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2023 BC Long Track Championship – Fort St. John, BC

BC Long Track Championship and FUNale Athletes

This meet is the largest Long Track competition in the Province. It is open to skaters from 4 years to 100! Time standards are in effect for the Championship.

January 20 2023 – January 22 2023

Pomeroy Sport Centre, 9324 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC, Canada

Meet Coordinator: Katharine North fsjelksmeetcoordinator@gmail.com

Skater List

Schedule

Information

DIVISION	EVENT
FUNale-out of province and all ages	Variety of MS and OS races as per SSC age recommendations
Pre-Youth	500m MS , 300m MS, LT relay, 1200m MS, 1000m MS
Youth	500m OS, 300m MS, 4 lap Team Pursuit, 1500m MS, 1000m MS 7 lap MS
Neo-Junior	500m OS, 1000m OS, 1500m OS, 3000m OS
Open Womens	500m OS, 1000m OS, 1500m OS, 3000m OS
Open Mens	500m OS, 1000m OS, 1500m OS, 3000m OS

Athletes are encouraged to bring their own armbands but they will be available at the event.
A BCSSA Long Track Academy will be held on Friday January 20th with skating and off-ice training.
Open practice ice will be available to all participants in BC LT Championship from 4 – 6pm on Friday January 20th
Long Track FUNale is an ability based competition designed to maximize age appropriate racing opportunities over two days. It has no time requirements. No results based awards are given for FUNale but there will be skater recognition and sanctioned results will be posted.
Officials, coaches and volunteers are required to register via this link (Coaches should be registered by January 12th)
Further information may be found on the BCSSA Provincial Championship Competition Bulletin

Accommodations

The Pomeroy Group has provided special rates for the events at three (3) local hotels. The details are provided below.
- Please note that the Stonebridge Hotel is no longer included in this group.

Competition information contact Katharine North fsjelksmeetcoordinator@gmail.com

2022 Canada Cup #1 and TEAM BC Canada Winter Games Long Track Selection Trials

DECEMBER 9-11, 2022 FORT ST JOHN

Meet Coordinator: Katharine North

Entry Deadline
The entry deadline for Canada Cup 1 will be the Monday December 5th, 2022.
Entry Criteria
Athletes must be minimum C2 Junior in order to be eligible to compete
In order to be eligible to race in Canada Cup 1, athletes must have achieved a valid qualifying time as listed in Appendix C of the SSC High Performance Bulletin 202
Provinces that are using the Canada Cup 1 for provincial team selection and would like to enter athletes who have not met the time standards listed in Appendix C, will be required to submit the name(s), distance(s), and best time(s) in each Individual Distance to the HPAC-LT minimum of one week prior to the entry deadline of the competition. Skaters whose names have been submitted to the HPAC-LT one week prior to the entry deadline may be added to the entry list of Canada Cup 1 at the sole, full and absolute discretion of the Chair. Should the athlete(s) be added to Canada Cup 1, they will not be included in the official Canada Cup 1 results and as a result will not be included on the Canadian Ranking List.

BC Athletes please contact Chris Acton for assistance with submitting to the HPAC-LT at chris.acton@speedskatingbc.ca by Nov 21, 2022.

• Other athletes may be added at the sole, full and absolute discretion of the Chair.

		Women	Men
Day 1	Friday Dec 9th	500m 1500m	500m 1500m
Day 2	Saturday Dec 10th	1000m 3000m	1000m 5000m
Day 3	Sunday Dec 11th	500m (2) 1000m (2) Mass Start Team Pursuit*	500m (2) 1000m (2) Mass Start Team Pursuit*

* Time dependent out of competition race for CWG preparation

Information

Further information may be found on the SSC Event Page or High Performance Bulletin 202

Thursday practice times will be updated and available on the SSC Event Page Other practice ice is by special request and will be at the athletes expense if it is available.

Athletes must bring their own armbands.

Registration Options & Pricing

Option	Price
Canada Cup 1	$110.00
CWG team selection	$110.00
Canada Cup 1 & CWG selection trial	$110.00

Meet Coordinator contact information:

Phone: 250-262-6590

email: fsjelksmeetcoordinator@gmail.com

2022-23 Long Track Canada Cup 1

2017 Summer Camp

A big thank you to everyone who has registered to take part in our 2017 Summer Long track camp! We have over 60 skaters registered and the Club is hard at work getting everything ready for them.

Here is an Information sheet for this years camp FSJ Speed Skating Camp info. Detailed daily schedules will be available at the registration desk on Level 2 of the Pomeroy Sports Center on Monday.

If you need to arrange skate rentals, the Club will have a table set up beside the oval timing room this Saturday, August 19th from 10am to 12 noon. If you need to arrange skates the morning of the camp, please ensure you arrive early.

