CONVOCATION OF MEETING
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
May 19, 2012
Université de Moncton
Annual Meeting:
1.
The Annual Meeting of the Corporation of members is held within six (months) following the
end of the fiscal year, at the place, date and time determined by the Board of Directors. A
notice of meeting shall be delivered by regulator mail or email, to the Board of Directors,
Chairman of the Standing committees as well as members clubs, at least twenty one (21) days
prior to the date of the meeting.
a) Inspection of accreditations;
b) Reading and approval of the minutes from the last meeting;
c) Analysis and approval of the financial report;
d) Acceptance of financial report;
e) Appointment of an accountant
f) Correspondence;
g) Officers' and Committee Chairman's reports: A) Presidents Report,
B) General Managers Report
C) Judges Chairperson report
D) Rules Chairperson Report
E) Coaches Task Force Report
F) Athlete Committee Report
h) Provincial Association reports: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick
i) New business:
A) CANSkip
B) Nationals in Winnipeg
j) Notices of motions (bylaws);
k) Open forum:
A) LTAD Discussion and Rationale
l) Adjournment
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CRSF AGM Minutes
July 20, 2011
SAIT, Calgary, Alberta
In Attendance:
Board Members: Doyle Saffire, Denise Gariepy, Micheline Nantel, Billy Smale, Deirdre Degagne,
Dwight Lucas, Chris Mulvihill, Kristine Melloh
Name
Sam Ashley
Craig VanHerk
Sarah Dobrowolski
Don Bruce
Janine Carroll
Tammy Syrnyk
Crystal Snow
Jonathan Naslund
Murray Luger
Brad Ciancio
Matt Delorey
Tim Segato
Susan Hrycyna
Tiffany Pocock
Mary Kish
Sandi Kish
Lisa Muldoon
Rob Rounds
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Club
JerSC
BCY (ABSS)
BCY/RSANS
BAR
Camrose
Camrose
Camrose
Camrose
Redwater
Lincoln Leapers
Tri-City
Tri-City
Georgian Jumpers
Essex Energizers
Hamilton Hoppers
Hamilton Hoppers
Hamilton Hoppers
Jump Energy
Welcome and introduction of directors
Approval of agenda
o Motion to approve by Brad Ciancio, seconded by Sam Ashley
Approval of minutes from 2010 AGM
o Doyle to send 2010 AGM minutes by email for approval
President’s Report
o See pg 5 of annual report
Membership Report
o See pg 9-12 of annual report
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Financial Report
o See pg 29-33 of annual report
o Proposed budget will come from new board
o Motion to approve by Tammy Syrnyk, seconded by Sarah Dobrowolski
Provincial Reports
o See pg 15-22 of annual report
Judging Committee Report
o See pg 25 of annual report
o Don Bruce reported significant changes this year
 Creativity A & B
 Difficulty is now done by the scoring program
 There are some potential changes for next year
 Expand technical committee training program
Coaching Development Committee Report
o See pg 26 of annual report
Motion to approve annual report by Craig VanHerk, seconded by Murray Luger
Introduction of 2011-2012 CRSF Board
o BC – Deirdre & Craig
o AB – Denise & TBA
o ON – Mary & Susan
o PQ – Micheline
o NS – Dwight
o Past President – Doyle
o Athlete Rep – Sam
Committee & Chair Opportunities
o Denise will prepare job descriptions for task groups
 Some task groups will focus on expertise and skills rather than provincial
representation
 Rules and judging committee will remain with provincial representation
o Please respond by September 15/11 to provincial reps if interested or if you have any
other ideas to contribute
CanSkip presentation by Billy
o NCCP ready for next AGM
Coaching Manual presentation by Sarah
o Science based training program
o Will be posted to CRSF website in September
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2012 Nationals
o May 18-20, 2012 at the University of Moncton in New Brunswick
o Discussion around spreading out Nationals with team speed events running Friday with
opening ceremonies and World Cup afterwards
o Suggestion that practice time would be Thursday
o Please send comments to provincial reps, reps to forward suggestions to Dwight
Website
o Should be ready in September
o Will be referred to as Rope Skipping Canada for simplicity
o Will still be Canadian Rope Skipping Federation for all legal issues
o Updated policy and procedures manual and strategic plan to be included
FISAC Elections
o Billy has been nominated for FISAC President
By-Laws – presented by Doyle
o Janine requests for more time to review before voting, requests a special meeting in
October 2011, seconded by Denise
 6 for, 10 against
o Denise motion to table and discuss at next AGM, seconded by Janine
 4 for, 8 against
o Lots of discussion
o Tim made motion to accept by-laws, seconded by Sam
 15 for, 2 against
 Carried and will be posted to the website
o Send suggestions for changes to provincial reps for discussion
Motion to adjourn by Craig, seconded by Brad
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Notes regarding the following financial review:
We would like to advise the membership that due to our change of the fiscal year from April 31st to
July 31st, this review is for the three months of May, June and July of 2011 only. Revenue Canada
does not allow a filing of more than a 12 month period so these 3 months had to be filed separately.
