ParaFed Canterbury Newsletter Matt Whiting 2014 New Zealand Boccia National Champion OCTOBER 2014 www.parafedcanterbury.co.nz SPORTS & ACTIVITIES PARAFED DETAILS PARAFED CANTERBURY OFFICE Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm 108 Sawyers Arms Road Papanui Christchurch 8052 Recreational Swimming Burwood Hospital – Reopened Wednesday 4:30pm – 6:30pm Sunday 1:00pm – 2:30pm Arts Programme Burwood Hospital Wednesday 1:15pm – 4:00pm Contact the office for more information PO Box 35 080 Shirley, Christchurch 8640 Phone: (03) 385 4449 Email: [email protected] Junior Sports Club Burwood Hospital Wednesday 4:30pm – 5:45pm BOARD MEMBERS Athletics – (Seasonal) Papanui Domain – Sawyers Arms Road Chairperson Mr Andrew Hawker (03) 322 4453 Contact – [email protected] Contact Papanui Toc H - [email protected] Youth Club Burwood Hospital Friday (fortnightly) 5:00pm – 6:30pm Mr Ben Lucas (03) 325 7666 Contact – [email protected] Powerchair Football Season finished Mrs Annette Melrose (03) 354 5616 Contact – Pat Edmonds 0276302137 [email protected] Mr Justin Muschamp 027 2248 123 Shooting Marshland Road Hall Tuesday 5:00pm – 7pm Mr Grant Philip (03) 312 4823 Contact – Grant Philip 03 312 4823 – [email protected] Swimming Sunday mornings For more information contact the Office Sian Ruth (03) 354 3272 STAFF MEMBERS Operations Manager Ken Sowden [email protected] Operations Assistant Ang James [email protected] Sports Development Kerry Jenkinson [email protected] Junior Sports Co-ordinator [email protected] TBC Tasman Sports Co-ordinator [email protected] Tracey Perry Boccia Burwood Hospital Gym Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am Contact – Jeremy Morriss 03 313 5600 [email protected] Wheelchair Rugby This is run by Canterbury Wheelchair Rugby, please Contact - Mike [email protected] Wheelchair Basketball Run by Canterbury Wheelchair Basketball, Contact - John 021 144 6256 NOTE:If you have any complaints, concerns or suggestions please put them in writing and send them to any of the above board or staff members. All complaints and concerns will be actioned in accordance with our complaints and allegations procedure, which is available from the office FROM THE OFFICE EDITORIAL For those of you that read the Editorials then I urge you to revisit the last one that I wrote. I predicted correctly two things and although many may not think that it was rocket science to do this given the topic, I am claiming some sort of mind power here. th Yes it was a slaughter on the 20 September with Labour getting their lowest voter percentage in something like 90 odd years. The polls were not that far out really and thank God National managed to basically govern without having to rely on NZ First to get the numbers. I just can’t stand the way Winston Peters won’t answer a straight forward question and always tries to turn it around. Don’t get me wrong I think NZ First had some great policies but Winston is passed his prime and gets huge enjoyment trying to manipulate the media and journalists which makes him come across arrogant and angry all the time. It’s time to take your “Super Gold Card” and start using it Winston! So now that we know who our Government will be for the next 3 years we can concentrate on other more important things like, whose place is Christmas at this year and what do I buy my wife for Christmas? Seems that things are ramping up with the rebuild as more and more major projects get underway. If you haven’t been at Burwood Hospital lately then you would be amazed at the sight of the new building rising from the ground. It’s great to also know that finally we have a gymnasium back at Burwood and after 2 years the Hydrotherapy pool has reopened as well. We are not sure if our office will end up back at the hospital but we are still working towards this and only time will tell if it’s both logistically and financially possibly for this to happen so we will be at Melrose Wheelchairs for a while longer. As we see the images of another innocent person being beheaded by maniacs in the Middle East it reminds us that although we pay far too much for food, fuel and homes New Zealand is still not a bad place to call home. Staff 2014 2014 has seen a lot of movement with our staff and so I wanted to inform you of the situation as we head towards the end of the year. Sports Development