OPERATION TRACKSHOES 1971 - 2023
An annual sports festival for British Columbia residents with a developmental disability
Welcome to Operation Trackshoes (OT)! After over 50 years, our final Provincial Sports Festival for People with Developmental Disabilities was held in June of 2023.
This final event provided one more wonderful year of competition, renewal of friendships, camaraderie, and fun. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has been a part of the OT community over these many years. We miss you all.
Our Junior Program
The Junior Program, for young people up to age 14, has a focus on integration. Children without disabilities (peer counsellors) are matched with competitors of the same age, usually on a one-to-one basis. Adult counsellors support these partnerships.
Our competitors are Elementary and Middle School students from all over BC. For a few, it is their first time away from home. Do you know anyone who might be interested? Please have them contact us.
Peer counsellors act as buddies/friends.They are housed with their buddies, just as if they were in a summer camp together. This is a full-time assignment that starts Friday afternoon and ends Sunday afternoon.
What experience do peer counsellors need? They require no prior experience since their primary role is to be a friend to a competitor, participate in the activities, and have fun. They do however need to attend the one-hour training class held at Camosun College in May.
What experience do adult counsellors need? They must have experience working with children and adolescents. They need to attend the one-hour orientation specific to the Junior Program. If new to OT they also need to attend a two-hour New Counsellor Orientation.
