Traditional Games Championships · All Schools Across the NWT will be invited to send participants to the TGC as follows: a) Each School will include four male and four female plus

TraditionalGamesChampionships

SportTechnicalPackage

Northern&DeneGames

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2020TGCSportTechnicalPackage 2

Table of Contents

Overview....................................................................................................................................................................4

Teams&AgeCategories.......................................................................................................................................4

HostCommunity/School......................................................................................................................................5

Eligibility...................................................................................................................................................................5AthleteEligibility..........................................................................................................................................................................5Coach/ChaperoneEligibility....................................................................................................................................................6

Discipline...................................................................................................................................................................6

Events.........................................................................................................................................................................62020NorthernGames.................................................................................................................................................................62020DeneGames..........................................................................................................................................................................6

Rules&Regulations...............................................................................................................................................7WristHang.......................................................................................................................................................................................7History....................................................................................................................................................................................7GeneralRules.......................................................................................................................................................................7

ArmPull.............................................................................................................................................................................................9History....................................................................................................................................................................................9GeneralRules.......................................................................................................................................................................9CompetitionFormat......................................................................................................................................................10

OneFootHighKick....................................................................................................................................................................11History.................................................................................................................................................................................11GeneralRules....................................................................................................................................................................11

Two-Foot-HighKick..................................................................................................................................................................13History.................................................................................................................................................................................13GeneralRules....................................................................................................................................................................13

HandGames..................................................................................................................................................................................15History.................................................................................................................................................................................15GeneralRules....................................................................................................................................................................15

SnowSnake...................................................................................................................................................................................18History.................................................................................................................................................................................18GeneralRules....................................................................................................................................................................18

PolePush........................................................................................................................................................................................20History.................................................................................................................................................................................20GeneralRules....................................................................................................................................................................20CompetitionFormat......................................................................................................................................................21

StickPull........................................................................................................................................................................................22History.................................................................................................................................................................................22GeneralRules....................................................................................................................................................................23


Scoring.....................................................................................................................................................................24

Awards....................................................................................................................................................................24

Records...................................................................................................................................................................25Currentrecords...........................................................................................................................................................................25


Overview TheTraditionalGamesChampionshipswereestablishedtoincreaseparticipationandawarenessofNorthernandDeneGamesataterritoriallevel.TheChampionshipsbuildontheprogramsthattheAboriginalSportCircleoftheNorthwestTerritories(ASCNWT)hasbeenrunninginschoolsandcommunitiesacrosstheNorth.TheobjectivesoftheNWTTraditionalGamesChampionshipsareto:

1. IncreasethenumberofNWTresidentsparticipatingintraditionalgames.2. Supportathleteswithaninterestintraditionalgamesandwhowishto

pursuethesegamesatahigherlevel.3. InvolveallNWTcommunitiesintraditionalgamesevents.4. Developandmaintaintraditionalaboriginalcultureaswellassocial

componentsofthetraditionalgames.5. ShowcasethetalentsofNWTresidentsintraditionalactivities.

TheTraditionalGamesChampionshipscurrentlyinclude8Eventsthatcanbebrokendowninto4NorthernGamesand4DeneGamesEvents.Thefollowingdocumentwilloutlinetheprocedures,eligibility,rules,andregulationsregardingparticipationintheTraditionalGamesChampionships.

Teams & Age Categories AllSchoolsAcrosstheNWTwillbeinvitedtosendparticipantstotheTGCasfollows:a) EachSchoolwillincludefourmaleandfourfemaleplusamaleandfemale

coaches/chaperonesregardlessofcommunitysize.Chaperonesmustbe21yearsofageorolder.

b) Participantsmustbebetweentheagesof10and12yearsasofDecember31st2019.

c) Schoolsareencouragedtoselectalternates(oneboyandonegirl)fortheirteam.Incaseofasituationwhereanathletecannotparticipate,thealternatewillbeused.AlternatestravelwillnotbepaidforbyASCNWT.Ifthecommunitychoosestobringextraathletes,theymustcoverthecost.

d) Schoolcoaches/chaperoneswillberesponsibleforthedirectsupervisionoftheirparticipants.Coaches/Chaperonesmustoccupythesameaccommodationastheathletes.

