Ontario Winter Games 2024 - Thunder Bay
Please see below for some important details regarding the 2024 Ontario Winter Games in Thunder Bay!
Dates: Friday February 16 to Monday February 19, 2024
- Please note that Monday the 19th is Family Day
- Participant arrivals occurring on Friday
- Opening Ceremony occurring on Friday
- First official competitions starting on Saturday
- Participant departure occurring on Monday
Location:
Superior Collegiate & Vocational Institute
333 High Street N
Thunder Bay ON P7A 5S3
Cost: Anticipated cost of $130/player
- Participant fee includes competition, accommodations, meals, and ground transportation in Thunder Bay.
- There is no fee for coaches or managers to attend and their accommodations, meals, and ground transportation are also provided.
- Districts/individuals will be responsible for the cost of air travel to and from Thunder Bay for all athletes and coaches/team staff.
- Districts/teams will also be responsible for any costs related to uniforms, team gear, etc.
Team Selection Deadline: WOBA plans to have our team selected by mid/late-November 2023 (exact date TBD).
Competition Format:
- Mixed gender team competition
- 10-12 athletes total per team
- 5 males + 1 alternate and 5 females + 1 alternate per team
- Teams are not required to include alternates if unable to field a team size of 12, though it is highly recommended for injury management and athlete development.
- 7 events per tie – 1x boys singles, 1x girls singles, 2x boys doubles, 2x girls doubles, 1x mixed doubles
- Each athlete must be listed in 1 event and a maximum of 2 events per tie.
- Ages 14-18 (U15, U17, U19)
- Exemptions: Districts may apply for an exemption to include players aged 13 if unable to field a competitive team size of 10.
- Athletes under the age of 13 will not be considered.
- Athletes over the age of 18 (e.g. U23) will not be considered.
- All athletes will be required to be registered BON members in good standing for the 2023-2024 season.
- Any U19 athletes selected by Badminton Canada to represent Canada in any international competitions (e.g. World Junior Championships, Junior Pan-Am Championships etc.), regardless of their participation in the event, are ineligible to participate in the Games.
- In the case of any U15/U17 athlete selected as above, each District is permitted to make their own decision on eligibility.
Coaching & Team Staff Requirements:
- 1 Coach and 1 Manager per team
- Must include one male and one female staff per team
- NEW! For the 2024 Ontario Winter Games, coaches will not be required to be NCCP Provincial Coach certified. This is a COVID recovery measure aimed to help districts rebuild their pool of certified coaches and to account for the unorthodox back-to-back Games schedule and the number of exemptions provided in 2023.
- Coaches will temporarily only be required to be NCCP Regional Coach certified
- BOn still highly recommends that coaches be NCCP Provincial Coach trained or certified (if possible)
- Note – This change is for 2024 only! Moving forward, districts will have 2 years to develop Provincial Coach certified coaches for the 2026 Ontario Winter Games.
- Coaches will also be required to have:
- A valid BOn provincial coaches license for 2023-2024 (which requires NCCP Regional Coach certification, 2023-2024 BON general membership, Criminal Background Check & Vulnerable Sector Check, and completion of Respect In Sport for Activity Leaders certification).
- The manager will be required to have:
- Valid 2023-2024 BON general membership
- Criminal Background Check & Vulnerable Sector Screen
- Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders certification
