Date: Saturday November 13th
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: will be an online ZOOM meeting. Members must email the OPA Admin email to get the ZOOM link and password. Only current and up to date members will have access to the ZOOM link.
OPA Agenda
By Ontario Powerlifting Association
OSHAWA – Ontario Powerlifting is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of national team athlete, Provincial Executive, and 27-years in powerlifting Glynn Moore after a courageous battle with a heart condition.
He was 70 years old.
“I am shocked and saddened to learn of Glynn’s passing,” said Ontario Powerlifting President Barry Antoniow, a fellow Powerlifting. “He was a tremendous powerlifter and competitor who represented our country on the biggest stage. Above all, Glynn was a great person and will be dearly missed.”
Born in Wales, Moore represented Canada at the IPF Master Worlds in 2001, 03, 05, 11 and walked onto the National Platform 8 times.
He was voted for the Canadian Powerlifting Athlete of the Year in 2001, 2011 and was Awarded the Bill Jamieson Award in 2010.
Moore had some of the best Local, Provincial and National Championships in St. Catherine’s where he hosted all his competitions. He set the standard for Ontario competitions and that bar was set high. Glyn ran 19 Niagara Opens, 2 Nationals and an IPF World Championship. Glyn was an inventor as well, fabricating his own combo rack, plate holder and deadlift jack to name a few.
With his lifting career winding down, Moore returned to the Provincial Association Board once again and inspired the Executive with integrity and the best interest of the sport.
Ontario Powerlifting sends sincere condolences to Glynn’s his wife Marlene and family.
Barry Antoniow, President
Ontario Powerlifting Association
“Since our previous announcement regarding the COVID-19 pandemic response, our circumstances have escalated rapidly. Health Canada has now raised the health risk to Canadians as High. The Ontario government has also taken several unprecedented measures, including mandatory closures of all non-essential businesses and restrictions on gatherings of 5 or more people. The CPU has strongly recommended that all provinces postpone all meets scheduled up to May 1st.
The OPA has worked with meet directors to postpone all meets scheduled to June 1, 2020 indefinitely until further notice. At this time, we are strongly recommending that all meet directors for competitions scheduled until July 1, 2020 postpone their meets immediately.
The safety and well-being of our competitors and volunteers is our top priority. We want to ensure that we avoid the possibility of additional stress being imposed on those trying to prepare for an upcoming competition in these times of uncertainty. We will continue to closely monitor the response measures taken by government agencies and will continue follow the recommendations of our public health experts. On or before April 15th, we will assess our circumstances and will determine whether to impose a mandatory postponement of all meets scheduled through June 2020 and beyond.”
Due to COVID-19 issues the OPA has had to look at how meets are to be handled for Postponement and Cancellation. We have posted this on the Meet Directors Page on this website, and this will be updated in the Meet Directors Handbook. The link on the page is under, “Update to Handbook – Meet Postponement/Cancelation“
The OPA is pleased to offer team coaches to assist you at this years Nationals. Please welcome
The coaches will be on hand IF any athletes would like to use this service at no charge. If you would like to use them please fill out the athlete information form in the link below.
https://forms.gle/kRAmKgnvKJZeUts47
The cut off date to register to use the coaches is Feb 18, 2020
The OPA Board of Directors have been working diligently on multiple projects but are very excited to offer our members coaches for this years CPU Nationals. Team Ontario will have designate coaches to assist all of our athletes. Once the nationals schedule is posted we will communicate how to get in contact and use this service.
Many competitors are often left questioning the qualifying process.
Check out the Qualifying Standards page for the full breakdown.
Please see the following important CPU/CCES update.
August 22, 2021
Dear OPA Members,
If you need information on the CPU Centrals, you can check the CPU website, or contact one of the Meet directors listed for the Centrals.
Thank you for your patience and support. We will get back to the platform as soon as it is safely possible.
Stay Strong
OPA Executive
Greetings from the OPA Executive,
We are now into the second year of Covid 19 virus. We sincerely hope you and your families have been well.
The pandemic has really knocked the stuffing out of the OPA and CPU operations. This executive is as anxious to get things up and running as all lifters are. We are aware of certain criticisms on social media that we have not done enough to get things rolling again. By way of this open letter, we will try to explain our position (without the use of cartoons).
To date, in Ontario, there has been no opportunity to safely run a live contest, that would meet our standards. During parts of the past year, we thought there may have been a couple of windows in time to slip in a couple of small contests. As fast as the windows opened the virus worsened in the province and our living conditions were shutdown or severely restricted.
There were suggestions that virtual contests could be sanctioned or endorsed. We as the executive were unanimous in agreement, that this would pose too great of a legal responsibility upon the OPA. We considered scenarios of uncontrolled lifting where proper spotting or use of improper equipment might be in play. Therefore, our position was and is, we would not sanction a virtual contest. We do not want to take on the legal responsibility that could negatively affect our association going forward.
