VIAA News and Officials Information

VIAA INFORMATION The Vancouver Island Athletics Association The Vancouver Island Athletic Association [VIAA] is made up of the competitive track and field clubs in Zone 6 ~ Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Powell River. All member clubs provide volunteer assistance and officials at the track and field meets in the VIAA Track and Field Series.

2010 VIAA CLUB OFFICIATING ASSIGNMENTS
Please click here to download a complete list of officiating assignments for VIAA Clubs.

Alberni Valley Track Club	Shot Put
Campbell River Christian School	Triple Jump with CR Comets.
Campbell River Comets	Triple Jump
Comox Valley Cougars	Hammer [Discus at Dogwood Meet]
Cowichan Valley Athletics	High Jump
Nanaimo Track and Field Club	Finish Line
Oceanside Track and Field Club	Javelin and Finish Line
Pacific Athletics	Discus [High Jump at Dogwood Meet]
Peninsula Track and Field Club	Long Jump
Powell River Track and Field Club	Finish Line and Timing
Saltspring Track and Field Club	Not active at this time.
Victoria Track and Field Club	Timing
BC Athletics Officials	Camera, track referee, field referee, results area
Host Club	Announcer, marshals, starters and starters assistants, relay coordinator, hurdles chief and hurdles crew, meet director, and results crew.

VIAA CLUB WEBSITES
Alberni Valley Track Club	www.avtrackclub.com
Campbell River Comets	www.crcomets.org
Comox Valley Cougars	www.comoxcougars.org
Cowichan Valley Athletics	www.cvac-jaguars.com
Nanaimo Track and Field Club	www.nanaimotrackandfield.com
Oceanside Track and Field Club	www.oceansidetrack.org
Pacific Athletics	www.pacificathletics.ca
Peninsula Track and Field Club	www.pentrack.org
Victoria Track and Field Club	www.victrack.ca

VIAA NEWSLETTERS The VIAA newsletters are full of news items, contact information, and technical information as well as information about track and field for new club members, parents and volunteers. The 2009 versions have a lot of the same information as the 2008 issues but it has been updated for the 2009 season. As the newsletters are circulated, they will be posted here in PDF format for members to download and read. Just click on the links below to download each newsletter. If you have any photos or club news for the newsletters, please send them to the editor, Diana Hollefreund at trackvictoria@shaw.ca. 2010 Issue 1: February 2010: The 2009 Awards Issue 2009 Issue 1: March 15, 2009 2008 Issue 1: March 1, 2008 Issue 2: April 1, 2008 Issue 3: April 15, 2008 Issue 4: April 25, 2008 Issue 5: June 29, 2008 Issue 6: December 3, 2008 The Series Awards Issue

ATHLETICS CANADA PROPOSED EVENT CHANGES : 2010 and 2011 Athletics Canada has announced the event changes for athletes ages 9 to 17 years. BC Athletics BOD has voted to go ahead with the Midget and older age group changes for both track and field events beginning in April, 2010. JD 9 to 13 years will have event changes for both track and field delayed until April 2011. At this time the JD 9 to 13 changes are only PROPOSED as more work needs to be done to confirm all details of the events changes with the BC Athletics JD Committee and the Board of Directors. Please click here to download the AC/BCA Proposed Events.

VIAA Relay Forms and Information for 2010 The VIAA member clubs have modified the relay rules for all VIAA Track and Field Meets beginning in 2010. The rule changes will allow more teams to run the relays without penalizing smaller clubs who may not have enough members to form teams. Teams will be formed by a Relay Coordinator and all athletes running will get credit for participating in the VIAA relays regardless of the club name on the team. Teams must be made up of athletes of the same gender in order to earn points for the VIAA Relay Certificates. Mixed gender teams can be formed but are ineligible for awards. March 18, 2010: Further changes have been made to the age groups for the 2010 relays. Please click here to download the revised VIAA Relay Rules and Forms for 2010.

VIAA OFFICIALS NEWS: March 10, 2009 Congratulations to the following VIAA members who have just been awarded their Level 2 General officials' status: Jeannie Isbister, Jim Richardson and Rose Anne Prokopetz of Nanaimo Track and Field Club, Ruth Economou of Victoria Track and Field Club and Allain McCallum of our photofinish crew. I am sure we can find a job for all of them at our island meets! The VIAA Level 1 and Level 2 officiating packages will be available from Tom Dingle or Diana Hollefreund at all of the VIAA Track and Field meets in 2009. If you wish to train to become an official, please contact either Tom or Diana for more information.

VIAA OFFICIALS NEWS: September 2008 Congratulations to the following group of officials who completed their Level 1 requirements at the Cougars Track and Field Meet over the weekend. They are now ready to officiate at the BCJD Championships in Nanaimo, the BC Summer Games in Kelowna and the North American Indigenous Games [NAIG] in Duncan. Thanks go to all of them and to the others who are working at completing their Level 1 hours and tasks. Campbell River Comets: Vince Sequeira Cowichan Valley Athletics: Sheila Southern-Lloyd Comox Valley Cougars: Rosemarie Tranfield and Emily Tranfield Peninsula Track and Field Club: Bev Cote, Heather Haskett and Mike Sapala Saltspring Track and Field Club: Jim Proctor The following group of officials have now complete all of their requirements for Level 2 which includes the Level 2 course and hours officiating on the track and at field events! Nanaimo Track and Field Club: Jeannie Isbister, Jim Richardson, Jade Richardson and Rose Anne Prokopetz. Victoria Track and Field Club: Evelyn Parent and Ruth Economou

VIAA LEVEL 1 AND LEVEL 2 OFFICIALS PROGRAMS For more information on the requirements for the 2010 Level 1 and Level 2 programs, please download the packages here. Questions can be directed to Tom Dingle [click here] or Diana Hollefreund [click here]. Packages and additional cards are available at all of the VIAA Island Series Meets from either Tom or Diana. 2010 VIAA Level 1 Officials Program 2010 VIAA Level 2 Officials Program

VIAA and BCA QUICK REFERENCE CARDS Quick Reference Cards are a new project of the VIAA and the BC Athletics Officials committee. Each event area is covered and can be downloaded from this site. The cards have various uses based on the level of official using them. They can be a training tool for our VIAA volunteers who may not be familiar with an event or wish to refresh the rules. The BC Athletics Officials Committee plan on using them as the basis for Level 3 Officials clinics and mentors can use the cards as a check list while they are mentoring an official. The cards have been edited by a team of top officials from around the province and our thanks go to them: Carol Cull, Kathy Terlicher, Jackie Barrington, David Weicker, Peter Fejfar and Dale Loewen. Not all of the cards are complete at this time but they will be posted as soon as they are available. The cards are printed in landscape mode forming two columns on the page. You can print off the page or pages and cut them down the centre or you can simply fold them in half so that they fit conveniently into a small book. Cards may be available later in a laminated version for officiating in the rain! Click on the card title to download a pdf version of each Quick Reference Card. QUICK REFERENCE CARDS FOR OFFICIALS TRACK EVENT CARDS Officiating ~ The Start Line The Starters and Starters Assistant Instructions The Marshall FIELD EVENT CARDS Throws Throwing Implements 2009 Throws Quick Guide [Implements and Diagrams] Discus, Hammer and Shot Put Preparation Javelin Horizontal Jumps Long Jump and Triple Jump Preparation Vertical Jumps [Includes both High Jump and Pole Vault]