About Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club
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OUR MISSION
The mission of the Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating is to provide opportunities for persons of all ages, abilities and personal circumstances to learn to skate and to speed skate in a positive, welcoming and safe environment, and to develop a love of sport and physical activity on their journey to a lifetime of fitness as a recreational or high performance athlete or coach.
OUR VALUES
We will act in accordance with the following core values in fulfilling our mission.
ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION
We believe every person should have the opportunity to experience the joy of sport, to have fun, and to fulfill their personal potential. The club will strive to make its programs accessible and affordable for participants.
SAFETY AND HEALTH
The club’s activities will follow Safe Sport guidelines and Speed Skating Canada safety requirements, and will contribute to the long term health and well-being of its members.
RESPECT, INTEGRITY, AND FAIRNESS
Activities will be carried out with respect for all concerned, in a fair, open, and equitable manner.
EXCELLENCE
We will provide developmentally appropriate training and competition opportunities following Speed Skating Canada’s long term participant and athlete development model (LTPAD). Coaches, officials, and administrators will be supported in their development so that all participants have the best experience we are able to offer.
COMMUNITY
Club activities will contribute positively to the larger community that in turn supports us.
ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION
We believe every person should have the opportunity to experience the joy of sport, to have fun, and to fulfill their personal potential. The club will strive to make its programs accessible and affordable for participants.
SAFETY AND HEALTH
The club’s activities will follow Safe Sport guidelines and Speed Skating Canada safety requirements, and will contribute to the long term health and well-being of its members.
RESPECT, INTEGRITY, AND FAIRNESS
Activities will be carried out with respect for all concerned, in a fair, open, and equitable manner.
EXCELLENCE
We will provide developmentally appropriate training and competition opportunities following Speed Skating Canada’s long term participant and athlete development model (LTPAD). Coaches, officials, and administrators will be supported in their development so that all participants have the best experience we are able to offer.
COMMUNITY
Club activities will contribute positively to the larger community that in turn supports us.
OUR VISION
As we fulfil our mission, observing these values, individuals and families will grow and develop as lifelong participants in and supporters of sport.
OUR HISTORY
The Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club was created in 2016 to establish a speed skating presence in the new four pad arena being built in Dartmouth Crossing. Working with a four-year development plan, the club operated Learn to Skate and Learn to Speed Skate programs at the Bowles Arena and Dartmouth Sportsplex during the 2016-2017 season, to build a base of skaters, coaches and administrators to be ready to move into the new arena in the fall of 2017.
When the arena, now called the RBC Centre, opened in September 2017, the club established a full range of programs from learn to skate to high performance speed skating, including a Special Olympics program run in partnership with Special Olympics Nova Scotia. By its third season, the club had grown to 160 skaters, and sent eight skaters to the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer Alberta, seven representing Nova Scotia and one representing Nunavut. In the 2019-2020 season, it sent its first Special Olympics speed skater to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay, where she won two silver and two bronze medals.
The club's programs follow the principles outlined in the Speed Skating Canada Long Term Participant and Athlete Development Model, and the recently released Long Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0 issued by the Sport For Life Society. Our core programs support the development of healthy life-long physical activity, with programs for all ages and abilities, and our competitive programs offer opportunities to athletes who wish to pursue higher level competition.
When the arena, now called the RBC Centre, opened in September 2017, the club established a full range of programs from learn to skate to high performance speed skating, including a Special Olympics program run in partnership with Special Olympics Nova Scotia. By its third season, the club had grown to 160 skaters, and sent eight skaters to the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer Alberta, seven representing Nova Scotia and one representing Nunavut. In the 2019-2020 season, it sent its first Special Olympics speed skater to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay, where she won two silver and two bronze medals.
The club's programs follow the principles outlined in the Speed Skating Canada Long Term Participant and Athlete Development Model, and the recently released Long Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0 issued by the Sport For Life Society. Our core programs support the development of healthy life-long physical activity, with programs for all ages and abilities, and our competitive programs offer opportunities to athletes who wish to pursue higher level competition.
