CSCS Athlete & Coaches Services CSCS Athletes and Coaches Services Handbook Athletes and Coaches will want to check out the newly revised CSCS Athlete and Coaches Services handbook which introduces and outlines all of the programs and services available through the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan. >> more NEWS Health Protection for CSCS Athletes Based upon feedback from the Athlete Advisory Council the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan is pleased to offer health services to its registered members through GMS. >> more NEWS Staying hydrated is easy enough for most people Keep fluids handy, regularly replenish them, and boost intake during periods of intense activity. But there is no scientific consensus for how, or even when, to best assess the hydration status of athletes. >> more NEWS Performance Points Provided by Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Performance Services Performance Points are created to transfer knowledge to elite athletes, coaches and support staff, ensuring they are up to date with new research, technologies and innovations. >> more NEWS Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan The Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan provide professional sport consulting services to all levels of athletes within the province of Saskatchewan. The Council is committed to the delivery of quality service in the targeted areas of Athletic Taping, Sport First Aid, Drug Education, Sport Nutrition, Mental Training, Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, and Injury Maintenance and Prevention. CSCS registered athletes accessing individual SMSCS services should contact Travis Laycock at 975-0867. >> more about SMSCS

News 2009 Canadian Paralympic Congress The 2009 Canadian Paralympic Congress will be held on Friday, June 12, 2009 in Vancouver, BC at the Coast Hotel & Suites. As this is the year leading up to the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, we've chosen the theme of "Paralympic Legacies: using the Paralympic Movement to effect change in sport and beyond". >> more NEWS On your mark . . . get set . . .SNOW Canada's track & field stars are getting a ticket to ride in the Olympics in bobsleigh Bob Duff, Canwest News Service; Windsor Star - April 27, 2009 Bursting down the runway with speed, power and purpose, Regina's Janine Polischuk accelerated toward the long jump pit and exploded with fury, sending sand spilling in all directions. >> more NEWS Lavallee to coach national team The StarPhoenix - April 22, 2009 Jacqueline Lavallee will join the inaugural Cadette national basketball team as a coach. >> more NEWS Nicholls taking a leave Tim Switzer, The Leader-Post - April 18, 2009 It has only been four years since Bruce McCannel graduated from the University of Regina Cougars track and field program. >> more NEWS GM Announces the 2009 High Performance and Community Club Coach Grant Recipients March 25, 2009 Ten Canadian high performance coaches and their Olympic hopeful athletes were each awarded a $10,000 grant for coach development through GM Canada’s Making Dreams Possible Program. >> more NEWS

2010 Saskatchewan Hopefuls Lawton lands last spot in Olympic Trials The StarPhoenix - April 20, 2009 Stefanie Lawton's chances of representing Canada at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver just got a whole lot better -- one in eight, to be specific. >> more NEWS Sask. sending six rinks to trials The Leader-Post - April 24, 2009 The Canadian Curling Association recently confirmed the 16 men's and 16 women's teams for the Canadian Olympic team trials. Saskatchewan has representation on both levels of the trials with four women's teams and two men's squads. Alberta leads all provinces with five women's and four men's teams, followed by Saskatchewan. >> more NEWS Babcock never forgets Saskatchewan roots Canwest News Services - March 24, 2009 Mike Babcock, a man in perpetual motion, paced wildly before a group of schoolchildren on tour at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. >> more NEWS Rush wins national 4-man bobsled title CBC Sports - March 22, 2009 Lyndon Rush pilots Canada 2 as they push out of the start for the fourth training run at the Whistler Bobsled World Cup race back on Feb. 3. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)Lyndon Rush won the Canadian four-man bobsleigh championship on Sunday in Whistler, B.C. >> more NEWS Follow all of the Saskatchewan athletes as they strive to reach their dreams to compete at 2010.

2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Canadian Olympic School Program The Canadian Olympic School Program presented by RBC has engaged students in the Olympic Movement since 1988. Be inspired through Olympian stories, activities, projects, interviews, videos and contests. >> more NEWS Canadian winter athletes make history topping 2009 World Championships’ overall medal count Sport Performance Weekly - April 20th, 2009 CALGARY—Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic winter sport athletes showed the world they are on track towards reaching their goal of owning the podium in 2010. >> more NEWS Gov't to provide funding to Sask. communities involved in Olympic Torch Relay Leader-Post - April 15, 2009 For the upcoming Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the Torch Relay will once again stop in Regina on January 9, 2010, for a celebration of dreams and community. >> more NEWS

Results & Achievements Gallays fifth in Pan Am wrestling The StarPhoenix - April 27, 2009 Jillian Gallays of Saskatoon helped Canada finish second at the Pan American wrestling championships. >> more NEWS Mohr stays focused in winning gold Rob Vanstone, The Leader-PostApril 27, 2009 Colin Mohr celebrated gold at Gold's.Mohr, who hails from Regina, won Saturday's under-18 boys singles final at the Canadian junior racquetball championships, which were held at Gold's Gym South. He captured the gold medal despite being seeded seventh in the 24-player division. >> more NEWS Diver Naylor strikes gold The StarPhoenix - April 22, 2009 Saskatoon divers made a splash at the Western Canadian Championships this past weekend in Regina. >> more NEWS China was learning experience Tim Switzer, The Leader-Post - April 18, 2009 Sam Valentine and Cole Miller have seen how the other half trains ... and trains and trains. >> more NEWS Three Cattowners off to worlds Murray McCormick, Leader-Post - March 23, 2009 The demands of a wrestling season were as plain as the cuts and scrapes on Connor Malloy's face. >> more NEWS Cochrane, Chernoff break Canadian records at Spring Nationals swim meet Canadian Press - March 21st, 2009 Ryan Cochrane of Victoria and Kendra Chernoff of Saskatoon broke Canadian records on Friday at the 2009 Spring Nationals short course swimming competition. >> more NEWS CSCS Registered Athletes and Coaches Don't forget to send us your results and achievements.

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