Guide to the Games

The participants of the BC Winter and BC Summer Games are British Columbia’s emerging high performance athletes, coaches, and officials.

Originally a celebration of sport for all ages, the BC Games have evolved to be an important training ground for young high-performance athletes, ranging in age from 9-18 years depending on the sport. BC Games alumni have represented BC and Canada at competitions like the Canada Games, World Championships, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Our Guide to the Games hub contains all the information that participants needs to qualify and prepare for the Games.

Participant Resources

Qualifying for the BC Games

Qualification for the Games varies from sport-to-sport. Participants earn their place at the BC Games though qualification events and compete at the Games representing of one of eight geographic zones. To find out how to qualify for future Games, contact your Provincial Sport Organization.

Generally qualification events for the Games are held beginning 6 months prior to the Games up to about 5 or 6 weeks prior to the Games, depending on the sport. Qualifications for the Games are coordinated by the Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) and managed by the organization or the Zone Representatives – refer to the technical package for the respective sport (BC Winter Games; BC Summer Games) for contact information.

Step 1: Find
Your Sport

See if your sport will be at the next Games and what the eligibility is with our sport packages.

Our Sports

Step 2: Find
Your Zone

The team that you attend with will depend on what geographical Zone you live in.

Our Zones

Step 3: Contact
PSO

Your Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) can tell you when your Zone qualification event is. Contact information cab be found in the technical packages.

Learn More

Step 4: Attend
Zone Tryout

Zone qualification events are usually held beginning 6 months prior to the games up to about 5 of 6 weeks prior to the event. Check with your PSO to be sure.

Learn more about what to expect

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Registration