Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games AGENDA • 10:30 Welcome & Introductions • 11:00 Canada Games Overview • 11:30 Lunch • 12:30 2019 Host Society • 13:30 Team NB Logistics • 14:30 Team NB Technical • 15:15 Meeting with Sport Liaisons • 15:45 The Road Ahead May | Mai 26, 2018 1 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games Welcome to TEAM NB! En route to Red Deer! ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Canada Games Council & 2019 Red Deer Host Society Media at Games Team NB Chef and Assistant Chefs Mission Staff Sport Liaisons Media pre-Games Provincial Sport Organizations Team Managers Coaching Staff Family & Friends Athletes May | Mai 26, 2018 2 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games 2019 COACHING STAFF – WEEK 1 Week 1 / Semaine 1 Coach / Entraineur Manager / Gérant Yves St.Germain Paula Septon Biathlon Natalie Landry Trent Martin (Wax Tech) John Bourgeois Joe Blanchard Boxing /Boxe Joe Blanchard (asst) Artistic Gymnastics / announced mid-july Gymnastique Artistique Philip Richer Norbert Laforge Men's Hockey / Eric Neilson Hockey masculin Kevin Pottle (asst) Mark Beal Ringette / Ringuette André Dupuis (asst) Annie Gautreau (asst) Speed Skating - Long Track / Patinage de vitesse – Miriam Verschoor Scott Beamish Longue piste Speed Skating - Short Track / Patinage de vitesse – Derrick Macleod Sarah Gilbert Courte piste Synchronized Swimming / Emily McKim Ashley Cutler Nage synchronisée Adam Loo Sally Hutt Wheelchair Basketball / Basketball en fauteuil roulant Sabrina Durepos 2019 COACHING STAFF – WEEK 2 Week 2 / Semaine 2 Coach / Entraineur Manager / Gérant Ian Banks TBD Christy Bourque (asst) Alpine Skiing / Michele Leger (Para) Ski alpin Cathleen Trafton (apprentice) Lincoln Esau (wax tech) Archery / Tir à l'arc Maurice Levesque Tracey Baisley Badminton Mike Butler Guy-Laine Legacé Manon Losier Linda Bérubé-Leclair Gilles Landry (asst) Cross Country Skiing / Marc Leclair (wax) Ski de fond Suzanne Landry (Para) Sandrine Caron (apprentice) Curling - Men / Brian Dalrymple Curling masculin Curling - Women / Gary Wilson Curling féminin Raoul LeBlanc Sabrina Van der Pluijm Figure Skating / Patinage artistique Nicole Marr-Wood Mario Richard (SO) Gymnastics / Rachelle Perry (tbc) David LeBlanc (tbc) Gymnastique - Trampoline Kayla Blackmore Nancy Haslett Women's Hockey / Monika Cormier (asst) Hockey féminin Warren Mason (asst) Stéphane Bérubé Shawn McManus Judo Josée Daigle Squash Justin Saulnier Joy Cook May | Mai 26, 2018 3 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Chef de Mission & Assistant Chefs • Provincial Sport Organizations • Coaches & Managers • Mission Team – Communications – Operations – Sport Liaisons CHEF DE MISSION – NICOLE SMITH • Team Leader • Spokesperson for Team NB • Provides direction, leadership and expertise • Link between Host Society and Team NB • Attends official functions and meetings as a representative of Team NB • Deals with any major issues or crisis situations as required May | Mai 26, 2018 4 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games ASSISTANT CHEFS – JASON & CHRISTINE • Full-time GNB employees responsible for Canada Games Program • Manage all aspects of Team NB - Operations, Logistics and Technical i.e.: complaints; budget, registration, clothing, transportation, communication, security, schedules, equipment, appeals, doping, etc. • Main point of contact for Coaches and Managers before Games • Part of Leadership Team with Chef de Mission. PROVINCIAL SPORT ORGANIZATION • Oversee the operation and development of their Canada Games Program; including the identification, selection and training of athletes, coaches and managers; • Establish policies to deal with any disciplinary or selection issues; • Provide sufficient resources and support to coaching staff for best training environment for success; • Provide competitive uniforms May | Mai 26, 2018 5 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games COACHES • Responsible for athletes’ preparation, performance and conduct prior to, during and after the Games; • Must observe and comply with the Team NB Code of Conduct and policies; • Must complete the required level of certification; • Must attend all Team NB functions and ceremonies; • Must live in the assigned residence for the duration of the Games and be aware of athletes whereabout at all time. MANAGERS • Responsible for the overall administration of the team; • Ensures that all the required forms are completed by deadlines (online registration, waiver forms, participant agreements, etc); • Ensures that team members receive all the information being shared about the Games on a timely manner; • Responsible for athletes’ preparation, performance and conduct prior to, during and after the Games; • Must maintain ongoing communication with assigned Sport Liaison. May | Mai 26, 2018 6 