What We Do
Developing physical literacy and delivering quality sport
Recent Articles
on our blog
Patience is the key to talent identification and development: Olympic trampoline coach
According to Olympic trampoline coach Dave Ross, it’s rare for a coach to encounter the mind of a true champion. As a talent identification expert, he has coached thousands of athletes at the club level and seen a few right through to the finals at six different Olympics. His personal...
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Sport for Life tours France to promote physical literacy
France is preparing for the return of sport and physical activity as the pandemic subsides, and Sport for Life will tour the country and meet with academics, teachers and sport educators. Using the principles of Long-Term Development and physical literacy as a foundation, the goal is to empower French organizations...
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Paralympics inspire next generation of athletes
What does it take to ignite a dream? For many individuals with disabilities, whether congenital or acquired, the first step towards participation in sport or physical activity is learning that an adapted version of a particular activity exists, and the second is finding an appropriate program or organization to connect...
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Alberta Sport and Recreation sector re-launches web page
The pandemic made it abundantly clear how crucial sport, physical activity and recreation are to the health and well-being of children and youth. Community support and innovation has never been so critical in ensuring children and youth grow up with the experiences they need to be active for life. “Alberta...
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PLAYBuilder mobilized by PL4C
When it comes to delivering quality sport and physical literacy programming, PLAYBuilder is useful in a number of different contexts. The Physical Literacy for Communities (PL4C) initiative has been incorporating the cloud-based, lesson-planning system into its projects for several years now, and the working groups are beginning to see positive...
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COVID-19 exacerbates inequities in Canadian sport sector
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on the Canadian sport and physical activity ecosystem, and understanding its effects will be key to the process of building back better. A multitude of surveys have been conducted to examine the impacts across the country and in different sectors within the sport...
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Antigonish Multisport provides quality first experiences
An innovative multisport program that began in Antigonish seven years ago has first spread across the province of Nova Scotia and now the rest of the country, with offerings in both English and French. Its young participants rotate through nine different sports offered by numerous community stakeholders, giving them the...
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Golf Ontario builds trust and relationships with regional sustainability model
Golf Ontario is piloting a four-year regional sustainability strategy in three areas of the province, with plans to further expand once the pilot has concluded. The project aims to bring together national, provincial, and local sport organizations to foster relationships and implement the principles of Long-Term Development in Sport and...
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The Stages
within the basic Long-Term 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...