BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:403@karatens.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221112T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221112T120000 DTSTAMP:20221029T021458Z URL:https://karatens.org/events/kns-2023-canada-games-selection-tournament / SUMMARY:KNS - 2023 Canada Games Selection Tournament DESCRIPTION:Karate Nova Scotia will be hosting a Canada Games Selection at the November 12th Grand Prix tournament. This selection will be used to s elect athletes for the 2023 Winter Canada Games being held in Summerside\, PEI from February 18th to 23rd\, 2023. To be eligible for selection athle tes must be a member of Karate Nova Scotia\, a minimum of 16 years old and a maximum of 17 years old as of March 1\, 2023. Their Date of birth is to be between March 2\, 2005 - March 1\, 2007.\n\nLocation: Bedford-Hammonds Plains Community Centre\, Bedford\, NS (Attached to Charles P. Allen High School)\n\nAthletes REGISTER HERE! Opens Oct 26th! Closes November 9th Mi dnight!\nNO Cost  NO Medals\, strictly for selection to team!\nAthletes c ompetition for selection are encourages to have a coach (dojo coach or pro vincial coach) with them for the selection event.\n\nThe Canada Games Divi sions are as follows:\n\n Female individual kata\n Male individual kata\ n Female -53 kg individual kumite\n Female -59 kg individual kumite\n F emale +59 kg individual kumite\n Male -61 kg individual kumite\n Male -6 8 individual kumite\n Male +68 individual kumite\n\nNova Scotia is allowe d to send a maximum of 9 athletes total: 4 males\, 4 females\, 1 extra ath lete (male or female). Our team is allowed a maximum of 5 athletes from th e same gender and all registered athletes must intend to compete in at lea st one event.\n\nNote: Each Province/Territory can enter one or two compet itor(s) per event providing that the maximum size of a team is no larger t han 9 athletes.\n\nThe selection criteria will be as follows:\n\nKumite:\n \nSelection tournament\n\n If there is only 1 athlete then automatic sele ction\n 2 candidates - best 2 out of 3 (up to 3 matches)\n 3 or more can didates - round robin competition.  WKF rules for tie breaker.\n Athlete s to be within 2Kg of their weight division at selection tournament. Athle tes will be weighed at the tournament. Failure to make weight will result in the athlete being disqualified.\n\nKata:\n\nSelection tournament\n\n I f there is only 1 athlete then automatic selection\n 2 kata's to be perfo rmed per athlete with aggregate score to be winner\n\nPlease note that tha t coaching staff can postpone the final selection of a division if a poten tial selectee is injured or sick at the selection event.\n\nSelect Event S chedule (Subject to change)  \n\n\n 8:00 - 9:00 - Venue Setup\n 8:15 – 9:00 Athlete Check\n 9:00 – 9:15 Opening Announcements\n 9:15 – 12:00 Select Events\, all in same ring in following sequence:\n\n Female individual kata\n Male individual kata\n Female -53 kg individual kumite \n Female -59 kg individual kumite\n Female +59 kg individual kumite\n Male -61 kg individual kumite\n Male -68 individual kumite\n Male +68 in dividual kumite\n\n\n\nThe coaching staff will also be selecting alternate s if available for each division.  They will be included in all the team trainings and will be selected to compete at Canada Games in the event an athletes is injured or pulls out for whatever reason.\n\nIf you are select ed for Nova Scotia Canada Games team\, the following events are mandatory to attend:\n\n\n\nDate\nEvent\nLocation\n\n\n12-Nov-22\nCanada Games Selec tion Tournament\nHammonds Plains Community Centre (at CPA High)\, Bedford\ , Nova Scotia\n\n\n03-Dec-22\nCanada Games Practice (Kata/Kumite 1-4pm)\nH alifax Ryuseikan Karate\, 1237 Cole Harbour Rd\, Dartmouth\, NS\n\n\n17-De c-22 to\n18-Dec-22\nCanada Games test Event\nSummerside/Charlottetown\, PE I\n\n\n28-Jan-23\nCanada Games Practice (Kata/Kumite 1-4pm)\nHalifax Ryuse ikan Karate\, 1237 Cole Harbour Rd\, Dartmouth\, NS\n\n\n11-Feb-23\nCanada Games Practice (Kata/Kumite 1-4pm)\nHalifax Ryuseikan Karate\, 1237 Cole Harbour Rd\, Dartmouth\, NS\n\n\n18-Feb-23 to\n23-Feb-23\nCanada Games\nSu mmerside\, PEI\n\n\n\nShould you have any questions\, please reach out to the Nova Scotia Canada Games Head Coach\, Mitchell German mgerman@eastlink .ca\, or the Nova Scotia Canada Games Team Manager\, San Fung sfunggerman@ gmail.com.\n\n\n\n*** Sometimes there are challenges with email communicat ions\, in particular gmail\,  add info@karatens.org as a trusted sender f or future\, or keep an eye on junkmail folder.  ***\n\n\n\nCovid-19 proto cols. Please note we will be following Province of Nova Scotia Covid-19 Gu idelines\, check them out!\n CATEGORIES:KNS Team,Tournament LOCATION:Bedford-Hammonds Plains Community Centre\, 202 Innovation Dr\, Bed ford\, Nova Scotia\, B4B 0G4\, Atlantic\, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=202 Innovation Dr\, Bedford \, Nova Scotia\, B4B 0G4\, Atlantic\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Be dford-Hammonds Plains Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR