Handbook TABLE OF CONTENTS Saskatchewan Games History ..................................................................................................... 5 Purpose and Goals of the Saskatchewan Games ....................................................................... 9 Purpose ................................................................................................................................... 9 Goals ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Roles and Responsibilities of Participating Games Partners .................................................. 10 Saskatchewan Games Council ................................................................................................. 10 Provincial Sport Governing Bodies (PSGBs) ............................................................................. 12 Sport Development and Promotion ........................................................................................ 12 Sport Technical ...................................................................................................................... 12 Provincial Technical Liaison (PTL) ......................................................................................... 13 District Sport Development .................................................................................................... 13 District Team Selection Process ............................................................................................ 14 Eligibility ................................................................................................................................. 15 District Team Coach Roles and Responsibilities Prior to the Games ..................................... 15 District Team Coach Roles and Responsibilities During the Games ...................................... 15 Districts for Sport, Culture and Recreation ................................................................................ 16 Promotion .............................................................................................................................. 16 Mission Staff .......................................................................................................................... 16 Team Preparation .................................................................................................................. 16 Government of Saskatchewan – Ministry for Parks, Culture and Sport ...................................... 17 Sask Sport Inc. .......................................................................................................................... 17 Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association ..................................................................... 17 Host Society .............................................................................................................................. 18 Organization and Planning ..................................................................................................... 18 Divisions ................................................................................................................................ 18 Sport Information ........................................................................................................................ 19 Sport Advisory Panel ................................................................................................................. 19 Sport Selection Timelines.......................................................................................................... 19 Sport Selection Timelines ...................................................................................................... 19 Eligible Games Sports ............................................................................................................... 19 Sport Selection Criteria ............................................................................................................. 20 General Selection Criteria ...................................................................................................... 20 Eligibility for Inclusion in the Saskatchewan Games ............................................................... 20 Events, Categories and Numbers .......................................................................................... 20 Venues, Equipment and Rules ............................................................................................... 21 Athlete Development Criteria ................................................................................................. 21 Coach Development Criteria .................................................................................................. 21 Officials Development Criteria ................................................................................................ 21 Other considerations .............................................................................................................. 22 Evaluation .............................................................................................................................. 22 Monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 22 Sport Application Weighting Distribution ................................................................................ 22 Sport Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................................................... 23 Past Games Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................. 23 Sport Technical Packages ......................................................................................................... 24 Competition Schedules .......................................................................................................... 24 Sport Rescheduling Procedure .............................................................................................. 25 Officials .................................................................................................................................. 25 Sport Competition Scoring ..................................................................................................... 25 Sport Protests ........................................................................................................................... 26 Protests ................................................................................................................................. 26 Sport Games Jury ..................................................................................................................... 26 1 General Hosting Guidelines and Procedures ........................................................................... 27 Organizational Guidelines ...................................................................................................... 27 Tri-Party Agreement ............................................................................................................... 27 Accountability......................................................................................................................... 27 Insurance ............................................................................................................................... 27 Staffing .................................................................................................................................. 27 Bid Application Information ....................................................................................................... 28 Host Community Selection Process ....................................................................................... 28 Phase 1 – Technical Review .................................................................................................. 28 Phase 2 – Comprehensive Host Community Bid .................................................................... 28 Phase 1 – Technical Review Process ....................................................................................... 28 Review Process ..................................................................................................................... 28 Phase 1 – Application Requirements......................................................................................... 29 Covering Letter ...................................................................................................................... 29 Contact Information................................................................................................................ 29 Non-Sport Venue Standards and Descriptions ....................................................................... 29 Sport Venue Standards and Descriptions .............................................................................. 29 Games Village Standards ...................................................................................................... 29 Other Information ................................................................................................................... 30 Phase 2 – Comprehensive Host Community Bid Proposal ........................................................ 30 Review Process ....................................................................................................................