FUNDING POLICY

*Policy applies to the skating year (September 1 to August 31)

Eligibility for reimbursement or funding will be considered on an annual basis depending upon funds available in each financial year.

 At GSC, we are committed to building champions at all levels. We have a practice in place whereby, funds permitting, the Club pays for the travel and hotel accommodations for the primary GSC coach or GSC resource coach traveling to a qualifying competition and/or qualifying seminar with a GSC "home club" skater (1 coach per skater/team). The skater must be in good standing with GSC and Skate Canada. This helps to bring down the cost of out of town competitions/seminars for our families. 

 The following qualifying competitions/seminars currently apply:

 Competitive

  • Skate Ontario Provincial Championships;

  • Skate Canada Challenge;

  • Skate Canada National Skating Championships;

  • Skate Ontario Provincial Seminar;

  • Special Olympics.

STARSkate

  • Skate Ontario Provincial Championships.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR MISSED SESSIONS

Written credit requests are to reimburse skaters for missed sessions while attending a qualifying event resulting from their placement at Skate Ontario Sectionals and Skate Canada Challenge. These written requests must be emailed to gm@gloucesterskatingclub.ca within 10 days after the event. Requests will be approved ​by the Executive Committee based on the financial position of the Club in any given year and will not automatically be given.

 For a GSC Coach to be eligible for reimbursement of expenses incurred attending qualifying competition(s) and or qualifying seminar(s), the following criteria will be considered:

  1. The coach must be using GSC facilities as their primary training venue (i.e. the coach should be actively and physically coaching GSC skaters on a regular basis at GSC).

  2. The coach must be under a current MOU/ contract with GSC.

  3. The coach must be the GSC ​"home club" skater’s primary coach or a GSC resource coach.

  4. The coach should participate in all aspects of coaching GSC skaters at a GSC facility.

  5. The coach must be in good standing with GSC and Skate Canada.

  6. Duration of coaching contract with GSC and number of skaters with GSC will also be taken into consideration.

For a GSC ​"home club" Skater to be eligible for funding by GSC, the following criteria will be considered:

  1. The skater must have a GSC coach as his/her Base/primary coach.

  2. The skater must represent GSC at qualifying competition(s).

  3. The skater must train 50% or more at a GSC facility.

  4. The skater must be in good standing with GSC and Skate Canada.

  5. The skater must follow Skate Canada’s Skater’s Code of Ethics.

  6. Length of time as a GSC ​"home club" member will also be taken into consideration.

NOTE: For skaters and coaches in the pairs and dance disciplines, consideration will only be given to coaches under a current MOU/contract with GSC and GSC skaters representing the Gloucester Skating Club at qualifying competitions or qualifying seminars.

 If a GSC ​coach or ​"home club" skater does not meet the above criteria, a written application for funding may be submitted to the GSC Board of Directors ​(president@gloucesterskatingclub.ca) for consideration, prior to the qualifying competitions.

 Updated: August 25, 2020

 
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