Total Sports Simcoe County March 2020 Edition

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SIMCOE COUNTY

COVERING LOCAL SPORTS IN OUR COMMUNITY

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Barrie Rugby Fastest Growing in Canada Pg 6 Technology vs Craftsmanship

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Grizzly’s Have a Great Year

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Contributors Travis Chapman Brandon Kirkwood Adam Murday Anette Nossiter Kim Poole Ryan Robinson Chris White

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02 . . . City of Barrie 04 . . . Barrie Trojan’s Heading to Olympic Trials 05 . . . First Round Sweep for the Hornets 06 . . . Barrie Rugby: The Fastest Growing Rugby Club in Canada 08 . . . A Great Year to be a Grizzly!

11 . . . Barrie Kempettes Gymnastics Club

Photo Credits Barrie Rugby Club Travis Chapman OCAA Kim Poole Ryan Robinson SportDad Justin Sweet

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Barrie Trojan’s Heading to Olympic Trials

By Anette Nossiter, Photo Credit Sportdad Barrie Trojan Swim Club (BTSC) has had a successful year so far. This year being the year for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, swimmers get very excited and train hard to see if they can make the Canadian Team and represent their country. This year, BTSC currently has 3 swimmers qualified; Erika Thomas (age 15 Female) qualified in 200 Butterfly, Abby Howell (age 18 Female) qualified in 200 Breaststroke, and Ella Rennie (age 18 Female) qualified in 400 IM. The 3 Trojan Swimmers will compete at the 2020 Swimming Canada Trials, presented by Bell at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre from March 30 - April 5th, 2020. During this event, members will be named to the Canadian Olympic Team to represent the country for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics being held in Japan.

BTSC has had a very successful season so far, with swimmers 13 + under ranking fastest in Canada for their age group.

These swimmers competed at the 2020 Swim Ontario Winter Festival Championship at the Windsor Aquatic Training Centre Feb. 22-23, 2020.

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Laila Oravsky, took home two golds for breaststroke (100m and 200m). In both the events she broke her own club record and took 2nd fastest time in Canada for 11-12 year old girls of 2:42.67.

High Points winner for the team was Julia Denes, taking home two medals, Silver for 100 Br (5th fastest in Canada) and Bronze for 100 Fl, as well as finishing top 10 for 6 other events). Her 100 Fly broke her own club record (old: 1:09.43 04/26/2019) with a new time of 1:08.25 and ranked her 3rd fastest in Canada for 12 year old Females.

Emma-Lee Jacques (13F) took home two medals; Gold for 800 Fr and Bronze for her 200 Fr. Her 800 Fr ranked her 11th fastest 13 year old Female in Canada.

Keaton Trichilo’s 100 Fr took home silver for the 13 year old boys, ranking him 9th Fastest in Canada for 13 year old boys.

BTSC has programs for all ages and abilities.

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First Round Sweep for the Hornets

By Travis Chapman, Photo Credits Travis Chapman

IT’S PLAYOFFS! The Hornets started the quest for the Schmalz Cup with a first round sweep of the Huntsville Otters. The boys are looking to repeat as Carruthers Division champs for the first time since the 16 and 17 seasons. Check the website for dates and results as the playoffs move forward.

The winners from the Hockey Day in Alliston draw recently spent their day with the Hornets enjoying Pizza and time with the Hornets’ players in the heat of the Nest. It wraps up another great day of celebrating our local community and the youth who are participating in our game. Thank you to everyone who took part in such a great event.

On Feb. 22, the Hornets players and staff took part in the Coldest Night Of The Year walk to support our local emergency shelters. We were excited to be a part of the night and it was a great success. Congratulations to the organizers of the event who did an amazing job raising money for such an important community initiative.

As we move toward the spring/summer season, preparations for the next season have already begun. Please check our website for details of rookie camp as well as our third annual Sand Smash beach volleyball tournament.

Any local businesses looking for a fun team builder should consider our business night on June 11th. The main tournament will be happening June 12th and 13th at the Old Alliston Arena. Anyone looking for registration information should check the website. Teams fill up fast so check often and register early.

We hope you will join us at the rink as we chase down the Schmalz Cup!

Go Hornets Go!!!

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Barrie Rugby: The Fastest Growing Rugby Club in Canada

By Adam Murday, Brandon Kirkwood, Photo Credits Barrie Rugby Club Five years ago, Barrie Rugby made a conscious decision to commit to doing their part to improve the rugby landscape in Canada the only way that a small club can at the grass roots level; by increasing participation and focusing on the youth. Barrie committed to making decisions that will benefit the entire rugby community. Since that time, the club has seen growth and development at every level and in almost every way thanks to the amazing parents and volunteers who offer an awesome summer experience that is attracting some of the best athletes around.