Ben Bamford has been filling in for Kerry Jenkinson while she has been away on 12 months maternity leave. Kerry reth joined our Team on Monday the 6 October. I would like to welcome Kerry back and would like to thank and acknowledge Ben for filling in for Kerry which enabled our Sports Development programme to continue as Ben had already been in the role a few years earlier when Kerry was on her previous maternity leave. An excellent 12 months work Ben, thank you. Junior Sports Coordinator Unfortunately our previous Coordinator, Nicky Cameron has left us after less than a year in the position so we are in the process of appointing a new Coordinator. We have been inundated with applications and we will be appointing a new staff member shortly to fill this vacancy. I would like to thank Kerry Jenkinson who stepped in and ensured the Junior Sport and Youth programmes continued to run while we have been seeking a new staff member. We hope to have the new staff member appointed by the end of October. Tasman and Otago With support of the Halberg Foundation’s “No Exceptions” funding ParaFed Canterbury has a staff member in Nelson, Tracey Perry, who works 15 hours per week running a weekly Junior Sports Club and working with clubs and sports in Nelson to create other opportunities. ParaFed Canterbury has been contracted to appoint and oversee a Sport Development position in Dunedin and have appointed Kieran Wall. Please see the article on Kieran in this newsletter. Office Staff Ang James continues to be our key staff member in the office and has been with us for 13 years. Ang will be able to assist you all with any questions you may have and will be able to put you in contact with the correct person if it’s something outside of her role. Ken Sowden is the overall Operations Manager of ParaFed Canterbury and in 2015 will have been with us for 20 years. Please contact Ken if you have any concerns or questions as he is always available to assist you all and has vast experience in many areas. PARAFED GYM The ParaFed gymnasium is up and running 3 days per week based in the Burwood Physio Gym. Although it’s not the times and facilities we had prior to the Earthquakes we are able to offer a facility that is suitable for our members. This Gymnasium is being trialled until the end of the year when we will look at how many people are using it and if it is financially viable for us to keep it open. Opening Hours: Tuesday 4pm – 7pm Wednesday 4pm – 7pm Friday 4pm – 7pm Cost: $2 per session to be paid to the Gym Supervisor RECREATIONAL SWIMMING (Burwood Pool) th Burwood Recreational Pool REOPENED on Wednesday 17 September. From this date and until the pool closes over the Christmas period our pool sessions days and times will be: Wednesdays: 4.30pm - 6.30pm Sundays: 1.00pm - 2.30pm All users must be current members of ParaFed Canterbury and there will be a $2 per session cost to be paid to our supervisor each time you use the pool. These sessions are not for lane swimming. To join ParaFed Canterbury please visit our office at 108 Sawyers Arms Road in Papanui – Melrose Wheelchairs or look on Home page (www.parafedcanterbury.co.nz ) for a ParaFed membership form. Burwood Pool Text Message Service Sign up to receive text messages to your phone you’ll get updates to let you know when the pool is closed… and it’s FREE. To sign up, text: 8987 then type: FOLLOW bwdpt To stop receiving, text: 8987 then type: OFF bwdpt EQUIPMENT HIRE ParaFed Canterbury has a large pool of equipment for the use of our members and at times the community. The Board of ParaFed Canterbury has reviewed this pool and the costs associated with maintaining certain equipment. It has been decided the following equipment loaned will incur hire charges: Any sports wheelchair Hand cycles Trikes Maximum loan period will be 3 months Cost - $5 per week payable upon the start of the loan For more information about hiring our equipment please phone the office. EFTPOS is no longer available at the ParaFed Canterbury Office. Available payment methods – cash, cheque or internet banking PARAFED OFFICE CHRISTMAS CLOSURE The ParaFed Canterbury Office will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period for 3 weeks. th Closing at 12pm Friday 19 December 2014 th Reopening at 9am Monday 12 January 2015 ARTS PROGRAMME The ParaFed Canterbury Art Group