The next 12 months will be filed after the completion of the July 31, 2012 yearend.
Next year, we will have a full year review beginning August 1, 2011 and ending July 31, 2012.
Because the national competition is in May, a change was needed in order that all costs incurred with
the competition remain within the same fiscal year.
The balance of the RSC account as of May 6, 2012 is $12,611.45 (National and AGM expenses yet
to be paid i.e. scholarship, director’s travel, and awards).
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National Membership as at May 13, 2012
Alberta
Teams
Independent
Alleycats
Camrose Spirals
Connectivity Dance Ltd
Edmonton Pumas
Okotoks Happy Feet
Ponoka
Redwater Ropers
Skip Time
Strome Recreational
Club
Turner Valley
Totals
British Columbia
Teams
Abbotsford
Penticton
Island Hoppers
Mission
Thunderstompers
Rhythm Ropers
West Shore Synergy
Vertical Zone
Totals
New Brunswick
Teams
Sackville Speeders
Totals
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Competitive Recreational Coaches Judges Volunteers
3
0
1
0
3
15
0
1
7
5
58
47
1
16
9
0
16
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
10
14
4
4
5
18
37
7
0
0
0
7
122
12
0
140
1
1
17
0
0
27
0
1
23
Competitive Recreational Coaches Judges Volunteers
40
45
2
31
0
13
0
1
6
0
16
10
2
10
0
16
40
0
18
143
0
0
27
1
83
1
2
9
1
18
13
25
0
7
92
0
19
0
0
19
Competitive Recreational Coaches Judges Volunteers
12
3
12
0
3
0
0
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Nova Scotia
Teams
Annapolis Skippers
Jump Energy
Totals
Competitive Recreational Coaches Judges Volunteers
6
0
0
0
0
21
0
2
17
0
27
0
2
17
0
Ontario
Teams
Brampton
Essex
Georgian
Hamilton
Independent
Jump 4 Fun
Jump Rope X-treme
Jumpsations
Lincoln
Learn the Ropes
Skip-Its
TriCity TrixStars
Totals
Athletes
24
37
14
22
0
13
0
18
26
0
12
5
171
Rec
29
107
0
36
1
0
37
59
80
7
0
1
357
Coaches Judges Volunteers
2
16
2
0
18
0
2
5
1
2
14
4
1
0
0
3
3
0
3
0
0
4
5
3
5
19
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
25
81
10
Quebec
Teams
Eclipse
Athletes
11
Rec
0
Coaches Judges Volunteers
1
2
1
National Totals
Province
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
USA
Totals
Athletes
122
143
12
21
171
11
1
481
Rec
140
83
0
0
357
0
0
580
Coaches Judges Volunteers
17
27
23
18
92
19
3
0
0
2
17
0
25
81
10
1
2
1
1
0
0
67
219
53
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Proposed Budget 2012-2013
Projected Income
798 full members @ $15.00
549 rec members @ $7.00
Interest
Ribbons from Nationals
Pins
Workshop/Camp Insurance
Translation Grant
2012 Capitation Fee 250@$15.00
$ 11,970.00
$ 3,843.00
$
20.00
$ 1,100.00
$
150.00
$
100.00
$
500.00
$ 3,510.00
Sub-total funds available
$ 21,193.00
Projected Expenses
Capitation fee expenses
Ribbons
Director expenses
ORSO recreational memberships
Website
Insurance
Medals
Scholarship
Membership - FISAC
Accounting
Filing Fee
Office
Translations
Coaching Task Force
Awards
Miscellaneous
Honorarium - General Manager
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Sub-total projected expenses
$ 21,193.00
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3,510.00
1,100.00
2,700.00
173.00
30.00
8,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
300.00
250.00
30.00
150.00
1,000.00
150.00
300.00
1,500.00
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2012 Presidents Message
2011 brought changes for rope skipping in Canada. Our national championship moved from the
month of May, to the month of July in beautiful Calgary, Alberta. The championship was an exciting
event with many great speed scores and creative routines. One highlight was the spirited
performance of the senior female Brampton Acro Ropers team, who overcame an injury earlier in the
day, and went on to capture the gold medal in their age category.
Rope Skipping Canada now runs the national competitions and has a dedicated group of volunteers.
These volunteers installed a new speed scoring system with electronic clickers at the nationals.
Thank you to the provinces of British Columbia and Nova Scotia, who loaned their clickers to the
committee in order to showcase the new system. It worked well. The province of Ontario has now
purchased its own system. Spectators become more involved in the competition with this new
system.
In October, the board of directors held a working retreat in Mississauga. This retreat was made
possible with financial help from the provinces, along with the approved budget at the previous annual
meeting. The retreat was a positive experience with the board of directors focused on the direction of
rope skipping in Canada.
