Covid-19 Update - Friday, February 26 *HRM*

The province announced new sport restrictions today.Effective at 8:00am tomorrow morning (Saturday, February 27) sports within the Halifax Regional Municipality, up to and including Porter’s Lake as well as the communities of Enfield, Elmsdale, Mount Uniacke and Hubbards will be restricted to training in groups of up to 25 without social distancing. The number of 25 includes all participants in the sporting activity, (coaches, trainers, etc.) and spectators will not be permitted. Games, competition, and events are not allowed, and all teams/training groups must be consistent. 

Nova Scotians are to avoid all non-essential travel within the province especially to and from the restricted areas of the Halifax Regional Municipality, up to and including Porter’s Lake as well as the communities of Enfield, Elmsdale, Mount Uniacke and Hubbards. In all other parts of the province, the rules for sport have not changed. An overview of the regulations for each region can be found here. 

Restrictions in the Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM up to and including Porter’s Lake as well as the communities of Enfield, Elmsdale, Mount Uniacke and Hubbards county will be effective starting at 8:00am on Saturday, February 27 and will continue until 11:59pm March 27, with a possibility of extension. 

Links:

Province of Nova Scotia Press Release February 26, 2021
Province of Nova Scotia COVID-19 Gathering Limits
Province of Nova Scotia COVID-19 Return to Sport Guidelines
Province of Nova Scotia Restriction Locator

 

Covid-19 Update - Friday, February 5

On Friday, February 5th the province announced that recognized businesses and organizations can host events with spectators. A maximum of 150 people will be permitted outdoors, and a maximum of 100 will be permitted indoors. Spectator allowances are subject to facility regulations and venues cannot exceed 50 percent capacity. This number is in addition to athletes/coaches/officials, etc., who can gather in groups of 60 as part of the field of play limit. Please check with your facility to find out about guidelines specific to that venue. These regulations will be in effect from 12:00am on Monday, February 8 until 11:59pm on Sunday, March 7. 

 

Quick Notes

Participants will be able to train and compete within their regular competitive schedule, however, events and competitions that bring together teams (and, or) individual participants that would not regularly compete against each other (such as provincial championships) will not be permitted.

Links:

FAQ

Province of Nova Scotia Press Release February 5, 2021
Province of Nova Scotia COVID-19 Gathering Limits
Province of Nova Scotia COVID-19 Return to Sport Guidelines

Today the Province of Nova Scotia announced that effective immediately, the number of people allowed without physical distancing for sports, arts, and culture will be 60. This was the only change to the sport system at this time. 

Please see the FAQ about the latest regulations. We hope that it will help clarify any questions you may have.  

For the most up to date information about gathering limits and public health regulations, please visit the Government of Nova Scotia website.

Today the Province of Nova Scotia announced that they will be increasing the number of people allowed without physical distancing for sports, arts, and culture back to 50.  Games, competitions, and performances will also be permitted starting on Monday, January 25. Participants will be able to train and compete within their regular competitive schedule, however, events and competitions that bring together teams (and, or) individual participants that would not regularly compete against each other (such as provincial championships) will not be permitted. 

Sport NS and the Provincial Government has put together an FAQ for our use.

COVID -19 Sport FAQ

Additional Links you may find helpful:

Province of Nova Scotia Press Release January 22, 2021

Province of Nova Scotia COVID-19 Gathering Limits

Province of Nova Scotia COVID-19 Return to Sport Guidelines

The MTU, in partnership with Sport NS, Communities Cultural and Heritage (CCH) and the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA) is looking to fund coaches this year to assist with the financial barrier that comes with the coach certification process. Our School/Club owners will be assisting with the distribution of the Coach Application, please reach out to your club for more information.

With our partnership, we are looking to create a minimum coaching standard across the province that we will be following in the years to come. In order to start the minimum standard, we are looking to provide financial assistance for a large portion of our coaches. We will be looking to fund coaches who are interested in becoming Assistant Instructor (AI) certified, those who need to complete their AI certification, those looking to achieve Dojang Coach (DC) certification and potentially coaches who are interested in the Performance Coaching certification.  

On Wednesday, Dec. 3rd, the Provincial Government updated the Public Health regulations. Effective December 21st through to January 24th, sports will be able to practice/ train with groups of up to 25 without social distancing. The number of 25 will allow our HRM clubs to pick back up, but the new number will drop clubs outside of the HRM from 50 to back to 25. The total number of 25 includes all participants, coaches, etc. At this time no spectators will be allowed, and competition will not be permitted.

We will continue to keep you informed of any updates as they come available. As always, thank you for staying patient with us!!

Today the Province announced further changes to Public Health Regulations related to COVID-19.  These changes are applicable to the zone of Western and Central Halifax Reginal Municipality (HRM), which is defined as HRM from Hubbard’s to (and including) Porters Lake and the communities up to Elmsdale and Mount Uniacke/Hants County including businesses.  As it relates to sport, the Province will be shutting down all sport activity in this area beginning on Thursday, November 26th for a period of two weeks, ending on Thursday December 10th.  At that time the Province will be re-evaluating the epidemiology and determining next steps.

During this time period people residing in the impacted zone will not be permitted to travel outside the zone to take part in any sport activities. This would include anyone residing in the zone who may participate on a team/group that is outside the zone.  For those living outside of the impacted zone, sport activities can continue while continuing to pay close attention to the public health guidelines.  However, you should not leave your zone for a sport activity, so for example if you live in Cape Breton you should not travel to the South Shore for a sport activity.  Complete information on the provincial zones can be found on the Nova Scotia government website.

New Restrictions to Reduce Spread of COVID-19

A map of the impacted zone can be found here.

2020 has been a year of 'firsts' thanks to Covid. Taekwondo Canada, in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Centre, hosted the first ever Virtual Poomsae Championship.

Often, Poomsae is called the soul of Taekwondo practice. By hosting the 2020 Korean Ambassador’s Cup Poomsae Championship, the Embassy of Korea hopes to lift the spirit of Taekwondo practitioners across Canada.

MTU's very own - Seong In Jo of K-Top & Martial Arts, participated in the Under 50 High Performance Division! Not only did Master Jo participate, he came away with a First Place finish for the Division!!

The MTU would like to extend a huge congratulations!

Way to go Master Jo

Korean Ambassador's Cup Results

 

October is Safe Sport Month and Sport Nova Scotia will be hosting an Educational Webinar every Thursday! All webinars will be recorded and posted online to the Safe Sport Website.

Thursday, October 8: Safe Sport Overview

Thursday, October 15: Ture Sport

Thursday, October 22: The Hidden Culture of Bullying in Sport

Thursday, October 29: The Black Sport Experience

Zoom links have been hyperlinked, if you would like to attend the session, please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3kugSwp

All webinars can be found at: Safe Sport Nova Scotia

VIP is a coaching program created to recognize the contribution of coaches in communities across Nova Scotia. VIP is not a certification or requirement, but rather a proactive opportunity for coaches to continue to excel in ethical leadership. This program is designed to raise the bar for what it means to be a coach in Nova Scotia. Over 350 coaches have applied to be a Support4Sport VIP coach! 

If accepted as a VIP coach, you will receive the following:

- Under Armour Kit and Discounts 

- Connections with a variety of coaches across Nova Scotia

- Professional Development opportunities and resources

- Financial support to complete required NCCP courses

- 50% off the Atlantic Coaches Conference

VIP participants are supported and part of a broader community who are leading the way by creating a positive impact on the lives of everyone in the provincial and community sport sector. Interested in becoming a VIP coach?