The Youth Provincial Championship Program is one of the longest standing Darts Alberta programs available to our youth
members.
The objective of the program is to host a provincial championship to establish a team to represent Alberta at the
NDFC Canadian Youth National
Championship.
Age Eligibility Requirements
Youth members compete in two different age categories – Junior Youth and Senior Youth.
 Male Junior Youth – Must be 15 years of age or younger as of October 1st of the current membership year
Male Senior Youth – Must be 18 years of age or younger as of October 1st of the current membership year
Female Junior Youth – Must be 15 years of age or younger as of October 1st of the current membership year
Female Senior Youth – Must be 18 years of age or younger as of October 1st of the current membership year
Youth Member Leagues
Youth leagues exist throughout Alberta where youth members can learn the sport, develop their skills and compete in weekly competition. For more information on how you can become a member of a youth league, get in touch with one of our
Youth League Contacts. If interested in creating a youth league or becoming involved as a volunteer or youth coach, please contact
DA Youth Director
(youth@dartsalberta.com).
Provincial Championship
Youth leagues often hold a qualifier tournament within their league to familiarize their members with the format of the Provincial Championship. Although all youth league members are eligible to compete at the Provincial Championships, youth coaches may recommend that a member is not yet ready for that level of competition.
Eligibility is determined by:
Earning participation through Invitational Qualification, or
Qualifying through your DA youth member league, or
Entering by exercising the Individual Buy-In option.
Darts Alberta / NDFC Membership Fees:
League Members (Youth) – no charge
League Members (Coaches) – 1 free coach membership per 5 youth league members or portion thereof
League Members (Additional Coaches) – $15.00 per person
Individuals (Youth, not a member DA Member League) - $17.00 per person
The Provincial Championship is held in various locations throughout Alberta and always on the last “full” weekend in February.
Seeding for the Youth Provincial Championship is as follows:
For Day 1 of the provincials, competitors are placed into the round robin sections based by random draw.
For Day 2, competitors will be seeded into the round robin draw based on the number of points achieved from Day 1. All ties are broken based on their current position on the
Darts Alberta Youth Ranking List.
The format of the Provincials consists of Round Robin play advancing to a double knockout. Players are issued points based on their finishing position each day. At the end of the two days, the points are tallied to determine the finishing position of each competitor.
Youth Provincial Registration Fees:
$25.00 per person – through Invitational or Zone Qualification
$60.00 per person – through Individual Buy-In (non-members of a youth league)
Team Alberta
From the final results of the Youth Provincial Championship, the top 2, plus alternate (3rd) in each of the four categories (Junior Male, Senior Male, Junior Female, Senior Female) form Team Alberta to represent our province at the NDFC Canadian Youth National Championship, accompanied by the DA Youth Director, one male coach/chaperone and one female coach/chaperone.
Nationals Championship
The National Championship is held on the May Long Weekend in a different province each year.
This initiative is funded in part by Alberta Sport. Team
Alberta travel to the Nationals is funded in a great part
through Gaming Proceeds:
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Upcoming Events:
2010 Youth Provincials,
Edson, AB, February 27-28, 2010 (poster)
2010 Youth National Championships:
Gander, Newfoundland, May 21-24, more details tba
2011 – To be
updated soon
2009 Youth Provincials Results:
Full
Male Results
Full
Female Results
Past Nationals Results:
Historic Youth Nationals Results
Historical Team Alberta Youth Results
2009-10 Invitational Qualifiers:
Junior Male Top Ranked* –
Trevor Hovey (#1)
Senior Male Top Ranked* –
Shaun Narain (#1), Chris Moss (#2)
Junior Female Top Ranked* –
Abbigale Hatter (#1), Kaylene Moss (#2)
Senior Female Top Ranked* –
Carrie Price (#1)
2008-09 Invitational Qualifiers:
Junior Male Top Ranked* – Chris Moss (#1), Nikolas McNair (#2)
Senior Male Top Ranked* – Kliman Snow (#1), Matthew McIsaac (#2)
Junior Female Top Ranked* – Carrie Price (#1), Matyna Gutfreund (#2)
Senior Female Top Ranked* – Vanessa Janes (#1), Karli Peterson (#2)
* Ranked qualifiers are based on the Official Ranking List as of September 30, 2009. Invitational Qualification is dependent upon the individual continuing to be eligible to compete in the youth program.
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