The Edmonton Wildcats started the 2014 regular season on the road facing the Calgary Colts in McMahon Stadium.

The Wildcats saw the first points on the score board with an Ideen Samadi field goal 2:01 into the first, giving them a 3-0 lead. The Colts reciprocated 9:38 into the first with a Cole Meyer touchdown, taking the lead from the Wildcats for a score of 7-3. With only 0:27 left in the first, Ideen Samadi kicked another field goal through, narrowing the Colts lead to 7-6. The second saw no movement on the score board until 10:25 in when Wildcat Quarterback Jordan Olson’s pass was completed to Rocky Borrelli who took it in for a touchdown, giving the Wildcats a 13-7 lead. The first half ended with a field goal from Marshal Broom, adding 3 on the board for the Colts, ending the half with a Wildcat lead of 13-10.

The third quarter saw three touchdowns from the Wildcats. At 8:43, Chase Nahrebeski ran one in increasing the Wildcat lead to 20-10. Three minutes later, Nahrebeski completed another touchdown, bringing the score to 27-10. With only 1:33 left in the third, Jahlani Knorren ran a 80-yard punt return through, bringing the score to 34-10 for the Wildcats. The Wildcat lead increased part way through the fourth when the Colts conceded a safety, giving the Wildcats an additional two points. With only 0:36 left in the game, Colt Cam Fox found the endzone, ending the game with a score of 36-16 for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats offense saw 300 total yards, with 101 on the ground and 214 in the air. Running Back Jordon Samoil, who is back after taking a year to heal a knee injury, carried 8 times for a total of 48 yards, and first year Wildcat Anthony Myroon carried 7 times for a total of 28 yards. Veteran Brad Quartel lead the Wildcats for pass receiving with 8 catches for 118 yards. Quarterback Jordan Olson completed 15 out of 36 passes for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns. For returns, Jahlani Knorren lead the punt returns with 8 for 116 yards and Rocky Borrelli returned 2 kick-offs for 77 yards.

Defensively the Wildcats were lead by Defensive Back Luc Catellier with 16 points, consisting of 5 tackles, 1 pass knock down, and 1 interception. T

The Wildcats are on the road again next weekend heading to Mosaic Stadium to meet the Regina Thunder who are also 1-0 for the 2014 season.

All players are required to take the CCES Online Course – regardless if you are a rookie or a veteran. The course is open now and must be completed prior to main camp. When you have completed the course, please forward your certificate number on to Meghann (communications@edmontonwildcats.com)

Athlete and Support Personnel Instructions

If you have taken the CCES online course previously:
Please use the login information you created last year. Use the “Lost your password?” function to retrieve your password if you have forgotten it. Do not use the enrollment key again to create a new account.
http://education.cces.ca

If you are taking the CCES online course for the first time:
Please use the link below to set up an account on the CCES Online Education portal.
http://education.cces.ca/?keyname=wJJpvphk&keypass=zLIpboKB
OR
http://education.cces.ca/#/signup
Enrollment Key
wJJpvphk
Password
zLIpboKB
You will be prompted to enter your name and your email address, which will generate a unique username.
Enter a password that you will remember.
A message confirming your new username and password will appear on screen, and will also be emailed to you.
Log in with your new username and password.
Go to the “My Courses” folder to begin the course.
You must complete the “Profile” module before you can start the course.
If you return at a later date to start training or to continue a partially completed course, you must log in with your unique username and password. If you use the enrollment key again you will be creating a duplicate account and will have to start your training from the beginning.
If you have trouble logging in, please contact the CCES for assistance.

Athlete Instructions

http://education.cces.ca

If you are a first time user you have to complete your profile first. If you a returning user your profile will have a green check mark which confirms that it is completed. You will then see a box that says “My Courses”. Open it and you will see the following:
1) True Sport Clean 101: Complete this course.
2) Football Canada Athlete Acknowledgement: this must be completed following the completion of the course, without it you are not eligible to play.

IMPORTANT: Each item produces a certificate and certificate number. The FOOTBALL CANADA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CERTIFICATE NUMBER is required in order to be eligible to play or coach. No other numbers will be accepted.