meets on Wednesdays from 1:15pm to 4:00pm at Burwood Hospital. New members are always welcome! We offer tuition in acrylic, watercolour painting, ceramic painting, drawing, mosaics and collage. The cost is $20 per quarter or $80 a year. Volunteer needed – ParaFed Canterbury Arts Programme You will be assisting our Arts Tutor in the set up and overall running of the weekly Arts Programme. Hours – Wednesdays 1.00pm – 4.30pm Art Programme Christmas Dates: rd Last programme for 2014 will be on Wednesday 3 December th First session for 2015 will be Wednesday 4 February 2015 If you are interested in joining our group please contact the office on (03) 3854449 or email [email protected] ParaFed Otago – Sport Development Officer ParaFed Otago appointed Kieran Wall as their new Sport Development Officer on the st 1 September 2014. Kieran will be responsible for all ParaFed Otago’s Sport Development within the Region and is located at the Sport Otago offices. The position was made possible through the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation “No Exceptions” funding and is a first for the region. The position will be assisted by ParaFed Canterbury for the first 12 months and all parties are excited about the opportunities the new position will give the disability sport sector. Kieran’s details are: Email: [email protected] Cell: 022 043 3768 Office: 03 474 6347 Please add Kieran to your contact lists. 5 – 16 YEAR OLDS Wow, here we are in Term 4 of 2014 already! Christmas and summer holidays are just around the corner. This term we have planned a variety of fun activities and hopefully a few things that you haven’t tried before. Last term we had a wide variety of activities from Commonwealth Games activities, Science Alive to Golf and Tennis with Tyler. Everyone had a great time and gave all the activities a go and most importantly had a great time doing it! th Term 4 for the Junior Sports Club starts on Wednesday 15 October, and our good friend Evette will be running this craft session. Term 4 is a short term with only 8 weeks of action packed activities before the Christmas Holidays! Check out the Term program on our website – www.parafedcanterbury.co.nz/JSC.html We are currently in the process of appointing a new Junior Sports Coordinator and hope this new position will be in place in the next month. Meanwhile Evette and I will be hanging out with the Junior Sports Club! Kerry 16 – 25 YEAR OLDS Last term before Christmas and summer holidays – Wahoo! th Term 4 for the Youth Club starts on Friday 17 October, and our good friend Evette will be running this craft session. This term I have planned some cool activities and hopefully a few things that you haven’t tried before. The programme for Term 4 can be found on our website at www.parafedcanterbury.co.nz/YouthClub.html I hope that you enjoyed Term 3’s activities. We did a good variety of activities – we certainly put our skills & fitness to the test with Hockey, had a great time at the Mall doing The Amazing Race; froze, but had fun at Ferrymead Golf, mini golf & driving range. Our previous coordinator left ParaFed in August, so we are currently recruiting a new Coordinator. We hope this position will be in place in the next month. In the meantime both Evette and I will be hanging out with you guys and having some great fun! We hope you have enjoyed your break and are ready to go for Term 4! Kerry If you would like to find out more about our Junior Sports Club or Youth Club please contact the ParaFed office or email [email protected] BASED IN NELSON 5 – 18 YEAR OLDS rd My oh my how the time is flying! By the time you read this the 3 term will be done and dusted, this means we managed th to get through winter in one piece and there is great anticipation about the programme set for the 4 term. Because boy is it going to be a busy one – may the weather be on our side. We are straight into Cricket on the first week back, followed by Outdoor Orienteering/Rogaining, Kelly Sports, Fishing, Wind Karting, Archery, Tennis, Athletics, Waka-Ama, topped off with a mini-golf and a Christmas picnic. Fun, fun, fun! Earlier this term our club members participated in a variety of Commonwealth Games Challenges supported by the Game on Challenge in Scotland – the results of our Boccia tournament and Decathlon were extremely tight but lots of learning