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✨BC Athletics Coaching Summit: Speed, Power & Performance✨
📅 November 7-8 | 📍 Langley, BC

BC Athletics, with support from Athletics Canada, is excited to present the Coaching Summit: Speed, Power & Performance on November 7 and 8 in Langley, featuring special guest Dane Miller! 🏃‍♀️💥

Dane is a Certified International-Level Coach with both USA Weightlifting and USA Track & Field. He attended the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, coaching athletes representing the United States, Canada, Samoa, and Nigeria.

In addition to coaching four Olympians at the Tokyo Games, Dane has guided:
🏅 8 Olympic Trials qualifiers
🏅 More than 20 national champions
🏅 Dozens of state champions
🏅 Numerous NCAA All-Americans

His experience spans multiple sports and levels of competition, making him one of the most respected coaches in the areas of speed, strength, and athletic performance development.

Join us for two days of learning, discussion, and practical coaching insights as we explore topics including:
⚡ Strength and Speed
⚡ Periodization Principles
⚡ Building a Culture of Excellence
⚡ Athlete Development and Performance

This is an exceptional professional development opportunity for coaches seeking to enhance their knowledge and improve athlete outcomes across all stages of development.

🙏 A big thank you to Athletics Canada for their support as a funding partner of this Summit!

🔗 Register here: https://www.trackie.com/event/26coachingsummit

🚨 SIGN UP NOW!🚨

NCCP Foundations of Coaching is your first step on the pathway to coaching in athletics! 🏃‍♀️🥇

This course covers the theory modules required for the NCCP Sport Coach and Club Coach streams, delivered live online over Zoom across two evenings:

📅 Session 1: Tuesday, Sept 15, 6 - 9pm
Safety & Emergency Action Plan / Analysis & Giving Feedback

📅 Session 2: Tuesday, Sept 22, 6 - 9pm
Physiology for Athletics / Planning for Athletics

🎉 It's National Coaches Week, so BCA members get a discounted rate! Don't miss this chance to invest in your coaching journey.

💰 BCA Member: $37.50 | Non Member: $100
⏰ Register by Sept 13 at 11:59pm PT

👉 Register here: https://www.trackie.com/event/nccp-foundations-of-coaching/1038560/

📢Now Hiring: Administrative Assistant

BC Athletics is still looking for the right candidate to join our team as an Administrative Assistant! This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic provincial sport organization and play a key role supporting programs that impact athletes and communities across British Columbia.

The Administrative Assistant is the document and brand backbone of BC Athletics, a role built for someone who is excited by formatting, consistency, and precision. We recently rebranded, and we need someone who will champion that identity across every document we produce.

🔗Read more and apply: https://bcathletics.bamboohr.com/careers/31
📋Apply by: September 30, 2026

🧢🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️ ATTENTION COACHES! 🏃‍♀️📋

Upcoming NCCP Sport Coach course in Abbotsford! It's a great one for anyone looking to build their coaching toolkit!

📅 Sunday, September 27th
⏰ 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
📍 Rotary Stadium, 32470 Haida Dr, Abbotsford

This introductory course is perfect for coaches working with Junior Development programs or school based Track and Field, giving you the foundational skills to coach across a multi event environment.

Participants will get hands on instruction in:
🏁 Sprints, Starts, and Hurdles
🔄 Relays
🏃 Endurance Events
🦵 Jumping Events
💥 Throwing Events
🏋️ Intro to Supplemental Strength Training for young athletes

Practice planning, safety considerations, and event specific skills all in one day. Whether you're coaching a club team or a school program, this one's for you!

💵 $150 for BC Athletics members, $175 for non members
⏳ Register by September 17th to lock in your spot!
🔗Register here: https://www.trackie.com/event/nccp-sport-coach/1038755/

Big thanks to Valley Royals for hosting!

🚨 COPENHAGEN 26 🚨

🍁Five amazing BC athletes have been named to Team Canada for the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships, taking place September 19 to 21 in Copenhagen, Denmark!‍🏃‍🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️🏃🏿

Team Canada will battle for world titles in the mile, 5km, and half marathon, and BC is bringing serious talent to the streets.

Meet our BC Athletics crew 👇

🔥 Regan Yee | 5km | Coach Stephen Haas
🔥 Kieran Lumb | 5km
🔥 Natasha Wodak | Half Marathon | Coach Trent Stellingwerff
🔥 Cameron Levins | Half Marathon | Coach Jim Finlayson
🔥 Justin Kent | Half Marathon | Coach Richard Lee

BC is proud! 💚💙

💪 MEMBER STORY: ELISE DRAKE


Elise has a story of resilience, determination and grit.

