WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US FOR NAIG 2023?
If you are interested in being kept informed and part of the selection process, please fill out our Expression of Interest application. Please share this link with any other potential athletes. Once you are in our system, we will send you more information about your sport as it becomes available.
To Start – Click on the link and sign up as a “member”, then fill out the information required. Once complete, then select “event registration” and scroll down and click on “Athlete Expression of Interest – NAIG”. Click “BOOK” and follow the steps required.
CLICK FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST APPLICATION
VOLUNTEER COACHING STAFF APPLICATIONS FOR TEAM BC
The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I∙SPARC) is accepting applications for vacant volunteer Head Coach, Assistant Coach and Manager positions to serve on TEAM BC for various sports for the 2023 NAIG.
Team BC is excited to send approximately 535 athletes and coaches to participate in the following 13 sports:
3D Archery, Athletics (Track & Field). Badminton, Basketball, Canoe/Kayak, Golf, Lacrosse (Box), Rifle Shooting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball, Wrestling.
ROLE OF THE COACH / ASSISTANT COACH:
Working together with I∙SPARC and the respective Provincial Sport Committee, the volunteer coaching staff play a lead role in the selection, training, supervision, and guidance of athletes attending the Games. Coaching staff are responsible for the 24/7 supervision of their athletes for the duration of the Games.
ROLE OF THE MANAGER:
Managers assist with the general running of a team off the field to maximize opportunity for coaches to focus on technical / coaching aspects. Managers support the coach(es), athletes and parents ensuring strong team communications and managing of team administrative tasks. Managers are also responsible for assisting with supervision of their athletes through the duration of NAIG.
To learn more about Coach, Assistant Coach and Manager responsibilities and qualifications, please see the coach application.
More detailed information about the Coach and Manager Roles and Responsibilities can also be found HERE.
If you are interested, or know someone who would like to be involved, please apply today. Most positions are now full, but some positions are still accepting applications.
ABOUT NAIG
The North American Indigenous Games is an international multi-sport event, involving North American Indigenous athletes from Canada and the USA, staged intermittently since 1990. The Games are governed by the North American Indigenous Games Council, a council of representatives from 13 provinces and territories in Canada and 13 regions in the United States.
The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) promotes and encourages the cultural, spiritual and traditional values of the peoples it is representing. In their activities they promote and encourage holistic individual development that assures mental, physical, emotional and spiritual growth. The NAIG is now exclusively an event for youth athletes aged approximately 13- to 19 years.
The first Indigenous Games were held in 1990 in Edmonton, Alberta, followed by Games in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1993; Blaine, Minnesota in 1995; Victoria, British Columbia in 1997; Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2002; and Denver, Colorado in 2006; and Cowichan (Duncan) in 2008. At the 2014 NAIG in Regina, Saskatchewan, Team BC made history as the first team to be awarded both the Overall Team Award (for most medals) and the John Fletcher Spirit Award for being voted team with most integrity and sportsmanship.
After a week of competitions at the Toronto 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), Team BC has won the Overall Team Title. Team BC competed in 13 sports and won a total of 176 medals (65 gold, 57 Silver, 54 bronze) over the course of the competition week. This put the team in first place, 12 medals ahead of Team Saskatchewan. This is the second time BC has won the Overall Team Title at the NAIG.
The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council is responsible for managing the Team BC Program for the North American Indigenous Games. Through the support and oversight of its Team BC Work Group and Provincial Sport Committees, the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council has established a coordinated Team BC program that includes the development of a comprehensive provincial process to select the 500 Indigenous athletes and coaches to represent British Columbia in the following 13 sports at NAIG:
3D Archery, Athletics (Track & Field, Cross-Country), Badminton, Basketball, Canoe/Kayak, Golf, Lacrosse (Box), Rifle Shooting, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball, Wrestling. You can learn the details of each sport through the Technical Packages, which can be found HERE.
For more information on the Team BC program, please visit the Team BC menu items.
If you would like more information please contact teambc@isparc.ca or toll-free at 1.877.711.5594
For more information on NAIG, please visit www.naigcouncil.com.