and fun occurred. Our youth were empowered by the ladies at Kidpower which raises awareness of stranger danger, self-confidence and some basic self-defence moves adapted for each participants abilities – I never knew they had such loud voices. Another highlight was boxing, three 2-minute training rounds on the mitts and bags are a hard ask; but no-one wanted to give in. While the boys managed to add a few extra throws onto their score cards when getting lost playing indoor disc golf – it’s a good thing we’re doing orienteering next term. Ben Bamford came up with the trailer loaded up with lots of goodies at the beginning of September, together we ran a morning session at the Motueka area winter tournament – this gave the kids involved the opportunity to participate in a wheelchair obstacle course, badminton skills and wheelchair rugby – also using the opportunity to try out some of the handcycles and trikes available through us. The outcome being to raise awareness of physical disability sport in our region and the club we have set up – it was fantastic and great to work alongside Ben. As always I want to thank the volunteers and mentors that ensure the continuance of our programme. One such mentor I would like to mention is Shane Blows who encourages participation by our youth members and any other physically disabled youth that may want to join up. He shows that determination and perseverance lead to great achievements – please see his profile below. MENTOR PROFILE: Name: Shane Blows Sports played (past and present): Para-Cycling (Hand Cycling) Wheelchair Basketball Kayaking Weight Training Karate Darts Your Best Sporting or Recreational Achievement/Memory: Competing at the recent (August/September 2014 UCI World Road Racing Championships in Greenville South Carolina USA) Doing 60ks an hour in a bunch of handcycles with only an inch of space around you is pretty thrilling! Representing New Zealand is such a buzz and hanging out with other likeminded athletes is a very cool experience and one you have for the rest of your life. Four words “Train hard, DO IT!” you won’t regret it Future Sporting Goals: To represent New Zealand and medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio To encourage young, old, disabled and non-disabled to participate in sport to 100% of their ability and to be healthy An inspiring paragraph to encourage physically disabled youth to participate in sport (and also directed toward parents to allow/encourage their participation): Find the sport you love and it will be the healthiest addiction you will ever have! Why do you think the youth should get involved in this club? Sport not court On that note I wish everyone a happy spring and I hope to chat prior to Christmas. If anyone knows of families in the Tasman region that may want to be a part of the Youth Sports Club please do not hesitate to pass on my details or if anyone else has any queries please contact me at [email protected] EVENT RESULTS IWRF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The Wheel Blacks had a tough tournament in Denmark at the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships. The New Zealand team had to play off for seventh and eighth place against Sweden, which was a close match with Sweden taking out the game by two points (52-50). Well done to the Wheel Blacks for their effort. The final event standings were as follows: 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. USA 4. Japan 5. Great Britain 6.Denmark 7.Sweden 8. New Zealand 9.France 10. Finland 11. Germany 12. Belgium NEW ZEALAND SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS The New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships were held in Wellington on 2nd to 6th September. There were some top results from New Zealand's own stars Mary Fisher and Nikita Howarth who both continued to blitz current world records. Representing Canterbury we had Jacquie Ruth and George Adam who both competed and received some great results so well done to them both. Jacquie Ruth: 100m Breaststroke SB6 2nd - 2:24.29 (Age Group Record) 400m Freestyle S6 3rd - 8:05.11 100m IM SM6 4th - 2:11.93 100m Freestyle S6 4th - 1:55.27 200m IM SM6 3rd - 4:23.95 (Open NZ Record) 50m Backstroke S6 4th - 1:00.94 50m Freestyle S6 7th - 53.36 George Adam: 50m Freestyle S14 200m Freestyle S14 100m Freestyle S14 