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Developing physical literacy and delivering quality sport

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Play for All: Building Inclusive Mixed-Gender Sports

April 30, 2025
A comprehensive research report titled "La mixité en sport: de la binarité par défaut à un système basé sur les besoins et le bien-être des athlètes" ("Gender mixing in sport: from default binarity to a system based on athletes' needs and well-being") examines mixed-gender sports participation…
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Sport for Life Expands Post-secondary Partnership Program with Collège Boréal

April 30, 2025
Sport for Life has formed a new partnership with Collège Boréal d'arts appliqués et de technologie, expanding its "Post-secondary Partnership Program" to include French-language education. Set to begin in September 2025, this collaboration joins existing partnerships with institutions like Acadia…
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From Morocco: Lessons and Leadership at the TIBU Africa Sport Summit

April 30, 2025
Sport for Life participated in the third African Education Through Sport Summit, hosted by TIBU Africa in Casablanca, Morocco, from April 3 to 6, 2025. This landmark event brought together over 5,000 participants and 100 international experts from Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America…
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Joy for Everyone: 20 Years of Transforming Canadian Sport at the 2025 Sport for Life Summit

April 30, 2025
The 2025 Sport for Life Summit, held from January 21-23 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, brought together more than 400 sport leaders, practitioners, researchers, educators, and advocates to explore how quality sport can be more accessible, inclusive, and joyful for all Canadians. Under the…
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Physical Literacy: Building Canada’s Foundation for Active Living

April 30, 2025
In an era where sedentary behaviours increasingly dominate daily life, Sport for Life's comprehensive resource Understanding Physical Literacy: A Canadian Perspective offers a transformative framework for fostering lifelong physical activity across Canadian communities. This evidence-based approach…
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Breaking the Mold: Broomball Canada’s Long-Term Development Evolution

April 30, 2025
  In the world of Canadian sport development, Broomball Canada stands as a compelling success story of evolution and adaptation. Working in partnership with Sport for Life, they've transformed their Long-Term Development (LTD) framework from a traditional model in 2009 to an innovative, inclusive…
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How to respond when a young athlete says they’ve experienced gender-based violence online

March 28, 2025
As a coach or someone involved in youth sports, you’re more than a leader on the field or court – you’re a trusted adult in the lives of young people. You play a vital role in shaping their values and confidence, in addition to supporting their well-being. One of the ways you can support the…
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How you can empower youth to help prevent gender-based violence in sports

March 11, 2025
As someone who works with young athletes, you’re a trusted mentor and role model. Whether you’re guiding them through challenges on the field or helping them navigate life, you have a voice that matters. Because of this, you’re in a unique position to have tough conversations with them, which…
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The Stages

within the basic Long-Term Development framework

Active for Life

Individuals who have a desire to be physically active are in the Active for Life stage. A participant may choose…

Train to Win

Athletes in the Train to Win stage are world class competitors who are competing at the highest level of competition…

Train to Compete

Athletes enter the Train to Compete stage when they are proficient in sport-specific Train to Train athlete development components (physical,…

Train to Train

Athletes enter the Train to Train stage when they have developed proficiency in the athlete development performance components (physical, technical-tactical,…

Learn to Train

Once a wide range of fundamental movement skills have been acquired, participants progress into the Learn to Train stage leading to…

FUNdamentals

In the FUNdamentals stage, participants develop fundamental movement skills in structured and unstructured environments for play. The focus is on…

Active Start

From 0-6 years, boys and girls need to be engaged in daily active play. Through play and movement, they develop…

Awareness and First Involvement

To engage in sport and physical activity, individuals must be aware of what opportunities exist for them, and when they…

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