Renew Your Triathlon NL Membership

It's time to renew your Triathlon Newfoundland & Labrador Membership for 2010.

TriNL is pleased to introduce online registration and a new annual fee structure of $20 for adults and just $10 for youth (plus nominal processing fee).

Your membership entitles you to participation in sanctioned events, and supports the growth and development of our sport in the province.

Triathlon Community Coaching Course

Triathlon NL in conjunction with Triathlon Canada is working on a 2-day Community Coaching course for both current and potential athletes and coaches in Newfoundland & Labrador. While geared towards recreational and novice level competitive coaching, this course will also be of great benefit to event organizers, race directors and other sport leaders.

Some key topics to be covered include:

• ethical issues that arise with adult populations (group and individual)
• safety scenarios including how to prepare for training and racing in both hot and cold climates
• holistic coaching
• technical foundations in swimming, cycling, running, and transitions
• common drills used to train technical areas in swimming, cycling, and running
• instructional strategies to apply when teaching and learning skills
• principles of training applied to triathlon
• introduction to principles of planning

Course completion will result in the participant receiving a TRAINED status as a Community Adult Coach in the NCCP system as there is no evaluation at the Community level. This is the first in a series of 3 required courses to receive full NCCP Triathlon coaching certification.

Course cost per participant will be $175 and possible dates are January 30/31 2010 or February 27/28 2010 in St.John's. If you are interested please reply to admin@trinl.com indicating your preferred date.

2011 Canada Games Mission Staff Wanted

The Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation is seeking enthusiastic, experienced people to serve as volunteer Mission Staff for the 2011 Canada Winter Games, being held February 11-27, 2011 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

As part of the Mission Team, and with support from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, you will work to ensure all aspects of Team Newfoundland and Labrador’s preparation are in place, including, but not limited to: athlete services; uniforms; media relations; registration, and sport technical packages.

Qualifications include:

• strong interpersonal, communication and administration skills
• thorough knowledge of our Province’s amateur sport system
• interest in, and enthusiasm for, working in a fast paced multi-sport environment
• ability to operate independently and in a team atmosphere
• ability to perform functions and duties outside of your assignment
• extensive and varied experience as a volunteer

Application is available HERE.

Excuses We've All Heard

Thanks Richard for sending along this comic race report ...

Rumors Of New Tri Events

The rumor mill says stay tuned for news on 2 possible additions to the Tri calendar in 2010. Watch for events in Central (Gander or Appleton) and in Torbay. trinl.com will keep you posted.

NL MultiSport Community Forum

nlmultisport.com now offers the NL MultiSport Community Forum where you can post buy & sell items, notices, or anything of interest to the community.

Note that this is a public forum to provide easy access and broad distribution, but all posts are moderated to keep spammers away.

NL MultiSport Calendar

Your NL MultiSport Calendar has had a face lift but is still your source for all running, triathlon and cycling events in Newfoundland & Labrador, plus a few cross training opportunities!

You'll find a link to the calendar on the top right of each of your 3 sister newsletters namely nlrunning.com, trinl.com and spokenl.com.

To have an event added email admin@nlmultisport.com.