4th - 32.93 2nd - 2:58.77 3rd - 1:13.25 AUSTRALIAN POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL NATIONALS Recently the Canterbury Boltz Powerchair Football team took part in the Australian Powerchair Football Tournament held rd th in Sydney from the 3 – 10 August 2014. The Canterbury Boltz team comprising of 3 Cantabrians, Pat Edmonds, Melissa Counihan, Luke Alderton, 1 North Aucklander, Brennan Massey and 2 Australians, Peter Dalrymple, Dean Crane and coaches Steve and Ali Alderton. The Boltz took on Australian State teams from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. In last years event the New Zealand contingent was to be blunt, thrashed by everybody and managed only one goal in the whole tournament. This year the Canterbury team practiced hard leading up to the Aussie Nationals and went to Sydney a couple of days early to play NSW in a couple of practice games. With most of the team in new Strikeforce Chairs, Canterbury showed the opposition that they had come a very long way from the previous year. The first game against Western Australia ended in a 2 all draw. Canterbury should have done better but whether it was the sense of occasion or first up nerves, never really showed their potential. Next up Canterbury took on the South Australian Sabres. A 2-1 loss was the final result but Canterbury had started to show signs of their potential. Day two started with Canterbury taking on highly fancied Queensland. The whole team played out of their skins and led 10 until the last minute of the game. A moment of confusion saw Queensland score an opportunist goal. Canterbury had scored a 1 all draw with the team who would go on to win the whole tournament but everyone was impressed by the standard of play and the team was buzzing. The afternoon of Day two featured Canterbury playing last years champions, New South Wales. They were a formidable team and Canterbury had no answer to their superior skills going down 6-0. Day 3 started with a must win game against Victoria. A win here would put Canterbury into 4th place and into the Semi Finals to play NSW. Canterbury didn’t disappoint and won convincingly 3-0. What a difference a day makes. Canterbury squared off against NSW but this time Canterbury had come to play. Once again Canterbury showed its competitive potential finally losing 2-1 and once again everyone was impressed by how far the team had come from the beginning of the tournament. After a fun day in Sydney relaxing in Darling Harbour, the team got ready to play for the 3rd-4th place match against South Australia. The team was really pumped for the game even though one of the team wasn’t well. SA scored early but after some really good play Melissa Counihan scored taking a 1-1 score line to half time. Canterbury was playing well but so were South Australia. Then it happened, SA took a goal kick and Pat Edmonds sent a screamer from halfway into the SA goal. What a goal. Canterbury was able to hold onto the lead with determined defence and placing 3rd in the tournament. This ticked all the boxes and gave our support crew who had done so much to keep the team moving forward a reason to celebrate. This has to go down as one of the best Sports Tournaments I have ever attended. Not only was the competition exciting but also the friendliness displayed by everyone made this a memorable event. © Pat Edmonds Results: Game 1: 2 - 2 Western Australia vs Canterbury Boltz Game 2: 2 - 1 South Australia vs Canterbury Boltz Game 3: 1 - 1 Queensland vs Canterbury Boltz Game 4: 6 - 0 New South Wales over Canterbury Boltz Game 5: 3 - 0 Canterbury Boltz over Victoria Semi- Final: 2 - 1 New South Wales over Canterbury Boltz Play off for 3rd - 4th place: 2 - 1 Canterbury Boltz over South Australia BOCCIA SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 13 athletes from across the South Island descended on Christchurch looking for crucial ranking points to help their chances ahead of the National Championships later this year. As the 2-day South Island Boccia Championships held in Christchurch over the weekend of 16-17 August came to a close it was local athletes who enjoyed notable success across all grades. After topping the group in pool play, twotime Paralympian Jeremy Morriss was too strong for the rest of his competition en route to claiming the gold in the BC1, 2 & 4 combined