Paralympic TV
Check out Paralympic TV and the program for the Paralympics
Take a look at the link below for more information:
http://brandstagetv.net/ParalympicSportTV/Newsletter/edition02_2010.html
More than 150 hours of the Vancouver Paralympics will be broadcasted on ParalympicSport.TV! You can find a detailed schedule of the broadcast if you click on the link below:
http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Paralympic_Games/Vancouver_2010/2010_02_03ParalympicSport.TV_Vancouver_Programme.pdf
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President’s Award 2010
Each Year the President of SportAbility is asked to nominate a volunteer for recognition at the Sport BC President’s Awards Ceremonies. This year John Cumberbirch has been chosen.
John Cumberbirch, PT, Volunteer Official
John is a physio who works with children with a disability at the Child Development Centre in Surrey. He has volunteered for over 20 years with SportAbility /Cerebral Palsy Sports Association of BC as a Classifier, a games official unique to Paralympic sports. John brings his expertise and passion for sport to classification in the sports of Football 7 A Side, Boccia, Athletics and Cycling. He has been instrumental in recruiting and training other professionals in BC and Canada as classifiers. He volunteers at the national and international level as a classifier. He strongly believes in the right of the athletes with a disability to participate in peer competition and believes classification levels the playing field for athletes with a disability.
Former recieptents of the award include:
2000 Leslie Halicki , Kamloops
2001 Bev Piskorik, Delta
2002 Margaret Stewart, Victoria
2003 William Parry, Surrey
2004 Donna Zorn, Delta
2005 Debbie Kabush, Surrey
2006 Sue Gillis, Abbottsford
2007 Herb Torrance, Vancouver
2008 Daryle Zorn, Deltat
2009 Judy Dix, Prince George
AMERICA'S CUP BOCCIA
SportAbility / CP Sports Association of BC was well represented on the CCPSA Boccia National Team that competed in Montreal at America’s Cup Boccia on October 25-30, 2009. The competitions hosted in Quebec had 56 athletes from 6 countries attend, the largest regional event for Boccia in the America’s.
BC athletes trained under Herb Torrance, CCPSA Regional Boccia Coach in the lower mainland at the CCPSA Regional Training Centre. This was a new tactic jointly partnering SportAbility and Canadian CP Sports and worked very effectively. Training will continue under the auspices of SportAbility until Boccia Nationals in 2010 and then will revert back to a national training group. Herb will be joined by BC Assistant Coach Craig Langston in the training of the provincial team.
BC Athletes were successful in competition.
Individual events: Paul Gauthier (Vancouver) BC 3 Gold !!
Allison Kabush (Surrey) BC 3 Silver
Chris Halpen (Victoria) BC 1 Silver
Caroline Vietnieks (Surrey) BC4 – 5th Place
Josh Van Der Vies who has just recently moved to BC also won Silver in BC 4
Team Events: BC 3 Teams Canada Gold
The BC 3 team consisted of Paul Gauthier(BC) , Alison Kabush (BC)and Martin Dubois ( QC)
Congratulations to the BC athletes and the other members of Team Canada for a great competition!
For more information on the competition please check out http://www.ameriquesboccia2009.qc.ca/index.php or http://www.ccpsa.ca/en/news/results/americas/Americasresultstp.aspx
Boccia National competition 2010
What is next for Team BC Boccia – BOCCIA NATIONALS will be held in Moncton New Brunswick FEBRUARY 28 TO MARCH 3, 2010. This will set selection for BOCCIA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Lisbon Portugal June 2010. This will be a costly venture as athletes travel with sports assistants, care aids and coaches.
To view pictures from America's Cup check out the Boccia Gallery
Anyone wishing to donate to Boccia Nationals Programme can do so through the association or Canada Helps.
Sledge Hockey Showdown 2009
Surrey Sport and Liesure Complex, Fleetwood area
Saturday November 28, 8:15 to 5:30 pm.
Featuring guest teams from the Surrey Firefighters, Surrey RCMP, Surrey Child Development Centre, BC Lottery Corp, BC Hydro and Deloite Accounting.
Fundraising and Awareness torunament for Sportability Sledge Hockey
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Seniors Take Up Boccia!
This summer the residents of Yucalta Lodge on Vancouver Island decided to get active and try something new. They took part in and enjoyed learning the game of Boccia! With a Boccia set from SportAbility, the seniors have decided to integrate the game into their regular sports and recreation programs.
To see some action pictures click here
