Upcoming Provincial
Referee Seminar - Saturday,
September 18th, 2010
This is a one-day referee seminar, both theoretical and
practical. Certificates will be given upon completion
of seminar.
Date: Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Time: Registration: 9:00am Seminar:
9:30am to 5:30pm (Lunch 12:30pm - 1:30pm)
Place: Cobra Martial Arts,
#2, 35 8th Avenue SE, High River
Fee: Provincial 3rd Class (A3) - $35.00;
Provincial 2nd Class (A2) - $45.00; Provincial 1st Class
(A1) - $55.00; Refresher - $10.00 ( Pre-register
before September 12th and receive $5.00 off)
Topics will include:
Fundamental Competition Rules & Interpretation
Bracketing and Match Numbering
Sparring and Forms Contest Procedures
Permitted Techniques and Valid Points
Scoring & Publication
What to Wear/Bring: Tracksuit, Taekwondo
shoes, notebook, pen, seminar payment, latest version of
WTF Competition Rules Book (available
on the ATA website).
A3 (Beginner - No Experience Required) Certification
- Red Belt and Higher, 15 Years & Older + Junior Black
Belts (ages 11-14)
After participation (refereeing or judging) in 5
tournaments, certification may be upgraded to A2 (15+
years).
After participation (refereeing or judging) in 10
tournaments, certification may be upgraded to A1 (18+
years).
To register,
email Eric Wah (ewah@telusplanet.net)
with the following information: name, address, dojang
name, birth date, belt level and certification level
applying for. Seminar participants must be a member of
the Alberta Taekwondo Association.
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2010 Senior Provincial
Championships -
Saturday, March 20th
Dear Grandmasters, Masters,
Instructors and Referees,
Thank you a great deal to encourage
your students to help out at the Senior Provincial
Championships. There were a total of 25 showed up to help out
officiating the events.
We started the day with a meeting at
9:30am and divided our group into 4 rings:
Ring A with Master Peterman as
ringleader supported by Master G.S. Kim, Wayne Kruger, Harry
Reid and Jeff Mejia.
Ring B with Mr. Gilles Leclerc
supported by Christine Salt, Anna Muller, Asad Chaudhary and
Siobhan Buck.
Ring C with Ms. Tracy Bonertz
supported by Richard Ashby, Doug Nesterchuk, Carlita
Harbidge,Gary Miller and Ryan Harbidge.
Ring D with Mr. David Zyluk and
co-captain Mr. Pete Allen (from Saskatchewan) supported by Alain
Johnson, Lauren Schlauch, Connie Wong and Katie Harbidge.
Master Renie, Master Froese,
Jennifer Zyluk, Alfred Jong, Jessica Johnson and Kevin Mejia
worked as lunch substitutes.
Children's colour belts and junior
black belts poomsae began at 10:15am and followed by sparring at
11:30. We did not break for lunch; kudos to the lunch relief
referees helped us through the difficult time with only 15
minutes per person for lunch. Adult colour belts poomsae
and sparring started at 2:30pm; followed by the black belt
poomsae at 3:30pm and the main event of the Provincial Team
Trial soon followed. The last match finished at 6:15pm and
we had a short meeting for the black belts competitors and
referees.
It was an exciting day for us
because a few of the referees were fairly new to the Provincial
Championships and I must add that they did a fantastic job.
Also we would like to extend a special thank to Master Rim from
Red Deer to help judging our over 5th Dan Poomsae competition.
Once again, we could not do it without your help. We salute
again for your dedication and commitment to our Alberta
athletes.
Yours in Taekwondo,
Eric Wah, Alberta Referee Chairman
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National
Referee Seminar - Friday, April 30th
There will be a National Referee
Seminar, prior to the
2010 Senior Nationals, at the Courtyard by Marriott
Edmonton Downtown. If you are interested in attending,
please contact the Provincial Referee Committee Chair, Eric
Wah, at
ewah@telusplanet.net.
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Any member schools
wishing to hold a Referee Training Seminar may apply to
Mr. Eric Wah, ATA Referee Director.
The cost of participation is $35.00 per person, with the initiating club
paying the cost of travel and lunch for the Instructor. All funds
raised are allocated to the ATA, to fund further Referee initiatives in the
Province.