grades, followed by BC1's Matthew Whiting and Gary Williams. However, it was Dunedin's Henk Dijkstra (BC3) -who claimed the top overall honours, narrowly beating Morriss 4-3 in the final. In the Kiwi / Open combined division, Andrew Hocken stunned his competitors and fellow clubmates beating Craig Gadsby the final 6-2. Youngster Thomas Chin edged out veteran Robin Haskell 2-2- in a tie-break to take out the last spot on the podium. © Boccia New Zealand For the full results, please visit the Boccia New Zealand website www.boccia.org.nz ALLTECH FEI WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES Paralympian Anthea Dixon competed at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in August in France. It was the first time New Zealand has had a para-dressage competitor at World Equestrian Games. This year the discipline has attracted record numbers, with around 100 riders from 33 nations vying for medals across the grades. Anthea was riding Doncartier (owned by Bella Robson) and said that he has most definitely “brought his A game” to WEG. Anthea has taken what she learnt at the London Paralympics and has progressed to a whole new level. Although Anthea failed to realize her dream of medalling at the World Equestrian Games she had solid results. Anthea and Doncartier finished seventh equal in the 16-strong class with 67.971% in the Grade II Team Test. Brit Natasha Baker and Cabral won with 73.647%. Anthea was pretty happy with this results as it is usual her “bogey’ test. Anthea wasn’t so happy with her results in the Individual Championship test with a result of 66.00%. The World Equestrian Games is also the first Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualifier for the discipline. NEW ZEALAND SHOOTING CUP 2 th st A big thank you to those that travelled down to compete in the NZ Cup 2 on 20 – 21 September, also thanks to everyone chipping in with setting up and helping with scoring. The third place trophy was not contested this year. With entry numbers low, the NZ Cup Round 2 was held in the ParaFed Canterbury Shooting Club’s Range, in the Marshland Hall. Thankfully the weather gods gave us great weather for the weekend, albeit, a bit cool on Sunday. Friday afternoon had some of the shooters getting in a practice session, to zero in for the competitions on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s competitions was a mix of the SH1 R3 and the SH2 R4 Matches, this enabled the six shooters to compete in the one detail. The Finals were held separately, with the SH1 R3 Final held first, followed by the SH2 R4 Final; this was a closely contested match. Unfortunately Rob Smith was unable to compete in the R4 match. R3 Medals Gold Cameron Frew Silver Larry Fa’Aaliga R4 Medals Gold Grant Philip Silver Phillip Skinner Bronze Max Hales Sunday was a mix again with the SH1 R1 and the SH2 R5 matches. Some good scores from these competitions. The R5 Final was held first, this was a fantastic match, with three shooters tied partway through. Great stuff! The R1 Final followed, thank you to Cameron Frew for sitting in to shoot against Larry, for a bit of competition. R1 Medals Gold Larry Fa’Aaliga NZ Cup 2014 Trophies SH1 Certificate Larry Fa’Aaliga st SH2 1 Place Grant Philip nd SH2 2 Place Max Hales R5 Medals Gold Silver Bronze Max Hales Phillip Skinner Jason Eales PNZ PARA ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT CAMP The annual Para-Athletics Development Camp was held in Auckland in September. This was a joint partnership between Athletics New Zealand and Paralympics New Zealand. This was a very successful and enjoyable weekend with a great group of Para-Athletes and Coaches. The camp was attended by 15 Para-Athletes, the majority of whom were identified as having talent at last year’s camp or through identification at the Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. There were two Canterbury athletes at the Development Camp – Christina Shepherd and William Stedman. The level of ParaAthletes that are attending these camps is certainly increasing, which is exciting for the future. The camp was lead by coaches Raylene Bates and Joan Merrilees, with support from New Zealand Representatives Rory McSweeney and Holly Robinson. GOALBALL NATIONAL TOURNAMENT The 14th Annual National Goalball Tournament hosted by the Auckland Blind Sports & Recreation