e-Sport Focus • January/February 2009

900 Hanwell Road, Suite 13, Fredericton, NB E3B 6A2

	Let's play ball! Sport NB is hosting a co-ed softball tournament! Join us June 20-21, for some ball, food and great prizes! Held at the Prospect St. Fields, this event will raise money for amateur sport across NB. Space is limited and filling up fast- so sign up your team today! Contact Tyler for more information The Dragons are coming!! The 5th annual McInnes Cooper Dragon Boat Festival planning is underway! NOW is the time to enter your team and raise money for KidSport and New Brunswick Amateur Athletes. Take advantage of signing up early to participate in the Giant Yard Sale Launch to assist with fundraising initiatives. Teams who participated last year made $300-$400! Sign up today - contact Evan at evan@cscatlantic.ca or 452-1582 2009 Inductees to NB's Sports Hall of Fame announced The NB Sports Hall of Fame announced the inductees for 2009. They are: Stephen Gough - speedskate Frankie LeBlanc - hockey Vicky LeBlanc - softball Dr. John Meagher - sport and physical education Don Sweeny - hockey Lorne Wortman - badminton Learn more about the inductees, click here. This year’s dinner and induction ceremony will be held at the Delta Brunswick in Saint John, on June 6. Ticket information may be found on the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame website.
	Sport Events Calendar Find event and competition information and results on Sport NB's event calendar. Interested in having your sport or event listed? Let us know! Please include the sport, name of event, date, time and location.

KidSport™ News

Kid Sport Win's Big with CBC Hockey Day in Canada Auction

Tim Horton's Hockey Day in Canada online auction was held in February, with half of the money raised going to KidSport NB to assist with the payment for hockey registration fees across the province.
A grand total of $20,700 was raised, half of that amount will got to Kidsport NB and the NHLPA's Goals and Dreams fund will match the total amount via an equipment donation to KidsSport NB.

Coaches Corner

Competition Development modules

The Following Competition – Development Modules will be held Friday May 8^th, Saturday May 9^th and Sunday May 10^th 2009 in Fredericton in English.

* Developing Athletic Abilities
* Prevention and Recovery

To register please visit www.coachnb.com or contact the Centre for Coaching Education of NB (506) 444-3888 or manon.ouellette@gnb.ca

Great Volunteer Organization Tool

VolunteerSpot (www.volunteerspot.com) is a free online sign-up tool that simplifies grassroots volunteering. The site makes it easy for anyone to quickly mobilize and coordinate volunteers in their community, congregation or social network. This is a wonderful tool for all-volunteer group officers, committee chairs, special event planners, and others who need to schedule and organize many other volunteers.

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