Ep. 5 - The FHQ Elite Athletes and Coaches Camp
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In Episode 5 of the Future Sport Podcast, Jordan Pewapasconias with the University of Regina, and Tara Griffith from the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council teamed up to create the Elite Athlete and Coaches camp, which spanned the course of three days in Regina, Saskatchewan. The coaches portion of the camp featured Steve Burrows, who is the Cougars Men's Basketball coach and the Saskatoon Rattlers, a professional men's Basketball team. Janna Bridgeman and Trina Hjelsing from Inner Athlete were brought in to focus on the mental and physical goals of the athletes and coaches. The Inner Athlete instructors emphasized the mental health aspect of playing sport competitively, and helped athletes navigate through the process of trying again, which eventually equals a-gain!
The Sports Consultants with Sask Sport, Laura Dyck, Randi Keshane and Chase Goose focused on the programming offered through Sask sport, including programs, funding opportunities and upcoming training offered by Sask Sport for coaches across Saskatchewan. The athletic therapists at the University of Regina, Nicole and Brooke, share their knowledge on their journeys to becoming athletic therapists, as well as the signs and symptoms of concussions that other players, coaches and parents should look out for in an injured player. Tara Griffith is currently a sports coordinator for the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, who helped bring the FHQ’s Elite Athletes and coaches camp to life. Tara talks about her involvement in sport, including the time she played as a University of Lethbridge women's basketball team member. The head coordinator of the camps was Jordan Pewapasconias, who spent months in preparation for the camp. She talked about her involvement in sport growing up, and how the opportunities for Indigenous youth in sport require more support from coordinators like herself. Jordan has planned numerous Indigenous sports camps at the University of Regina, and finds creating more opportunities for the youth, equals a better future for the Indigenous athletes across Turtle Island.