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Return to Play – BCU Mixed Tournament!

With the recent lifting of restrictions on sport in BC, BCU is considering hosting a tournament on July 10-11 at Newton Athletic Park in Surrey BC. This date is only possible due to field bookings we already have with Surrey, finding alternative dates/venues for the summer of 2021 is likely impossible.
The event would only be for BC Mixed teams. As we return to play, the event will be planned to focus on giving everyone an opportunity to play the sport we have all been missing. This event will only be possible if BC moves to Step 3 in the current Restart Plan, which is scheduled to happen on July 1st.
Schedule will be planned with registered teams to allow for a reasonable return to play load management. Cost will be kept to a minimum, as will non-playing aspects of the event. Due to health issues there will be no field food at the event and no social event will be planned.
The first step will be to gauge interest in such an event. If you are involved with a team who may be interested, or want to create a team to participate in this event, you can contact the BCU General Manager.
Help spread the word by passing this information to others who you think may be interested. We would be happy to see Women’s and Men’s teams combine to form Mixed teams for this event.
If we have enough interest, we will plan for registration after BC moves into Step 3 on or about July 1, 2021.

BCU High Performance Development Program

With the lifting of restrictions on outdoor sports, BC Ultimate is resuming activities for our High Performance Development Program.

The program creates a foundation for dedicated and committed ultimate athletes in their pursuit of excellence. The goal is to promotes best practices by providing specialized training from expert coaches designed to enhance the development of athletes within the sport as they move towards achieving success in the sport of ultimate.

Sessions will begin on the weekends in June, with plans for the program season to run until the Fall of 2021. This program is fully supported by BC Ultimate, there is no cost for athletes to attend.

Athlete Registration

The High Performance Development Program is also looking for coaches who are interested in developing their coaching skills with an eye to becoming involved as coaches in the elite club and national programs in Canada. The program is an excellent place to learn from seasoned program coaches and create connections with the next generation of Canadian Ultimate Athletes.

Associate Program Coach Registration

As BC Returns to Play, BCU looks forwards to growing the HPDP into Canada’s premier training ground for both athletes and coaches in our sport. Additional program information can be viewed HERE.

Questions can be directed to the BCU General Manager.

 

Provincial Health Order Update – April 23

On Monday, April 19th the Provincial Government announced additional restrictions on movement and activities across the province. Additional details will be released on Friday, April 23rd, the day these changes will begin. It has been announced that previous restrictions as well as the ones starting on April 23rd will continue to at least Tuesday, May 25th.

At this time BC Ultimate expects that the current restrictions on sport will continue, but not be increased. An overview of the Province-Wide Restrictions can be viewed here.

An overview of the sport restrictions and how they impact our sport:

Adult Indoor and Outdoor Group Sports (including Ultimate)

Group sports are activities involving more than one person. This includes training and practice for an individual or team sport. Games, tournaments and competitions for indoor and outdoor group sports for people 22 years of age and older are prohibited.

While restrictions are currently in place related to adult group sports, some indoor and outdoor sports and activities, including drills and training activities, are permitted with modifications and a reduced number of participants:

    • 2 people may engage in indoor sports with one another
    • 10 people may engage in outdoor sports with one another

Participants must maintain a distance of 3 metres from one another unless everyone lives in the same private residence.

Youth Indoor and Outdoor Group Sports (including Ultimate)

All organized indoor and outdoor sports for people 21 years of age and younger are limited to training and practice where all participants maintain 3 metres of physical distance from one another. This means games, tournaments and competitions are temporarily suspended. Amateur sports organizations and leagues may implement additional guidelines to ensure the health and safety of participants.

Travel for Sport

Even with the allowances above, it is important to reiterate that travel for sport is not allowed right now. So while groups may gather under the rules above, participants must restrict their travel according to this Guidance on travel restrictions for sport.

BC Ultimate Guidelines

In addition to the restrictions listed above, BC Ultimate encourages all groups participating in any training and practice activities to use enhanced cleaning procedures for both participants and equipment. Athletes and organizers should sanitize hands and discs prior to and after activities. While the use of masks are not mandatory, they are encouraged, even when a distance of 3 meters can be maintained.

No athlete should participate in any group activity if they answer Yes to any of the questions on the BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool

Travel Restrictions

As announced on April 19th, the province will be enacting additional travel restrictions on April 23rd. All athletes should be aware of these new restrictions when released and avoid non-essential travel.