Squad Fundraiser & Talent Squad Camp Recap

A new Biathlon BC Squad season has begun and with that we are launching a Biathlon BC Squad Fundraiser! This is your chance to partner with Biathlon BC and make a difference in the lives of our developing athletes, all while receiving a tax receipt. All funds will go to Squad initiatives including; training camps for our development athletes, and training and tour grants for our High-Performance athletes. Last year we were able to raise almost $4000 in our High-Performance Fundraiser, this year our target is $5000. These funds make a huge difference in allowing our athletes to continue their careers and work hard to achieve their goals.

Make a donation to our Biathlon BC Squad Fundraiser!

What have we been up to already? Our High-Performance athletes have settled into their training teams, and the hard work has already begun. Our Development and Talent Squads have had their first camp in Prince George, see our Talent Squad recap below!

Prince George played host to this season’s first Beedie Built Biathlon BC Talent Squad camp.

Led by Talent Squad Head Coach Chris Halldorson, with support from coaches Tuppy Hoehn, Roddy Ward and several parent volunteers, a group of 17 athletes representing 7 biathlon clubs from across the province met to take part in the Spring Drills and Skills camp. As this was the first time the team was meeting, there were ample opportunities to meet and get to know their teammates.

Thursday evening, after travelling to the camp, the athletes got to shake out their travel legs by having an Ultimate tournament before dinner. Friday and Saturday’s sessions were spent at Otway Nordic Centre, where the athletes spent the morning working on their prone and standing shooting positions, as well as their range procedure and the afternoon working on ski technique on the new roller ski track at Otway. Sunday included the first set of shooting tests of the season, where athletes set their benchmark scores for the season and goals to improve over the summer. In the afternoon, the team travelled to Esker’s provincial park for a trail run in the rain. After dinner, the team got together to have a workshop on proper rifle maintenance.

Monday morning was the last day of the camp, and the athletes were able to learn how to safely do combos on roller skis. In addition to combos, team entered the Provincial Roller Ski Agility Prologue. An agility course was setup, and athletes were given 7 minutes to complete as many laps through the course as possible in the time given. The top score was 5 laps! Athletes will get a second chance to compete on the course in July in the Provincial Rollerski Ski Agility final, aiming to see who is able to increase the number of laps they can ski over the same period.