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games MISSION STAFF WEEK 1 WEEK 2 1. Nicole Smith Chef de Mission 1. Nicole Smith Chef de Mission 2. Bruce McFarlane Communications 2. Bruce McFarlane Communications 3. Kevin Lunn Communications 3. Kevin Lunn Communications 4. Fran Harris Communications 4. Fran Harris Communications 5. Karine Pelletier-Meunier Medical 5. Karine Pelletier-Meunier Medical 6. Meaghan Donahue-Wies Operations 6. Meaghan Donahue-Wies Operations 7. Jean-Luc Benoît Operations 7. Manon Ouellette Operations 8. Eddie Rutanga Operations 9. Manon Ouellette Artistic Gymnastics 8. Jamie Shanks Curling - Men & Women 10. Serge Manuel Biathlon 9. Serge Manuel Archery / Women's Hockey 11. Monica Hitchcock Synchronized Swimming 10. Monica Hitchcock Figure Skating 12. Darcy McKillop Men's Hockey 11. Darcy McKillop Alpine Skiing Boxing /Wheelchair 13. Sky Perley Basketball 12. Sky Perley Badminton / Squash 14. Steve Harris* Speedskating - Long/Short 13. Bruce Guitard Judo / Trampoline 15. Daniel Cyr* Ringette 14. Jacques Robichaud Cross Country Skiing 16. Jason Arseneault* Asst Chef 15. Jason Arseneault* Asst Chef 17. Christine Powers-Tomsons* Asst Chef 16. Christine Powers-Tomsons* Asst Chef MISSION STAFF Operations • Oversee the Mission Office during the Games; • Strategically manage information dissemination; • Gather data, results, photos, etc to populate social media platforms; • Assist Leadership Team with logistics; • Assist with Special Events and other duties as required. May | Mai 26, 2018 7 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games MISSION STAFF Sport Liaisons • Support coaches and managers with administrative requirements and follow-ups as needed; • Find answers, provide clarification and handle issues as they arise; • During Games, act as Liaisons between sport teams and the Team NB Leadership Team to ensure the timely delivery of relevant information, both ways. MISSION STAFF Communications Team • Coordinates all media requests during Games; • News releases, social media, interview support, web updates; • Photography & Videography; • Results, stories and photos to NB media. May | Mai 26, 2018 8 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games MISSION STAFF Medical • Daily liaison with Host Society’s Medical Team; • Ongoing monitoring and follow-up of Team NB injuries or illnesses; • Responsible for Team NB Emergency Response Plan. May | Mai 26, 2018 9 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games CANADA GAMES • Since 1967, nearly 100,000 athletes have participated at Games. • Held every 2 years alternating between summer and winter. • Canada’s largest multi-sport event for young athletes • 4000 athletes, coaches and officials/Games • 4,500 volunteers, hundreds of media and thousands of visitors • A celebration of sport, culture, youth and community that unites our ten provinces and three territories May | Mai 26, 2018 10 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games CANADA GAMES ALUMNI • 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics included: Kelsey Serwa, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kaitlyn Lawes, Marie-Phillip Poulin, Mark McMorris and Charles Hamelin. • The NHL includes many CG alumni: Jake Allen, Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Alex Pietrangelo, Nathan Mckinnon, Max Domi, Jonathan Drouin, Jordan Eberle, Devan Dubnyk, Martin Jones, etc. • Notable female athletes: Marianne Limpert, Hayley Wickenheiser, Cassie Campbell, Catriona Le May Doan, Jennifer Heil, Cindy Klassen, Chandra Crawford, Eugénie Bouchard, Heather Moyse And many more! NOTABLE NB ALUMNI JAKE ALLEN - HOCKEY JASON DICKSON - BASEBALL MARK FAWCETT – ROWING LOUIS FORTIN – PARA CROSS COUNTRY SKIING MONICA HITCHCOCK – VOLLEYBALL GENEVIEVE LALONDE - ATHLETICS MARIANNE LIMPERT - SWIMMING DIANNE NORMAN – BASKETBALL MILAINE THÉRIAULT – CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 2019 ALUMNI - ??? May | Mai 26, 2018 11 Team NB | Équipe NB 2019 Jeux du Canada Games MULTI-SPORT GAMES 1. More media / different protocols 16. Greater anti-doping scrutiny 2. Different qualification processes 17. Transportation schedules 3. Different sport regulations 18. Chartered flights 4. Bigger team 19. Team Announcement Procedures 5. New faces on support team, 20. Performance Technology mission team 21. Additional Games Stress / Pressure 6. Ceremonies 22. Outfitting 7. Distractions / events 23. Organizing committee rules, 8. Athlete Village life regulations and services 9. Out-of-Village life 24. Higher demand for interviews 10. Limited meal service 25. Managing expectations of Team 11. Sponsor regulations NB, Games Council, PSO, sponsors, partners 12. Clothing regulations 26. Team events 13. Ticketing & processes 27. New faces on the support team, 14. Accreditation mission team 15. Sport venue security access AWARDS Roly McLenahan Award Jack Pelech Award Centennial Cup Claude Hardy