Hi Everyone,
With 5 athletes lifting at Masters Worlds this week in Orlando, Florida (Congratulations Frances, on winning a Silver medal!), Alexis lifting at the 2022 Senior World Championships in Bogota, Colombia next week, and a great weekend of lifting the SWA is ending 2022 on a high note.
Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend to Kilostalk Weightlifting to compete, volunteer, coach, officiate, and spectate. It's great to see new and old faces at each competition. Before we close out the year, we have a few updates for you.
New Information:
Online Officials Course, Level 4: The SWA Officials Committee plans to conduct online Level 4 Technical Officials certification courses tentatively 2 weeks before each SWA competition (beginning in 2023). This will provide ample opportunity for members to cover the theoretical and practical components of the Level 4 certification and become a fully certified Technical Official. If you or anyone you know are interested in becoming a Technical Official, please email offcls@saskweightlifting.com to be added to the contact list for upcoming courses.
Canadian Masters November Update from Mark Gomes
2022-2023 SWA Rankings, Certificates, & SWA Records: These are up-to-date with local results, with the exception of the women's rankings which will be done this evening. If there are any errors or omissions, please let me know.
Reminders:
2022 SWA Board of Directors Election Details: Nominations for SWA President, Secretary/Treasurer, & Member-at-Large are now open! The deadline to submit nominations is Monday, Dec 5th (tomorrow) at 11:59 pm SK time. Voting will run from Dec 6-11, and results will be announced at the 2022 SWA AGM on Dec 11. Link to Google Form for Nominations.
2022 SWA Annual General Meeting: The meeting will be held on Dec 11th at 1:00 pm via Zoom. Please RSVP to Dwayne (edir@saskweightlifting.com) by Dec 9th at 11:59 pm SK time to receive the meeting link by email. The AGM will be followed immediately by an open Q&A Town Hall facilitated by myself (Lucas) and Dwayne.
Saskatchewan Winter Games: If you are interested in competing (youth and junior) or being considered as a Coach or Manager in your region for the 2023 Saskatchewan Winter Games, please contact Ken Trofimuk (Kenbod@saskweightlifting.com) and Dwayne Dreher (edir@saskweightlifting.com).
Criminal Record Checks for Coaches and Volunteers (Link to Letter): If you are due for an updated Criminal Record Check, or have not completed one, and are actively coaching, officiating, or volunteering with the SWA, please remember to complete yours and submit the letter to Dwayne (edir@saskweightlifting.com) as soon as you can. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dwayne (edir@saskweightlifting.com).
2022-2023 Schedule & Competition Updates:
Registration for Masters Provincials hosted by 306 Weightlifting will open on Dec 16th, close on Jan 21, and be capped at 70 lifters. I expect this to fill, so I highly recommend registering as soon as possible.
The Last Chance Qualifier for the Saskatchewan Winter Games (Junior and Youth) will be open from Dec 16-Jan 15 via video submission. This is ONLY for those who have not competed and posted a total during the 2022-2023 season that needs to qualify for the SWG.
Reminder: Totals required to compete at Provincials can be found at the bottom of the schedule.
Reminder: For the foreseeable future, all competitions (Other than the Winter Games) will be organized by entry total. Please remember to input a recent competition or training total with registration.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
All the best,
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Lucas King, 2Lt. BKIN. MBAPresident, Saskatchewan Weightlifting AssociationPres@saskweightlifting.comwww.saskweightlifting.com