CFB Borden Sports

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• CFB Borden Sports
• 5 February 2009
• Dave Rothermund, National Sports Coord

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Borden Programs

• Student Program extension of Student Recreation
  Program
• Intersection Program
• Base Program
• National Program

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Student Program

• Participation levels
• 100 students at any given time
• Successes
• Since implementation 2 winters ago,
  awareness/interest has continued to rise
• Challenges
• Occurs in evenings to accom student sched
• Sports Coord FIs working extended day

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Intersection Program

• Participation levels
• 86 teams
• 9 sports (summer and winter programs)
• Successes
• Very popular program, high levels of
  participation in all sports offered
• CFB Borden Annual Sports Awards Banquet
• Challenges
• Lack of space
• Loss of second ice pad - huge negative impact on
  intersection programs

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Base Program

• Participation Levels
• Currently 12 sports, and looking to expand
• Successes
• Recent addition of curling hope to add swimming
• Challenges
• Accommodations unable to commit to hosting
  regional events due to unavailability

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National Program

• Successes
• Improved hosting year over year
• Addition of Closing Banquet
• Improved service to athletes
• Recent Changes
• Addition of new sports, no additional resources

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National Program

• Challenges
• Accommodations continual struggle
• Ongoing search for options
• Require additional CAT II position
• National Sports Coord, nationally funded
• Rotational FI, locally funded
• NEW Assistant National Sports Coord, nationally
  funded

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National Program

• Challenges
• Arena Pad A
• Current inability to host two hockey nationals
  concurrently, therefore an issue with ice quality
  in late March/early April
• Sponsorship
• Local solutions are not working require
  national level recruitment for prizes

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Highlights

• Unique student program
• Borden Annual Sports Awards Banquet
• Increase in delivery of National Sports with 1997
  staffing levels