ESSA Holiday Party

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ESSA Families,

Please join us to celebrate the holidays on Thursday, December 19 from 6pm-9pm at the Victoria Park Oval! Regular practices that evening are cancelled, (including short track at Clareview Arena), so that everyone can join us at the Oval for a family skate and games!

Details:
  • Everyone can skate! Athletes, parents, siblings, families…please bring your skates to enjoy the ice for skating and games
  • Santa will join us around 7pm!
  • We ask for each family to please bring a dessert or treat item to share. ESSA will provide hot chocolate
Wear your favorite holiday hat or sweater!
We hope to see everyone Thursday night!

ESSA Winter Classic

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Meet Announcement:
ESSA’s Early Season Long Track Meet
December 14, 2019
Victoria Oval
Come join skaters from around the province on our beautiful river valley outdoor oval for a one-day long-track meet.
All abilities are welcome. Skaters will be grouped according to their speed.
Registration is by paper, with payment by cash or cheque (payable to ESSA).
The deadline for registration is Thursday, December 5th.
You can give your paperwork to Diane, or any ESSA executive.
For skaters T2T age and up, and keen older L2T skaters, there is also the annual Long Track camp on the Sunday.
If you wish to join in the camp, please indicate on the registration paper.
If you have any questions, contact Diane,
programcoordinator@edmontonspeedskating.ca
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We have our fingers crossed that the ice and weather will cooperate for us to hold this event.

Lloydminster Meet / ESSA BUS TRIP

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Each year ESSA tries to support our fellow Alberta speed skating clubs by providing a team building bus trip for our members.
This year’s proposed ESSA bus trip is to Fire on Ice in Lloydminster on December 7th.  
This is a one day, all ages ability meet and a fantastic meet for both seasoned and new racers. 
Many of our families love this meet.
The bus will leave Edmonton on December 6th at approximately 3:00pm
and return to Edmonton  late Saturday evening once the racing is completed.  
The bus is a 56 passenger bus. 
Seats will be $50 for the first seat and $25 for each subsequent seat.  
We are currently trying to get a feel for the level of interest in this bus trip. 
Please email Tammy Currie vicepresident@edmontonspeedskating.ca with the number of seats you would need.
Please note that this is not a formal commitment with payment at this time. 
If we have enough interest to go ahead with the bus trip I will send out another email with more information and a sign up sheet.
Thank you,
Tammy Currie​
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Race Announcement
Fire on Ice
Saturday, Dec 7, 2019
Lloydminster, AB
A great one-day all-ability meet on the eastern edge of Alberta.
This is the destination meet for the ESSA bus trip– keep a look out for upcoming info about booking your place on the bus that will travel to Lloyd on Friday and return Saturday after the races.
Meet registration is online (see the link below).
If you register but are unsure of seed times, ask Diane
programcoordinator@edmontonspeedskating.ca
You can register without seed times: they will get added after.
No late registrations accepted and there is a cap of 110 skaters.
Lloydminster Border Blades Short Track Meet

Fire on Ice XVI

Saturday, December 7th, 2019

Greetings from the Lloydminster Border Blades Speed Skating Club!
We are writing to announce our upcoming AASSA sanctioned short track ability meet scheduled for Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at the Servus Sports Centre,
5212 12th Street, Lloydminster, AB.

This will be an ability meet for all ages, cradles to masters.

The cradle division will run just before or during our lunch break.

We will also be holding the Devin Racz Memorial Relay Race (please see attached information).

RAMP registration: https://www.calgaryspeedskating.ca/perform/meets/
Entry Fees are $40.00 per skater,
$10 active start not skating in main competition(cradles)

ENTRY  LIMITED  TO FIRST  110 SKATERS

Estimated Times
Coaches’ meeting 7:10 a.m. on Saturday-Room 2
Warm-ups 7:30-8:10 a.m.
Races start at 8:30 a.m.
Active Start (Cradles) skaters will race between approximately 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
If you have any questions or need further information, contact:
Bill Stephens 780-808-0805
Charmaine Stephens 780 872 3457
borderblades@gmail.com

Canmore Ice Race Challenge Meet

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I am pleased to announce the 2019 Canmore Ice Racing Challenge on Saturday, December 7.
Most of the details are in the attached announcement, but please note:
– Entries are limited to the first 110 skaters, we are accepting entries for Juniors/Seniors and Masters wanting to skate on the 111m track.
– Entry is via Ramp, will open at noon on Thursday, https://www.calgaryspeedskating.ca/perform/meets/
– All skaters racing the 100m track will race the 200m and 400m, then have the choice for their third distance, 100m, 500m, 800m or 1500m
If you have any questions, please ask.
We will additionally be looking for volunteers, so please pass the request along to your members. Ask those who are able to volunteer to contact me.
Thanks,
Ian Mellors

ESSA Fall Classic

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ESSA Fall Classic
November 9-11, 2019
Clareview Arena
ESSA invites you to join skaters from the western provinces for a high energy meet at our own Clareview Arena.
All abilities welcome.
This is a split meet:
(i) younger and less experienced skaters compete Saturday and Sunday morning;
(ii) T2T age skaters along with the more competitive Juniors and Seniors compete Saturday and Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.
Come be part of the excitement. Even if you are not competing come watch the action.
Registration is online, with final deadline of November 1st.
Meet info link
ESSA hosts this meet, which means we rely on volunteers from the club to help out.
If you know how to work a stopwatch, you can help time.
If you know how to count laps, you can be a lap counter.
If you know how to keep track of skaters, you can be a place judge.
If you know how to herd skaters, you can be a clerk.
If you know how to feed a crew of eager volunteers, you can help with hospitality.
If you know how to be organized and photocopy, you can be part of the office.
If you have a voice that sounds great over the speakers and like to play music, you can be an announcer.
If you have advanced first aid training, you can be a medic (and a great view of the events).
If you like to meet people, you can help with the silent auction and 50/50.
If you just want to help out, we can find you a task.
Please check out the signup link :  volunteersignup.org/LY9A9
Families who have been with the club for a few years – it would be really appreciated if you signed up and helped with this great event.
New families and newer families are most welcome to help out, but we understand if you need to dedicate yourself to your skater during the meet.
If you have questions, email Diane (programcoordinator@edmontonspeedskating.ca)
Let the Short Track party weekend begin!