Coach & Manager 101

June 30, 2024: Final deadline for online registration and submission of Final Rosters

July 9, 2024: Optional - Virtual Coach/Manager Open House (click here for details) - 6:00 PM

July 16, 2024: Optional - virtual Safe Sport information session offered by Olympian Allison Forsyth of Generation Safe (click here for details) - 12:00 PM

July 21, 2024: First half participants travel to Lloydminster. The Opening Ceremonies mark the beginning of the Games!

July 22-24, 2024: Sport competition: Archery, Canoe/Kayak, Golf, Soccer (M), Softball, Special Olympics - Bocce, Swimming, Tennis, and Volleyball

July 24, 2024: Turnaround day! First half participants depart Lloydminster and second half participants travel to Lloydminster

July 25-27, 2024: Sport competition: Athletics, Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Soccer (F), and Triathlon

July 27, 2024: The Closing Ceremonies mark the end of the Games. Second half participants depart Lloydminster immediately following the Closing Ceremony

Competition Schedule

The competition schedule will be available online for public viewing here once it is released in late June.

Technical Packages

Technical packages are documents that provide the rules and regulations for each sport. Before the Games, please ensure that you have reviewed and are familiar with your sport's technical package and understand your sport's Games-specific rules and competition format.

Every participant must register in the online GEMS.pro system prior to the final deadline (June 30).

Follow this link for a list of Registration FAQs and a step by step guide on how to register in GEMS.pro.

The Fill Policy allows PSOs the opportunity to add additional competitors to District teams if at the conclusion of the District team selection process not all District teams are able to field a full team (in individual sports only). The purpose of this policy is to ensure the sport can operate a meaningful competition if there is not full participation from each District. All Fill athletes must attend a selection event and pay the athlete registration fee to be eligible.  

Fill athletes will be eligible to compete for medals, but their results will not be included in Flag Points or Joe Griffith Award calculations. The Fill athlete will travel to the Games, wear the District walkout uniform, and reside in the village with their home District (e.g., if a Fill Athlete resides in Regina but is competing for Team Prairie Central, they will travel to and from Regina).

📂 Read the Fill Policy here.

All participants of the Saskatchewan Games (including athletes, coaches, managers, mission staff, and officials) must sign and adhere to the Saskatchewan Games Code of Conduct.

The Saskatchewan Games Council is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for all participants of the Saskatchewan Games. The Saskatchewan Games Council supports equal opportunities, prohibits discriminatory practices, and is committed to providing an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and fairness. 

The Coach-Athlete relationship is a privileged one and plays a critical role in the personal, sport, and athletic development of the athlete. Coaches and Managers must understand and respect the inherent power imbalance that exists in this relationship and must be careful not to abuse it, consciously or unconsciously.

Coaches and Managers will: 

• Set a positive example for their athletes by compliance with all policies, rules and standards of conduct; 

• Act in the best interest of the athletes’ development as a whole person, avoiding all unsafe and unacceptable circumstances, and seeking advice of appropriate medical personnel before deciding if an injured athlete is to resume competition; 

• Supervise and be responsible for the conduct of their athletes at all times during the Saskatchewan Games, including during transportation, mealtimes, competition, and down-time;

• Be responsible for implementing discipline for an athlete who violates the Code of Conduct. The District Chef de Mission should be contacted to discuss the details of the misconduct and the appropriate disciplinary sanctions that may apply.

Safe Sport: Fast Facts

• All participants of the Saskatchewan Games (including athletes, coaches, managers, mission staff, and officials) must sign and adhere to the Saskatchewan Games Code of Conduct:

  • Athletes, Coaches, Managers and Mission Staff Code of Conduct

  • Officials Code of Conduct

• All coaches, managers, mission staff, officials, and host committee volunteers and staff who will be interacting with athletes must undergo a Vulnerable Sector Check as part of their Criminal Record Check prior to their participation in the Games.

• Youth athletes will receive continuous supervision throughout their time at the Games. Coaches and managers are responsible for the conduct of their athletes at all times during the Games, including during transportation, mealtimes, competition, and down-time.

• Coaches and managers will abide by the Rule of Two, ensuring that any one-on-one interaction between a coach and an athlete must take place within earshot and view of the second coach/manager.

• Coaches and managers will room separately from athletes at the Athletes' Village.

• Any violations of the Code of Conduct or any behaviour contrary to the spirit of the Saskatchewan Games will be subject to disciplinary action. Disciplinary procedures and sanctions are detailed in the Code of Conduct files linked above.

Safe Sport: Links and Resources

• Sask Sport - Safe Sport Resources

• Sask Sport Resource Line

• Athletes, Coaches, Managers and Mission Staff Code of Conduct

• Officials Code of Conduct

• Saskatchewan Games Handbook

Each District Team is supported by a group of mission staff. Led by the Chef de Mission and Assistant Chef de Mission, this group of enthusiastic volunteers and sport administrators supports each District Team throughout their time at the Games to ensure that a fun and successful experience is had by all. Your assigned mission staff will be your liaison to the Host Organizing Committee and will assist with orientation, communication, administration, and logistics. They will also be your team's biggest fan and loudest cheerleader!

You will be introduced to your assigned mission staff upon your arrival in Lloydminster. They will be on hand to help orient you and your team as you get moved into the Athletes' Village and prepare for the next day's competition.

Stay tuned for further communications from your Chef de Mission in the leadup to the Games.

Learn more about each District Team here:

• Team Lakeland

• Team North

• Team Parkland Valley

• Team Prairie Central

• Team Regina

• Team Rivers West

• Team Saskatoon

• Team South East

• Team South West

As a coach or manager at the Saskatchewan Games, what will your typical day include?

While each day may differ depending on your competition schedule, a typical day may include waking up and having breakfast at the Athletes’ Village (Lloydminster Comprehensive High School), bussing to your sport venue and coaching/supporting your athletes during competition, eating lunch and supper at Lakeland College with your athletes, spectating other sports, taking part in games and activities at the Athletes’ Village, attending cultural events, relaxing and socializing in the Coaches' Lounge (located in the library at the Lloydminster Comprehensive High School), attending your scheduled Coach/Manager Meetings, thanking volunteers, and more!

It is important to note that Coaches and Managers are responsible for supervision of their athletes and ensuring that all team members abide by the Saskatchewan Games Code of Conduct at all times during the Games, including during transportation, mealtimes, competition, and down-time.

A full list of Coach and Manager roles and responsibilities can be found at these links:

📃 Saskatchewan Games Team Coach: Roles & Responsibilities

📃 Saskatchewan Games Team Manager: Roles & Responsibilities