The Coaching Task Force has been working intensely on the CanSkip program, and a representative
of that committee attended the retreat to advise the board of the program benefits. The board also
learned about the Long Term Athlete Development Strategy and the Canadian Sport For Life Model.
After thorough discussions and consultation with experts in the field, the board put in place a strategic
plan regarding age categories at the national competition. In the year 2015, the youngest skippers at
the national competition will be the 10/11 division. This decision falls in line with other sports in
Canada and is supported by the Long Term Athlete Development Strategy.
This year we sent one coach and two jumpers to the Canadian Sport For Life conference.
The FISAC World Championship will be held in Tampa Florida in July. Our athletes have been
training hard and our Team Canada staff has been preparing for this exciting event. Sarah
Dobrowolski is the head coach and Tim Segato is the team manager for Team Canada. Both Sarah
and Tim are well respected within our sport. Sarah is a former Canadian champion and three-time
Team Canada member. Tim is a respected judge and a member of the board of the Ontario Rope
Skipping Organization.
This national competition in Moncton, New Brunswick will be a three-day event for the first time. The
change will allow for shorter competition days giving our athletes and judges more time in order to
prepare for the next day. This competition will also mark the first live streaming by Bell Aliant. This
will give family and friends who cannot attend the competition a chance to see the events and it will
also promote the sport.
The board of directors has put in place a strategic plan with twenty-four outcomes that will be
developed over the next four years.
Dwight Lucas
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RSC Judges/Rules committee report
It was not easy taking over from Don Bruce. I would like to thank him for all his hard work over the
years for the sport of skipping in Canada.
Our rules committee meet a few times late last year to discuss this year changes. Most changes
where for clarification of older rules and a couple new ones. The present committee work diligently
together and were very successful in getting the work done that was needed for this year’s changes.
Changes made this year were
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Space Violation clarification and who watches for it.
Speed display system and what score is right.
Trial end time clarification
Post trial celebrating
Disqualification rule clarification
Group routine floor space clarification
All suggestions were sent to the RSC board in late December for ratification. The new rule book was
sent to Dwight and all the teams and it was added to the RSC website in late January.
All changes were made with what the committee believes will improve the sport of skipping in Canada
Mary Kish has made all the changes along with Dave Spong to the scoring program and it was ready
to go in late January.
We will be meeting again next year so if anyone on your team has a suggestion or would like to
discuss any rules please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you
Brad Ciancio
RSC judges and rules coordinator
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Coaching Taskforce Report – RSC AGM 2012
Committee Members and Channels of Communication with the CRSF Board
Chair: Sarah Dobrowolski/Shannon Fox
Members: Billy Smale, Sam Ashley, and Olivia Bruce
Board Liaisons: Denise Gariepy and Mary Kish
Conferences
2011 PETRO-CANADA SPORT LEADERSHIP SPORTIF CONFERENCE
November 10-12, 2011 Toronto, Ontario
Attended by Shannon Fox and Olivia Bruce
2012 CANADIAN SPORT FOR LIFE NATIONAL SUMMIT
February 1 - 2, 2012 Ottawa, Ontario
Attended by Shannon Fox (Denise Gariepy who was there in her professional role)
What were the outcomes of attending?
- Identified coaches and sport leaders from across Canada
- Identified from principles and models used in other sports and how they can be applied to Rope
Skipping
- Identified from the systems that other sports have used to develop World Class Athletes
- Identified about sport sponsorship and marketing opportunities and how other sport go about
developing these partnerships
- Identified different coaching strategies to deal with various issues including problem athletes, injuries,
as well as other related topics that can be used in our coaching model
How will this assist the Committee to move forward?
We have gathered information on coaching research done by other sports which then can be applied to
development of our current programs (CANSkip and High Performance) and future projects. The conference
provided us with an opportunity to network and meet sport leaders who are able to help us with our further
development.
What have we been working on?
Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) and Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
- CS4L is a movement to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada
- CS4L links sport, education, recreation and health and aligns community, provincial and national
programming
- LTAD is a seven stage training, competition, and recovery pathway guiding an individual’s experience in
sport and physical activity from infancy through all phase of adulthood
- CS4L, with LTAD, represents a shift in the way Canadians lead and deliver all sport and physical activity
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What has been done so far?
- Sarah Dobrowolski as part of her studies at UBC put together a LTAD Plan for RSC following the CS4L
principles
- This plan was developed as an initial draft which is open for edits and discussion
- The committee is currently reviewing and revising this plan
- We attended the Canadian Sport For Life Summit
- We are developing the CANSkip program
- We have a start on a High Performance Guide for Rope Skipping
What is next?
- Completion of the LTAD model for RSC for review by Dr. Colin Higgs who has agreed to read and give us
his suggestions
DR. COLIN HIGGS
Dr. Colin Higgs is a member of the Canadian Sport for Life Leadership Team and Director of Commonwealth Games Canada’s International
Development through Sports (IDS) branch. A tenured full professor in the School of Human Kinetics at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dr.