All registration fees must be paid on Monday morning before the start of camp.

Any questions can be emailed to info@fsjspeedskating.com

See you Monday!

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Fort St John Elks Speed Skating Club

info@fsjspeedskating.com

September 27/16 Update

Happy Fall everyone! Time for cozy sweaters and skating 🙂

Regular Weekly Schedule weekly-schedule-2016-2017

Group 1 & 2 start date – Tues, Oct 4

Just a reminder that the first ice time for our Group 1 and 2 skaters will be Tuesday, October 4th starting at 5pm on the Oval (Long Track). I have attached a weekly calendar to this email that you can print and post to see when your skaters will be on the ice each week. If there are any changes I will amend and resend. Please ensure your skaters arrive on time and are in their required safety gear and ready to hit the ice at 5pm sharp.

Mega Lottery Update

Our Mega Lottery Coordinator, Starr Guliov, will be at the Group 3 Monday night practice (7-8pm LT), and the Group 1/2 Tuesday night practice (5-6pm LT) going forward for those wanting to turn in Mega Lottery tickets. Remember that there is a weekly cash draw so please return tickets as you sell them. If none of these times work for you, please email darstarr@pris.bc.ca to make other arrangements.

Upcoming Competitions/Events 2016-2017 Season

You can also refer to http://www.speed-skating.bc.ca/ and go to “Events and Results”

Oct 29 – Fort St James ST

Nov 19 – Prince George ST

Nov 24 to 27 – Can Am LT – Calgary (for T2T see min. age req’t)

Nov 26 – Vanderhoof ST, Grande Prairie ST

Dec 3 – Fort St John LT and Dawson Cr ST

Dec 16 to 18 – Academy North (LT) – FSJ

Jan 7 – Fort St James LT

Jan 14 – PG LT Interclub (confirmed)

Jan 21 to 22 – BCLT – Dawson Creek

Feb 4 – Canadian Age Class LT Championships in Edmonton

Feb 12 – Iceman in Prince George (ski, run, skate, run)

Feb 18 – Vanderhoof 2nd Interclub ST

Feb 25 – Williams Lk ST

Mar 4 to 5 – BCST Championships – Abbotsford

Mar 5 – Dawson Creek Northern FUNale (ST)

Mar 10 to 12 – World Masters LT – FSJ

Important Info About Upcoming Events; Summer Camp, Coaching and Officiating Clinics, 50th Anniversary BBQ, CWG Meeting & Skin Suit Sizing,

Camp Info

Skate Rental – Monday night at 7PM in the Pomeroy Sport Center, beside the timing room

Registration/Payment – Monday night at 7pm or Wednesday morning at 7:30

Schedule & Draft Skater groups attached – these may be modified as the week progresses

All skaters to bring their own lunch, water bottle and comfortable running shoes – along with all regular speed skating equipment.

Skaters in Blue group are asked to bring a stop watch and heart monitor if possible.

Snacks will be provided.

2014 Camp Schedule_Groups

Coaching Clinic

Tuesday, August 19 – 9:00 – 5:00

Clinic to be led by Jack Walters. All coaches / potential coaches welcome.

Canada Winter Games

Thursday, August 21 – 3:30 – 5:00

Canada Winter Games staff are coming to Fort St John to meet with the community as we are the contingency location if weather does not cooperate in Prince George. There is a very important information session from 3:30 – 5:00 at the Pomeroy Sport Centre for anyone in the community who would like to be involved with the contingency plan, so please plan to attend, particularly if you are already on the officials list.

50th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, August 23 – 5:00

The club will be hosting a barbecue at 5:00 to kick off its 50th season! The Hospitality Committeewill be asking members to contribute a salad or side dish – watch for the email. We are expecting several past members, the media and city staff to join us so please plan to attend this special event!

Skin Suits

Skin suits fit kit will be arriving this week so that anyone who wants a new suit with the new design can get the right size. The sizing can take place Friday or Saturday at lunch time

Louis Garneau Club suit

Level I Officials Clinic: Intro To Speed Skating and Officiating

If there is enough interest expressed I will conduct a Level I Officials Clinic during the Speed Skating Camp: The introductory clinic takes about 3-3.5 hours and will cover the essential aspects of the sport and should answer many question about the sport you may have. The major component involves the need for officiating, the role and specific duties of officials. It will demonstrate that officiating takes place in a team setting, to ensure that we run fair, safe and efficient competitions.

If you are interested, please e-mail me (Wim) at ewkok1972@gmail.com

The clinic can be run on anyone of the following mornings of the camp : Thursday, Friday or Saturday. A sign-up sheet will be available at registration.

Wim