e) Schoolteamsmustparticipateequallyinallsportsofferedatthehostsite.


f) Eachschoolwilldeterminewhichparticipantswillrepresenttheirschool.Athletesmaychoosenottoparticipateincertaineventsduetotheirownindigenousculturallaws(ie:womenplayingHandgames)

g) IntheeventthattheschoolchoosesnottosendateamtoTGC,thecommunityisencouragedtosendateam.

h) Iftheschool/communitydoesnothaveenoughathletestomakeateam,theycanpairupwithanothercommunitytocompletetheirteam.

Host Community/School The2019TGCwillbeheldinYellowknifeatWilliamMacDonaldMiddleSchoola) TheTGChostschoolwillprovideallmeals(breakfast,lunch,anddinner.Please

notethisdoesNOTincludeSaturdaydinnerandSundaybreakfast)forallathletes,coaches/chaperones,andofficials.

b) Athletesandcoaches/chaperonesaccommodationswillbeinclassroomswithinthehostschool.Pleasenoteyourschoolmaybesharingaclassroomwithotherschools.

c) Allparticipantsarerequiredtobringtheirownsleepingrequirements(i.e.pillow,sleepingbag,foamy,etc.)

d) Showerswillbeavailableatthehostschoolatalltimes,orattheCityofYellowknifeFieldhouseeachmorning(timestobeprovided).RideseachmorningwillbeavailabletothosewantingtoshowerattheFieldhouse.Shuttleswillstopat7:55ameachmorningtoavoidlatearrivalsforcompetition.Pleaseplanaccordingly.

e) Roomsmustbekeptcleanandtidy.Regularroomcheckswillbeconducted.Excessivedamagewillbebilledtotheschoolatfault.

Eligibility Athlete Eligibility TobeeligibletocompeteintheTraditionalGamesChampionshipsa) Mustbebetween10and12yearsofageasofDecember31sttheyearbeforethe

TraditionalGamesChampionshipsareheld.b) MustfollowtheTraditionalGamesChampionshipsCodeofConduct.c) Mustbeingoodstandingwithyourschoolpriortocompetition.


Coach/Chaperone Eligibility Tobeeligibletobeacoach/ChaperoneintheTGC,Coaches/Chaperones:a) MustfollowtheNWTTGCCodeofConduct.b) Havecompletedallregistrationforms.c) Mustbe21yearsofage.

Discipline Disciplinesituationswillbehandledasfollows:a) AnysituationwhereanathletehasbrokentheTGCCodeofConductmustbe

broughtforwardtoarepresentativeofTheAboriginalSportCircleoftheNorthwestTerritories.

b) AdisciplinarycommitteewillthenbebroughttogetherofASCNWTemployeestodiscusstheincident.

c) Therepresentativebringingforwardtheincidentmaynotsitonthedisciplinarycommittee.

d) ASCNWTstaffwillberesponsiblefordealingwithanyconsequencesthataredealt.

ConsequencesareoutlinedintheCodeofConduct.

Events 2020 Northern Games

• WristHang• ArmPull• OneFootHighKick• TwoFootHighKick

2020 Dene Games • HandGames• SnowSnake• PolePush• StickPull


Rules & Regulations

**PLEASENOTETHATRULESANDREGULATIONSMAYCHANGEWITHOUTANYNOTICEIFANYUNFORSEENCIRCUMSTANCESARISE**

Ifthisoccurs,theOfficialsandASCNWTstaffwillmeetanddiscusstherule/regulationchange(s),cometoaconsensus,andanASCNWTstaffmemberwillberesponsiblefor

communicatingthechangetoALLcoachesandparticipants.

Wrist Hang History TheWristHangisanInuitgameofresistancetopain.TheInuiteldersintroducedresistancetopaingamestoteachyounghunterstodealwithcoldweatherconditions.IntheseextremeArcticconditions,freezingyourface,ears,handsandfeetwerecommonwhilehuntingonthelandorontheocean.

General Rules WristHangwillbemeasuredintotaldistanceinmetersthatanathleteisableholdontoawoodendowelusingtheonehandgripbeforetheirlowerbodytouchestheground,ortheylosetheirgrip/form.