Higgs has done extensive field work in developing countries and has published and presented widely on both sport development and social
development through sport.
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Get this document out to the membership for discussion through provincial meetings and webinars
Consultation on the document from all areas of the sport (athletes, coaches, parents, board members,
committee members, etc…)
Use the completed document as a road map for the development of RSC athlete and coaching
development programs
Continued follow up with the NCCP application
CANSkip
- CANSkip is a skill progression based learning system for rope skipping in Canada.
- Our goal is to develop a reward system for RSC, similar to that used in many other sports such as
skating, swimming and gymnastics.
- CANSkip will be an important part of our LTAD Plan
- The goal is to help our current and potential athletes and clubs to develop a strong understanding of all
the types of skills in rope skipping so to allow:
 Both athletes and coaches to grow within RSC
 RSC to expand to other provinces
What has been done so far?
- We have completed the skills lists for the Levels 1-12 for both Single Rope and Double Dutch. We are
currently using a colour system for the 12 different levels of skills.
- The detailed skill descriptions for Levels 1-6 have been completed for Single Rope and Double Dutch.
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What is next?
1) Complete Levels 1-6
 Develop the reward pieces (booklets, certificates, and buttons)
 Develop Coach Instruction Booklet (using information already in existence with modifications
made to fit CANSkip and LTAD) for Levels 1-6
 Develop Skill Videos for DVD and Interactive Website for Levels 1-6
2) Complete Level 7-12
 Complete detailed skill description for Levels 7-12 for Single Rope and Double Dutch
 Develop Coach Instruction Booklet (using information already in existence with modifications
made to fit CANSkip and LTAD) for Levels 7-12
 Develop Skill Videos for DVD and add to Interactive Website for Levels 7-12
3) Complete Partner and Group Skill Levels
NCCP and Coaching Development Manuals
- Coaching Development Manuals are being looked at as part of the implementation of our LTAD plan
and to be in line with NCCP programs
- We are developing a “how to coach” manual for new rope skipping instructors to go along with the
CANSkip program.
- A high performance guide is being developed as a resource for coaches to help their athletes with the
basic principles of training at a high performance level including; physiology of rope skipping,
periodization, conditioning principles, fitness testing, sport psychology and sport nutrition.
- These guides will continually be updated as we continue our research into the
various training and teaching principles.
What has been done so far?
- The first draft of the “How To Coach” manual has been completed and it is going through first revision
- Some sections of the high performance guide have been completed and are currently being tested with
athletes
What is next?
- The committee is currently focusing on the “How To” manuals to go with the CANSkip program.
- We will continue to gain knowledge in various topics for the High Performance Training Guide with the
completion of this project over the next few years.
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Athlete Committee Report
The first year of the RSC Athlete Committee was successful. We have a small but dedicated
group of athlete representatives who discussed all things rope skipping during several live video
conferences using the Google+ social network. In addition to our general discussions and idea
sharing, we worked together to plan and organize the athlete social at this year's national
championships.
Our current Athlete Committee is:
Sam Ashley (NS)
Sarah Dobrowolski (NS)
Kylie Matheson (ON)
Laura Featherstone (ON)
and Tessa Exley (BC)
The Athlete Committee will continue to work together to achieve unified goals to help grow our
community and improve the quality of our sport. We are seeking the input and participation of more
athletes to help expand and make our committee more effective.
Sam Ashley
RSC Scholarship Committee Report (2012):
Once again this year Rope Skipping Canada made available its annual Canadian educational
scholarship in the amount of $1000. Applicants were asked to submit their application which included
2 letters of reference, their transcripts and 2 compositions answering the questions, “What has jump
rope meant to me as a person?” and “How am I enhancing the sport of skipping in my province?”
This year (2012) two applications were received. The applicant’s submissions were evaluated by a
scholarship committee made up of representatives from five provinces. The committee then met and
discussed the initial results and decided upon a set of questions to be asked of each of the applicants
via a short telephone interview.
Although there were a few significant technical difficulties with the teleconference set up both
applicants were eventually able to verbally respond to the questions asked. The committee then
discussed the responses and decided upon a winner. The winner will be officially named at the
National Competition in Moncton.
The Scholarship Committee would like to recognize and thank both applicants for their complete, well
thought out applications and answers. Both will represent Rope Skipping Canada well in their future
endeavors.
Scholarship Committee Members:
Jan Smith, Ontario (Chair)
Carolyn Fox, Nova Scotia
Esme Lanktree, Quebec
Crystal Snow, Alberta
Craig van Herk, BC
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Website Report
The 2011-2012 season was a big year for Rope Skipping Canada on the web. At the beginning
of the season, the website underwent a major design overhaul. Unlike past websites, the new site
isn't dependent on the designer adding content. Content can be added via a simple online interface,
accessible anywhere, and is fast and easy.
