The Canada Games will be in Halifax February 11-27, with teenaged athletes from every province and territory competing in 20 sports in what organizers are calling “the largest multi-sport event in Nova Scotia history.” If you want tickets to sit on your butt and watch these athletes, head to the official Games site. But if the hype is inspiring you to put that butt into get and try your hand at ringette, alpine skiing, table tennis or any of the other 17, we have your DIY guide to getting into the Games. Each sport gets it own story in this online Well Being Guide, so do some browsing then strap on your skates/skis/rifle/quiver/chair/gi/unitard/swimsuit and/or sneakers and get going.
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Alpine Skiing
Part 1 of our series on getting into Canada Games sports.
Snowboarding
Number 14 in our look at how to play the Canada Games games.
Speed Skating
Watching the Canada Games is fine, but wouldn’t you rather live them? (part 15)
Squash
It’s never too late to play like a Canada Games athlete (part 16).
Archery
Watching the Canada Games is fine, but wouldn’t you rather live them? (part 2)
Synchronized Swimming
Part 17 of our series on how to get into the Canada Games sport yourself.
Table Tennis
Because why should the Canada Games fun be limited to teenagers? (part 18)
Artistic Gymnastics
Number 3 in our look at how to play the Canada Games games.
Badminton
It’s never too late to play like a Canada Games athlete (part 4).
Wheelchair Basketball
Sport 20: It’s easier than you think to get into the Canada Games spirit.
Biathlon
Part 5 of our series on how to get into the Canada Games sport yourself.
Boxing
Sport 6: It’s easier than you think to get into the Canada Games fun.
Cross-Country Skiing
Part 7 of our series on getting into Canada Games sports.
Curling
It’s never too late to play like a Canada Games athlete (part 8).
Figure Skating
Number 9 in our look at how to play the Canada Games games.
Freestyle Skiing
It’s never too late to play like a Canada Games athlete (part 10).
Hockey
Part 11 of our series on how to get into the Canada Games sport yourself.
Judo
Because why should teenagers get to hog all the Canada Games fun? (part 12)
Ringette
Sport 13: It’s easier than you think to get into the Canada Games spirit.
This article appears in Jan 20-26, 2011.
Thanks to the Canada Games for bringing a sliver of notice to the ever under appreciated sport of squash, and thanks to The Coast for using their “wee dram” of annual sports coverage equally across the CG (though I’m fairly sure hockey, and a few others, are reasonably well understood already). It bears mention though that anyone looking for equipment would do well to skip the obvious chain sports stores (Cleve’s, Sport Chek, …) and find their way to Myk’s Court Sports. Myk is a player and now entrepreneur who has more, and better, gear available under his roof than the large stores have put together. He also strings racquets expertly and actually cares about the sport. In short – worth supporting with your squash dollars.
The Bluenose Squash Classic, in two weeks, is all the inspiration you might need – some of the best in the world playing at full tilt right outside your front door. Staggering athletic and mental strength on display for the sixth year running this year as a non-profit event …