Officialswilldemonstrateandreviewtheproperformandexplaintherulestothegrouppriortocommencingthecompetition.Oncethecompetitionbegins,itisuptotheathletesandcoachestoremembertherulesandexpectationsforthisevent.OneHandGripBothMaleandFemaleathleteswillbeexpectedtodemonstratetheproperformandetiquetteassociatedwiththeonehandgripfortheWristHang.

a. Athletessitstraightup,cross-leggedontheground.b. AthletesmustidentifytotheOfficialswhichhandwillbetheirgriphand.c. Athleteswillthengripthedowel,attheinstructionsoftheofficials,and

placetheirnon-grippinghandaroundthewristoftheirgrippinghand.d. Onthesignalfromtheofficials,theathletewillbeliftedwiththedowel

andcarriedasfarastheycanmaintainproperform.Officialswillmeasurefromthestartinglinetowheretheathlete:

- firstmakescontactwiththeground(nofeetdragging);or,- losesproperformintheupperbody(chinrestingondowel,armsrelax,head

beginstofallbeneaththeheightofthedowel)


Arm Pull History TheArmPullisanInuitgameofstrengthandendurance.Huntersneededtohavestrongupperbodystrengthforcarryingtheanimalstheyhadharvested.Animalslikethesealandcariboucouldweighupto100lbs!Theyalsoneededthestrengthtopullsealsoutofthesealholeandpullawhaleontheedgeoftheicefloworontothebeach.Harvestingcaribouinthefallmeantcarryingthemeatcarcassforlongdistancesbacktotheircamps.

General Rules SetupInpairs,athletesfaceeachothersittingonthefloor.Shortsleevesmustbewornandallwatches,bandsandotherobjectsmustberemoved.

a. Fortherightarmpull,theleftlegisstraightandtherightlegisbentovertheopponent’sstraightenedleg.

b. Competitorslockrightarmsatthebentelbow,withthelefthandholdingtheopponent’srightankle.Positionsarereversedfortheleftarmpull.

c. Acompetitormaynotgrabtheothercompetitor’sarmtogettheirarminplace.


d. Competitor’sshouldersareparallelandsquaretoeachother.e. Theleftarmsetupisthereverseoftheabove.

CompetitionAthletespullwiththeirrightarmsfirst.

a. Onsignalfromtheofficial,competitorspullslowlyandsteadilyattheelbowwhilebracingtheoppositehandontheopponent’sankle.

b. Contactbetweenthekneeandelbowisnotallowed.c. Thepullingmotionmustbeinsidetheelbows,notinanoutward

direction.d. Theobjectiveistopulltheopponentaslongasyoucanwithoutbreaking

yourhold.Thecompetitionconsistsofthebestofthree(3)“pulls”..Thesecond“pull”iswiththeotherarmandthethird“pull”,ifnecessary,shallbedeterminedbyaflipofacoin.Thewinnerofthefirstgamewillcallheadsortailsforthetie-breakcoinflip.

Competition Format AttheTraditionalGamesChampionships,participantswillcompeteinarandomizedbracketsystemagainstothermembersintheirgroup.Thebracketsystemusedwillbeadoubleeliminationformat.Oncethetop4athletesfromeachgroupareidentified,theywillberandomlyplacedintoaTOP8singleeliminationbrackettoidentifytheoverallwinneroftheevent.


One Foot High Kick History TheOne-FootHighKickisanInuitgameofagilitythatdevelopsanindividual’sstrength,quicknessandbodycontrol.Huntershadtobequiet,fast,andagiletohavesuccessfulhuntstoprovidefortheirfamilies.Forexample,sneakinguponanimalsrequiredthehunterstobequickontheirfeetmakingaslittlenoiseaspossible.TheseNorthernGameswerealsoplayedbyalltodevelopskillstodealwiththedifferenttypesoflandconditionstheInuitpeoplehadtoendureontheirtravels.TheOne-FootHighKickisoneofthemostexcitingNorthernGamesevents.Duringcompetition,participantswouldchallengeeachothertoseewhocouldlandthequietestwhilelandingontheirkickingfoottoshowcasetheirtechnicalskills.

