario . 9 Provincial Sport Organizations - (PSOs) . 10 Team Ontario . 10 Mission Staff . 11 Planning for the Games . 13 Date of the Games . 13 Be Part of the 2015 Team Ontario Legacy Project! . 13 Travel . 14 Equipment and Luggage . 15 Team Ontario Accommodation . 15 Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 1 Food Services . 16 Ceremonial Uniforms . 16 Packing List . 17 Team Ontario Member Agreement . 18 Code of Conduct & Discipline . 18 Curfew . 19 Human Rights Policy . 20 Social Media at the Games . 20 Canada Games Social Media Policy . 21 At the Games . 22 Important Ceremonies and Dates . 22 Canada Games Flag . 22 2015 Games Sport Schedule . 24 Other Awards to be Won at Canada Games . 26 Accreditation . 28 Medical . 28 Pin Trading . 28 Pep Rally . 28 Volunteers . 29 Friends and Family Reception . 29 Goodbye . 30 Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 2 Congratulations and Welcome Team Ontario! Your week at the 2015 Canada Winter Games will be unlike any other sporting event . You will be meeting, living and competing with athletes from coast to coast to coast . The goal of Team Ontario is that all members of the team will perform at their best, with dignity, humility and a feeling of pride and fair play, leading to the winning of the Canada Games Flag . As part of Team Ontario, your team-mates will be from your sport as well as from 18 other sports . The level of competition will be high and the camaraderie will bring memories that will last a lifetime . The honour of being selected as an athlete for Team Ontario brings with it certain responsibilities and obligations . This athlete’s handbook will provide you with detailed information about the upcoming Canada Winter Games and will outline these responsibilities and obligations as a member of Team Ontario . As a team member, you are expected to become familiar with the information and abide by the policies and procedures outlined in this handbook . Meet 2015 Canada Winter Games Mascot Nanguz, pronounced as (nan) (guz), comes from the Dakelh / Carrier word for fox . A multi-sport athlete, Nanguz the friendly red fox cannot wait to welcome Team Ontario to the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George . Like all Team Ontario winter athletes, he loves the outdoors and feels lucky to be living in areas where there are beautiful snow- capped mountains for skiing and snowboarding, huge open fi elds to cross country ski on and big ponds and lakes to skate, curl and play hockey on . Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 3 Greetings from the Honourable Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport FEBRUARY 13 – MARCH 1, 2015 Greetings from the Honourable Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport On behalf of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, I offer a warm welcome to the members of Team Ontario competing at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. This exciting competition brings athletes from across the country to beautiful British Columbia to showcase the very best in amateur sport. For many of Ontario’s athletes, the Canada Winter Games is an important step in their development as world class competitors, and this year is no different. Congratulations to our athletes and coaches on reaching this impressive goal. We are all cheering you on as you strive for your personal best. Your commitment to athletic excellence is inspiring – to our next generation of high- performance competitors and to all Ontarians. Thank you also to everyone involved in organizing these Games, from the valued sponsors to the many enthusiastic volunteers. It is your hard work and dedication that make each Canada Games a success. Please accept my very best wishes and good luck. Go Ontario! Sincerely, Michael Coteau Minister Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 4 Greetings from the SAO Chair Welcome to Team Ontario and the 2015 Canada Winter Games! As Chair of Sport Alliance Ontario (SAO), I would like to congratulate you on being selected to Team Ontario’s 2015 Canada Winter Games Team! The Games are Canada’s largest multi-sport event and you have trained long and hard to earn a spot on the Team. You are one of Ontario’s role models for our next generation of athletes. I applaud your passion and persistence in reaching this goal. As a member of Team Ontario your week at the Games is guaranteed to be a unique experience, unlike any other sporting event. The level of competition will be high, and camaraderie will bring memories that will last a lifetime. To have a multi-sport experience of this caliber is very unique so please enjoy the opportunity! Team Ontario is built on the foundation of athletes, coaches, managers and Mission Staff; working together to achieve the goal of uniting as a team. Let's play hard, be respectful of the other teams and come home with the Canada Games flag! I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport for their continued support of Team Ontario’s participation at Canada Games. As the organization contracted to deliver Team Ontario, SAO provides leadership in the following areas: Appointment of Chef de Mission, Assistant Chefs and Mission Staff Liaison with Provincial Sport Organizations, Host Society and Canada Games Council Provision of the ceremonial uniforms to athletes, coaches, managers and Mission Staff Administration of the Team Ontario budget I am confident that each member of our Team will represent Ontario to their full potential and I wish everyone great success in Prince George! GO TEAM O! Yours in Sport, Marc Seguin Chair, Sport Alliance Ontario Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 5 Greetings from Blair McIntosh, Chef de Mission On behalf of Team Ontario, congratulations on being selected to represent the province at the 2015 Jeux du Canada Winter Games in Prince George, British Columbia . As a member of Team Ontario you join the hundreds of athletes who before you, have worn the Ontario team colours and represented the province with pride, dignity and class . Many of our athletes have gone on to make a name for themselves in international and professional competition and in doing so, have helped to put Ontario on the sports map . At the Canada Games, Ontario athletes have consistently achieved outstanding results in this high profile, national multi-sport event . While there is much emphasis to achieve success on the field of play, it is equally important for us to continue to be leaders in fair play and respect for others off the field of play . This winter in Prince George, we all look forward to more fun and success . Your Mission Team has committed a tremendous amount of time and effort on your behalf in preparation for these Games . I hope our hard work allows you to concentrate on competing to the best of your abilities and that you will enjoy your Canada Games experience to the fullest . It is my honour to lead you in pursuit of the Canada Games Flag as the Chef de Mission . Together, let’s make Ontario proud! Yours in sport, Blair McIntosh Chef de Mission Team Ontario Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 6 Background The Canada Games began in 1967 as a centennial project and are held every two years, alternating between summer and winter games . The Canada Games are hosted on a rotational cycle as agreed upon by the federal/provincial/territorial ministers of sport . The Canada Games are a national multi-sport competition for Canadian amateur athletes at the “train to compete” level . Each province and territory’s team consists of its best “up and coming” athletes in their respective sports . Athletes are at the provincial level and are pursuing development towards national and international competitions . Athletes who have already attained national level status do not compete in the Canada Games . Over a two week period, more than 4,000 athletes, coaches, managers and Mission Staff will participate in the Canada Games . Team Ontario has a team of approximately 350 athletes, coaches and managers at the winter games and approximately 450 at the summer games . Team Ontario Athletes Handbook ~ 2015 Canada Winter Games Page 7 Upcoming Canada Games The following Games and the host province or territory have already been determined: • 2017 Canada Summer Games: Winnipeg, Manitoba • 2019 Canada Winter Games: Red Deer, Alberta Communities begin the bid process for the Games six years in advance of the actual event and the Games are awarded five years in advance . The Canada Games Council establishes the bid procedures and requirements which provide details on the sports and facilities and the financial framework for the Games . The host provincial or territorial government nominates up to three municipalities as potential host cities . If more than three municipalities are interested in bidding for the Games, a process to short-list those communities must take place . The Canada Games Council develops a final evaluation report and the recommendation is forwarded to the Minister of Sport . Ontario has hosted the Canada Games twice, in 1981 in Thunder Bay and in 2001 in London .

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