2016 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games

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Sport Manitoba – 2016 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games

August 7-13, 2016
Event Coverage Information

Up to 1900 of Manitoba’s best young male and female athletes, coaches and managers will gather in Steinbach to compete in 12 different sports. A significant majority of these athletes are aspiring to make the team representing Manitoba at the 2017 Canada Games next summer in Winnipeg. The following information (results, interviews, contact information, schedules) and links will assist you in covering this important Manitoba amateur sport event.

Results

We will be tweeting results from @psmbgames however official results should be obtained from the Power Smart Manitoba Games website: www.powersmartmanitobagames.ca
The online results system will be live on August 3rd (populating results on August 8 when the first competition starts). It provides multiple search features. You can easily search or sort by an athlete’s name, team name, sport, or region. It also provides printable reports that sorts results by day, sport and/or event. The results link will be available on the Power Smart Games website starting August 3rd.

Interviews & Contact Information

Please contact our Regional Staff if you have questions about a regional team or if you would like to interview an athlete or coach. Regional staff can provide you with a excel list of athletes and teams competing from your region. You can use that list to determine interviewees, and results that you want to follow. You can request a draft list now as many athletes and coaches are confirmed. However all teams will not be final until the end of July.

Central
Leanne Traynor, 204.362.0452 central@sportmanitoba.ca
Eastman
Shannon Schade, 204.268.0153 eastman@sportmanitoba.ca
Interlake
Shannon Schade, 204.268.0153 eastman@sportmanitoba.ca
Norman
Iris Murray, 204.679.6550 norman@sportmanitoba.ca
Parkland
Patti Henkelman, 204.281.2767 teamparkland@sportmanitoba.ca
Westman
Carly Hayward, 204.851.6006 teamwestman@sportmanitoba.ca
Winnipeg
Amanda Daurie, 204.223.4078 winnipeg@sportmanitoba.ca

For host society questions and interviews, please contact:
Jennifer Leak, Games Coordinator, 204.371.1212 steinbach2016@sportmanitoba.ca

For all other enquiries:
Tara Skibo, Sport Manitoba, 204.781.1438 tara.skibo@sportmanitoba.ca

Accreditation

If you might be in Steinbach for the 2016 PSMG we strongly encourage you to register now (seriously it will save you time later). To pre-register you only need a few minutes, please visit this link.

Upon your arrival you can pick up your accreditation badge at the Games headquarters in Steinbach:
Steinbach Regional Secondary School
190 McKenzie Avenue
204.326.6426

Or you can call Tara 204.781.1478 and request that she meet you at a Games venue with your badge.

Sport Schedules

The Power Smart Games are held in two phases. Here is a big picture overview.

Team arrivals and practices start Sunday August 7 in the afternoon
Opening Ceremonies: Sunday August 7, 8:30pm
Phase 1 Sports, Aug 7-10, 2016 (athletics, baseball, basketball, golf, sailing, Special Olympics golf and triathlon)
Turn-around day: Wednesday Aug 10: Phase 1 wraps up competition in the morning, eats lunch and heads home while Phase 2 arrives and begins with practices. Phase 2 competition starts August 11.
Phase 2 Sports, Aug 10-13, 2016 (cycling, soccer, softball, swimming and volleyball)
Closing Ceremonies: Saturday August 13, 2:30pm

Link to venue locations: http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/power-smart-games/venues

Our most up to date sport schedules are posted now on our website here: http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/power-smart-games/schedules. On Wednesday August 3rd these schedules will be replaced with a link to our live results system. The online results systems hosts the sport schedules.

Additional On-going Sources of Information

Website
The Power Smart Manitoba Games website is a centralized hub of information: www.powersmartmanitobagames.ca. The website contains the most up-to-date information on sport schedules, games activities and links to results. It will also contain a copy of this information under News – Media Centre.

Facebook
www.facebook.com/sportmb will contain a daily highlights package.
www.facebook.com/psmbgames will share everything Power Smart Games to those who want frequent and detailed photos, live streaming and results. Media are encouraged to use any photos posted and credit Sport Manitoba.

Twitter
Sport Manitoba’s Twitter account: twitter.com/SportManitoba will tweet broad messages to the general public about the Games.
Our PSMG account: twitter.com/psmbgames will tweet everything Power Smart Games to those who want frequent and detailed photos, live streaming and results. Media are encouraged to use any photos posted and credit Sport Manitoba.

Instagram
Sport Manitoba’s Instagram account: www.Instagram.com/SportManitoba will share a few highlights from the Games.
Our PSMG account: www.Instagram.com/PSMBGames will share frequent and detailed photos, videos and results. Media are encouraged to use any photos posted and credit Sport Manitoba.

Newsletters
The Power of Sport offers our ‘multi-sport games junkies’ a collection of stories, news, and events highlighting the exciting experiences that celebrate multi-sport Games.. We also put out a Games-time PSMG daily newsletter called WATTS HAPPENING which contains stories from the day, results, weather, birthdays and more. Subscribe here:
http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/power-smart-games/newsletters

Photos

In addition to the photos we will be sharing on the mediums listed above, we have an archive of photos from previous Games you are welcome to use leading up to the 2016 event. Please contact Tara Skibo (contact info at bottom) to request a photo.

About

General Power Smart Manitoba Games Facts

The Power Smart Manitoba Games are the largest on-going multi-sport event in the Province.
The Power Smart Games follow the Olympic cycle, taking place every two years, alternating between summer and winter events.
The program is administered by Sport Manitoba with direction provided by the Manitoba Games Council.
Sport Manitoba, Manitoba’s corporate community, participant registration fees and local fundraising efforts fund the program.
Over 1,000 volunteers are trained to operate a multi-sport event.
The provincial host community benefits from in excess of $150,000 in sport facility capital upgrades.
There is an opportunity for a monetary surplus at the completion of the Games.
Previous financial legacies have ranged from $10,000 to $156,000.
More than 1,800 participants and a large number of family members contribute to an estimated economic impact of over one million dollars on the host community.