Saskatchewan Sport Awards recipients and finalists |
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From Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches to national champions and international competitors, there’s no shortage of all-star talent in the 2021 Saskatchewan Sport Awards.
The annual program celebrates the success and dedication of those in the province’s amateur sport community through two categories – Excellence Awards and Recognition Awards. The Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding event performances or a series of performances by a Saskatchewan athlete, coach or team within a given calendar year, while the Recognition Awards include the Volunteer and Coach Dedication Awards which honour individuals who have devoted their time and effort to the growth of sport in Saskatchewan.
New for the 2021 Saskatchewan Sport Awards is the Inspire Through Sport Award. It recognizes an individual or team who demonstrated courage, determination, and/or perseverance and whose unwavering sprit serves to inspire other across the amateur sport community and beyond.
Astrid Baecker, Megan Penno, Erin McCormick, Jocelyne Moe, Jonathan Mudryk, Jamie Schneider and Marj Walton are honoured for their contributions to sport in the 2021 Recognition Awards class, while 18 deserving finalists have been named in the six Excellence categories.
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And don't forget to join Sask Sport on January 27 at 7 p.m. for the
The ceremony will recognize the recipients for the Coach Dedication, Volunteer Dedication and the new Inspire Through Sport Awards as well as reveal the winners of the six different Excellence Awards.
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December Athlete of the Month |
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Moose Jaw’s Ben Coakwell tied a Canadian record with 17 medals as a Canadian four-man bobsleigh brakeman after a silver medal on the World Cup circuit to be awarded the December Athlete of the Month.
The second-place finish was captured on Dec. 19 during a BMW IBSF World Cup event in Altenberg, Germany in a time of 1:49.16 (Run 1 – 54.50; Run 2 – 54.66). It was the second medal of the month for Coakwell as he and his four-man team also earned a bronze in an IBSF World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany in a time of 1:48.09 (Run 1 – 53.89; Run 2 – 54.20) on Dec. 11.
Coakwell is now tied with Lascelles Brown with 17 World Cup medals by a Canadian four-man brakeman.
Without a Provincial Sport Organization in Saskatchewan, Coakwell was nominated by the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan.
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Athletes, coaches and support staff added to Olympic contingent |
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With just over two weeks until the 2022 Winter Olympics start in Beijing, Saskatchewan athletes, coaches, support staff and officials are being announced.
Women's Hockey
- Emily Clark, Saskatoon (athlete)
- Alexandra Blair, Weyburn (official)
- Cianna Lieffers, Saskatoon (official)
Long Track Speed Skating
- Marsha Hudey, White City (athlete)
- Graeme Fish, Moose Jaw (athlete)
- Todd McClements, Saskatoon (coach)
- Mark Jesney, Saskatoon (physiotherapist)
Snowboard - Slopestyle/Big Air
- Mark McMorris, Regina (athlete)
- Adam Burwell, Regina (coach)
The Olympics run from Feb. 4-20, with the Paralympics slated to run soon after from March 4-13.
Follow along at cheeronsask.ca for stories on the Saskatchewan Olympic and Paralympic contingents, as well as team announcements, schedules and results. |
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Nominations for North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame due Jan. 21 |
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The North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame (NAIAHF) honours and recognizes the Indigenous sport cultures of Canada and the United States by recognizing outstanding leadership and achievement in individual and team athletics.
The inaugural induction will be made with support from established provincial, state and national hall of fames. In addition, several others will be inducted as well. By honouring and celebrating the empowered journey of these individuals and teams, the hope is their stories may inspire future generations to follow their dreams in athletics and life.
Nominations for the inaugural class, in the categories of athlete, coach, team, builder, official or media, are due Jan. 21 at Noon Saskatchewan time.
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Saskatchewan's newest millionaire |
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Dustin Kiefer was about to go into his Monday morning meeting when he saw that someone from Saskatoon won $50 million on the Jan. 7 LOTTO MAX draw.
He checked his ticket, discovered he was the big winner, and then sat through the longest meeting of his life.
“I’m going to be honest, I didn’t hear anything that was said during the meeting,” he laughed while claiming his prize later that day. “Not one thing!”
Kiefer said he called his wife after his meeting to share the good news.
“We were both completely shocked,” he said. “We still are – I still cannot believe it!”
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ParticipACTION Community Better Grant application open |
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The ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge is returning from June 1 – 30, 2022. In 2021, Canadians across the country tracked more than 400 million minutes. ParticipACTION wants to build on that success and work to get more Canadians involved and track even more minutes of physical activity.
To support organizations and communities, ParticipACTION has created a micro-grant program. Apply between Jan. 17 and Feb. 21 to receive up to $1,500 to support activities that get your community active.
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Last chance to participate in Experiences of Women in Coaching survey |
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Last fall Sask Sport, Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan and the Coaches Association of Saskatchewan launched the Experiences of Women in Coaching survey in order to understand the thoughts and experiences of women who coach in Saskatchewan.
It is our hope that hearing the voices of our coaches may help us learn, support, develop and implement ways of improving the environment for women coaches to make their experiences more rewarding, their time and energy more feasible and to retain and recruit more women into this field.
With that in mind, if you haven't had a chance to take the survey, we would love to hear from you; and if you have already participated in the survey, we thank you. We will be closing the survey shortly and we look forward to sharing the results with you.
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Member tip: Building a culture of excellence in high-performance sport |
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In the journey to achieve excellence in sport, there's a tendency to focus on performance-related factors such as medal counts and marginal gains. But those are only two pieces of the puzzle.
Mental and physical health and well-being, physical safety, psychological safety and self-determination are key person-related factors that contribute to successful high-performance sport cultures.
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2021 Saskatchewan Sport Awards |
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April 17-23
Prince Albert
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2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship |
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August 6-21
Niagara, Ont.
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July 15-23, 2023
Kjipuktuk (Halifax)
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2023 North American Indigenous Games |
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