SportsPage - March 3, 2021

March 3, 2021

International Women's Day events

Sask Sport and Canadian Women & Sport are partnering to gather sport leaders in Saskatchewan to facilitate the sharing of ideas on how to keep building return to sport plans with a gender equity lens.

You'll hear from keynote speaker Lisa Robertson, Director of Sport, Community Engagement & Athlete Development with the University of Regina, have the chance to network with other leaders in the province and get access to helpful handouts and resources on how to champion equity in your sport.

The workshop is scheduled for March 5 from 12-1:15 p.m. Capacity is limited, so register ASAP.

If you have any questions about registration, please reach out to Greer Gemin at Canadian Women & Sport.

Learn More & Register

Prairie Central and Rivers West Districts for Sport, Culture and Recreation are partnering to offer two-part International Women's Day Virtual Lunch & Learn on March 8.

Beginning at 12 p.m. there will be a mini presentation from Lara Schroeder (Spark Solutions) on ways to engage and keep girls in sport.

Following that will be a panel discussion featuring speakers Joelle Buckle (Adaptive Sport), Jayden Lawson (Sask Games Athlete), Kaylan Berg (Girls in the Game), Brian Grest (Horizon School Division) and more.

Registration must be completed 48 hours in advance of the event. Contact Aileen Martin (306.726.2087) or Bonnie Mills Midgley (306.344.7473) with any questions.

Coach development opportunities

The Coaches Association of Saskatchewan is proud to partner with the Coaches Association of Ontario to bring FREE ACCESS to the virtual Ontario Coaches Conference March 24-31 for all coaches in Saskatchewan.

With a theme of Shaping Tomorrow Today, the conference will see top experts from around the world including acclaimed authors, professional coaches and sport science leaders coming together to provide coaches with tangible takeaways for when sport returns.

Speakers include:

Allistair McCaw – Author, Human Performance, Team Culture and Leadership Consultant
Kwame Osei – Amazing Race Canada Finalist, Queen’s University Football Coach
Sylvie Tetrault – Sports Nutritionist, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Gary Roberts Performance Centre
Kaleb Dahlgren – Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash Survivor
Dr. Rachel Lindvall – NCAA, NAIA Coach
Dr. Amy Whitehead – Sport Exercise Psychologist, Liverpool John Moores University
James Leath – Unleash the Athlete Founder
Ted Nolan – Former NHL Coach
Amy Stefaniuk – Athletic Therapist, Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario
Dr. Marc Bubbs – Performance and Nutritionist Consultant
Amy Price – Women’s Coach Developer
Lisa Dixon-Wells – Founder, Dare to Care Bullying Prevention
Kevin Iwasa-Madge – Sport Nutritionist, Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario
Nicole Jenicek – Strength and Conditioning, Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario, Athletics Canada

Coaches from across Saskatchewan can register for one session, multiple or the entire week!

Train your brain like an Olympian in the next edition for Coaching Through COVID scheduled for Wednesday, March 24 at 1 p.m. (SK time).

Coaches will learn effective work-at-home strategies to self care as presenter J.F. Menard challenges you to find life balance during the pandemic.

Saskatchewan's newest millionaire

Regina's Marita Lang is Saskatchewan's first millionaire of 2021, following her $1,000,000 win on the Feb. 13 LOTTO 6/49 draw.

"I couldn't sleep that night," she recalled. "I kept checking the numbers over and over again. I couldn't believe it — it was overwhelming."

Read more about Lang's exciting win on sasklotteries.ca.

Sask Lotteries is the main fundraiser for more than 12,000 sport, culture and recreation groups in Saskatchewan.

Job Postings

Chief Executive Officer with Sport Manitoba (closes March 9)

SPRA Summer Program Development Assistant (closes March 8)

SYSI Soccer Field Liner (closes March 8)

SYSI Kids in the Park - Soccer Program Leader (closes March 8)

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