What Clubs Can Become Members of Karate BC?
Karate BC membership is available to any karate club (offering instruction in a recognized karate style) operating within the province of BC. If your club offers multiple martial art forms for instruction, Karate BC is only able to insure those individuals training or competing in karate within the club.
Clubs may operate within a public facility (such as a Community Centre).
Why Be A Member?
Karate BC supports the development of karate in British Columbia and provides its members with Sport B.C. legitimacy and many other benefits. It is through membership that Karate BC is able to continue the growth and development of karate from recreational fun, fitness and participation programs to World and Olympic levels of achievement. To achieve this, Karate BC strives to provide programs and services that benefit all of our members.
For a full list of Karate BC benefits, go to our benefits page HERE.
How Does My Club Become A Member?
Is your club interested in joining Karate BC? If so, follow the instructions below and then click on the “NEW CLUB APPLICATION” button below to register your club with us.
In addition, please submit the following to our office (click HERE for office address):
- Copy of your most recent Dan certificate (minimum Shodan)
- Results (originals please) of a Criminal Records Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Check. Click HERE for more information about the Criminal Records Check required by Karate BC.
Our Technical Committee will then review your application. Once accepted, you will be notified and can begin registering all instructors and members.
Once accepted, Chief Instructors are required to obtain NCCP Instruction Beginner certification. Please contact our Coaching Development Coordinator (coachdev@karatebc.org) to find out how to get this certification.
Ready to register your club? Click the button to get started! NEW CLUB APPLICATION
What Do We Need To Do Once We Are A Member Club?
Once you have registered your club with Karate BC, you then need to make sure to have each of the members within your club register with us.
This can be as simple as sending them to our “New Member” registration page HERE, or we can send you a pre-formatted email template that you can send out to each of your members to help them sign up. You can also step through the registration process with them on your own computer, tablet, or smart phone within your club. You are able to repeat this process throughout the membership year WHENEVER a new member of your club begins training at your club.
As your members register with us, you will receive email notifications letting you know that they have registered.
Manage Your Members Online
Clubs, at any time after they have registered with Karate BC, can login to their account and, as the member that registered the club, can check or edit the information within their registration. To do this, simply follow the instructions here:
To view a list of club members, anyone with admin access can follow these steps:
- Login here: https://karatebc.trackie.com/login/
- Proceed to the “My Members” section.
For more information on how to manage your club members, click here: https://karatebc.trackie.com/knowledge-base/manage-registrants/ This new version of Trackie has a lot more functionality for your club. You can collect your own club fees on top of Karate BC membership registration, add additional questions if you need information other than what Karate BC includes, setup your own webpage, etc.
Problems Registering?
If you are experiencing any problems registering your club, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Click HERE to see the full list of contact options.
Important Dates
- September 1: Start of the membership year. All clubs and their members are able to start registering for their membership with Karate BC. Existing club and individual members will receive a reminder email (with registration link) indicating that it is time to renew their membership.
- October 31: All renewing clubs and individual members must be registered in our system by this date.