General Rules Thecompetitormaystartwithawalk,runningorstandingapproach.Onthetake-offbothfeetmustbenomorethanshoulderwidthapart.Thetargetmustbeclearlystruckbyonefoot.Thelandingmustbeonthesamefootwithwhichthetargetwaskicked.Thecompetitormustmaintainbalanceandcontrolonthelanding.Thismaybeshownbyhopping3timesorholdingyourbalancefor3ormoreseconds.


- Eachcompetitorhasthree(3)attemptsateachheight.- Acompetitorischargedwithoneattemptwhen:

o Thekneeofthekickingfootis“broken”inthecourseofthejump,ortheydonotclearlystrikethetargetwithonefoot.

o Whentheyfailtolandproperlyandmaintainbalance,eveniftheystrikethetarget.

- TheHeadOfficialshallruleonanydisputedattempts.- Atthecompletionofattemptsateachheight:

o Thetargetshallberaised4inches(10cm)forallgroups.o Whenthereare4competitors(oratthediscretionoftheHeadOfficial)

leftineachgroup,group1and2willcombinetodecidetheoverallwinner.Theheightshallberaised2inches(5cm)untilawinnerhasbeendeclared.

- TieBreak:o Ifnoonesuccessfullykicksthelastremainingheight,theheightwillbe

lowered1inch.If2ormoreathleteskickthatsetheight,thenitwillberaised1inchuntilawinnerisdetermined.

StartingheightwillbedeterminedbytheOfficialsduringwarm-upforeachgroup.


Two-Foot-High Kick History TheTwo-FootHighKickisanInuitgameofagility.Itisagamethatdevelopsanindividual’sstrength,quicknessandbodycontrol.Huntershadtobequiet,fast,andagiletohavesuccessfulhuntstoprovidefortheirfamilies.Forexample,sneakinguponanimalsrequiredthehunterstobequickontheirfeet,makingaslittlenoiseaspossible.Thisgamehelpedyounghuntersdealwiththedifferenttypesoflandconditionsduringthedifferenthuntingseasonsthroughouttheyear.TheTwo-FootHighKickisconsideredoneofthemostdifficultofthekickinggames;anindividualneededalotoflegstrength.ItisalsooneofthemostexcitingNorthernGamesevents.Participantswouldchallengeeachothertoseewhocouldkickthehighestorlandthequietesttoshowcasetheirtechnicalskills.

General Rules Thecompetitormaystartwithawalk,runningorstandingapproach.Ontakeoff,bothfeetmustbenomorethanshoulderwidthapart.Thetargetmustbeclearlystruckbyeitherfootprovidedheelsofeachfootareincontactwithoneanother.


Uponlandingbothfeetmusthittheflooratthesametime.Thecompetitormustcompleteanaturallanding(maintainbalanceandcontrol).Thismaybeshownbyhopping3timesorholdingyourbalancefor3ormoreseconds.- Eachcompetitorhasthree(3)attemptsateachheight.- Acompetitorischargedwithoneattemptwhen:

o Theydonotclearlystrikethetargetwithbothfeettogether.o Whentheyfailtolandproperlyandmaintainbalance,eveniftheystrike

thetarget.- TheHeadOfficialshallruleonanydisputedattempts.- Atthecompletionofattemptsateachheight:

o Thetargetshallberaised4inches(10cm)forallgroups.o Whenthereare4competitors(oratthediscretionoftheHeadOfficial)

leftineachgroup,group1and2willcombinetodecidetheoverallwinner.Theheightshallberaised2inches(5cm)untilawinnerhasbeendeclared.

- TieBreak:o Ifnoonesuccessfullykicksthelastremainingheight,theheightwillbe

lowered1inch.If2ormoreathleteskickthatsetheight,thenitwillberaised1inchuntilawinnerisdetermined

StartingheightwillbedeterminedbytheOfficialsduringwarm-upforeachgroup.