Club (ABSRC) concluded on Monday 29th September after three days of torrid competition held at the Tamaki Recreation Centre in Auckland. There were 5 men’s teams in the Open competition and 6 teams in the Women’s competition. Final results were: Men’s Champions – Hawkes Bay Titans Runner’s Up – ABSRC Women’s Champions – ABSRC Runner’s Up – Canterbury Top Male Goal Scorer – Hamish Tahana (Hawkes Bay) Top Women’s Goal Scorer – Annie Pesamino (ABSRC) Best Defensive Men’s Team – ABSRC Best Defensive Women’s Team – Canterbury Spirit of Sport Award – Freedom Nathan (ABSRC Juniors) 2014 BOCCIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ParaFed Canterbury Boccia Club was represented by a strong team of 6 athletes at the 2 014 th Boccia Nationals held in Wellington from 3 – 6 October. Thomas Chin, Robin Haskell, Graeme Sudlow, Andrew Hocken, Jeremy Morriss and Matt Whiting all represented Canterbury well with some great results. In a nail-biting BC1, 2 & 4 combined grades final, Christchurch's Matthew Whiting and Rangiora's Jeremy Morriss went head to head and showed pure class throughout the close game. Matching each other shot for shot, Whiting managed to get ahead of Morriss to win the title 6-2 while Hamilton's Vishal Chandra dominated the bronze medal match to convincingly snatch the final podium spot from Wellington's William Parker 7-0. Meanwhile, Australian Ashleigh Jamieson caused a major upset in the BC3 competition, winning the title 5-2 from Palmerston North's Greig Jackson. Jamieson started strong and managed to hold on to her lead despite a strong fight-back in the second half by Jackson. Dunedin's Henk Dijkstra dominated the bronze medal match, defeating fellow club member Karen Menzies 11-0 in a one-sided playoff match. The Kiwi / Open grade final was an intense affair with Australia's Phil Bates using his experience to beat Northland's newcomer Bill Henry to claim the gold medal 7-2. The third-fourth playoff went right down to the wire with Graeme Sudlow from Christchurch doing enough to snatch the victory from fellow Cantabrian Thomas Chin in a sudden-death playoff after scores were locked at 3-all at the end of regulation time. Winners BC1, 2 and 4 combined grade Gold - Matthew Whiting (Canterbury) Silver - Jeremy Morriss (Canterbury) Bronze - Vishal Chandra (Waikato) BC3 grade Gold - Ashleigh Jamieson (Australia) Silver - Greig Jackson (Manawatu) Bronze - Henk Dijkstra (Otago) Kiwi / Open grade Gold - Phil Bates (Australia) Silver - Bill Henry (Northland) Bronze - Graeme Sudlow (Canterbury) Combined BC1,2&4 Class Winners Bronze Vishal Chandra (Wai) Gold Matt Whiting (Can) Silver Jeremy Morriss (Can) Graeme Sudlow (Can) Bronze Medal Kiwi/Open Class © Boccia New Zealand UPCOMING EVENTS HALBERG DISABILITY SPORT FOUNDATION With the weather improving and the days getting longer everyone is getting back outside and getting involved in sport. The mission of the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation is to enhance the lives of physically disabled New Zealanders by enabling them to participate is sport and recreation. We can assist with: funding for addition costs if you are 21 or under, giving teacher’s advice on how to include students in physical education and sport, a range of have-a-go opportunities and much more. The Have-a-go days that are planned are: th Cricket 26 October followed by a weekly programme Football 1 November followed by a weekly programme Bowls 6 November Golf 24 November Surfing 22 February st th th nd Check out our website for flyers related to these Have a Go Days – www.parafedcanterbury.co.nz/Calendar.html For more information or to register for a have-a-go day please contact Justin Muschamp, Disability Sport Adviser on 027 224 8123 or 03 373 5050 or email [email protected] RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME Like all National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) will be allocated a number of volunteers in the role of NPC assistants for the duration of the team's stay in Rio de Janeiro. The programme offers an opportunity for an NPC to identify certain individuals that it wishes to request to fill the role of NPC assistant. Fiona Allan (Chief Executive, PNZ) says, “We ideally want to offer opportunities to locals from Rio with New Zealand heritage or connections to ensure they have an affinity