
Coaches, Officials and Sanctioning
Sport excellence starts with great coaches and officials
Exceptional coaches and technical officials are the backbone of our sport. Athletes of all levels rely on coaching guidance and support throughout the year, and on all-important race days, accurate and capable officiating makes all the difference to age-group personal best and high-performance results.
Coaches
Triathlon Manitoba supports its coaches and recognizes that coaching is the foundation of sport development, athlete retention and high performance.
We’re excited to offer the new Triathlon Coaching course to Manitoba triathletes. This course was redesigned in 2020, with several advancements from the previous training modules that set a new standard for triathlon training which we will use going forward.
The course will be offered in the fall of 2023. Check back soon for more details.
To Register for the Coaching Course, please e-mail our office
How to become a coach
Triathlon Canada has just approved a new coaching program, for community and competition coaches, which we’ll look forward to introducing in 2019. The Community Coach pathway will be the first priority, which can be found HERE.
The first level on that pathway is already available, allowing interested members to become Registered Coaches by doing the following:
1) Register with the Coaching Association of Canada
2) Submit a Criminal Background Check
3) Complete the Respect in Sport module
4) Complete the Making Ethical Decisions module
5) Attend a Level I Officiating Clinic
To find more information about how to become a coach, please contact Triathlon Manitoba.
Certification levels
Community Sport Coach
If you’re thinking of becoming qualified as a community sport coach, then you may already coach at the community level or be interested in doing so. Often, you’re a parent whose child is involved in sport, or a volunteer who works with participants of all ages that are new to a sport. There are two levels of workshops for community triathlon coaches: youth and adult participation.
Competition Coach
Coaches in the competition stream usually have previous coaching experience or are former athletes in triathlon. They tend to work with athletes over the long term to improve performance, often in preparation for provincial, national, and international competitions. There are three education streams for competition coaches: introduction, development and high-performance.
Education streams
Community Sport Coach
- Youth participation
- Adult participation
Competition Coaches
- Introduction stream: Works predominantly with pre-adolescent or adolescent athletes in competitive swim programs or with adult age-group athletes who train on a consistent basis with a triathlon club.
- Development stream: Works predominantly with Junior, U23 and Elite athletes who are committed to the sport of triathlon and are in full-time training programs towards achieving continual performance improvement. Completion of this program will result in the participant becoming certified as a development coach.
- High-performance stream: This brand-new program is due to launch by the end of 2018.
Resources and tools
National Coaching Certification Program
Community Coach Workbook
Learning Facilitator Guide
Community Coach Reference Material
Officials
Resources and tools
Rules | Checklists | Manuals
- Triathlon Manitoba AG & KoS Competition Rules
- World Triathlon Sport Competition Rules – 2022
- World Triathlon Event Organizers’ Manual – 2019
- KOS Distance and Equipment – Age Group
- Top 10 Frequently Violated Rules
- Draft Illegal Races – Drafting Rules
- Triathlon Manitoba Officials Checklist
- Lightning Safety Policy
- Protests and Appeals
- Radio Etiquette Rules
- Bicycle components
Forms
- KOS Pre-race Meeting – Head Referee
- Pre-race Meeting – Head Referee
- Officials Expense Claim Form
- Post Event Report Fillable Form – Head Referee
- Post Event Report – Head Referee
- Appeal Form
- Protest Form
- Request for Funding
- Tri MB Official of the Year – Nomination
Development
- Sport Manitoba Officials Development
- Triathlon Canada Points System
- Triathlon Canada Officials Certification
Kids of Steel
How to become a technical official
Levels of Triathlon Officials
- Provincial Governing Board (PGB) Level 1 & 2: these levels are novice and local event officials working at provincial races
- PGB Level 3/National Technical Official (NTO): these levels are provincial and national championship event officials and are recognized as an ITU Level 1 Official.
- ITU Level 2 – Continental Technical Official (CTO) & ITU Level 3 – International Technical Official (ITO): these levels are required for major international events including Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games, the Olympics and Para-Olympic Games.
Official Development Clinics are conducted during the winter and spring. If you belong to a Triathlon Manitoba sanctioned club, race organization, or community that requires individuals to be trained as triathlon officials, the Triathlon Manitoba Officials Committee will arrange for a clinic to be conducted in your area. There is a minimum attendance number required to run an officials’ clinic, and the cost to the participants is free. See the Events calendar for future clinics.
Initiated in 2006, Triathlon Manitoba annually recognizes the commitment and dedication of triathlon officials with the Official of Year Award. See the nomination form under Officials’ Resources to nominate this year’s awardee. See the list of Triathlon Manitoba Awards for past Official of the Year awardees.
Current technical officials
PGB Level 1
- Ainsley Brand
- Brendan Friesen
- Brian Culligan
- Cory Smith
- Darian Hole
- Erin Rafferty
- Julie Whelen
- Leanne Plewes
- Tara Gill
- Suzanne MacDuff
- Samuel Kidd
- Glen Carlson
- Kevin Read
PGB Level 2
- Aggie Gigiel
- Cherrie Fournier
- Cindy Unger
- Colleen Kelly-Wardle
- Grant Unger
- Kate Okany
- Leo Savoie
- Rhonda Kitchen
- Jen Onyskie
PGB Level 3 – National Technical Official (NTO)/ITU Level 1
- Bonnie McKissock
- Deb Hnatiw
ITU Level 2 – Continental Technical Official (CTO)
- Chris Kitchen
- Dina Drabyk
ITU Level 3 – International Technical Official (ITO)
- David Markham
- Kelly Mahoney
Officials schedule
Click here for the 2019 Officials Schedule
Sanctioning
Race sanctioning
Sanctioning Application
Sanctioning: Triathlon Manitoba Sanctioning Committee
- Section 1 – Technical Package
- Section 2 – Pre-Event Sanctioning Application
- Section 2 – Pre-Event Sanctioning Application fillable form
- Section 2.1 – KOS Race Sanctioning Application
- Section 2.1 – KOS Race Sanctioning Application – fillable form
- Section 3 – Equipment Borrowing Agreement
- Section 3 – Equipment Borrowing Agreement fillable form
- Section 4 – Post-Event Report
- Section 4 – Post-Event Report fillable form
- Triathlon Manitoba AG Competition Rules
- Run Course Measurement
- Radio Borrowing Agreement
- Motorcycle Safety Guidelines
Club sanctioning
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