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ParticipACTION’s Early Years Report Card: Are Young Kids Developing Physical Literacy?

On October 20, ParticipACTION released the 2026 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for the Early Years, the country's first report card focused entirely on children from birth to age 4.
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Protected: What Made IPLC 2026 Stand Out

Three days, two languages, and a room that kept getting up to move. From October 1 to 3, the International Physical Literacy Conference (IPLC) 2026 in Toulouse, France brought 172 researchers, educators, coaches, recreation leaders, health professionals, and policy-makers to the Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis.
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Protected: Is Your Program Welcoming New-to-Canada Participants? Seven Workbooks to Find Out

"Open to everyone" is easy to write on a registration page. Whether a family that just arrived in Canada finds your program, signs up, and comes back the following week is another story.
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School Physical Literacy Leader – Level 1 (Elementary) Is Now Available On-Demand

School Physical Literacy Leader – Level 1 (Elementary) can now be completed fully on-demand on Sport for Life Campus, in English and French. Previously, individuals could not complete this certification without first participating in a live group workshop. Now the full certification...
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Sport for Life’s Post-Secondary Partnership Program Grows to 20+ Institutions

More than 20 colleges and universities across the country have now partnered with Sport for Life heading into 2026–27. These institutions are embedding certifications directly into their courses, giving students a professional credential alongside their diploma or degree.
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IPLC 2026 in Toulouse: Four Questions Shaping the Future of Physical Literacy

Physical literacy develops healthier, more confident, and more competent people and stronger societies. Yet some of the biggest questions facing the field remain unsettled. Who still does not have access to quality programming, and who has access to programs but is not continuing to develop?
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Reach 300+ Physical Literacy Leaders in Toulouse

This October, more than 300 delegates from around the world will gather in Toulouse for the International Physical Literacy Conference (IPLC) 2026. They include leaders, practitioners, researchers, educators, health professionals, coaches, and policy-makers working across sport, recreation, health, education, research, and physical activity.
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Amélie Oudéa-Castéra to Keynote IPLC 2026: Lessons From Paris 2024 and the Future of Sport

Few people have experienced sport from as many perspectives as Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. An elite tennis player in her youth, she later led the French Tennis Federation before being appointed France's minister of sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2022. She remained in government through the preparation and delivery of Paris 2024...
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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…

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