sportphysio2010

About the Blog
The idea for this blog started after reading about the BC Sport Physio volunteers in PABC’s current newsletter Directions.  I immediately asked Rebecca (our CEO) if there were any plans in the works for a blog or other social media that would enable our member volunteers to share their stories and experiences of the Vancouver games.  As it turned out many of us were thinking the same thoughts, but nothing  official was in place. Being the new “kid’ on the team, and the one with “Technology Lead” in her job title, I set out to “bring it on”! What an exciting opportunity, but we had to move quickly.

First, we had to clear things with the folks who are putting on the big show.  VANOC, as many of you may have noticed, has some pretty strong opinions about, well, just about everything.  According to VANOC’s volunteer manual,  what can and cannot be blogged, photographed, videotaped, and shared is a little restrictive. Let’s say there will be no heroic YouTube videos of physios treating an injured medalist  (on this blog anyhow). That said, there are still lots of great stories to be told. So starting right now let’s begin the conversation!  What is your Olympic story? Post your Olympic thoughts and stories to the blog.

If you are not directly involved in the games, but are interested in posting, feel free to stretch things a bit. This blog can also be a conversion about sport physiotherapy, athleticism, and Olympics in general.

For more information on what and how to post, go to the Contribute! tab.

This blog is also an experiment. As a member focused association, we are always looking to provide new services that connect our membership of physiotherapists across the province. We think that this is an awesome opportunity to try out some social media for the duration of the games and see what our member think. Honestly we don’t know if this is going to fly or what type of content will be posted, but let’s try it out! Be creative and have fun. The only rules here are obvious: don’t spam, post on behalf of someone else, use obscene language, or use this space as a blatant business promotion tool.

Enjoy and post, post, comment, post!

Contact me, Suzanne, if you have any questions. I’m at info@bcphysio.org or 604.736.5130 x1

Special Thanks
Blog Development Team: I want to thank Lars Meyer who helped put this blog together. You are awesome.

The following members and staff are regular contributors.

Members:
Timberly George, Chair of the Sports Physiotherapy Canada BC.
Allison Ezzat (Mackay)
D’Arcy Boulton, Sports Physio, Gabriola Island

PABC Office:
Rebecca Tunnacliffe, CEO
Suzanne Geba, Member Services & Technology Lead

Get on the list! See the Contribute! tab and contact Suzanne