Welcome...last website update was January 24, 2012.
BECOME
A CERTIFIED WEIGHTLIFTING COACH
NCCP
Weightlifting Club Coach Workshop
(held
in conjunction with the 2012 Ontario Coaches Conference)
Date:
Saturday February 25 & Sunday February 26.
Location:
Bill Crothers Secondary School, 44 Main Street, Unionville, Ontario.
Facilitator:
Larry Sheppard
Note:
for this workshop the registration will be done trough the Coaches Association
of Ontario. Click
here for registration information.
OWA
NCCP Comp Intro Coach Evaluation Process
Next
evaluation session: April
7, 2012 in North Bay
Ontario
Scholastic Championships
OWA
Coach Evaluation Process
For
coaches in training who have attended and completed the competition introduction
technical course.
The cost
of evaluation is $80.00
(plus fees) per candidate payable to the Ontario Weightlifting Association (OWA).
Click
here for registration information.
EXCITING
NEWS: High Performance
Program Development
The
OWA has been selected to be among the 30 PSO
(Provincial Sport Organization) to participate in the development of the high
performance management program. This was generated by a renewed effort from
the Ontario government to
increase the participation of Ontario athletes at the Pan American games to be
held in Toronto in 2015. The committee
that will work on the development of the program is made up of Pierre St-Jean
(lead person) Moira Lassen and Andrew Bellerby
with Dan Robitaille as the
alternate.
This
program is the key to our success at
the national and international level and
requires that we involve the whole OWA
community . Please click on the High Performance tab to find out how to give
us your input.
Study
Finds Weightlifting Beneficial To Children
60 year study find weightlifting to be highly beneficial to growing children.
Particularly between the ages of 7 to 12. The study found that contrary to
popular belief weightlifting has no negative side effects for young children
when performed under qualified supervision. Significantly while prepubescent
children did not produce significant gains in muscle mass their strength gains
were significant and attributed completely to neurological adaptations which
occur more readily in younger children.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/126/5/e1199.abstract
New York Times references the same article here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/phys-ed-the-benefits-of-weight-training-for-kids/
For
CWFHC memos, international competition schedules, Olympic games information etc.
click here to visit www.canadaweightlifting.ca.
Click
for 2012 Quest For Gold information
2011-2012
Quest for Gold - Ontario Athlete
Assistance Program
Draft
List of Ontario Card Nominations Announced!
Ontario
Weightlifting Association is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes who
have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2011-2012
Quest for Gold - Ontario Athlete
Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the
sport specific selection criteria developed by Ontario Weightlifting
Association,approved by its Board of Directors and applied by (the) Selection
Committee.
Female
Full Card: Isabelle Despres
Male
Full Card: Justin Spencer
Female
Half Card: Allison Loyst
Male
Half Card: Justin Spencer
Please note that this list is unofficial
and is subject to change pending the outcome of any appeals and/or any
re-selection decisions made by the PSO/MSO Selection Committee or the Quest for Gold Appeals Committee.
As a consequence, this list should not be seen as final.
Athletes who have not been nominated and who wish to appeal
this decision can do so by following the process set out in the Quest for Gold Athlete's Handbook.
Thank you to Opsue for their financial contribution towards the Championship
fund.
The
Ontario Lifter Newsletter
Referees
and Officials Needed
Ontario is in need of more referees
and officials. It has been decided by the OWA board, that every club across the
province needs to start certifying referee's for any competition that they host.
We are looking for parents, spouses, friends, athletes and anyone who has any
interest in the sport. It is not the OWA's responsibility to supply officials
for competitions. Every club needs to become proactive in training and
certifying officials. The IWF constitution and rules can be found here: http://www.iwf.net/.
For more information contact Jessica Sloan by email @ jess.sloan@live.ca
Weightlifters
Wanted
To participate in Olympic lifting we suggest you visit the member services page
of this website and contact your local club. Becoming a member of the OWA
has it's advantages, check out the membership details page under club list and membership
tab.
We Want To Grow Olympic Weightlifting In Ontario
By supporting the various OWA events & competitions you can help develop this sport in
Ontario for generations to come. Your support can start by purchasing an
OWA membership.
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