Hand Games History Handgameswereplayedmostlyforpleasureandcelebrationwhenfamiliescametogetheronthetrailormetatannualmeetingsites.Handgameswereoftenplayedattheconclusionofsuccessfulhuntsfollowingthesharingofthekillandfeasting.Aftertheworkwasdone,itwastimetoplay.Othertimes,Handgameswereplayedasawaytowinresources,suchascampingsupplies,dogteams,andevenwives.Todayitistypicallyplayedforamoneyprize.ThevarioushandsignalsinHandgamesareverycomplexandeachofthesesignalshavemorevariations,dependingontheregionyouareplayingin,requiringparticipantstopaycarefulattentiontodetail.Handgamesisagameofreadingandunderstandingbodylanguage,knowinghowwellyoucanreadyouropponents.Backinatimewheremedicinepowerwasstrong,peoplehadtohaveastrongmindtoprotectthemselves,buttoalsothrowofftheconcentrationoftheiropponents.Dancingandmockingtheopposingteamwhileplayingisabigpartofthegametoday.Anotherwaytogivestrengthistohaveyourdrummerssurroundyouwhenyouaretheonlyplayerleftfromyourteam.Onesinglepersoncanbringtheirentireteambackfrombeingdefeated,oronepersoncanbeatanentireteamwithonecall.

General Rules Teamstaketurnstohideandguess.Eachplayeronthehidingteamwilltakethetokenandwithbothhandshidden,placethetokeninonehandortheother.Presentingthehands,withoutrevealingthetokenfortheotherteamtosee,the


playerattemptstodeceivetheplayerfromtheoppositeteam(knownasthe“shooter”)withelaborategesturesofthehands,arms,headandupperbody.Thismovementtakesplacewithallplayersononeteamatthesametime.Theoppositeplayer(shooter),bya(hand)signal,guessesthehandcontainingthetoken.Thesecondteamthenrepeatsthemotionsofhidingatokenforthefirstteamtoguess.Teamsmayswitchtheirplayers(shooter)oppositeothersduringthecourseofthegameistheychoose.Officialsmustbeabletoseeallcompetitors’handsclearly.ParticipantswithlonghairshouldhaveittiedbackwhenplayinghandgamessotheofficialsviewisnotobstructedAttheTraditionalGamesChampionships,teamswillbeplacedintoarandomizeddoubleeliminationbracketsystem.ThecompetitionwillbeginonDay1,andcontinueuntilthetop4teamsareidentified.Teamswillonlycompeteusing8sticksuntilthesemi-finals.OnDay2,whenthetop4teamscompeteinthefinals,10stickswillbeused.Fourhandsignalswillbeencouragedduringthehandgamescompetitiontosimplifyitforthebeginners;right,left,insideandoutsidehandsignals.Theofficialswillteachtheathletesthesesignalsbeforetheybegintheirmatch.

Right LeftPointfinger.Callpointingintherightdirection. Pointfinger.Callpointingintheleftdirection.

Inside OutsideHandflat.Thiscallsplitstheline.Thiscallis Indexfingerandthumbpointinginoppositeforallhandsclosesttothecaptain’scall. directionslikean‘L’shape.Thiscallisfor allhandsfarthestawayfromthecaptain’scall.


Whenonegameends,thenextgamewillcommencewithin5minutestoensurethatthecompetitionrunsatanefficientpace.Ifateamfailstoshowupintimeforthestartoftheirgame,theywillbeforcedtoforfeit.Teamsareresponsibleforkeepinganeyeonthecompetitionandschedule,andareresponsibleforensuringthatallteammembersarepresentforthestartoftheirnextgame.


Snow Snake History TheSnowSnakegameoriginatesfromthrowingaspearalongthesurfaceofthesnowwhilecaribouhunting.Thisgamewasusedasatoolforharvestingcaribouduringatimewhentherewerenoguns.Thesnowsnakeskillwasusedtohuntcaribouonfrozenlakes.Thehunterswouldslidethesnowsnakeontheicefromafartoplungeitintothebodyofasleepingcariboulyingdownontheiceorsnow.Denehunterswouldpracticetheirthrowingtechniqueswiththespear-orasitiscalledtoday–thesnowsnake.Traditionally,thespearhadahookatthetip,locatedonthetopsideofthespearwhilethebottompartofthespearwasshavedandflattenedout.Thisallowedthesharppiecetostayonthetopendandpreventthestickfromrotating.Thesharppiecewouldpuncturethecaribouandleaveabloodtrailforthehunters.

