OAWA March 2021
Club/Coach Mailing
Celebrating March 8, 2021 International Women’s Day
The OAWA is pleased to recognize that March 8, 2021 is International Women’s Day.
We salute all our Women who are Athletes, Coaches, Officials and other supporters and we celebrate their contribution to making Ontario Wrestling great!
Last Call for Applicants – OAWA Athletes’ Counci
OAWA is forming an Athletes’ Council. In addition to providing athletes with a more-direct voice into OAWA, the Council will also elect a Chair who will become a member of the Board of Directors of the OAWA. Please apply by March15, 2021.
For more information, including Committee Terms of Reference and how to apply, please visit the Call for Applicants on the OAWA Web site or follow the link below. Interested applicants should provide a resume and/or a covering letter outlining their background as it applies to the position.
Athletes must satisfy the application requirements noted in the Terms of Reference, including being a minimum of 16 years of age. For the full Terms of Reference, please visit:
CALL FOR APPLICANTS – OAWA ATHLETES’ COUNCIL
Call for Applicants – OAWA Marketing and Retention Committee
The OAWA is pleased to announce that we are forming a Marketing and Retention Committee. The Committee will focus on Marketing and Fundraising for OAWA and on retention of members.
Interested Candidates please contact Rachna Kumar, VP Communication by April 15, 2021 at vpcommunication@oawa.ca or to the OAWA at: admin@oawa.ca
Please include a resume and/or a covering letter outlining your background as it applies to the position.
To view the full Committee Call for Applicants and Committee Terms of Reference, click HERE.
2022 Ontario Cadet/Juvenile Championships
- LAST CALL FOR HOST CLUBS
At the 2020 OAWA AGM, the member-clubs attending directed the Board of Directors of the OAWA to look into hosting for the 2022 Ontario Cadet/Juvenile Championships.
The OAWA has secured the Markham Pan Am Centre as the host location for the event. We are very excited about hosting our Provincials in this great facility.
We are calling for interest from clubs to act as the host club for this event, handling the logistics of hosting of the event (venue set up, volunteers, etc.).
Interested clubs should e-mail Tim MaGarrey at admin@oawa.ca by March 15, 2021 to express interest in hosting or to ask questions.
REMINDER: Membership Renewal:
The OAWA Board of Directors on Saturday January 9, 2021 voted unanimously to endorse the following measures for the 2021 Membership Year. Due to the pandemic and the resulting shutdown, we appreciate that 2020 registered participants did not get an opportunity to gain a full year of OAWA member benefits.
Clubs, Coaches and athletes are encouraged to renew their membership for 2021 to ensure they continue to receive membership benefits, continue their OAWA insurance coverage, and to ensure they don't lapse on some qualification requirements such as Safe Sport requirements and so on.
It is important to understand that to continue to be eligible to participate in any Club programs, including on-line training, return to training once government COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease or be lifted, and to participate in any full-on training or competition later in the year once return to competition is allowed, ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE OAWA FOR 2021!
As a thank you to our members for your continued membership and support, the OAWA will do the following:
- All Coaches registered in 2020 may renew their membership for 2021 FREE of charge. Coaches not registered in 2020 who wish to register for 2021 will pay $25.00.
- All Officials registered in 2020 may renew their membership for 2021 FREE of charge. Officials not registered in 2020 who wish to register for 2021 will pay $25.00.
- All other participants including athletes and supporters registering for 2021 will pay $25.00.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to receive these discounted rates, and to continue your membership benefits, coverage, and qualifications, ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE THE 2021 OAWA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM.
To Register, go to the OAWA Membership Registration page by clicking HERE
Canada Wrestling selects some sites for future National events.
Please recall that Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) recently called for bids to host the 2022 – 2024 National events. This includes the Wrestling Trials, which are the National Team qualifying event for the Junior, Senior, and UWW Cadet age division, and the U-17/U-19 National Championships.
WCL have announced that the following events have been approved:
- 2022 Wrestling Trials (Cadet, Junior, Senior)
Awarded to Edmonton, AB
- 2023 Wrestling Championships (U17 & U19)
Awarded to Vancouver, BC
- 2024 Wrestling Championships (U17 & U19)
Awarded to Mississauga, ON
Please note that there were no successful bids for the following events. These events will be re-tendered by WCL:
- 2022 Canadian Wrestling Championships;
- 2023 Canadian Wrestling Trials;
- 2024 Canadian Wrestling Trials.
Wrestling Canada is expected to issue a new Request for Proposals for these events soon and we will let you know when they do. In regards to bidding, WCL have made the following statement regarding the three events listed above:
“While our preference is for the existing standards, WCL may consider applications from an HOC in consecutive years, and with alternative size
field of play and mat layout.”
Source: WCL March 2, 2021 PTSO update
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Stay safe.
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