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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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Dr. Sarah Benes to Explore Physical Literacy and Collective Well-Being at IPLC 2026

Physical literacy and health multiliteracies are inseparable — both are essential for health and well-being. That’s the starting point for Dr. Sarah Benes’ IPLC 2026 keynote, AWEsome Possibilities: An Ecosystems Approach to Physical Literacy, Health Multiliteracies & Collective Well-Being, on Friday, October 2.
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Sport for Life Founder Richard Way Elected to TAFISA Board as Vice-President for the Americas

Sport for Life founder Richard Way has been elected Vice-President – Americas on the Board of Directors of The Association For International Sport for All (TAFISA). The election took place at the TAFISA General Assembly on May 15, 2026...
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Connected by Sport: Building Bridges Between Newcomer and Indigenous Youth in Saanich

What happens when new-to-Canada and Indigenous youth come together through sport? That's the question at the heart of Connected by Sport, a new community initiative now underway in the WSÁNEĆ territory, B.C.
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IPLC 2026 Keynote: Futuring Physical Literacy for Everyone (and everything)

What might the future of physical literacy look like if we broadened our focus? Professor Fiona Chambers will explore this question at the 2026 International Physical Literacy Conference in “Futuring Physical Literacy for Everyone (and everything).”
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Sport for Life to Present NLTD at TAFISA Webinar on Intersectionality

On July 21, 2026, Kabir Hosein, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Sport for Life, will participate as a case study presenter in the TAFISA Mission 2030 webinar, No One on the Sidelines: Intersectionality and the Missing Voices in Sport for All. The webinar is part of TAFISA’s Mission 2030 Webinar…
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Physical Literacy Leader – Level 2 is Now Available

Sport for Life’s physical literacy certification pathway now includes two levels. Physical Literacy Leader – Level 2 is now available on Sport for Life Campus, giving practitioners a clear next step after completing Physical Literacy Leader – Level 1.
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Sport for Life Receives TAFISA Mission 2030 Award for Inclusive Sport Design

Sport for Life has received the TAFISA Mission 2030 Award for its New-to-Canada Long-Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity Pathway (NLTD), a framework that builds new-to-Canada participant inclusion into the design of sport and physical activity systems from the start...
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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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