2019 Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association Annual General Meeting

Agenda

2019 Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Sask Sport Building

510 Cynthia Street, Saskatoon

Call to Order:  11 am

1. Verification of Members and Establishment of Quorum

2.  Appointment of Scrutineers

3.  Adoption of the Agenda

4. Approval of the Minutes from the 2018 SWA Annual General Meeting

5.  President’s Report

6.   SWA Bylaws Proposal

7.   Secretary Treasurer’s Report

8.    2018/19 Audited Financial Statement

9.    Appointment of the Auditor for 2019/2020

10, Committee Reports

11. Adjournment

SWA Officials Clinic - Friday, December 6, 2019

An officials clinic is scheduled to be held on Friday, December 6, from 6 pm to 9 pm. It will be held at the Sask Sport building in Saskatoon, 510 Cynthia Street. Anyone interested in officiating is encouraged to attend.

There is no cost to attend the course. The SWA does require a minimum of 4 participants to run the course.

Please email the SWA Executive Director by the end of Monday, December 2, to register for the course.

Course instructor: Claire Hopkin

Email address: edir@saskweightlifting.com

Thank you.

Coach Registration

SWA coaches.
Moving forward, in an effort to continue to improve our meets and our association we will be requiring all coaches to register for meets through the same process as athletes. Registration is setup to assure we know which coaches are attending and provide the meet director sufficient time to check certifications, and prepare identification lanyards as well. Our goal as an association is to continue providing the highest quality services possible and this step takes our meets to the next level. Thanks for your understanding if you have questions please contact edir@saskweghtlifting.com #saskweights #leadingtheway

SWA Reebok 306 Open

Click on the link to access the final schedule and start lists.

Town Hall Agenda - Sunday, November 17, 2019

Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association (SWA)

Town Hall Meeting

November 17, 2019

Nutana Legion Branch # 362

3021 Louise Street

Saskatoon, Sk.

  Agenda

START TIME:  10:30 AM

·  Welcome & Introductions     

·  2019 Recap – SWA Organizational Developments

·  Visioning – SWA Board Vision and Plans for 2020

·  Words from our New Executive Director – Dwayne Dreher

LUNCH (Provided)

·  Q & A and Interest-Based Discussion

·  Draft “Parking Lot” of Items for Future Discussion & Development

·  Opportunities for Members to be Involved in Next Steps for the SWA

FINISH TIME:  3:00 PM

Dear SWA Members:

RE:  Town Hall Meeting – November 17, 2019 – 10:30 am

As explained in an earlier notification, your board has asked me to facilitate the Town Hall Meeting scheduled for November 17th at 10:30 am.  The purpose of this event is to provide the Board with an opportunity to:

1      Provide an update on developments within the Association over the past year;

2      Speak to their vision for the SWA in 2020;

3      Introduce your new Executive Director, Dwayne Dreher

4      Hear your vision for the organization;

5      Discuss opportunities for members to be involved in the future of the SWA; and,

6      Hear and discuss questions and suggestions on these and other subjects that may be of interest to you. 

We will have approximately four to five hours available for presentations and discussion.  There may be topics that require additional, future conversations.  We will ensure that these are documented and carried forward.

Attached here is an Agenda for the Town Hall Meeting.  Lunch will be provided.  Please advise Dwayne by, November 14th of any specific dietary restrictions.  I look forward to working with you on the 17th.

Regards,

James Mitchell

Principal

Conversations Consulting

SWA Policy Suite

SWA Notice of Town Hall Meeting

Executive Director - Dwayne Dreher

SWA is happy to announce the newest member of the team - Dwayne Dreher. Dwayne’s title will be Executive director for SWA and will be taking on a large work load and helping the SWA with a multitude of tasks moving forward. We are happy to have Dwayne on the team.

Dwayne’s Bio:

My background as an athlete is in amateur wrestling. Throughout the 80s, I competed in high school, and with the University of Regina Cougars, from 85-89. In 1989, I graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Physical Activity Studies degree, major in Sport Administration.

For almost 30 years, I have been involved in non profit sport organizations in the province, such as Judo, Wrestling, Squash and Gymnastics. I also worked for Bobsleigh Canada, 2007-13, as the Finance Manager/Operations Manager.

I feel that my athletic and administrative background prepares me well for the challenging position of Executive Director. I am appreciative of this opportunity, and look forward to working with the membership to further the development of one of the Olympic Games original sports

- SWA

SWA METTLE OPEN

1 TITLE: SWA Mettle Open 

2 DATE: Saturday, October 19th, 2019

3 ORGANIZED BY:

Ken Trofimuk and Corey Chandler

4 SANCTIONED BY:

Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association (SWA)

5 COMPETITION VENUE:

Mettle Performance Training Center

2301F 7th Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan S4R1C6

Phone: (306) 757-0595

6 EVENTS:

6.1   Women: 45, 49, 55, 59, 64, 71, 76, 81, 87, 87+

- Top 3 per weight class  – determined by their respective totals (kg).

6.2   Men: 55, 61, 67, 73, 81, 89, 96, 102, 109, 109+

- Top 3 per weight class – determined by their respective totals (kg).

