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Dance Competition Audition

Auditions to select dancers to represent Ontario at the North American Ismaili Games in Chicago over the Labour Day Long Weekend will take place as follows:

  • Audition 1: Headquarters Jamatkhana - Saturday, July 12 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Audition 2: Etobicoke Jamatkhana - Sunday, July 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Participants MUST register by Thursday, July 10 and can audition either as a group or as individuals. Participants will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Time-slots will be provided once participants have registered. Please arrive half an hour before your time-slot to check-in with the admin team.

For more information on the selection process and selection crieteria please see the documents section (http://iicanada.org/ismailigames/on/documents)

Table Tennis Tournament

Men's & Women's Table Tennis Tournaments have been scheduled for Sunday, June 22 at Centennial College (941 Progress Ave. Toronto, ON M1G 3T8). The tournaments will begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp.

Athletes MUST register no later than Thursday, June 19 as there will be no registration on site. Please arrive half an hour before your game to check-in with the admin team.

Badminton Tournament

Men's & Women's Badminton Tournaments have been scheduled for Sunday, June 22 at Centennial College (941 Progress Ave. Toronto, ON M1G 3T8). The draw will be made at 9:15 a.m. and the tournaments will begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp.

The following is the schedule for June 22:

  • 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Men singles
  • 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. – Ladies Singles/Doubles
  • 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Mixed
  • 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Men Doubles

Athletes MUST register no later than Thursday, June 19 as there will be no registration on site.

Traditional Volleyball Try-outs

Traditional Volleyball try-outs have been scheduled for Saturday, June 21 at Centennial College (941 Progress Avenue, Toronto ON M1G 3T8) from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

This will be a tournament style try-out where athletes will play against other teams in a tournament format. This will allow external evaluators to review their performance in a real game situation. Athletes will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Please arrive half an hour before your game to check-in with the admin team.

International Volleyball Try-outs

Men's & Women's International Volleyball try-outs have been scheduled for Saturday, June 21; Sunday, June 22and Saturday, June 28 at Centennial College (941 Progress Avenue, Toronto ON M1G 3T8) at the following times:

  • Try-out 1: Men's & Women's - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Try-out 2: Men's & Women's - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Try-out 3: Men's & Women's - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Athletes MUST participate in a mandatory 2 of 3 try-outs. All athletes are welcome to attend all sessions. Athletes will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Track & Field Try-outs

Track & Field try-outs have been scheduled for Saturday, June 21 at Monarch Park Stadium (1 Parkmount Road, Toronto ON, M4J 4V4). The try-outs will begin at 12:00 p.m. sharp. Please arrive half an hour prior to the start time to check-in with the admin team.

The following categories will be competed at the try-outs:

  • Men's & Women's 100m
  • Men's & Women's 400m
  • Men's & Women's 4x100m
  • Men's & Women's 4x400m
  • Men's & Women's 5000m
  • Men's & Women's Long Jump

Athletes MUST register no later than Thursday, June 19.

Squash Tournament

Men's & Women's Squash Tournaments have been scheduled for Saturday, June 28 at Mayfair Parkway (50 Steelcase Rd E. Markham, ON L3R 1E8). The tournaments will begin at 9:00 a.m. sharp.

Athletes MUST register no later than Thursday, June 26. Please arrive half an hour before your game to check-in with the admin team.

Tennis Tournament

Men's & Women's Tennis Tournaments have been scheduled for Saturday, June 28 at Mayfair East (160 Esna Park Dr. Markham, ON L3R 1E3). The tournaments will begin at 9:30 a.m. sharp.

Athletes MUST register no later than Thursday, June 26. Please arrive half an hour before your game to check-in with the admin team.

Golf Tournament

Men's & Women's Golf Tournament has been scheduled for Sunday, July 6 at Bethesda Grange Golf Club (12808 Warden Avenue Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5). Golfers will Tee Off at 1:00 p.m.

Note: Please arrive an hour prior to the Tee Off time in order to sort out administrative matters. 

