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April 24, 2009

CCA ID CAMP AND 2009 TEAM PLANS

Provided by the Canadian Cycling Association

The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the following plans
for the coming BMX Season. Our goal is to develop riders with the potential to
medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and beyond, and to come out of
the ’09/10' season with a clear pathway towards 2012 and beyond

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Junior and Elite Athletes who believe that they have the potential to medal at
major Games and championships in the next four years should email Nicholas
Vipond at the CCA at Nicholas.vipond@canadian-cycling.com with their current
race results and the reasons why they have what it takes to contribute to
Olympic medal performances. This must be submitted to the CCA by April 29th
2009 for athletes interested in attending the Western Canada Talent ID camp
and by May 3rd 2009 for athletes interested in attending the Eastern Canada
Talent ID Camp.

From these applications, selected athletes will be invited to an Eastern or
Western training camp, the first being Airdrie (May 11th to 14th). This camp will
allow riders to perform at their current level with the goal of being identified by
the appointed CCA Coach. This camp is for those riders that want to commit to
BMX racing at a national and international level for the next 4 years, those who
don’t feel that they can commit to training and racing at this level for the next
four years should not apply. The goal of this camp will be to identify the pool of
riders for the National ID Team aiming at London 2012 and beyond. These
camps will be self-funded and the athletes will be responsible for their own
flight, accommodation and food during the camp, as well as a small camp fee.
For the camps the CCA will be providing Coaching staff as well as experts in
fields such as physiological testing, nutrition and strength and conditioning
where possible. The camps will consist of track sessions to measure
performance as well as skill development, off track testing, and information
sessions.

Selected athletes will be contacted by May1st 2009 for the Western Camp and
by May 4th 2009 for the Eastern Camp.


The CCA will be running 3 Talent ID Camps (1 west, 1 east and 1 in Chula
Vista)
Western camp: Airdrie, AB / Calgary, AB (May 11th to 14th)
Eastern camp: Kingston, ON (May 28th to May 31st)

The first 2 camp will serve as identifier camps to create a BMX ID pool. From
the first two camps athletes will be selected to attend the camp in Chula Vista.
At the Chula Vista camp athlete’s will be selected to be supported at the BMX
SX event in Chula Vista on September 19th.
Chula Vista: at US OTC (August 24th to 30th)

April 20, 2009
WHAT: Provincial Team Camps
WHEN: April 25, 2009, May 9 & 30 + 1 TBD.
WHERE: Airdrie BMX
WHAT TIME: after District Race that starts at 10:00am (all riders are encouraged to race the district race to allow coaches a chance to observe them before the camp.)
WHO MAY ATTEND: Open to any licensed Alberta riders aged 10+. Non Provincial Team riders must pay a $40.00 fee.
WHO IS COACHING: Alberta Bicycle Association Provincial BMX Coaches: John Cools & Christine Miller.
PURPOSE: To allow all riders in Alberta the opportunity in developing to become the fastest in Canada under the best coaching.The Alberta Bicycle Association Provincial Team Coaches will be running a series of four Provincial Camps (so called becasue the Alberta Provincial BMX Coaches are coaching and Provincial Team Members will be allowed to attend free of charge) that will take place throughout the year. They are weighted early in the year because of the Canadian Championships being so early this year. The first three are located in Airdrie as that is where the UCI race will be held in May, offering our Jr and Elite riders their best chance to obtain valuable UCI points.National Team Jr and Elite riders are encouraged to attend as are all Alberta Club Coaches to help to develop a Province Wide congruant system of coaching.
April 12, 2009
Red Deer BMX may be a little late in opening this year...image
April 1, 2009
Congratulations to the following riders on their selection to the 2009 Alberta Provincial BMX Team.
As part of selection the coaching staff (or an ABA representative) will be hosting 2 information meetings for team members (Edmonton & Calgary) .
Those who have been selected will receive more information about the team and the meeting within the next 2 weeks.

Development Team

  1. Avriana Herbert
  2. Jensen Sproxton
  3. Cayleigh Van Staalduinen
  4. Alexie Pusch
  5. Nicole Schilling
  6. Brianne Vanderkuip
  7. Victoria Stinson
  8. Daina Tuchscherer
  9. Ilana Just
  10. Heather Stinson
  11. Megan Bosak
  12. Jordon Riguidel
  13. Cory Skistod
  14. Zach Croft
  15. Isaac Timmins
  16. Ethan Burger
  17. Cody Pratt
  18. Cole Wilson
  19. Chase Kelln
  20. Aidan Burger
  21. Tyson White
  22. Cason Erdman
  23. Calvin Mcrae
  24. Tyler Schilling

    Performance Team

  1. Megan Frew
  2. Abbey Graalman
  3. Charne Goosen
  4. Shayla Mysek
  5. Natasha Vergara
  6. Katie Mainville
  7. Sabrina Millman
  8. Chelsea Kingston
  9. Sam Leuck
  10. Cameron Helm
  11. Brandon Kerik
  12. Timothy Pratt
  13. Erick Nicol
  14. Garth Philpott
  15. Simon Meili
  16. Zachary Burke