Happy New Year everyone!
Please find enclosed an update on the events this weekend:
- Updated draws & schedule
- Please continue to click to this link HERE to see updated schedule and draws.
- Divisions of 2 athletes only will not run, as both will receive points.
- All athletes, regardless if alone or only 2 in division, will be weight checked.
- Team Selection Tournament Weigh-in Schedule
- Friday Jan 5th 7:00-8:30pm – Sheraton lobby, or
- Saturday Jan 6th morning 8-9:30am – Oval
- If you miss these weigh-in times, you will not be allowed to compete at Team Selection.
- Open weight kumite divisions
- Karate Canada (as per the bulletin posted on their website) has removed the Open weight divisions from Nationals. We will still run these divisions at the Team Selection event to provide us more data for Team Kumite selections (and potential wildcards).
- Volunteers
- The 2018 Karate BC Team Selection Tournament is only a few weeks away, and we are looking for volunteers to fill a variety of roles.
- Volunteer Shifts:
- Friday, January 5 – 3:00pm-5:00pm (Set-up)
- Saturday, January 6 – 8:00am-1:00pm and 1:00pm-5:30pm (approx)
- Volunteer Positions:
- Event set-up and take-down
- Table officials (scorekeeping and timekeeping)
- Marshaling
- Click HERE to register
- BC Team – Final Roster
- Official BC Team roster will be announced via email Saturday night (including all wildcards).
- BC Team Day (Jan 7th mandatory training) schedule:
- 8:30am-9am – Athlete arrival, be ready to train at 9am sharp.
- 9am-11am – All athletes Team Training (whether you made the BC Team or not)
- 11am-11:30am – Jr Team – Sport Nutritionist presentation
- 11am-11:30am – Sr Team – Meeting
- 11:30am-12pm – Jr Team – Meeting
- 11:30am-12pm – Sr Team – Sports Nutritionist presentation
- 12pm-12:30pm – Lunch
- 12:30pm-2pm – BC Team Members only (administration, nationals briefing, etc)
Drive safe and see you all this weekend at the Oval.
-Rodney Hobson
BC Team Director
bcteam@karatebc.org
