Nov 17, 2014
Dear Clubs and Coaches,
Please congratulate the following Judo Alberta Athletes for qualifying for the Elite 8 National championships in January 2015. The U18 athlete’s qualification points were taken from National championships 2014, Quebec Open and Ontario Open. The senior athletes were selected by the Judo Canada points per weight division.
U18 Athletes
-48kg Virginia Nemeth (2)
-48kg Taeya Koliaska (4)
-52kg Brette Poliakiwski (1)
-57kg Alexandra Gagnon (5)
-57kg Jordyn Pedersen (5)
-63kg Hana Varsanyi (5)
-70kg Keira Trotter (2)
+70kg Sarah Perks (1)
-55kg Ty Nakano (3)
-73kg Dawson Mandel (2)
-81kg Tanner Sudo (1)
Senior Athletes
-48kg Erin Morgan (2)
-48kg Nicole Tsukishima (3)
-52kg Brette Poliakiwski (3)
-63kg Hana Varsanyi (Wild card)
-70kg Caitlin Alder (7)
-60kg Darren Elcock (4)
-81kg Kyle Crowell (7)
-81kg Brayden Grenier (Reserve 1)
-90kg Robert Edward (3)
-90kg Zelijko Keleman (6)
-90kg Teddy Bruma (Reserve 1)
+100kg Tarek Elmayergi (4)
Judo Alberta will be arranging flight and travel for this event. Before the Elite 8 Championships there is a National Training Camp at the NTC in Montreal from January 5th-9th, 2015 and the Elite 8 Championships will take place on January 10th and 11th.
The Judo Alberta coaching staff is recommending athletes competing in the Elite 8 to attend the training camp as well. Any athletes that wish to participate in the National training camp prior to Elite 8 that did not qualify for the Elite 8 are welcome to apply to Judo Alberta coaching staff for approval to come.
Deadline for athletes wanting to compete at the elite 8 championships, National training camp or both is November 23rd, 2014. Athletes must provide a $500.00 deposit to Laurie Wiltshire by this date. Flights will be expensive January 4th so the sooner we book the better I apologize for the tight deadline.
Travel plan as follows:
NTC athletes depart Sunday January 4th, 2015 and return January 11th after competition (if you are not competing in Elite 8 you can return January 9th or the 11th Just let Laurie know by Nov. 23rd, 2014)
Athletes just going for Elite 8 will depart Friday January 9th and return January 11th after competition.
Judo Canada Registration info for Tournament and Camp:
Only athletes ranked in top 8 in their respective weight divisions are eligible to register for the competition at: https://register.beanstream.com/scripts/registration.asp?form=2512
The training camp (5-9 January 2015) registration is found at: https://register.beanstream.com/scripts/registration.asp?form=2508
Registrations must be submitted by midnight (EASTERN TIME) 12 December 2014 Entry Fee: $105.00/athlete Second entry – if applicable, is $55.00
Judo Canada Doping Course Info:
*IMPORTANT NEW: In order for Judo Canada, the athletes and the support personnel to be in
compliance with the new Canadian Anti-Doping Program, all those wishing to participate in the
National Championships (coaches and athletes) must complete an on-line learning module produced
by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. This exercise must be completed two weeks prior to
the accreditation day (27 DEC 2014) of the event (individuals will NOT be permitted to
compete/coach if they have not completed the module 2 weeks prior to the event – (NO
EXCEPTIONS WHATSOEVER. NO REFUNDS ISSUED). The module will take approximately 90min.
*Please send Laurie Wiltshire an e-mail once you have registered for tournament, camp and Anti-Doping program. *
Click here to see full technical package
Please if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Laurie Wiltshire@
Ph. 403-923-6358
E-mail: laurie@judoalberta.com
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