Athlete Support Personnel:
Same as the athletes when you sign in . For the first time user you have to complete a short profile. If you are a returning user, the profile will show with a green check mark as already completed

1) True Sport Clean 101: This must be completed.
2)  The Role of the Athlete Support Personnel: a separate item this year that must be completed.
3) Athlete Support Personnel Acknowledgement: a separate item that must be completed.

If you have trouble logging in, please contact the CCES for assistance.

Sincerely,

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
1-800-672-7775
onlinelearning@cces.ca .

Main Camp will be held August 1-3, 2014. The schedule is as follows:

August 1 @ West Edmonton Christian Assembly (6315 199 Street NW)
6:00pm – Registration and Photos
7:00pm – Opening Meeting
8:30pm – End

August 2 @ Rundle Park
11:00am – Practice 1
12:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Practice 2
4:00pm – End

August 3 @ Rundle Park
11:00am – Practice 1
12:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Scrimmage
4:00pm – End

August 4 – Day Off

Nightly practices begin on August 5 at Rundle Park at 6:30pm.

The Edmonton Wildcats participated in the Walk for ALS Saturday morning, in memory of our General Manager Big Al Park. About 35 players, staff, and friends showed up and walked the course. The team raised over $1,000 for the ALS Society as well.

Also Saturday morning was the Trinity Jamboree where 8 players including veterans Jordan Olson, Kieran Thomas, Jeff Ouellett, Aaron Cockburn, and Rasheed Robinson, and rookie players Colby Arcaya and Jesse Miller spent their day as referees. Also at the Trinity Jamboree was Athletic Therapist Kim Schneider.

Quarterback Jordan Olson was back out this past weekend volunteering within the football community! Jordan helped coach and evaluate the quarterbacks and wide receivers for the Zone 6 Alberta Summer Games Team. Jordan is a Zone 6 Alumnus, having played in 2008 on the only Zone 6 team to make it to the Gold Medal game. The 2014 games are from July 24-27 in Airdrie.

We are proud to introduce the Athletic Screening and Injury Prevention Program to our players for the 2014 season, starting at our June 1 Signing Day Camp. The screening will be conducted by Wildcat Alumnus James Squire, working together with our Athletic Therapists.

The best way to treat sport injury is to prevent it from happening. Sport science is beginning to give us answers to the how, why and when players break down. Screening athletes is becoming widespread in elite sport from college to the NFL combine. Pre-season athlete screening allows us to identify potential areas of vulnerability in football players and attempt to correct it before an injury starts.

The pre-season screen aims to identify weakness in core strength, flexibility and balance in our players, all of which contribute to injury risk. Players will be grouped accordingly to their main areas of vulnerability and instructed on corrective exercise programs that will continue through the season. Players will be monitored during the season to ensure they are maintaining their peak performance and risk factors to injury are identified as early as possible.

Keeping players healthy they can develop on the field and not in the trainers room is the ultimate goal.

James Squire BScPT, MMPT

James Squire is a Wildcat’s alumni having spent the 2000 through 2003 seasons as a member of the team. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 2005 with a degree in Physical Therapy and went on to complete his Masters degree in advanced orthopedic physical therapy in Perth Australia in 2008. James has worked with football athletes from minor, CJFL, CIS and CFL leagues throughout his career. Over the past two years James lived in Perth Australia working with professional Australian Rules Football in the WAFL as a head physio and gained experience and knowledge in athletic screening and team injury management.

Starting Quarterback Jordan Olson took his football experience to the Boston Pizza Amateur Football Camp last week where he coached the Peewee players on the proper way to throw the football and the proper way to give and receive hand offs. He considered it an honour to have the opportunity to give back to the sport that has given him so much. Jordan is entering his 4th season with the Wildcats and is one of our team captains, showing his leadership both on the field and in the community.

Registration is now open for the June 1 Signing Day Mini-Camp. To register please click here.

Camp runs June 1 from 10:00am-3:30pm. More information will be available at a later date.