Kajaks Junior Development
This page has been written to provide useful information to
Kajaks Junior Development athletes & their parents and to give
recognition to the achievements of our JD athletes. Any
suggestions for further information that you would like to
see included will be gratefully received. Please report
any omissions/errors to the author of this page by e-mail at
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Junior Development athletes are aged between 9 and 14 as of
December 31st of the current year. The Kajaks JDs follow
the BC Athletics Junior Development program. Information on
this is available on the BC Athletics website.
Note: Since 2007, BC Athletics no longer includes 15 year old athletes in the
JD category. However, these pages will continue to include information for 15
year old athletes.
Training Times
9-12 year olds:
| Season |
Time |
Location |
Indoor
(Jan-Mar) |
Mondays
5:30-7:00pm |
Brighouse Elementary School 6800 Azure Rd (off Gilbert
Rd, just north of Granville Ave) |
Indoor
(Jan-Mar) |
Wednesdays
5:30-6:45pm |
Garden City Elementary School 8311 Garden City Rd
(between Blundell Rd & Francis Rd) |
Outdoor
(Mar-Jul) |
Mondays & Wednesdays
5:30-7:30pm |
Clement Track |
Cross Country
(Sep-Oct) |
|
Clement Track |
Notes for 2008:
Indoor training program runs January 7 to March 12 inclusive. There will be
no practices the week of Mar 17-21 which is Spring Break, nor on Mar 24 (Easter
Monday). Outdoor practices begin Mar 26.
For more information contact Penny Johns, JD Coordinator at 604-275-0708 or penjohns@shaw.ca.
Seasonal schedule:
- Indoor training (in school gyms booked by the club) January to mid March /
Spring Break
- Outdoor training after Spring Break to end of July
- Cross Country training September to end of October
The 9-12 year old age group trains together for some skills and will break
into smaller groups for other training. This age group is encouraged to learn
the skills for all the events, then once they reach high school age, they may
decide to concentrate on fewer events.
13-15 year olds:
| Group |
Time |
Location |
Coach |
Phone |
| Distance |
Call for days/times |
|
TBA |
|
| Throws |
Mon-Fri 5:00pm, Sat 9:00am |
Clement Track |
Peter Taylor, Manjit Bhandal |
604 271-0851 |
| Triple/Long Jumps/Sprints |
Tue.& Thur. 6:00pm, Sun. 1:00pm |
Clement Track |
Byron Jack |
604 341-5879 |
| High Jump |
Wed. 5:30pm Sun. 1:00pm |
Clement Track |
Sarah McDiarmid |
604 885-3777 |
| Sprints/Hurdles |
Sat. 3:00pm |
Clement Track |
Ken Johns |
604-275-0708 |
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Kajaks JD Awards
To be eligible for a "Kajaks Junior Development" award, an athlete
must have competed for Kajaks in at least three of the recognized
BC Athletics JD track meets during the year and have met at least
one age achievement standard as set out in the tables
(PDF).
To be eligible for a "Kajaks Junior Development Outstanding" award,
an athlete must have consistently placed first in his or her
discipline in ALL of the recognized BC Athletics JD track
meets attended (minimum 5) during the year and /or obtained a BC
Athletics Top Ten Performance.
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JD Crests
Kajaks decided to order Crests from the BC Athletics Association for the
first time this year, in order to recognize the hard work and achievement of
more of our JD Athletes. Some (especially the younger ones) are not able to
achieve the standards needed for the Kajaks JD Awards, and it was felt that this
program would encourage them to continue in the sport.
See the JD
Manual on the BC Athletics website for an explanation of how the program works.
See 2006 JD awards page for last year's
winners.
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