to our team.” She continues, “International volunteers are also welcome, however, they will be responsible in full for their own travel and accommodation arrangements and costs.” PNZ is looking for committed and proactive individuals who value teamwork, diversity and inclusion, and are energetic and responsible. As part of the role, volunteers will be the "eyes and ears" of the NZ Paralympic Team and become a key part of the team during the Games, as well as meeting some of New Zealand's biggest Paralympic stars, including Paralympic and world champions Sophie Pascoe, Mary Fisher and Phillipa Gray. Applications for NZ NPC assistants close on 31 October 2014. For more information on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Volunteer Programme and to register go to http://www.paralympics.org.nz/Rio2016.htm. NEW ZEALAND WHEELCHAIR TENNIS OPEN 2015 nd th Date: Friday 2 – Monday 5 January 2015 Location: Albany Tennis Centre, Oteha Valley Road, Albany, Auckland Events: Men’s / Women’s / Quads Singles and Doubles Entry Fee: NZ$175 – Overseas Players NZ$200 – NZ Players Only (includes NZWCT yearly subs) NZ$75 – Support Person Entries must be paid in full two weeks before the tournament to the organizer th Closing Date: 8 December 2014 Organizer: Phone / Fax 07 856 8181 30 Old Farm Road, Hamilton East, Hamilton PO Box 4212, Hamilton East 3247 JUSTIN MUSCHAMP Phone 03 373 5050 Mobile 027 224 813 Email [email protected] CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 3–6 18 – 19 25 – 26 26 New Zealand Boccia National Champs, ASB Sports Centre ParaFed Waikato activ8 series Wheelchair Tennis Tournament Marlborough Shooting Champs Cricket Have a Go Day – Halberg Wellington Hamilton Christchurch Christchurch NOVEMBER 1 3 5 6 17 22 24 Football Have a Go Day – Halberg ParaFed Canterbury Athletes and Coach Scholarships Close at 4pm ParaFed Art Entries Close at 4pm Bowls Have a Go Day – Halberg Last day to purchase tickets for Awards Function ParaFed Canterbury Awards Function 2014, Chateau on the Park Golf Have a Go Day – Halberg Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch DECEMBER 3 5 6–7 8 – 14 12 19 Junior Sports Club Christmas Party Canterbury Shooting Champs New Zealand Secondary School Athletics Championships World Short Course Championships Youth Club Christmas Party ParaFed Canterbury Office Closes for the year – 12pm JANUARY 2015 2–5 12 16 -18 NZ Wheelchair Tennis Open ParaFed Canterbury Office reopens at 9am PNZ Para Cycling Talent ID Camp Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch Wanganui Doha, Qatar Christchurch Auckland New Plymouth COMMUNITY NEWS/EVENTS FUNKY MOVEMENTS FUNky movements - low intensity exercise class aimed at people with various abilities 14 years and older Run by the Christchurch City Council Parklands Community Centre, 75 Queenspark Drive on Tuesdays at 11.15am. $4.50 (Support people free) For this you get a 45 minutes class followed by tea and coffee for those who want to stay on for it. **NEW DAY** Jellie Park Recreation & Sport Centre – 295 Ilam Road – Wednesdays at 1.15pm. $4.70 (Support people free) 45min class. Give it a go...what have you got to lose! Any questions please contact Rachel on 03 9418210 or 0272 660 771 or [email protected] An exercise session aimed for people living with physical disabilities to keep fit, strengthen and maintain your capabilities. The class will be a mix of seated and supported standing and walking exercises tailored to your level of competence. GET INTO GEAR GRANADA EXERCISE AND ACTIVITY FOR REHABILITATION When: Every Monday Please note if you require assistance to complete your exercises, you will Time: 1:30—2.15pm need a support person to attend with you. Cost: $5.00 per session We do take Cerebral Palsy Society’s “Get Physical Programme Vouchers” Followed by a chat over tea or coffee Place: The Granada Centre St John of God Halswell 26 Nash Road Halswell, Christchurch 8025 For further information call Amelia on (03) 338 2009 St John of God Health and Ability Services —Southern https://www.facebook.com/SJOG.HAServices ParaFed Canterbury would like to thank the support of our Sponsors Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ParaFedCanterbury If you have any news or items of interest to our members, Please email [email protected]
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