General Rules Thecompetitormaybestandingormaychoosetoruntothethrowline.Usingonehand,theteamplayerutilizesanunderhanddelivery(belowthehip)andthrowsthe


spearalongthesurfaceofthesnowsnaketrack.Theobjectistomakethespearslideoverthesnowasfaraspossible.Eachplayerhasthree(3)attempts.Onepracticethrowperplayerisallowedbeforethecompetitionbegins.Allthree(3)attemptswilloccuroneaftertheother(i.e.player1throwsthreetimesinarow,player2throwsthreetimesinarow,etc.)Thedistancethespeartravelsfromthethrowinglinetothetipofthespear,withthelongestdistancebeingthewinneroratthepointthatthespearexitsthesnowsnaketrack.Ifspearexitsthetrack,thenthatiswherethedistanceismeasured.Thespearmayleaveandre-enterthetrackduringitsslide;ifthesnakeshouldreenterthetrackthenthesnakewillbemeasuredwhereeveritlands.


Pole Push History Camplifeplacedgreatdemandsonpeople,everyoneneedingtobestrongandabletoworkforlongperiodsoftimewithouttiring.Duringthesummer,Denepeoplewereoftenonthemovecarryingwiththemcampequipmentandsupplies.Canoesneededtobeloadedandunloadedandcampssetupandtakendown.Travelingbycanoeinvolvedmanyportages,fromveryshorttoverylong,allrequiringthestrengthandendurancetogetthecanoes,equipmentandsuppliesovertothenextbodyofwater.Therewasnotimeofyearthatpeoplecouldlettheirstrengthandendurancediminish.Awintergamethatcanbeplayedinallseasons,PolePushwasplayedtoincreaseandmaintainstrengthandendurance.Whileitwasprimarilyagameplayedbymen,womenwerewelcometoplayaswell,showingrecognitionthatthestrengthofallpeopleareimportanttothewholegroup.

General Rules Eachteamoffour(4)players*graspsoppositeendsofthepole,withthecentermarkofthepolepositionedoverthecenterpointofthemarkedcircle.


PlayerSelection*Polepushonlyrequires4outofthe8playersfromeachteam.Teamsmustselecttwomaleandtwofemaleathletesfromtheirteam.Theteamcanswitchoutplayersforeach‘push’buttheremustalwaysbetwomaleandtwofemaleathletes.Onthesignal,eachteampushesforwardonthepoleattemptingtopushtheotherteamoutofthemarkedring.Thepoleistobeheldnohigherthantheshoulderandnolowerthanthehip.Bothteamsarenotallowedtocrossthecentrelineduringthecompetition.Ifaplayerisgettingclosetothecentreline,theymayletgoofthepoleandrepositionedthemselvesinamoreadequateposition.Competition Format Thecompetitionconsistsofabestofthree(3)“pushes”.AttheTraditionalGamesChampionships,teamswillbeplacedintoarandomizeddoubleeliminationbracketsystem.Thecompetitionwillcontinueuntilthewinningteamisidentified.


Stick Pull History Inthespring,withriversre-openingandwaterbeginningtoflow,Denefamilieswouldusegapscarvedintheicebythecurrenttofishwiththeirbarehands.Thegreatestchallengewasgraspingthefishandthrowingthemontotheiceandsnow.StickPullwascreatedtopracticethattechnique.Italsohelpedtopullfishfromnetsmoreproficiently.Throughoutthewinter,eitherinsideoroutside,playingStickPullhelpedwiththeindividual’soverallstrength,gripstrength,andpullingtechnique.Thepullingtechniqueisimportantbecauseitisusedforgrippingslipperyfishandpullingthemoutofthewater.Thetechniquemustbehardenoughtoholdthefish,butnotsohardastosqueezeitoutofone’sgrip.Theactionalsohastobequickandsmoothtobringsuccess.Stickpullprovidedachallengingandfunwaytodevelopandmaintainaskillthatcontributedtofamilysurvival.


