Domestic Working Group Plans and Priorities Nationals 2005 Nationals 2006 North American Championships, NAC Series Structure Coaching Development Plan Officials Plan including TD/IR Appointments Regional Development Disabled Biathlon Domestic Hosting Policies Update Domestic Events Plan Domestic Budget
Domestic Working Group Plan Nationals in 2005 – Edmonton, January 2005 Review of current situation Cancellation of 2 test events due to weather Biathlon Canada letter to OC raising concerns TD visit conducted in May 2004 Program to go ahead with Camrose as a confirmed back-up Nationals in 2006 – 2 Bids received by deadline and one received post deadline ACBQ - Valcartier Strathcona Club (BC) - Mt. Washington Biathlon NB - Charlo
Domestic Working Group Plan North American Summit April, Lake Placid, NY NA Biathlon trophy Consecutive weekends (whenever possible) Singular fee schedule One circuit with east-west points list Title sponsor to be pursued Prize money (trial at NACH) Issues of scheduling Bid process and TD appointments are underway4- 05.doc4- 05.doc
Domestic Working Group Plan Coaching development CAC funding confirmed at $6K Requirement to roll out community coaching program 2 program development meetings Requirement to train all LF’s (east-west training) IOC Solidarity conference ($7,000 US grant) Level 3 course (West) Production and Translation of materials ICE Assignments Bottom line : $16,750 Remember: Coaching is the cornerstone of success, every athlete deserves a trained and competent coach…..
Domestic Working Group Plan Officials Program Committee meeting in the summer of 2004 for continued curriculum development Advanced officials course (Edmonton, September 2004) Writing and production costs of new materials Potential Learning Facilitator training in conjunction with coaching LF training TD/NR appointments Application process DEADLINE 21 JUNE 2004 BOTTOM LINE: $
Domestic Working Group Plan Regional Development Sport Participation Development Program (SPDP) Biathlon Canada support to Nationals Organizer ($4K) TD/NR travel costs VP Domestic travel ($1K) Generate a regional development plan for Quadrennial Site development Coach development Officials development Systematic athlete development Disabled Biathlon – Continued support through CCC
Domestic Working Group Plan Bid process for NA Cups and regional championships Deadline 21 June 2004, DWG review Proposed scheduleDomestic calendar docDomestic calendar doc
Domestic Working Group Plan Proposed Motion: Move to accept the Domestic Program for as presented
Domestic Working Group Plan Domestic Hosting Policy changes Recommended changes to National championships Inclusion of IBU categories and Senior Boys and Girls category as a bridging initiative Single penalty loop for IBU classes and Senior Boys and Girls Nationals not eligible for NA Cup event other than NACH Other secretarial changes
Domestic Working Group Plan Proposed Motion: Move to accept the proposed modifications to the Biathlon Canada hosting policy as presented and distributed to Divisions
Domestic Working Group Plan Domestic Program Budget requirements for : Coaching program: $16, Officials Program: $6, Domestic Competitive Series: $9, Bottom line :$32, BudgetBudget
Domestic Working Group Plan Proposed Motion Move to accept in principle the Domestic Program budget pending approval of the association budget.