With the new design, we are now seeing a much-improved page rank on web searches. Our website
occupies the first four hits on a Google search for Rope Skipping Canada. On Microsoft's Bing search
engine, we occupy the top spot when searching for Rope Skipping Canada. As content continues to
be added, other organizations link to our site and we start seeing more traffic, our rank will only
improve.
In addition to the website, we also have a Google Apps account. Google Apps is a place where we
can create and share documents and create our own @ropeskippingcanada.com email addresses.
Having branded email will make for more professional correspondence between the board, the public
and the membership. This also allows us to remain consistent with our contact information, even
when board members change. In addition to our general inquiry address,
info@ropeskippingcanada.com (which comes to me), Bonnie is also using the email
registrar@ropeskippingcanada.com.
Rope Skipping Canada also has YouTube, Facebook and Twitter accounts. Most of our social media
reach has been through Facebook (we have lots of Facebook Friends but few Twitter Followers and
YouTube Subscribers), but without much content to populate the feeds, we aren't seeing much traffic.
What to look for next year:
One important change in the coming year will be the addition of the CanSkip program to the website.
The RSC website will be the place for coaches, athletes, teachers and the general public to access
the CanSkip educational materials. Videos will be hosted on YouTube and/or Vimeo channels and
embedded on the site.
At the moment, we have a lot of potential and now have a framework to build on. But, with all of that
potential, our online impact will only be as good as the content we provide. The website and social
media outlets are dependent on the membership providing content such as news, team and event
information, photos and videos.
That being said, It isn't good enough to simply send a bunch of photos or a link without context or a
story to go along with it. The content should be prepared and submitted with a specific purpose, as if
you were submitting something to a newspaper.
If we all work together we can build on the foundation we've created this year, and produce a very
attractive, informative and entertaining website that will be enjoyed by all.
Sam Ashley
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Sportsmanship Award Report
Below were the recommendations by the Sportsmanship committee in 2011. The board reviewed the
recommendations and will look to work these in by 2013 but felt we would try having the award
chosen directly from the National Competition this year so all athletes have an opportunity to win this
award. If it is successful the recommendation of a Junior and Senior recipient could be put into place
in 2013.
OVERALL COMMENTS AND SELECTION:
Selection: Award is presented to Marc-Antoine Reid of Quebec. 2011
Comments:
1. Committee recommends (for future) - 2 awards by age category - junior and senior.
Rationale: Recognizing it (awards at nationals) is VERY important. Sportsmanship is at the
heart of sport; it feeds into volunteerism (ie: future coaches), emphasizes that sport is about
developing the whole person (not just the perfection of physical ability), etc. However, there is
a huge difference in maturity - junior athletes do not (it’s developmentally normal) interact
across teams in the same way as senior athletes. Therefore, the criteria for a junior category
would emphasize behavior when winning/losing (as per criteria used in 2011), interactions
between athlete/coach, athlete/judges, athlete/teammates and a senior category would include
those same criteria, but also emphasize interactions between athlete/other coaches and
athlete/athletes from other teams.
2. The committee should try to avoid ties, but if absolutely necessary award them
Rationale: when two athletes so obviously interact (ie: noticed by spectators, other athletes,
coaches, judges), including with each other, in equal ways.
Submitted by Kathi Knapik (committee chair 2011) kathi.knapik@gmail.com
CRSF Records Report
The 2010/2011 skipping season, starting after Nationals 2010 and ending at Nationals in 2011,
produced 25 new National age group records. 9 records were set in Masters events and 16 records in
team events. Three overall Canadian records were also established:
• Double Unders – 428 – Jocelyn Simon – Georgian Jumpers
• Single Rope Speed Relay – 344 – The Ropers – Nelson Rhythm Ropers
• Single Rope Double Under Relay – 334 – Jump 3 – Jumpsations.
One record that was established at the World of Jump Rope competition in Washington, DC was not
recognized by the RSC board. Since this competition is now in its second year, and appears to be
successful, it is recommended that the RSC board consider recognizing records established at this
event.
The 2011/2012 season is off to a great start with 10 age group records already established.
The records set in 2010/2011 are attached as well as the current national records.
Chris Mulvihill
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PROVINCIAL REPORTS:
Sackville Speeders Annual Report
The Sackville Speeders is very fortunate to have recruited a new skipping coach, Lucia Neander.
Lucia is a 3rd year Mount Allison University student from Nanaimo, BC. Under her guidance, our 11
skippers have worked hard this year learning new tricks and improving their strength, endurance and
flexibility.
This year we are co-hosting the National Championships with RSANS. Publicity for this event has led
to greater exposure for our team as well as for the sport. Our local high school invited members of the
Sackville Speeders to perform as part of a spirit challenge in Moncton. The skippers also performed
two demonstrations and made contact with a very enthusiastic afterschool program in Riverview, NB.
Some of our athletes were featured on the television program, Luc et Luc, on Radio-Canada,
promoting the team and the 2012 National Competition. Two of our skippers were also featured in the
local paper promoting the sport and the competition.
