The recognized national sport organization for the Paralympic Sport of Goalball, and advocates within the sport system for Canadians who are visually impaired or blind
Canadian Blind Sports is very saddened to share with the Goalball Community in Canada and across the world, that our dear friend and colleague Joelle Boulet passed away on June 13 2023 after enduring an extreme illness since October 2022. (more…)
CBSA is pleased to announce that there will be 2 Canadian officials at the Rio Paralympic Games.
Dawna Christy (Canada)
Joelle Boulet (Canada)
Please follow the link to the IBSA website for more information.
http://www.ibsasport.org/news/841/ibsa-goalball-announces-officials-for-2016-paralympic-games
National Officials Day – April 17, 2013
OTTAWA – April 17, 2013 – Say “THANKS” to a sports official today. Sports Officials Canada has designated today as National Officials Day in Canada. The theme of this – the inaugural event, is “Respect the Official”. The aim is to increase the awareness of the importance of officiating to sport and to promote respect of officials.
“We hope that sport organizations, administrators, coaches, athletes and parents are taking time today to thank the thousands of officials who volunteer their time every day so that Canadians can enjoy the sports they love to play”, said SOC President, Paul Deshaies.
The estimated number of technical officials in Canada who come under the jurisdiction of National Sports Organizations technical officiating programs is 250,000, of which 150,000 are registered. These are in addition to the other 650,000 Canadians who perform some sort of officiating duty each year.
As the “keepers of the game”, it is their role to ensure fair play and safety for all participants. For the majority, it is a volunteer activity – they give up their evenings and weekends to do something that they love. It is their dedication and passion for what they do which makes them an integral part of the sport system.
It can be a thankless and sometimes rough job. Disrespect and abuse of officials can lead to low recruitment and retention figures in some sports. The message today is that disrespecting a sports official is never acceptable nor should it ever be considered “part of the game”.
Sports Officials Canada invites all sport organizations and individuals to take time today to acknowledge their officials. National Officials Day is a chance to thank the men and women who officiate our sports and to recognize their efforts and the tremendous impact they have on the games we love.
Sports Officials Canada has several projects being announced and launched today including the first ever virtual Hall of Fame honouring the best in Canadian officiating; a new Online Resource centre, and a new Critical Incident Reporting System (CIRS) which will track various types of abuse of officials. SOC is also running several contests and draws today for members and our Facebook friends. Details of all these projects are available at www.sportsofficials.ca
Sports Officials Canada is a federally incorporated national organization dedicated to promoting excellence in sports officiating and represents Canadian technical officials as a national voice. For more information about SOC please visit their website at www.sportsofficials.ca or contact them at info@sportsofficials.ca
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For information about National Officials Day/Sports Officials Canada please contact:
Denise Pittuck
Executive Director
Sports Officials Canada
denise.pittuck@sympatico.ca
613-837-7298 or 613-878-7298 (cell)
Upcoming Officials Training
Level 1 and Level 2
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Brantford Ontario (in conjunction with Junior Nationals)
Level 1 and Level 2
Kingston Ontario
In conjunction with Ontario Para Sport Games
(May 31-June2, 2013)
Please email stephanie@canadianblindsports.ca if you are interested in attending any of these clinics.
Dear Goalball Officials,
This is the official call for officials for the 2013 Junior and Senior Goalball National Championships. If you have any questions about the process or the competitions, please contact Stephanie Rudnisky, Participation and Development Coordinator at stephanie@canadianblindsports.ca or Jane Blaine, CEO at jane@canadianblindsports.ca .
Junior Nationals:
April 19th-21st, 2013
Brantford, Ontario
*Open to all officials*
Senior Nationals
April 5th-7th, 2013
Halifax, Nova Scotia
*Open to Level 2 and Level 3 Officials*
Please let us know if you are interested in officiating at one or both of these events. You must state your interest to no later than Friday March 1st, 2013 to jane@canadianblindsports.ca and Stephanie@canadianblindsports.ca
Officials will be selected and notified by March 8th.
Head Referee: Any Level 3 referees who wish to be considered for the position of Head Referee at either competition should email their interest to jane@canadianblindsports.ca