Flag Football Try-outs

Men's & Women's Flag Football try-outs have been scheduled for Saturday, June 7; Saturday June 14; and Saturday, June 21 at Willowheights Soccer Field (38 Hillmount Road, Markham ON L6C 2H4) from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Athletes MUST participate in a mandatory 2 of 3 try-outs. All athletes are welcome to attend all sessions. Athletes will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Cricket Try-outs

Cricket try-outs have been scheduled for Sunday, June 15Saturday June 21; and Sunday, June 22 at Dentonia Park Cricket Field (80 Thyra Avenue, Toronto ON M4C 5G5) from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Athletes MUST participate in a mandatory 2 of 3 try-outs. All athletes are welcome to attend all sessions. Athletes will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Basketball Try-outs

Men's & Women's Basketball try-outs have been scheduled for Sunday, June 15; Saturday, June 21; and Saturday, June 28 at Centennial College (941 Progress Avenue, Toronto ON M1G 3T8) at the following times:

  • Try-out 1: Men's & Women's - 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Try-out 2: Men's & Women's - 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Invitation Try-out: Men's - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. & Women's - TBD
  • Try-out 3: Men's & Women's - 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

In addition, there will be an Invitation try-out on Sunday, June 22. During the Invitation try-out, all athletes will be placed in teams and will play against other teams in a tournament format. This will allow external evaluators to review their performance in a real game situation. 

Athletes MUST participate in a mandatory 2 of 4 try-outs. All athletes are welcome to attend all sessions. Athletes will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Selection Criteria

The Selection Criteria Form for all Team Sports is now available in the Documents section (http://iicanada.org/ismailigames/on/documents). Please review it to understand how each athlete will be judged by the evaluators at the try-outs.

Softball Try-outs

Co-ed Softball try-outs have been scheduled for Sunday, June 1Sunday, June 8; and Sunday, June 15 at Adams Park in Scarborough (W of Port Union & N. of Lawson)  from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. This will be Slo-Pitch with the team format consisting of a min. of 3 Females and 7 Males on the field.

All athletes must register no later than May 30th. Please note, athletes MUST participate in a mandatory 2 of 3 tryouts so if you wish to participate on the session on June 1, you must register immediately. All athletes are welcome to attend all 3 sessions. Athletes will be ranked by two external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Soccer Try-outs

Men's, Women's & Masters Soccer try-outs have been scheduled for Sunday, June 1; Saturday, June 7; Sunday, June 8; and Sunday, June 15 at Willowheights Soccer Field (38 Hillmount Road, Markham ON L6C 2H4) at the following times:

  • Men's - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
  • Women's - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Masters (Over 40) - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Note: Please arrive 30 minutes prior to the try out start time in order to sort out administrative matters.  We will start on-time and tardiness will be noted in the participants overall evaluation.

Athletes MUST participate in a mandatory 2 of 4 tryouts so if you wish to participate on the session on June 1, you must register immediately. All athletes are welcome to attend all sessions. Athletes will be ranked by external evaluators on a variety of skills.

Coach Registration

The Ontario Regionals team is accepting applications for individuals who would like to be coaches for our teams in Chicago. Individuals can apply to be coaches for the following sports:

  • Soccer (Men's & Women's)
  • Basketball (Men's & Women's)
  • Cricket (Men's)
  • Flag Football (Men's & Women's)
  • International Volleyball (Men's & Women's)
  • Softball (co-ed)

Please visit http://iicanada.org/ismailigames/on/registration to register.

Masters Sports

The Ontario Regionals team is offering Soccer and Table Tennis as Masters Sports, as a separate competition for athletes over the age of 40. Please visit http://iicanada.org/ismailigames/on/registration to register.

Website Launch

The Ismaili Regionals Ontario team is pleased announce the launch of its website. Visit the website to learn more about tryout schedules, athlete information and the latest about tournament weekend. Get an inside report about your competitors, other regions and the different sports offered. The Canadian Ismaili Games’ website will be your online source before, during and after the games.

Registration

We are pleased to open registration for Ismaili Regionals Ontario! Registration will run from Friday May 16th - Friday June 6th. Please visit the Pricing page for try-out costs. If you have any questions, please email info@ismailigamescanada.ca

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Tel: +1-416-646-6965

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