General Rules Twoplayersstandbesideeachotherfacingoppositedirections.Playersmusthavetheirheaduplookingstraightaheadwiththeirkneesstraight.Theofficialplacesthegreasedstickintheirhands.Onthesignaltostart:

- Playerspullstraightbackwardswithahardsteadymotion- Thenon-pullinghandmuststayontheplayer’shiporbehindtheirback- Theelbowofthepullinghandmuststayinalockedposition- Shoulderscannotbedropped- Playersmustmaintainastrongstancewithoutmovingtheirfeet.Feet

cannotberaisedoffofthefloor- Theremustbenotwisting,jerkingandpushingofthestickpull

Thecompetitionconsistsofabestofthree(3)“pulls”.Thefirst“pull”istherighthands,thesecond“pull”withthelefthandsandthethird“pull”,ifnecessary,isdeterminedbytheflipofacoin.Thewinnerofthefirstpullcallsthecointoss.Thewinnerofa“pull”isdeclaredwhenthestickispulledfromthehandoftheopponentorifoneoftheplayerspullsthesticktothesideoftheirbody,behindtheirhip,andholdsinfor8secondswhiletheiropponentisstillgrippingontoit,theyaredeclaredthewinner.AttheTraditionalGamesChampionships,participantswillcompeteinarandomizedbracketsystemagainstothermembersintheirgroup.Thebracketsystemusedwillbeadoubleeliminationformat.Oncethetop4athletesfromeachgroupareidentified,theywillberandomlyplacedintoaTOP8singleeliminationbrackettoidentifytheoverallwinneroftheevent.


Scoring TheTGCisscoredcollectively,meaningthatpointsearnedaredonesoasateam,notindividually.Teampointsarecalculatedbycombiningallindividualscorestorepresentacumulativeteamtotal,whicharethenrankedfrom1stto7thplace.Theteamwhoplaces1stinaneventwillreceive7points,theteamwhoplaces2ndwillreceive6points,theteamthatplacesthirdwillreceive5points,andsoon.Teamsthatdonotplaceinthetop7willnotreceiveanypointsforthatevent.Cumulative/Collectivescoresaretalliedinthefollowingevents:

• HandGames• PolePush• OneFootHighKick• TwoFootHighKick• WristHang• SnowSnake

IndividualScoresaretalliedinthefollowingevents:

• StickPull• ArmPull

Theleaderboardwillbecontinuouslyupdatedoverthecourseofthetournamenttorepresentthecurrentpointleaders.RecordBreakersandtheTop5IndividualScoresineveryeventwillstillbedisplayedsothatathletesarerecognizedfortheirefforts.Pleasekeepinmindthatanathletewhoscoresthehighestinaneventmaynotindicatethattheirteamhaswonorreceivedanypointsforthatevent.Leaderboardscoresareateameffort,notanindividualone.PleaserefertoanASCNWTStaffMemberforfurtherquestionsorclarificationontheTGCscoringsystem.

Awards Medalswillbeawardedtotheteamswiththehighestoverallcumulativescoresfor1st,2nd,and3rdplace.ThewinningteamwillalsoreceiveaTGCbannertohangintheirschool/community.


Records AnyathletewhobreaksarecordwillreceiveaRECORDBREAKERclothingitemandhavetheirnameaddedtothecurrentrecordstandings.Current records

ONEFOOTHIGHKICKMale2015JasonNguyen(MildredHall)6’4”

Female2016TaylorSorensson(WilliamMac)5’6”

TWOFOOTHIGHKICKMale2017MaverickElias(MangilalukSchool)5’4”Female2017DanikaTaylor(WilliamMac)4’10”

WRISTHANGModifiedGrips

Male2015BrendanMcAllister(Weledeh)227.6Female2017GillianFurniss(WilliamMac)401.1

SNOWSNAKE

Male2016EvanNadli(DehGah)172Female2016TeyleneTsatchia(AlexisArrowmaker)97.05

Documents

Traditional Games Championships · All Schools Across the NWT will be invited to send participants to the TGC as follows: a) Each School will include four male and four female plus