COVID-19 UPDATE DECEMBER 21, 2021 

The Provincial government announced they would be making changes to the Nova Scotia  Public Health Regulations that impact the Nova Scotia Sport Guidelines. These changes will  come into effect as of 6:00am Wednesday December 22, 2021 and will remain in place until at  least January 12 2022.  

Games, Competitions & Tournaments: 

Games, competitions and tournaments will no longer be permitted.  

Practice and Training is permitted  

A limit of 10 participants indoors and 25 outdoors applies to sports practices and training;  physical distance is not required, and masks are recommended when possible indoors and  outdoors. 

Spectators Prohibited 

No Spectators will be allowed for any activities 

Travel for Sport Limitations still in place: 

Children age 11 and younger continue to be restricted from entering Nova Scotia to participate  in sports and from participating in them outside Nova Scotia. 

There is no change in the requirement for proof of full vaccination for discretionary activities. It  is still required for attendees and volunteers, even in places where gathering limits and physical  distance will apply. 

Please see today’s news release through the following link for more information on the new restrictions.  

NCCP courses

We mentioned some National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) courses during this year's DiscNS annual general meeting.

You can find a list of the multi-sport training modules online at coach.ca

Organizational modules of interest can include Safe Sport Training, Making Ethical Decisions, Manage a Sport Program, Making Head Way in Sport (concussion), and the Aboriginal Coaching modules.

Play modules of interest can include Developing Athletic Abilities, Prevention and Recovery, Psychology of Performance, and Planning a Practice.

To register for courses, you will need to create a (free) account in the NCCP coaching locker where the locker will then track your registrations and course completions.

When courses come up for fees, DiscNS has some funds to help with the course registration costs for affiliate Board members and sport coaches.  E-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want to access that support.

October 23 - Disc Sport Update

The province of Nova Scotia is now in phase 5 (since: October 4 2021). Here are some of the key points.

Most restrictions will be lifted while some will remain in place.

·         There will no longer be a requirement for physical distance. 

·         There will no longer be gathering limits for events hosted by a business organization. The informal gathering limits of 25 people indoors and 50 outdoors will remain in place. 

·         Masks will still be required in indoor public places. Reccommended for play but not mandatory.

·         As noted above, the proof of full vaccination requirement will start October 4. 

·         Current border restrictions will remain in place and be expanded to include people coming from PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador. That means self-isolation will still be required             after travel for people who aren’t fully vaccinated (at least 7 days plus 2 negative tests). International travelers will continue to follow federal requirements.

·         Otherwise, the only restrictions that will remain in place for the general population are those related to management of COVID-19 cases. For example, people with symptoms must             still get tested, isolate while they wait for results and continue to isolate if they test positive.

Additionally, The province has released an application to make scanning vaccination records easier

The VaxCheckNS app is available as of October 22 2021 for businesses and organizations to use to scan proof of vaccination QR codes. This will allow users to quickly confirm an individual’s vaccination status. Valid photo ID or Nova Scotia Health Card must be presented with the QR code.

• VaxCheckNS – is a freely available QR scanner app that can scan a proof of vaccination QR code and provide a simple green “confirmed” response or a red “sorry” response.
• VaxCheckNS will be the preferred method of providing and checking proof of full vaccination as it can make the process easier and protect people’s personal health information and their vaccination status.
• The older NS versions and out of province Proof of vaccination forms will still be acceptable provided proof of ID.

The province has provided a PDF to outline the VaxCheckNS app and its use, you can find that here

DiscNS AGM connection link

The DiscNS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be on Thursday, May 28, 2021 at 8pm, following the Halifax Ultimate AGM.

You can connect to the AGM on the same like as the Halifax Ultimate AGM:  https://meetings.businessconnect.telus.com/j/1420979823

We encourage DiscNS members who are not part of Halifax Ultimate to sign in earlier than 8pm in case the Halifax Ultimate AGM ends early.

Ultimate Canada - Nationals update

Ultimate Canada has released an update regarding Nationals for 2021. Ultimate Canada is looking to host national club events for adult divisions in late September/early October instead of August. No decision has been made regarding the CUUC series.

Links:

Ultimate Canada Nationals Update

DiscNS Annual General Meeting -- May 27, 2021 8pm

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for DiscNS will be held online this year due to the gathering restrictions for covid-19.

The meeting will be on Thursday, May 27, at 8:00 pm following the Halifax Ultimate AGM that same night.  Details on the online connectivity tool for the meeting will follow and will be the same technology as used for Halifax Ultimate.

The agenda of the meeting is as follows:

• review of meeting etiquette
• approval of agenda
• approval of minutes from last year
• introduction of the Board
• covid-19 update
• review of last year's activities
• presentation of next year's plans
• presentation and approval of financials (balance sheet, income statement and budget)
• vote on next Board (1-year and 2-year positions)
• other business
  • update on affiliate organization entry requirements
  • request for interest in proving input to the next strategic plan

Please respond to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you plan on attending the meeting so that we have an estimate on whether or not we will reach quorum for the meeting and to ensure that we send you connection details directly for the meeting. 

Questions and comments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. are welcome in advance of the AGM.

(Documents uploaded May 18, 2021 and linked into agenda)

2020 AGM Minutes

2020-2021 Annual Report

2021-2022 Plan

2021 Balance Sheet

2020-2021 Financial Statement and 2020 Proposed Budget

New DiscNS Board

The 2021 DiscNS annual general meeting saw a change in the DiscNS Board for the upcoming year.

Lara Kesteloo and Megan Melanson did not renew for the Board.  We thank them both for their contributions over this past year.  Lara was pivotal in bringing together the ultimate return-to-play protocol for the province and in sorting out some of our accesses to finances.  Megan took the lead in trying to think through access for youth throughout a year when any kind of sport interactions were difficult.

The Board also welcomes two new members to the Board:  Matt Campbell and Jessie Legate.  We welcome Matt and Jessie to the Board and look forward to their new perspectives on disc sports in the province.

Role of DiscNS

Here is what the Government of Nova Sotia expects from Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) like DiscNS: 

1. Current provincial sport boundaries allow for regular competition among a limited number players who regularly play among one another.  Play is to proceed under safe conditions.
2. The province looks to the PSOs to determine which events constitute a regular competition schedule within the region or province.  It looks to the PSO to provide clarity around who the regular competition players would be.  It also looks for the PSO to define safe play conditions, like cleaning discs, style of play, any schedule format requirements, and so on.

DiscNS does not say, nor does it want to say, how individual organizations run.  Whether an informal group who get together, a not-for-profit organization, or a business, DiscNS doesn't speak to their non-sport activities or operations.  If that group, organization, or business intends to run a disc-related sport event then the province looks to DiscNS to set the previously-mentioned parameters and suitability of the event. If a group, organization, or business expects to operate outside the PSOs for events then they should be applying to the province for special event permission.

Within the described framework, DiscNS acknowledges the typical local leagues and the regular MDGA competition series schedule as well-established "regular competition" in the province. 

If you have any questions on the role of the PSO relative to ultimate or disc golf in the province, please contact Mike McAllister at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Sport Nova Scotia for clarifications.

Feb. 19, 2021 6:40pm update: DiscNS looks to recognize "regular competition" as competition is presented to us.  If you want to have sport something recognized as a "regular competition schedule", please send the summary of your organization's past events and the event plan to continue the regular schedule to DiscNS to review.