Developing physical literacy and delivering quality sport
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Developing physical literacy and delivering quality sport
Recent Articles
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Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity – What’s New in Version 3.0?
Sport for Life is releasing the latest version of Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity - and you’ve already noticed the name change. What else is new in version 3.0? Lots! Richard Way, CEO and Dr. Paul Jurbala, Director of Knowledge, will walk through what’s new in the latest...
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Aligning Long-Term Officials Development Programs to Quality Sport
Get a preview of Sport For Life’s practical web resource that helps support the alignment of officials programs to quality sport principles. Discover great examples of best practices across Canada based on: “Good Programs” - Long Term Development Stage Appropriate Officiating “Good People”- Providing Effective Officials Programming “Good Places”-...
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Popping the Bubble Wrap: Making Space for Risky Play Webinar
It used to be normal for children to spend long hours outdoors and away from watchful adults. Today, children spend more time indoors and in supervised, structured activities. The evidence is clear that children need regular and repeated access to outdoor play – with its risks - yet also indicates...
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Catherine Carty brings global inclusion expertise to the International Physical Literacy Conference 2019
Sport for Life is thrilled to add Catherine Carty to its lineup of keynote speakers for the upcoming International Physical Literacy Conference (IPLC) 2019 in Winnipeg, which runs May 7–10. A leading voice on the topic of inclusion, Carty is a researcher and advocate at the global level who is...
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Dr. Dean Dudley to deliver keynote address at the International Physical Literacy Conference 2019
Sport for Life is proud to announce that Dr. Dean Dudley will be giving a keynote address at the International Physical Literacy Conference (IPLC) 2019 in Winnipeg, which runs from May 7 – 10. A senior lecturer and researcher at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, his focus is on creating...
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A message from the International Division of Sport for Life
We believe that all children in the world should have the opportunity to develop physical literacy. We also believe that everyone needs to work together to make the world a better place, and that as global leaders we have a responsibility to share knowledge and empower others to activate change....
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Standing up at Sport for Life
If sitting is the new smoking, then Sport for Life wants you to quit. Our Victoria office is now almost exclusively populated by standing desks, which can be operated with a crank, that give our employees a respite from hours of sitting sedentary in front of a screen. And the...
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North Shore champions physical literacy
It’s been just over nine months since West Vancouver and Bowen Island committed to introduce physical literacy learning to their communities, and one of the project leads can’t believe the progress that’s been made in such a short time. “When we started the project, right away we identified that we...
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The Stages
within the basic Long-Term Athlete Development framework
Awareness and First Involvement
To engage in sport and physical activity, individuals must be aware of what opportunities exist for them, and when they...
Train to Train
Athletes enter the Train to Train stage when they have developed proficiency in the athlete development performance components (physical, technical-tactical,...
Active Start
From 0-6 years, boys and girls need to be engaged in daily active play. Through play and movement, they develop...
Train to Compete
Athletes enter the Train to Compete stage when they are proficient in sport-specific Train to Train athlete development components (physical,...
FUNdamentals
In the FUNdamentals stage, participants develop fundamental movement skills in structured and unstructured environments for play. The focus is on...
Train to Win
Athletes in the Train to Win stage are world class competitors who are competing at the highest level of competition...
Learn to Train
Once a wide range of fundamental movement skills have been acquired, participants progress into the Learn to Train stage leading to...
Active for Life
Individuals who have a desire to be physically active are in the Active for Life stage. A participant may choose...