One of our goals for next year includes supporting a parent committee to share the responsibilities for
fundraising. Our limited fundraising efforts this year allowed us to pay for new uniforms, however, we
are hoping to attend the 2013 National Competition and a more concerted effort in fundraising will be
required to achieve this goal. A parent committee could also help in promoting awareness of our team
by organizing school demonstrations in the surrounding area to help increase our membership.
Some of our skippers attended a summer skipping camp in NS with the Belgian skippers courtesy of
RSANS. Our athletes returned to us motivated to try out new tricks and we are hoping to attend other
skipping camps in the future. We are exploring the option of providing our own rope skipping
workshop to the newly discovered after school skipping group in Riverview, NB.
Skill development will be a focus for skippers, parents and coaches next year. Our new skipping
coach is also a gymnastics coach and we are exploring the idea of increasing our practice time to
include more gymnastics in the skippers’ routines. Every year, RSANS extends an invitation to our
club to compete at their provincial competition. Sackville Speeders parents and coaches are
interested in attending a judging clinic in the fall in order to better support our athletes and the greater
rope skipping community.
Jennifer Cunningham
Maureen Kissick
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2011 – 2012 Rope Skipping Association of Nova Scotia (RSANS) Update
Membership (Cost = $15 Competitive, $10 Recreational)
Competitive = 27 Novice = 60
Innovations
1. Re-organized competition structure at provincials
a. Day 1 – Speed
b. Day 2 – Freestyle
2. Increased engagement and excitement for spectators at provincials by having an MC
announce jumpers and events
3. Camp was combined with competition for the “Recreational” provincial championships. This
was very well received.
Board Members
Sarah Dobrowolski, President
Sam Ashley, Vice President
Carolyn Fox, Treasurer
Dwight Lucas, Director
Katie Carpenter, Director
Incoming:
Heather Shay, Director
Robert Rounds, Director
Doyle Saffire, Director at large
Non-member affiliate
Amy Scott, Sport NS PSO Administrator
Camps
4 Belgian guest instructors put on a week-long camp in conjunction with RSANS
- Visited communities without teams
o Annapolis Royal
o Barrington Passage.
- Weeklong camp for competitive jumpers
Recreational
- Truro elementary school
- 3 camps in Annapolis Royal with Sam Ashley
- Sport NS program to increase female participation in physical activity (Truro
elementary, junior high and North Preston)
- North Preston (may result in a new club)
Teams
Competitive
- Jump Energy
- Annapolis Skippers Unlimited
- Sackville Speeders
Recreational
- O’Connell Drive Elementary
- Holland Road Elementary
- Porters Lake Elementary
- Annapolis Valley
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Funding
1. 2012 RSANS Scholarship awarded to Courtney Campbell
2. Sport Nova Scotia project grant to fund initiative to develop start-up teams across NS.
Media and Exposure
1. Monica SportChek athlete (Sport NS) of the month for July, 2011
2. Sam Ashley and Breagha LaPierre were highlighted in the local newspaper
3. Top athletes, coaches, judges and volunteers awarded at the annual RICOH Sport Nova
Scotia Awards Banquet in June
2012-2013 Outlook
1. FISAC World Rope Skipping Competition
2. Fall Camp
- Guest instructors
- Competitive and Novice
3. 2012 RSANS Scholarship, $500
4. 2013 RSANS Provincial Championships
5. 2013 CRSF National Competition
6. Continue partnership with Sport Nova Scotia as a member sport and continue to benefit from
having a Provincial Sport Organization Administrator (1/4 time).
7. By-law renewal
8. We anticipate an increase in our recreational jumpers next year in response to our very
successful provincial recreational camp/competition.
Top 3 Priorities
What
How
Scheduled workshops through year
Increase membership
Support through CanSkip implementation to new and existing recreational
and school programs
Continue camp and competition combination at the provincial
championships
By-law renewal
Mission and vision statement renewal
Update policy and procedures
Develop a strategic plan and core values
Provide opportunity for personal
growth and development for our high
performance athletes
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Solidify yearly and event-specific procedures
Coaching / leadership opportunities and workshops
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Quebec Report
Équipe Éclipse is proceeding with is projects, participating in nationals and worlds 2012, 10 athlètes
from one team and two coaches, along with a "borrowed athlete from Alberta" which we are really
proud and happy to live that experience. Since an exchange several years ago, Québec and the
Alberta club from Camrose are intertwined. There is an athlete from France in double dutch coming in
September we are eager to meet him.
2012 ONTARIO AGM REPORT
Athlete Development
Ontario has 2 new competitive teams this season. The Skip-Its from the Toronto area competed for
the first time at the 2012 Ontario Open. The Jump 4 Fun team in Western Region competed at
Ontario Provincials.
ORSO held their annual two day workshop in November hosted by the Essex Energizers with
instruction provided by the Jumpin’ Allstars from Michigan USA.
