Biathlon Alberta is now accepting applications from eligible coaches that are interested in becoming a part of the coaching team for the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska from March 10-16, 2024.
Please find all the important information below.
We want to celebrate our athletes, volunteers, coaches, and officials and are seeking nominations for the 2022-23 Biathlon Alberta Awards.
Biathlon Alberta is asking their members to nominate other Biathlon Alberta members for the following awards:
Ruedi Setz Memorial Award
The award will honor a biathlete who has performed well in the sport, displayed exemplary standards of sportsmanship, and made a significant contribution to assisting the development of the sport. The recipient will not necessarily have exhibited the highest performance level during the competition year.
Shell Volunteer of the Year Award
The Shell Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded annually to a Biathlon Alberta member who has made significant contributions to the sport of biathlon and truly exemplifies the volunteer spirit.
Richard BorutaMemorial- Coach of the Year Award
The Richard Boruta Memorial – Coach of the Year Award is presented annually to the Biathlon Alberta Coach who demonstrates respect for officials, opponents, and parents while espousing a philosophy of fair play. This coach demonstrates concern for the all-around development of the athlete and instills guidelines reflecting responsible conduct beyond the playing field. Furthermore, this coach presents by example a positive image of coaching, applies relevant training theory and coaching techniques, and demonstrates the ability to improve the athletic performance of a team or individual.
Alberta Biathlon Club Official of the Year Award
The ABC Official of the Year Award is presented annually to a Biathlon Alberta member who has significantly contributed to the officiating of Biathlon Alberta competitions. This individual respects the rules and regulations of Biathlon while demonstrating a philosophy of fair play.
Please send all nominations to Elmar Heger (elmar@biathlon.ca) before Monday, October 2, 2023, at 12 pm.
Please be aware that there have been some changes made to the 2023-24 Calforex Cup race schedule. Please find the new schedule below:
November 25-26,2023, Calforex Cup #1, Canmore
December 2-3, 2023, Calforex Cup #2, Canmore
January 13-14,2024, Calforex Cup #3, Grande Prairie
February 24-25,2024, Calforex Cup #4, Edmonton
March 2-3,2024, Calforex Cup #5, Camrose
You can find our full event calendar HERE.
Biathlon Canada is offering 3 opportunities to complete Part 1 of the biathlon NCCP Competition-Introduction coach workshop online this summer.
Three courses are being offered:
The course fee is $100. Registration for the courses is available here: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=32502
The following modules will be completed in Part 1:
If you have previously taken either of the “dryland” or “on-snow” Competition-Introduction workshops and need to complete any of the above modules for your training, please contact cwhitman@biathloncanada.ca to inquire if you can attend to complete any outstanding modules.
These workshops will be delivered online and in English. If you are interested in taking the Competition-Introduction workshops in French, please contact the Quebec Biathlon Federation.
To register for a course, you must:
Please review the attached Competition-Introduction Coach pathway and complete as much of the recommended prior training as possible before the start of the workshop.
The learning facilitator will contact the registered participants in the week prior to the first session of the course with the Zoom login details and the course materials.
If you have any questions please contact cwhitman@biathloncanada.ca.
Part 2 of the biathlon NCCP Competition-Introduction coach workshop will be offered by divisions, starting in October 2023. For information about upcoming opportunities to take the Part 2 workshop, please contact the Coach Development representative in your division.
The Alberta Biathlon Club (ABC) invites all eligible athletes to join their biathlon summer camps!
For more information about the specific camps, please follow the links below.
or email info@albertabiathlon.com
The 2023-24 Calforex Cup schedule has now been posted on our website. Please visit our events page (HERE) to see the full schedule.
We would like to thank all Organizing Committees for their commitment to providing races to our athletes at the highest level.
We are also looking forward to welcoming all Canadian biathletes to Alberta during the 2024 National Championships in Hinton and are excited to have the Alberta Winter Games in Grande Prairie coming back after a pandemic-related break!
The Crazy Mare Biathlon Club invites all Masters and other athletes that shoot with a .22 caliber rifle to a training camp on their Crazy Mare Ranch on May 27-28, 2023. Please find all the important information below:
The Rocky Mountain Racers (RMR) are looking to fill an Assistant Coach position. Please apply before May 5, 2023, if you are interested in the position!
The Biathlon Alberta Board of Directors are looking to fill two roles on the current Board.
Sherry Thompson, Biathlon Alberta’s longest serving Board member, would like to step away from the role of Treasurer as soon as a new and qualified candidate has been identified.
Rachel Koroscil stepped away from her role as the Director of Coaching Development when she accepted her role as the new BATC Head Coach.
The Board of Directors are looking to fill both roles for the remainder of the current term with the intent to have the two individuals run to be elected for a new two-year term during the 2023 Annual General Meeting in September 2023.
For more information about the roles or the work on the Board of Directors, please contact Biathlon Alberta’s President, Clayton Paradis (president@biathlon.ca).
