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Canada Deaf Soccer Tryout
When: One weekend in April
Where: Somewhere in Lower Mainland (BC)
Time: TBA
For whom: For all BC, Alberta & Saskatchewan players
What for: Tryout for Deaflympics, Taipei, 2009 (And Perhaps
for the upcoming 1st World Deaf Soccer Championship
in Greece - July 2008)
If you are interested in going to the tryout, I suggest you to read the "eligibility audiogram rule" below grey box before you email Simon Patterson.
If we can get enough players, we will give it a go and the Head Coach, Jason Whiting, from Ontario will come here!
| Eligibility (from www.Deaflympic.com) |
| The Summer and Winter Deaflympics bring together deaf athletes of all (link to) affiliated National Associations. Participants in the Deaflympics must be: |
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Deaf, defined as a hearing loss of at least 55 dB per tone average in the better ear (3-tone frequency average at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hertz, ISO 1969 Standard) |
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Members of an affiliated National Deaf Sports Federation and citizens of that country. |
There is no general age limit for competitors. However, age restrictions may apply for specific sports or events as stated in the relevant International Sports Federations' regulations.
Audiogram form must be sent to your National Deaf Sport Federation for their review and they will submit the form to ICSD home office. |
| Click here to download the PDF - Audiogram Form |
Website: Canada Deaf Soccer
News Release
2004 CDCC
- Ottawa, Ontario
2004 CDTPBC - Richmond,
British Columbia
2004 WDGC - Stockholm,
Sweden
History Book
Jo-Anne Robinson, researcher/author, is currently working
on ADSA’s history book, titled, “The History of
Deaf Sports in Alberta”, which will be a 100-page book.
The projected publication date is the year of 2007. The author
will be highly appreciated if you could share old photos,
stories, and/or results with her. The photos will be scanned
and returned to you safely.
For more information, please contact her directly at jars@shaw.ca
Youth
The next Pan Am Games for the Deaf Youth is held every two
years in a host city located in either North America or South
America, typically during the month of August. The next biannual
event will take place in the USA in the month of August 2006.
Please refer to the
list of available sports in the PDF
document and further information will be added to or updated
in the document in the near future.
If you have any further
questions about the trip arrangement, parental involvement,
or athletic development, please do not hesitate to contact ADSA.
Deaf Sports
ADSA is affiliated with the Canadian Deaf Sports Association
and would like to develop other deaf sports organization within
ADSA. Currently, we have 4 organizations: Alberta Deaf Bowling
Association (ADBA), Alberta Deaf Curling Association (ADCA),
Alberta Deaf Dart Association (ADDA) and Alberta Deaf Golf
Club (ADGC).
CDSA is affiliated
with the CISS (Comité International des Sports des
Sourds - The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf).
Under the direction of CISS, the new Deaflympics website is
up and running: www.deaflympics.com.
Here is the list of
available sports for Deaflympics. These disciplines are strongly
encouraged in the province of Alberta:
Summer Sports
• Athletics • Badminton • Basketball •
Bowling • Beach Volleyball • Cycling
• Football (Soccer) • Handball • Orienteering
• Shooting • Swimming • Table Tennis
• Tennis • Volleyball • Water Polo •
Wrestling
Winter Sports
• Alpine Skiing • Cross Country Skiing •
Ice Hockey • Skiing • Snowboard
Here is a list of sports
that are available in Canada for National Deaf Championships:
Golf – www.cdga.net
Curling – www.deafcurlcanada.org
Bowling – www.cdba.ca
Ice Hockey – www.deafhockey.com
Darts – N/A
Organizations
that are now emerging with new disciplines:
• Basketball • Tennis • Alpine Skiing •
Athletics
Individual
Players or Teams
If you have stories about deaf/hard of hearing individual
players or teams who have done remarkably well outside ADSA
and CDSA sanctioned events, please do let ADSA know about
their achievements! adsa@shaw.ca
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