The workshop was attended by 75 competitive members. Elite jumpers assisted the Jumpin’ Allstars
and spent a portion of the 2nd day sharing and learning skills with our American Instructors.
The 2nd Annual Ontario Open (a 2 day event, replacing Central Ontario Regionals) was hosted by the
Georgian Jumpers in late February and attended by 120 athletes representing 7 clubs.
Western Region hosted a county-wide workshop and tournament for all the local area schools. Each
of these 2 events was attended by 300 participants.
The Provincial Championships were held in late March hosted by the Essex Energizers. There were
157 athletes representing 8 clubs from across Ontario. The Kelly Davidson Memorial Award is
presented at the Provincial Championship to an athlete who exemplifies sportsmanship, leadership
and dedication to rope skipping and their community. This year Jenna Watson was the recipient.
Jenna, a 10 year member of the Brampton AcroRopers, is a role model not only to her teammates but
also her peers. Her positive attitude and knack for learning from others attributes to her being a well
rounded athlete and mentor. Jenna faces every challenge with determination and dedication. She
freely gives up her own time to assist teammates with skills, routines and moral support.
The majority of Ontario teams run recreational programs and workshops to promote the sport in their
areas. Clubs will travel to other locations to run workshops or assist another team with athlete
development.
Coaching Development
ORSO is planning a coach’s retreat in September 2012 to provide a time for sharing ideas and
strategies on skill development and athlete training. The hope is to have a motivational speaker to
inspire and provide our coaches with different and innovative ideas to go forward.
The Becky L’Homme Memorial Award is awarded each year at the Provincial Championships to a
coach who exemplifies leadership and dedication to rope skipping and their community. This year
the award was presented to Sandi Kish (Hamilton Hoppers). Sandi has been involved in the sport for
17 years. She coaches 20 jumpers 3 times a week, competes with 4 other Ontario seniors in team
events as well as competing in Masters events. Sandi provides guidance and schedules for the
Hopper team’s recreational program, workshops and demonstrations.
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Officials (Judges) Development
ORSO runs a major judging Clinic at the Annual Workshop each November. Brad Ciancio, Ontario’s
head of judging travels around the province providing clubs additional clinics throughout the season
as needed.
Ontario teams have expertise in specific areas…. (Judges, floor co-coordinators, technical committee
members, tournament committee, score room) who all work together to assist the host team in
running a successful competition.
The Bonnie Popov Spirit Award is presented at the Provincial Championships to an individual who
exemplifies the “Spirit of Jump Rope”. The 2012 recipient was Gary Regis (Hamilton Hoppers).
Gary has been involved in the sport for 15 years and remains actively involved even though his
daughter has not been a jumper for 4 years. Gary can always be found in the score room at
competitions inputting scores.
Organizational Development
At the AGM in November, the Ontario membership voted to purchase a 12 station Speed Display
System. It arrived just in time to be used at the Ontario Open.
What excitement it generated! And was received equally as well at the Ontario Provincials. A great
amount of spectator and athlete involvement as the cheering and encouragement was so loud.
At the ORSO AGM, 2 new members came onboard as Regional Directors. We welcome Aynsley
Maxwell (Skip-Its) and Megan Bondy (Jump 4 Fun) to the Provincial Organization.
ORSO is planning a 4 day summer camp that will be held in early August 2013. Location: Hamilton
or Kitchener.
This is the 2nd year that Ontario is represented at Nationals as Team Ontario, providing a Provincial
contingency of 121 athletes plus coaches.
ORSO Workshop Participants - November 2011
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Alberta Skipping Association, 2012 Annual Report
Alberta clubs were honored to welcome athletes from across Canada to the 2011 National
Championships and pleased that so many were able to stay and enjoy the Alberta sunshine and
mountains. On behalf of Alberta athletes, coaches, judges and parents – thanks to the organizing and
championship committees who have worked tirelessly on the 2012 Championships! We know how
much work goes into the organizing.
Emerging clubs in 2011/12: The Edmonton Pumas Skipping Club, Okotoks Happy Feet, Ponoka
Recreational Club, Leduc Connectivity Dance Recreational Club and the Strome Recreational Club.
Judges training: We were very fortunate to welcome Brad Ciancio to Alberta in March resulting in 2
well trained judge instructors, Murray Luger and Jon Naslund. We look forward to a steady increase
in our provincial judge’s pool over the next several years.
Coach development: We have 3-4 introduction to rope jumping sessions planned, introducing
potential coaches to the intricacies of the sport. The program has been delivered by Karen Luger with
the help of senior athlete Emily Cole. Crystal Snow and Hona Huber will additionally help in the
upcoming year. We are excited to add the CANSkip program to our provincial clubs. We are planning
a “Coaching Summit”, designed to feed the skill level, competency and confidence of our established
coaches.
Competition: In 2011 Alberta completed steps towards following the National Competition
Committee model, increasing the quality and proficiency of our provincial competitions and
championships. We have for many years held 2 competitions leading up to our Provincial
Championships, speed and power and the other freestyle. Our plans now are to adjust the format of
both competitions; developing a master’s competition and team competition.