With a focus on the youth, the minis (12 and under) side of the club has exploded! The last two summers have seen over 150 minis playing rugby each summer. These massive numbers have allowed the club to offer a house league which has made weekly practices significantly more exciting and competitive for our young ruggers. By reaching out to elementary schools to promote the game, Simcoe County has seen a boom in elementary school rugby, with 80 schools offering some form of rugby to their students.

The bi-product of this increase in participation in youth has already translated into some major points of pride for the Barrie Rugby Club. Being able to say that they are currently the fastest growing club in the country and the second largest club in Ontario last year is a testament to fact that this great game sells itself when things are done the right way. This investment in our Juniors has also created an environment where our athletes are able to flourish. The 2019 season has seen seven girls and four boys be selected for Rugby Ontario teams and we currently have four young women and one young man training with the Canadian National Under-18 teams.

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With yet another move up their sleeve, the Barrie Rugby Club is looking to continue to strive for excellence by partnering with the Georgian Bay Titans to bring on Simcoe County’s first every Rugby Development Officer. This move represents a massive step for the area that will provide an on-the-ground resource for all coaches, administrators, clubs, and athletes. Brandon Kirkwood has been appointed to this position after five years working as a coach with the men’s program and as the Barrie RFC Director of Player Development. Brandon is uniquely equipped for this position with experience coaching rugby at the Collegiate level, a current head coach at the University of Toronto, and Varsity Team trainer at Georgian College, as well as the founder of the Northern Performance Rugby Academy, he has the experience and knowledge to help ensure athletes are being properly developed throughout all level and ages. After spending the last three years as the head coach of the Barrie men’s program, Brandon feels that focusing his efforts to raise

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the participation and standards of junior rugby all over Simcoe County, as well as ensuring that athletes, coaches, and volunteers have the most up-to-date information and resources, is how he can best continue to grow the game of rugby.

The Rugby Development officer will attract and retain players and coaches through the delivery and implementation of rugby programs, resources, and networking within primary, secondary schools, and clubs across the region. They will manage integrated relationships with schools, clubs, and provincial teams to promote seamless transition of participation. The RDO will look to initiate, facilitate, and assist with the creation of new rugby clubs within Simcoe County. All coaches within Simcoe County will be able to contact and engage their services free of charge through the Northern Performance Rugby Skills Academy (Website coming soon). For now, if you are interested in chatting with Brandon and how he could support your team, you can contact him through the www.totalsportsalliance.com

Barrie Rugby Club.

There is a lot to be excited about moving forward with the Barrie Rugby Club. With a team for every age for males and females beginning at age 5, there is a spot for everyone to be part of the fun this summer. Jump on the bandwagon while its hot and visit www.Barrierugbyclub.com to see how you can be involved.

BRFC 2019 High Performers: Jesse Kilgour(ON), Calllum Caldwell(ON), Eden Kilgour(CAN), Olivia VanWart(ON), Mackayla Valley(ON), Cassandra Kumah(ON), Nova McCollum(ON), Jessica Dean(CAN), Olivia Hooper(CAN), Wyatt Pilz(ON), Ryan Moulton(NFLD), Ethan Jurgeneit(CAN)

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GEORGIA

By Chris White, Photo Credits Justin Sweet and OCAA

A Great Year to be a Grizzly!

The Georgian Grizzlies have had a wealth of success during the 2019-20 season. Student-athletes from all over Georgian College have participated in a variety of events during the year.

Georgian’s 13 varsity sport programs featured all-stars, medals and tons more.

In the fall, the Grizzlies men’s rugby team earned an Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) silver medal. The team went a perfect 6-0 in the regular season, winning their fifth straight OCAA west division title scoring 285 points for and only 92 allowed. The silver medal was their fifth straight.

Ryan Connolly was named the OCAA west division scoring champion for the second straight season. The Barrie native

and third year scrum-half scored 58 points on four tries and 19 converts in six games.

A total of five Grizzlies men’s rugby players were named OCAA west division all-stars with Tennyson Brown (Alliston), Donovan Jacko (Brampton), Duncan Montague (Barrie), Kurtis Nakashima (Lucan) and Zach Patfield (Minesing) each receiving the honour.

On the links, Georgian’s women’s golf team of Rachael Rier (Hanover) and Kristen Butterfield (Brantford) earned a bronze medal at the OCAA Championships and went on to finish an impressive fourth place at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Golf National Championships.

