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Skate
Canada - Saskatchewan
2205 Victoria Ave
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0S4
(306) 780 - 9245
Fax: (306) 780 - 9242
[email protected]
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Getting Involved
Join Skate Canada
Become part of the skating family and become a member of Skate Canada.
When you sign up for a skating program at a Skate Canada member club
you automatically become a member of the national organization. If you
are thinking about taking skating lessons for the first time or you
want to introduce your children to a healthy life-long sport use our club finder to locate the Skate Canada member
skating club nearest you.
Does your club want to become a part of Skate Canada? Click here
to request a Membership Kit.
Volunteering
Skate Canada - Saskatchewan is a very successful provincial
organization and one of the reasons for this is the involvement of
hundreds of volunteers that help to keep things running. Some
individuals have been volunteering for more than 50 years! There are
many types of volunteer positions available and these can range from
playing music at a club skating session to making policy at the
provincial board level. Each year Skate Canada - Saskatchewan pays
tribute to its volunteers at its annual meeting and awards are
presented to those whose contributions have been recognized by their
peers.
To become a volunteer at a skating club contact the club president of
the Skate Canada member club nearest you, if you are not sure of the
location please go to our club finder. If you
are interested in volunteering at a provincial skating event in your
area, please contact the Section Office.
Coaching
Coaches are invaluable in the development of an athlete's skill. They
are teachers and mentors for the thousands of young athletes they deal
with in their day-to-day work. They work not only with athletes but
also the athlete's parents in setting realistic goals and the training
required to reach their potential and their goals. All coaches must go
through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), which is
moving towards a competency-based where coaches are:
Trained in NCCP outcomes relevant to the skaters that
they are coaching
Evaluated by demonstrating coaching outcomes to a
specified standard.
Currently, all coaches who work at Skate Canada member clubs must meet
the minimum criteria as outlined in Rule 2402 of the Skate Canada Rule
Book and other provisions from time to time by the Skate Canada Board
of Directors, and be a member of Skate Canada.
It takes a special person to become a coach; if you think it is a
career you would like to pursue then read on for more details on how to become a coach.
Officiating
Officials play a very important part in our sport. As volunteers, they
donate their time, knowledge and expertise to assist in the development
of our athletes and are valued members of the Association. There are
different types of officials which fall into three main
categories: evaluators/judges, referees and accountants. Judges are
perhaps the best known officials and they are usually former skaters
who have had a positive experience in the sport and wish to help others
attain their goals.
Officials, outside the arena, are doctors and lawyers, school teachers
and librarians, domestic engineers, business administrators, police
officers, paramedics, financial analysts, university students,
professors, marathon runners, writers and so on. You will find more
information on the types of officials and how to become involved in
this section.
If you decide you want to become a Skate Canada official, you will have
to meet certain criteria and complete certain tasks and activities to
become qualified. These activities include participating in clinics and
seminars, skill tests, trial officiating (where you will receive
written assessments from qualified officials) and actual officiating.
To move up through the system, an official must follow the rules which
have been established for promotion. This is to ensure that every judge
who officiates at Canadian competitions is both qualified and
competent.
The training that the Skate Canada provides to its officials is held in
high regard by other figure skating federations around the world and
Canadian officials are widely considered as the best trained in the
business!
If you are interested in becoming a Skate Canada official, please
contact Skate
Canada – Saskatchewan.
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