Athlete development: The Camrose Spirals will continue to host a 2 day fall workshop; additionally a
2nd fall workshop is planned in the southern region – we are excited that our provincial membership is
increasing to require this growth. For the past 2 years we have added a one day workshop to each of
our 2 competitions. Our intention is to develop these to increase their effectiveness.
Communication: is being addressed by an enhanced website and a recently released provincial
newsletter developed and compiled by Jon Naslund. Thanks to a Canadian Sports for Life grant
awarded by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation, ASA was able to create
several learning opportunities around S4L. Thanks to Denise Gariepy, who facilitated workshops and
a series of webinars.
Board development: we are scheduling a planning retreat which will further improve the provincial
development of the sport.
President: Janine Carroll
Vice president: Karen Luger
Past president: Billy Smale
Treasurer: Jackie Schmidt
Rules/judges directors: Murray Luger and Jon Naslund
RSC directors: Karen Luger and Janine Carroll
Directors: Crystal Snow, Dianne Wearden and Dawn Jardie
Respectfully submitted,
Janine Carroll
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BC Report
This season the BC board, in conjunction with member teams accomplished the following:
Rebranding of the organization from the BCYRSA to Jump Rope BC, in keeping with the rebranding
of the National organization
Website updates to reflect the new branding
A 3 day All Star development camp in September, attended by 30 of BCs most skilled jumpers over
the age of 15. Lead instructor was Nick Woodard
A 2 day Fall camp run by Our All stars and attended by athletes aged 7 and up. Guest instructors
were from the Summerwind skippers
Judging and coaching clinics took place during the Fall camp. BC is working to develop new judging
trainers as well as we lead roles in tournament direction in order to ensure continuity over the years.
Several BC run competitive events took place, which BC athletes, as well as others from outside BC
could attend:
- The Fraser Valley Classic speed and power competition
- BC Records Day
- BC Rope Skipping Championships
BC teams also attended camps, workshops, and competitions held in the United states, or brought
instructors in from Europe..
A BC team successfully auditioned for and made it past the first round on Canada 's Got Talent
The BC All Star Team performed at the Provincial Boys AAA Basketball finals, a high profile event
which was televised.
The Jump Rope BC board purchased the remaining 8 speed scoring stations, bringing the total to 12.
The scoring system had its debut in BC during our provincial competition and was a big hit.
BC also researched and implemented a new rubber station boundary system.
The BC board continues to place a high priority on coaching, athlete and judging development, and to
this end, next year, has planned another All Star development camp in September, led by senior
jumpers from Belgium. The Belgians will spend several weeks touring among BC teams and will
culminate their visit by leading the BC Fall camp in late September.
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Bylaws pertaining to AGM and voting:
Article 12 – Provincial or Territorial Voting Delegates
12.1 In order to ensure proportionate representation, voting at the AGM and Special Meetings will be
conducted by Provincial or Territorial Voting Delegates and not individual members.
12.2 Provincial or Territorial Voting Delegates will be selected by the Provincial or Territorial
Associations at a rate of one vote per twenty-five (25) athlete memberships.
12.3 Provincial or Territorial Associations must identify their Voting Delegates at least 21 days prior to
the AGM. For the purpose of any special meeting, it is understood that the Provincial or Territorial
Voting Delegates, for the operating year, will remain the same unless the CRSF is notified by the
Provincial or Territorial Association.
The By-laws of the Canadian Rope Skipping Federation
12.4 A member may not serve as both a Director and a Provincial or Territorial Voting Delegate.
12.5 A Provincial or Territorial Voting Delegate must be the age of majority and a member of the
CRSF in good standing.
Article 14 – Annual General Meeting
14.1 The Annual General Meeting shall be held in conjunction with the CRSF National
Championships. Notice of meeting, including time and place, shall be delivered by email to the Board
of Directors and membership.
14.2 The format for the AGM is outlined in the CRSF Policy and Procedures Manual.
14.3 All members are invited to attend or submit a motion, however, only Provincial or Territorial
Voting Delegates will be able to vote on any motion.
14.4 Voting at the AGM will be by simple majority of the Voting Delegates present
Any member wishing to submit a motion to the AGM must do so at least thirty (30) days prior to the
AGM. Each submission must be accompanied with the motion to be considered and the rationale for
the motion.
Article 15 – Voting By Proxy
15.1 Voting by proxy is authorized at the Annual General Meeting.
15.2 Proxy forms must be submitted to the General Manager at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the
AGM and must be signed by the President of the Provincial or Territorial Association.
Membership #’s as of December 31, 2011:
Alberta 226 = 9 voting delegates
British Columbia 165 = 6 voting delegates
Ontario 386 = 15 voting delegates
Quebec 11= 0 voting delegates
Nova Scotia 27 = 1 voting delegates
New Brunswick 12 = 0 voting delegates
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