In the winter semester, the women’s doubles badminton team

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AN GRIZZLIES of Kiersten & Paige Hillman earned a bronze medal at the OCAA Badminton Championships. The sister duo from Bracebridge ran the table going a perfect 5-0 at the regionals hosted at Georgian College to qualify for the provincial championships. They were both named OCAA all-stars.

The Grizzlies men’s volleyball team had another successful season finishing with a 15-3 regular season record to finish 2nd in the OCAA east division standings. The team then went on to win a crossover playoff game and qualify for the provincial championship.

Georgian went on to win their first provincial medal in team history by earning a bronze with a win over the Fanshawe Falcons. Kaelan Kloetstra (London) earned the OCAA east division rookie of the year while teammate Mike Fors (Uxbridge) earned a second team all-star.

On the basketball court, Georgian’s men’s team earned their

second straight trip to the provincials and veteran Tyler Vanessen (Whitby) was named an OCAA east division first team all-star for the second year in row.

Georgian also had success in a variety of campus recreation events. The extramural men’s hockey team won two tournaments during the year in Orillia and Barrie, while the women’s hockey team won one of their own in Brantford. The men’s indoor cricket team also won the Georgian Classic back in November.

All around it’s been a great year to be a Grizzly!

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Barrie Kempettes Gymnastics Club

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SESSION AND Ages 6 months and up. Programs offered for Infant, Pre-school, Recreational, Trampoline & Teams in Gymnastics & Tumbling.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ATHLETES …

6 WAG Optional gymnasts come home with 7 GOLD, 4 SILVER & 5 BRONZE! 3 MAG gymnasts come home with 4 GOLD, 4 SILVER & 4 BRONZE! 22 Barrie Kempettes gymnasts come home with a total of “76 GOLD” Scores! Wow … amazing!!

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Technology vs. Craftsmanship

By Ryan Robinson, Photo credit Ryan Robinson I once had a student quit his studies after he found out that the career he was seeking in Pedorthics wasn’t completely “digital”. He was aghast when, as part of his term in “fabrication”, I was teaching him how to use an oven and vacuum press to heat and form orthopaedic materials over a patient’s cast to create a unique device for them. His response: “don’t we have computers that can do this?”...then he promptly dropped his lab coat and stormed off. I’ll never forget good ol’ whatshisname.

The answer to his question is, indeed, “yes”. From casting to manufacture, the process of creating a custom foot orthosis (“orthotic”) can be completely automated. The use of scanning

the orthotics industry. But here’s the better question: “Does this new technology mean that the devices are superior?”

Here’s the truthful answer: “No”. Now, before you go calling me a dinosaur that simply can’t adapt and wants to go back to the good old days before electricity, let me give you some background. I have, in fact, been around the world researching emerging orthotic technology. I have even lectured across Canada, the US, and Europe on the topic. I have used various 3D scanners (and still do), I have used various CAD programs for the design of the orthoses, and I have used CNC manufacture and tried 3D printing. Digital technology is great for repeatability and consistency. If you lose your device, it is easy to remake a new one using your saved file.

However, through my experience, I have learned that it is still: “Garbage in, Garbage out.” I find that far too often we rely on technology to do our jobs for us. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. The use of technology is a “tool” like any other. It will not make up for a lack of knowledge, casting skill, and production knowledge. Simply put, no amount of technology will correct for a bad cast/scan and certainly not for a bad assessment. If you don’t know what you’re doing, by extension, you don’t know what is required of the custom device in order to realize the ultimate goal. It doesn’t matter how fancy the image on the screen looks.

technology to render a 3D image of the foot has been around for some time.

CAD/CAM (Computer Assisted Design and Manufacture) programs have also long been used along with CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines to create devices. And, over the last few years, 3D printing has been utilized in

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The manufacture of custom foot orthoses, custom shoes, and custom braces is a craft like any other, and, like any craft, some products are simply better than others. Some things to look for in a well-crafted device: 1. Does it fit? Is there a gap between your foot and the device, which might indicate that the device was “best matched” using a pre-made library of devices, rather than from a true cast of your foot. 2. Do the right and left devices look exactly the same? This is called “mirroring” where they really only use the info from one foot and “mirror” that info to make the same device for the other side (saves time and money). Your feet aren’t the same, so why would the devices be made the same?

While technology will continue to change many professions in many positive ways, it is my sincere hope and belief that we will continue to value true craftsmanship. We may make the decision to save some money and buy a bedroom set from IKEA, rather than something made from real wood and that’s okay. However, when we are talking about our health and our bodies, I hope we never sacrifice and resolve to demand the best.

Now I’m going to turn the crank to start up my jalopy’s engine and head into town for some sarsaparilla at the Five and Dime.

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