VILFHA’s Executive are monitoring information and direction from the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Public Health Agency of Canada regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). While health professionals say the risk associated with the spread of the illness remains low in BC, we are asking as a precaution that teams do not shake hands at the end of each game. We suggest using your chicken wings (elbow bumps) as an alternative.

We are committed to keeping players safe and will continue to keep you updated as the situation progresses. For now, we ask you please share with your teams to have friendly and gentle elbow bumps at the end of games! Thank you for your cooperation. For more information on COVID-19, see http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-(novel).

Also a friendly reminder that on Saturday, March 7, VILFHA is sponsoring the* “Skip the Skirt” fundraiser* in honour of Jen (van Dyk) Budding. Funds raised will go to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada. Players are encouraged to play wearing something other than their skirt (please make sure teams still wear matching shirts and socks!). Players will be ‘fined’ $5 (or donation) for not having their skirt. See link below for more details:

https://jdrfca.donordrive.com/campaign/1st-Annual-Jen--van-Dyk--Budding--Skip-the-Skirt--VILFHA-Fun

Thank you for your support!

VILFHA Executive

On Saturday, March 7, VILFHA is sponsoring the “Skip the Skirt” fundraiser in honour of Jen (van Dyk) Budding.

Funds raised will go to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada. Players are encouraged to play wearing something other than their skirt (please make sure teams still wear matching shirts and socks!). Players will be ‘fined’ $5 (or donation) for not having their skirt.

Of course-all players, managers, coaches, friends, fans are encouraged to donate.

Donations can be made on-line, by cheque (to JDRF) or in cash. If you are paying by cheque or cash and wanting a tax receipt please ensure you fill out a pledge form (attached or available at the field). More details here:

https://jdrfca.donordrive.com/campaign/1st-Annual-Jen--van-Dyk--Budding--Skip-the-Skirt--VILFHA-Fun

Thank you for your support!

The Victoria Junior Field Hockey Association will be hosting Field Hockey BC’s Fundamentals Coaching Course in March.

This course is intended for coaches that:

• are working with under 12 age groups;
• are themselves an under 18 player who has an interest in coaching in the Junior League; or
• a parent volunteer who are new to coaching and to the game of field hockey.

Course Details:
It is mandatory to attend both sessions.
Wednesday March 4 – McKinnon Building Room 150 from 6 to 9 pm
Sunday March 8 – UVIC Turf #3 from 2 to 5 pm

The Victoria Junior Field Hockey Association encourages Junior League Coaches who have no or minimal coach training to take this course. There is no cost to attend.

The course is 6 hours in length split up into 3 hours each of theory and practical learning. You will learn the basics of of how to deliver safe, fun and effective practice sessions, how to incorporate fundamental movement skills and review field hockey fundamental skills and tactics from facilitators who have coached in the junior league and helped design the practice sessions for the junior league.

The course will be facilitated by certified learning facilitators Ali Baggott and Milena Gaiga.

SIGN UP ONLINE:
http://vjfha.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca/forms/22286-2020-FHBC-Fundamentals-Coaching-Course-FREE-Course

Deadline to register is Monday, February 24, 2020.

If you have any questions please contact Milena Gaiga at mgaiga@shaw.ca.

The Victoria Junior League season is around the corner (April 18 – June 20, 2020). We would like to encourage all adult league participants to consider volunteering their time to coach. No experience is necessary. Coaches will be paired with experienced coaches, if necessary. In addition, print out practice plans for each week and a master coach is there to help you out.

“The best way to learn is to teach.”

Please look at the schedule and consider volunteering your time. You can request to coach with a friend and if you are away for a few weeks, just let the master coach know and we will help find replacements.

SIGN UP NOW: https://teampages.com/forms/22246-2020-Junior-League-Coach-Sign-Up-   

View schedule by age group / practice day and time:
http://vjfha.victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca/clubs/393/pages/6257  

Questions?
info@victoriajuniorfieldhockey.ca

The upcoming Field Hockey BC Annual General meeting will have a lot of items on the agenda that will be important to the state and future of field hockey in Victoria. As a collective, it is important that members in the Cowichan and Victoria men’s and women’s league as well as voting members such as coaches, officials, etc. take part in the upcoming votes. Though we don’t expect everyone to attend the meeting we are collecting proxy votes to be submitted to Field Hockey BC before Feb. 3, 2020.

This means that each player should let their designated team rep or club rep know if they are okay (or not) with their names being used by a representative to vote on their behalf. Once the names are submitted we will also circulate information around ‘our’ as in Vancouver Island’s best recommendations on what directions we would like to see the motions and elections move in. This will be a challenging conversation but we are open to having the reps that will carry proxy votes meet in person.

Monday Feb. 10, 2020 at 6:30 pm
Room 155 at McKinnon Gym (UVic)

In the immediate future, please get your names to your team/club reps who will forward lists to Ali Baggott. Ali will coordinate all the proxy votes going in. Club and team reps are expected to support in finding a person to be either on the phone call carrying 35 votes (plus their own) or doing the same in person (either in Victoria or going to the meeting itself in Vancouver). Proxy names must be submitted by Feb. 3 if we want to have a right to vote via phone.

Just as in any large election, every vote matters, and even if things do not go in our favour, we will know that every voice in Vancouver Island at least participated in their say. This is a really important time for us to take part in the conversation. Please don’t think your vote does not matter.

A reminder that voting members include:
a) Senior Player
b) Junior Player (under 13 and under 18 as of January 1 of the playing season)
c) Associate members (non-playing, non-officiating, non-coaching members that have a FHBC voting membership)

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ali at 250-418-5633 or alilee05@gmail.com
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Conference call detail is as follows:
Dial: 1-888-289-4573
Access Code: 7864046#