6.3 Top senior male, senior female, and junior (male or female) awards will be awarded based on Sinclair points. 

7 PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY:

7.1 An athlete participating in a SWA competition must be;

• Duly affiliated member of the Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association (memberships may be purchased on site of competition or online at www.saskweights.ca)

• A member in good standing with the Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association

1. Speakers and Time keepers must be Category 4 or higher referees

2. Technical operators need no referee qualifications

3. The maximum amount of athletes participating at this Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association competition is 45.  This is an agreed upon limit due to the limits of the organizing committee.   

1. ENTRIES:

1. Registration can be completed at the Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association website – http://www.saskweightlifting.com

2. If question are concerns regarding the competition please contact SWA;

• saskweightlifting@gmail.com

1. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS:

   1. The competition rules will be governed by IWF Technical Rules (IWF Handbook 2019) – found here - https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/02/IWF_TCRR_01012019_v2.pdf

2. EQUIPMENT:

   1. Warm-up room: Same floor and room as competition platform (will be curtained off and separated from the competition platform. 

   2. Warm-up platforms: multiple warm-up platforms will be made available

   3. Warm-up barbells: Eleiko, York, and Rogue men and women’s barbells are available

   4. Competition stage level: floor level

   5. Competition platform: Regulation

   6. Competition barbell: Men’s and Women’s Eleiko barbells

   7. Referee light: Uesaka Electronic System

   8. Scoreboard: Electronic System 

   9. Attempt board: Electronic System

   10. Clock: Electronic System

   11. Scales:  Electronic scale

3. DOPING:

   1. This competition is subject to in-competition drug testing administered by the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport.  All athletes and coaches are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the applicable rules and procedures. For more information visit http://www.cces.ca/en/antidoping

4. AWARDS:

   1. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded for the total athletes in each category

   2. A zero in the snatch does not eliminate athletes from the competition.  Athletes are allowed to continue in the clean and jerk, but do not receive points for the total.  Points are earned in the total only.

5. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

   1. Entry fee (athletes only): $35 – if you have not purchased a SWA membership you must do so, unless competing from out of province. 

   2. Referees and Officials: Free

**All registration and memberships must be purchased on the SWA website as cash and cheque will not be accepted at the competition site. 

1. SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES:

14.1 Friday October 11th, 2019              Last day to register online for competition

14.2 Tuesday, October 15th, 2019       Distribution of FINAL competition regulations

14.3 Saturday, October 19th, 2019 Mettle Open

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Open Letter to Membership - Meeting

Dear SWA Members,

As many of you are aware this past year has been filled with many changes, some of which have been communicated well & others that have not. This has lead to a significant amount of unrest & confusion within the membership. We would like to take this opportunity to assure you that we are working hard behind the scenes, & have a number of exciting changes coming in the near future. Due to confidentiality we cannot speak directly to a lot of what has happened, but we acknowledge that many of you are feeling left out, unheard, & full of questions that you would like answered. To help begin to rebuild trust & work towards a more cohesive & collaborative SWA the Board of Directors would like to invite you, the SWA membership, to join us in October (details to-be-announced soon) for a mediated town hall meeting where we will discuss what has happened over the past year & what the future holds for the SWA. This is your opportunity to voice your concerns, ask questions, provide feedback, & hear more about what the Board of Directors is working on.

We appreciate your patience over the coming weeks as we work to finalize details on the meeting. In the meantime, we would also like to encourage you to reach out to the Board whenever you have questions or concerns. We will be able to accomplish much more together than apart, so please reach out & help us shape the SWA into an organization that we can all be proud of.

SWA Board of Directors

2019 Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships

The Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association sent a team of 12 Junior athletes (list of athletes below) to the 2019 Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships that took place in Brossard, QC on January 19, 2019. The team walked away with 6 medals and ranked 5th overall for both the women's and men's teams. This is the most successful team Saskatchewan has brought to Junior Nationals in history.

Athletes (Name/Weight class/Year of Birth/City or town/Placing)

Bella Brown (49kg) - 2003 from Saskatoon (Bronze medalist in 49kg class)

Bella also broke all three 45kg Junior and Senior provincial records going 50/60/110

Shelby Shynkaruk (55kg) - 2004 from Martensville (4th in 55kg class)

Shelby also broke the snatch and total 55kg Junior provincial record with a 51kg snatch and 116 total

Hollis Finlayson (55kg) - 2003 from Prince Albert (5th in 55kg class)

Hanna Jacobson (55kg) - 1999 from Meath Park (6th in 55kg class)

Polina Bespalova (59kg) - 2000 from Saskatoon (Bronze medalist in 59kg class)

Irelynd Kotlar (59kg) - 2003 from Saskatoon (7th in 59kg class)

MacKenzie Wall (59kg) - 2005 from Saskatoon (8th in 59kg class)

Jola Troy (64kg) - 2003 from Regina (9th in 64kg class)

Caleb Astle (55kg) - 2005 from Saskatoon (Silver medalist in 55kg class)

Kaden Hein (55kg) - 2004 from Martensville (Bronze medalist in 55kg class)

Colton Anderson (73kg) - 2000 from Prince Albert (Bronze medalist in 73kg class)

Colton also broke the 73kg Junior provincial record in the snatch with 103kg.

Mckay Brown (81kg) - 2000 from Saskatoon (Bronze medalist in 81kg class)

Thank you to our coaches, officials, and team manager for helping the team this year! (Chad Benko, Brandon Blenkarn, Kelly Brown, Jason Cain, Joanne Gasper, Jocelyn Rylee, Ken Trofimuk).

View the final results.