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The mission of the Centre for Athletics – Atlantic is to provide support and guidance to Atlantic high performance athletes and their coaches, and to help develop greater numbers of high performance athletes in the Atlantic region.
The Centre for Athletics – Atlantic / Centre pour l’Athlétisme – Atlantique represents a partnership amongst several organisations committed to the development of the sport in this region. This partnership includes the Canadian Sport Centre - Atlantic, the Université de Moncton, Athletics Canada and the four Atlantic branches – Athletics New Brunswick, Athletics Nova Scotia, Athletics PEI, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association. These partners together support the CA-A and its programs. The new logo for the Centre reflects the union of the four provinces into one region, with each province represented by a lane, all merged together to make a track.
Training Groups
The CA-A has three primary training groups. Moncton has two groups, one Speed-Power group and one Endurance group, while Halifax also has an Endurance groups, although some Speed-Power athletes are also associated with the Halifax centre.
The Moncton training centre uses various tra... >> |
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Canadian Junior Championships, Day 2
Sunday, July 19 2009 |
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The second day of the Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships were highlighted by more medals for Atlantic athletes and many others advancing to finals. Medallists on Saturday included Rachael McIntosh (NS) with gold in the women's heptathlon, Barry Britt (NB) with silver in the men's 5000m, and Simon Watts (NS) with silver in t... >>
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Atlantic Athletes Continue to Shine in Charlottetown
Sunday, July 19 2009 |
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The second day of competition saw three more medals for Atlantic athletes at the Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships in Charlottetown, PEI. The day began with a silver medal performance by New Brunswick's Barry Britt in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:58.44. The closed out with a 1-2 punch from two Nova Scotians as Simon Wa... >>
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Canadian Junior Championships, Day 1
Saturday, July 18 2009 |
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The 2009 Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships got underway in Charlottetwon, PEI, on Friday. This is one of the largest Junior Championships held in many years with close to 600 athletes competing, including over 100 Atlantic Canadians.
Atlantic performances on the first day of action were highlighted by a gold medal from S... >>
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Jones is Golden at Junior Championships
Saturday, July 18 2009 |
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Caleb Jones of the Saint John Track Club outdistanced all of his competitors in the men's javelin final, throwing 65.10m. His performance was over 7 meters further than the next best competitor. This also betters his own personal best with the 800g implement and increases hi... >>
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Atlantic Athletes Shine in Italy
Monday, July 13 2009 |
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Sudtirol, ITA - Atalntic Canada was well represented at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy. Chelsea Whalen of NS and Adam Gaudes of NB represented Canada at the fifth edition of these championships.
Atlantic athlete performances:
Whalen, Chelsea N... >>
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Atlantic Canadians excel at Penn Relays
Monday, April 27 2009 |
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Atlantic Canadian athletes were front and centre on the international stage at this year's edition of the Penn Relays. Jared Connaughton ran the third leg on Canada's 4x100m relay squad; the team finished fourth in the international section running 38.85, and in the process... >>
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