GAUTENG CANOE UNION SCHOOL LEAGUE NEWSLETTER / UPDATES

GAUTENG CANOE UNION – SCHOOL LEAGUE NEWSLETTER / INFO

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Upcoming events

6^th August 2017

Academy, Roodeplaat.  Pre-entry only.  All entries for this event are to be emailed to Esti’s email address infocanoeacademy@gmail.com. A copy of the entry form is attached. Entries close 2^nd August 2017.

12^th and 13^th August 2017

SA Canoe Marathon Champs.  Pre-entry only.  All entries are to be made via the Natal Canoe Club webside www.natalcc.co.za.  Entries close 4^th August 2017.

9^th September 2017

Guppy event at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Champs.  Pre-entry only.  All entries for this event are to be emailed to Craig’s email addressmustardcraig@gmail.com.  A copy of the entry form is attached. Entries close 15^th August 2017.

GCU Marathon champs

Well done to all our paddlers who competed in the GCU Marathons Champs guppy, K1 and K2 events this past weekend, at Homestead Dam.

Thank you to:

• Richard and his team from the ERK Canoe Club,
• NSRI;
• Bruce, Peter and Mike;
• to all the people who worked behind the scenes before, during and after the event.
• Timekeepers
• Senior paddlers who helped paddlers on and off the water.
• Bertie and Jennie for all the photos.
• Families and coaches for all the support.

GCU School League Standings

The results are sent out directly to those registered on the database for school league races – ie

• Individual standings after race 8
• Prep school standings after race 8
• High school standing after race 8
• Club standing after race 8.

There are 3 races remaining where paddlers can earn points for their individual standing, school and club.

The 3 races are:

• Race 9 Sunday 1^stOctober at ERK in the morning.
• Race 10 Saturday 14^thOctober at Dabs in the afternoon.
• Race 11 Sunday 5^thNovember at ERK in the morning.

Paddlers, parents and coaches can email through their pre-entries for the remaining 3 races from Monday 24^th July 2017 to stdavidscanoeing@gmail.com.

 If you spot an anomaly or an inadvertent error / omission please email stdavidscanoeing@gmail.com.

Information with regards to GCU School League prizes

At the last event, Race 11, there will be a prize giving.

Prizes will be awarded to:

1. Top 3 paddlers per gender per age group* for Race 11;
2. Top 3 paddlers overall per gender per age group for the race series 2017.

The overall positions are based on each individual paddler’s top 9 races.

This means that the 2 lowest set of race points are dropped from a paddler’s total.

A column will be added to the individual standings after race 10 showing the top 9 races per paddler before race 11.

To be eligible for an individual overall 2017 award a paddler must complete a minimum of 6 of the 11 School league races held in 2017.  This is important to note with only 3 races left.

1. Individual Attendance Award 2017

This is a participation award, given to all paddlers who completed all 11 races or 10 races in the 2017 race series.

1. Prep School award 2017

This is a participation award.  All points from all 11 races are taken into consideration.

1. High School award 2017

This is a participation award.  All points from all 11 races are taken into consideration.

• Club award 2017

This is a participation award.  All points from all 11 races are taken into consideration.

1. Bill Van Der Walt Trophy

• Top paddler of the year – Guppy boys
• Top paddler of the year – Guppy girls
• Top paddler of the year – K1 boys
• Top paddler of the year – K1girls

1. Elna McIntosh Trophy

• Most improved for the past year – male

1. Kobus Botes Trophy

• Most improved for the past year – female

1. Tracey Watkins Trophy

• A prize for the paddler that did something to help someone or went above and beyond the call of duty.

*The age groups are U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 and open.