A season ending ACL injury at the end of her freshman year took Elise out of her final U20 championships. Surgery followed in the summer of 2025. Then came the part nobody posts about: a full year of rehab. Hours of physio. Days. Weeks. Months. The unglamorous, repetitive, grind it out work of building a knee back from zero. 🔧

She set one goal. Get back in the hammer circle at the 2026 National Championships. 🔨

She didn't just make it. She made the FINAL, and finished top 12. 🔥

This year wasn't about podiums or PBs. It was about proving to herself that the work pays off and that she would come back stronger than before. She did. Next stop: junior year at the University of Hawaii. 🌺

Thanks to Barb for sharing this story. Way to go Elise!👏

Your turn. 📣 Athletes, coaches, officials, club leaders: what did YOU or someone else do in 2026 ? Big or small, funny or heartwarming, we want to hear it. Link below to share your story. 🔗

https://www.cognitoforms.com/BCAthletics1/SHAREYOURSTORYFortheLoveofAthletics

🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️🏃 REGISTER NOW! The 2026 BC Athletics Cross Country Championships are happening at Arbutus Meadows Farm in Nanoose Bay!

From U10 through Masters 70+, this is BC's best country showdown, and it's also the selection trials for the BC teams racing at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Quebec City this November 🍁

📍 Arbutus Meadows Farm, Nanoose Bay 📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026 🎽 Categories: U10 through Masters 70+ 🏆 Selection trials for U16 (15YO), U18, U20 & Senior national teams🔻 Hosted by Nanaimo Track & Field Club

⏰ Early Bird registration deadline (free tee!): Sept 20

Grass, dirt, gravel and a few hay bales await!

Read the tech package for all the details and register now: https://www.bcathletics.org/CalendarResults/Event/bc-athletics-cross-country-championships/6456/

🚨 CALLING ALL APPAREL PARTNERS 🚨

BC Athletics is seeking proposals from qualified apparel and promotional product providers to serve as our official apparel partner beginning January 1, 2027.

The successful proponent will supply competition, training, and branded apparel across our provincial team and BC Summer Games programs, championship events, officials, staff, and retail. We are looking for a long term partner who can deliver high quality, performance driven product while supporting our brand standards, operational needs, and growth.

📅 Letter of Intent & Questions due September 25, 2026
📅 Proposals due October 23, 2026
🤝 Contract starts January 1, 2027

Full RFP details: https://www.bcathletics.org/News/bc-athletics-request-for-proposals-apparel-promotional-product-partner/3290/

🎉Congratulations to everyone who competed at the 2026 Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend at the UBC Rashpal Dhillon Track & Field Oval!

Thank you to all the athletes who showcased their passion, dedication, and competitive spirit throughout the championship.

A special thank you to our hosts, the Vancouver Falcons Athletic Club, and to the Vancouver Thunderbirds for their support in helping make this event a success.

We also extend our sincere appreciation to the many volunteers and BC Athletics officials whose hard work, expertise, and commitment ensured a fantastic championship experience for all.

Thank you for making the 2026 Masters Championships such a memorable event!

Complete the feedback survey: https://www.cognitoforms.com/BCAthletics1/_2026SanctionedEventParticipantFeedbackForm

📣 SHARE YOUR STORY

Every season in BC Athletics is full of moments worth sharing. We want to hear yours. 🏃‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️‍➡️💥

Athletes. Coaches. Officials. Club leaders. Whatever your role, you have a story from this season.

💙 Were you part of a BC Team?
🎯 Did a coach say something you'll never forget?
🤝 Did you make new friends, join a club, or try a new event?
⏱️ Did you step onto the track for the very first time?
📋 Did you officiate your first meet or take on a new role at your club?
😂 Did something hilarious happen?
✨ Something amazing or heartwarming?
👏 Did someone else do something very cool?

Big or small, personal best or personal breakthrough, we want to share the stories that lift up the athletics community across BC. Selected stories will be featured on our social channels and in BC Athletics communications.💙💚

📸 Send photos! The bigger and clearer the better. Action shots, team photos, podium moments, behind the scenes. Original files please, not screenshots, and tell us who took them.

Tell us: What did you do in 2026 ?
https://www.cognitoforms.com/BCAthletics1/SHAREYOURSTORYFortheLoveofAthletics

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