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October Issue CONTENTS Job Opportunity With Racquetball Canada National Racquetball Week LPRA Results IRT Results Nova Scotia News Canadian Olympic Committee Meeting Canada Winter Games Meeting Ottawa Racquetball "Operation Kickstart" Hits the Maritimes Strategic Planning National Team Singles Selection Event Referees Required BC's OnLine Auction Job Opportunity With Racquetball Canada Racquetball Canada is seeking someone to co-ordinate its internal and external communication initiatives, including the newsletter, magazine, web site, press releases, etc. Strong communication, organization and computer skills are pre-requisites. This position is a ½- to 1/3-time contract position. Bilingual candidate preferred. Please email your resume to jcoates@escape.ca by October 11, 2002. National Racquetball Week Mark your calendars - March 8-16, 2003 - and check with your provincial association about the plans in your neighbourhood. LPRA Results Rosarita, Mexico Winner Cheryl Gudinas. In the round of 16, Lori Jane Powell lost 8,5,2 to Susy Acosta, and Jen Saunders lost to Kristen Walsh 3 (8) 4 (10) 2 Charlotte, NC Jen Saunders defeated Kersten Hallander 3, (4), (2), 7, 8 then was eliminated by Kerri Wachtel (5),(7),6, 2, 0. Lori Jane Powell defeated Ramona Vonondarza 0,6,1 then lost to Kim Russell (7) 1, 5, 4. IRT Results Stockton, CA Winner - Jason Mannino Mike Green lost to Alvaro Beltran 8, 7, 9 in the round of 16; Kane Waslenchuk forfeited his match. Charlotte, NC Winner - Sudsy Monchik Mike Green couldn't make it past Derek Robinson, 2, 10 (8) (7) 9. Kane Waselenchuk beat Dan Fowler 2,2,3 and Rocky Carson 5,7,1 before losing to Jason Mannino 5,6,3 in the semis. Mannino went on to lose to Monchik 8 (8) 7 (5) 11 in the finals. Chihuahua, Mexico Winner - Kane Waselenchuk. Kane won the first ever Chihuahua IRT pro stop with wins over the toughest players in the game today. He beat Rocky Carson 8, 0, 3, then Sudsy Monchik 5,(6),9,(2),4 in the semis, and then defeated the top seed, Jason Mannino, 8,(6),(9),8,6 in the finals. As of September 23, Kane had moved up to 3rd place on the IRT tour (behind Mannino and Swain), and Mike Green was in 9th position. Nova Scotia News The Nova Scotia Racquetball site has added a BraveNet Fourm to its web site (scroll to the bottom of the main page to access). "We are hoping this will be a useful tool for general questions and tournament updates," said webmaster Paul Keeping. "Some top players might even drop by to answer any questions you might have or you may have some answers to racquetball players travelling the Atlantic Canada shores." http://members.fortunecity.com/novascotia/racquetball.html Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) Meeting Executive Director Jan Coates and Director of Coaching Ron Brown met with representatives of the COC in September, to address questions about the upcoming Pan Am Games. The COC has reduced the team sizes for all sports, and in the case of racquetball it means that we will have one less staff position to send to the Games. Therefore Racquetball Canada will send 8 athletes and 2 coaches, and will not have a Team Leader attend the Games in Santo Domingo. Canada Winter Games Meeting Jan and Ron also met with officials from the Canada Games, to gather information about racquetball getting back into the Games. The earliest possible year is 2011, but the Games people are aware of the many racquetball initiatives across the country in building and growing a solid junior program. Ottawa Racquetball A third meeting that Jan and Ron had in Ottawa was with top player Gary Shaw, who is taking an interest in further-developing the sport in the nation's capital. Gary will work with Racquetball Ontario to develop some programming there. As well, Racquetball Canada's VP of Development, Terry Nelson, reports that he has made contact with a school district in the Ottawa area which is interested in starting a racquetball program for the students. Terry will be working with that group to provide as much assistance as possible. "Operation Kickstart" Hits the Maritimes As part of a plan to help racquetball continue to grow in the Atlantic provinces, Ron Brown and Jan Coates have taken Racquetball Canada's "Operation Kick Start" to St John's, NF (September 27-29), Charlottetown, PEI (September 30-October 1), St John, NB (October 2-3) and Halifax, NS (October 4-6). The aim of the program is to work with each provincial racquetball community to develop a dynamic 5-year plan for racquetball growth and development. Strategic Planning As a follow-up to the Board of Directors conference call of September 24, Executive Director Jan Coates will work on a 10-year plan for Racquetball Canada, taking into account the priorities and recommendations made by the Strategic Planning Group. The Racquetball Canada community should have something to review in the new year. National Team Singles Selection Event This event will be held March 7-9, 2003, in St. Catherine's, Ontario, in conjunction with the annual Niagara Falls YMCA tournament. Watch the Racquetball Canada web site for further information, or contact Adrian Webb at Awebb98@aol.com Referees Required Level 3 Referees are required for 2003 for the position of Chief Referee for four events: the Singles Selection Event (St Catherines), the Doubles Selection event (Saskatoon), the Junior National Championships (Saskatoon) and the National Championships (Vancouver). If you are presently a Level 3 referee and wish to apply for any of the above positions, please submit your application immediately to Randy Pentland, care of the National Office, or by email at penfish@shaw.ca . Qualified individuals will be selected by the Officiating Committee which consists of Randy Pentland as Chairperson, Michel Gagnon, Valari Hendrickson, Usher Barnoff and Cal Smith. BC's OnLine Auction In order to raise funds for junior racquetball, BC Racquetball is having an OnLine Auction in November. Sport BC is coordinating the auction and several sport organizations will be offering items for bid. You can check it out on-line at http://www.gobid.ca |
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