The truth is, the longer the pandemic drags on, we really don’t know what the association will look like coming out of this. Some lifters will likely have moved on with other interests or to other lifting organizations. If we lose a few strong people, there will be other strong people come along that are interested in being part of the CPU/OPA. We will survive and we are fully aware that a rebuilding phase will be necessary. We are committed to see it happen.
We believe most of our membership are waiting patiently with the required understanding of our provincial pandemic situation. Consider for a moment, the difficulties that pro sports have endured, with far more resources at their disposal. As soon as we are positioned to safely return to competitions, we will be there with the high quality experience our association members have been used to.
Given the rollercoaster ride we have experienced for over a year we won’t make a prediction but stay patient and with everyone’s health and safety in mind, we will come back.
Be safe and best regards to all,
OPA Executive
Ontario Powerlifting Association
OPA Executive and Board of Directors Update
Hello OPA Members:
I hope everyone is doing well. As we all know, no public gyms or fitness facilities have reopened, and it makes it difficult to plan ahead for competitions and the Provincial Championships. The OPA Executive and Board of Directors have been discussing a direction and had proposed several options, but always came back to “risk vs reward”.
At this time, the OPA will be cancelling all competitions for 2020, including the Provincial Championships.
Meet directors will be emailing all registered lifters; however, if you did not receive an email please check your junk folder, or if you have questions please contact the meet director directly. The OPA does have a “meet postpone and cancellation” Policy.
You should receive your refund of your entrance fee, within 30 days, please contact the meet director and cc the OPA Registration Officer. This will assure your name can be removed from the list of lifters.
With the suspension of the Provincial Championships. The OPA’s Provincial requirements to attend the CPU Nationals will follow the CPU’s lead and will require the following:
The OPA Board of Director weighed several options, before making any decisions. We know they are not ideal, but in these times of uncertainty, our main focus is to keep our members safe and maintain transparent and fair process. I want to thank everyone for being flexible and supportive while we continue through this year.
We ask that you continue to follow the health guidelines of Ontario. I look forward to seeing you all back on the platform!
Executive Council and Board of Directors
Ontario Powerlifting Association
The OPA is closely monitoring official information sources regarding COVID-19 and the implications for the health and well-being of our athletes and volunteers.
We are following the guidelines provided by Health Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Health and at this time, the Public Health Agency of Canada has assessed the public health risk associated with COVID-19 as low for the general population of Canada, but this could change very rapidly.
The OPA will continue to closely monitor this and will take proactive measures as necessary and consistent with the guidance provided by the public health agencies.
This may include postponement or cancellation of upcoming contests scheduled. Stay tuned for any further updates in this regard.
OPA Executive
Good day, strong lifters!
That was one heck of a great nationals and I’m seeing the National Records Applications rolling in in droves. A couple of quick points on this!
1. Records must be submitted before MIDNIGHT (11:59pm) MARCH 14
LINK: http://www.powerlifting.ca/cpu/index.php/competitors/records/record-application
“Please also be aware that you should look into the application requirements for any applicable provincial records and apply for those separately via your provincial association.”
2. We have been having some trouble with the forms. While the vast majority of records are going through just fine, submission confirmations are not emailing as they should and sometimes the “your record has been received” page isn’t propagating as expected even when the record submission is successful. This is being addressed and will hopefully be rectified soon, but in the meanwhile we don’t want anyone’s records to fall between the cracks.
3. To be totally fair about point 2, I will be publishing a list of submissions received on the morning of March 14. If you are not on that list and should be, I would request that you email me asap at that point. And please do not panic. Given the technological issues we have been having, I am going to do my best to make sure I’ve received all the records that have been submitted in good faith and that ones that have not made it to me because of angered internet gods are given a chance to reach me. No panicking!
4. Below is the list of folks who have submitted thus far. If you have submitted records using the form and you are not on that list, EMAIL vickytaylorhood@gmail.com and include the following information:
Thanks and Great Lifting!
Vicky Taylor-Hood
Records Chair
Congratulations Steve
The OPA Executive has decided to sell off what is remaining of the OPA Equipment.
It was decided to sell all equipment in a bundle via an online bid form on the OPA Website.
The Bidding will go for one week, and highest bid takes all. The highest bid will be posted at the end of the week.
Bids must be only by valid/current OPA members in good standing.
The Bidding will start Sunday March 8th at 8:00 AM and go for one week till Sunday Marth 15th at 8:00 AM.
After that the highest bid will be posted on the Website.
If there are more than one high bid of the same amount the bid entered first will be considered the winning bid.
The winning bid will have one week to make payment and retrieve the equipment.
If the winner does not make payment and retrieve the next highest bid will then be offered the purchase and have the same time frame.
The equipment to be sold consist of:
Titex Plates
ER Platform Rack, missing 2 pins, some bolts but is functional
2 Olympic style weight rack, low and long
