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CWG + 2017-2018 Canada East Eligible Skaters Camp

There will be a camp on the 8th of July held in St. Stephens for Canada Winter Games eligible athletes and any athlete that is age eligible for Canada East next season.

Location: Saint Stephen’s High School Track and Field

282 King Street, St. Stephen, NB

Time: July 8th From 11am-5:30pm

We will plan to be outdoors for the day unless severe weather forces us indoors. Please bring sunscreen with you as well as plenty of water.

Lunch will be from 12:30-1:15. Make sure to pack a healthy lunch and snacks to have throughout the day.

The cost to attend is $10/athlete. Please sign up here by Thursday July 6th at 11:45pm.

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NSASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Scott Beamish.

Note:  If any club coach would like to help with the camp and learn some things along the way we can always use an extra hand and eye to look at technique! If you are at all interested please message Scott Beamish as we would love you have more coaches participate!

For any athlete that was not at the CWG camp Saturday in Hampton, a goal sheet for CWG was passed out. If you did not hand this in already please print it off here and hand it in at St. Stephens. Thank you!

For the upcoming camp in Campbellton, we will be camping overnight at Sugarloaf National Park. It would be a great team bonding experience to have as many athletes as we can camping! Make sure to reserve your camping spot early as it is a popular camping area.

There will be a camp August 12th-13th held in Fredericton where we will be on ice at the Grant Harvey Centre. Please make arrangements to have your skates ready to go for this camp!

CWG Training Camp June 24-25

There will be a Canada Winter Games training camp held in Hampton from June 24-25th.

9am-4:30pm June 24

9am-4pm June 25

Hampton High School soccer field

34 Elizabeth Ave, Hampton, NB

The camp is planned to be held outdoor each day unless severe weather is forecasted. Remember to pack a health lunch for yourself! Please bring appropriate clothing for the weather conditions outside!

We will be doing a variety of drills each day including: imitations, agility, running, seatbelt cables, etc. Bring plenty of water and sunscreen with you as well as healthy snacks to have throughout the day.

The cost for the camp is $10/day. Please sign up here by Thursday June 22nd at 11:45pm.

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NSASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***

Note: Scott Beamish will be camping at the Firefly campground in Hampton on the 24th. Feel free to join in on the camping or to stop by in the evening for possible mini golf/swimming/bonfire.

Please contact Scott at scott_beamish5@hotmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the camp, and if you have not done so already contact Scott to add your email address to the CWG email list as more information regarding a more specific outline of this and future camps will be sent by email on a later date.

June 4 CWG Training Camp

The next Canada Winter Games camp will be held Sunday , June 4th in Saint John, New Brunswick.

10:00 am –  4:00 pm

Samuel de Champlain Community Centre/School

67 Ch Ragged Pt. Saint John

The camp will include a track program as well as speed, agility, and imitations. Please dress appropriately for the weather outside and please bring plenty of water and sunscreen.

The Camp will run from 10 am – 4 pm. The plan is to be outside during the day however there is a gym space booked inside from noon-4 pm should the weather not be ideal.

Registration cost for the camp is $10, Please sign up here by June 1st, 2017.  

***Online payment is preferred.  No cash will be accepted at the event.  If you must use a cheque please make it out to NSASSA Inc for the correct amount.  If no payment is received your attendance at the camp will not be counted.***

Please back a healthy lunch and snacks as we will be doing a lot of activity and you will need the energy.

Speed Skate New Brunswick High Performance Coach, Derrick MacLeod will be leading the sessions . Please let him (Derrick.MacLeod@Rogers.com) if you have any camp specifics questions.

Hope to see you there.

Change: Nutrition Seminar/Dryland Training May 6th

Due to heavy amounts of rain forecasted May 6th, the dryland training will be held indoors at the Samuel-de-Champlain community centre gymnasium from 11am-1pm. The Nutrition seminar will immediately follow from 1-2pm also in the gymnasium.

I hope to see you there!

CWG Camp and Provincial Training Session

There will be a Canada Winter Games Camp held on May 13th in Dieppe from 10am-5pm.

This will be an outdoor camp held at the Anna Malenfant Track. Please dress appropriately for the weather outside.

All athletes ages 8 and up are welcome to join the dryland training from 10am-12pm at no cost!

Please register for free.

CWG athletes will then have lunch, continue to train, participate in fun activates, and go through information on the CWG process (goals, camp info, selection process, etc.).

Make sure to bring lots of water with you as we are in a field so there are no fountains close. Also this is a long day of training so bring some snacks with you, and a healthy lunch.

There is a $10/athlete fee for CWG participants, please sign up here by May 12th.

Be ready to work hard and have fun! I hope to see you all in Dieppe on May 13th!

Note: This camp was changed from May 14th to May 13th due to Mother’s Day on the Sunday.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Scott Beamish.